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New Laws Effective January 1, 2026

   by Zigadto, Janet

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The Connecticut General Assembly has posted a list of new laws effective on January 1, 2026. Each entry includes links to the full text of the public act, the plain English summary from the Office of Legislative Research, and the bill status page.

The webpage states that "New Legislation Effective Dates are typically January 1, July 1, and October 1 and are included in these lists. Laws may also be effective from passage or based on other criteria or dates. For atypical scenarios, you may use our Advanced Document Search."

The Connecticut General Assembly also provides an archive of legislation by effective date going back to October 2007.

The Office of Legislative Research (OLR) makes available its Major Public Acts report for the 2025 legislative session as well.

New OLR Research Reports

   by Zigadto, Janet

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The Connecticut General Assembly Office of Legislative Research (OLR) has recently published the following new research reports:

Title or Deed Fraud - 2025-R-0158 - What is title fraud? What Connecticut laws criminalize title fraud? Does the state have yearly data on the number of incidents of title fraud? Has there been recent Connecticut legislation aimed at preventing title fraud? What actions have Connecticut municipalities taken to prevent title fraud? What types of laws recently passed in other states prevent or address title fraud?

OLR Backgrounder: Connecticut's Sales and Use Tax - 2025-R-0177 - Provides an overview of Connecticut’s sales and use tax, including a brief legislative history of sales and use tax rates since 1975.

State-Mandated Health Insurance Benefits - 2025-R-0180 - This report lists and briefly describes Connecticut’s mandated health insurance benefits for fully insured commercial health insurance policies and plans. It updates OLR Report 2025-R-0136.

OLR Backgrounder: Connecticut's Fiscal Guardrails - 2025-R-0142 - What are the state’s fiscal guardrails?

Sexual Assault Investigations and Training - 2025-R-0171 - Describes the (1) sexual assault investigation training offered by the Police Officer Standards and Training Council (POSTC) and (2) role of forensic investigators in sexual assault investigations conducted by the State Police.

New OLR Reports

   by Zigadto, Janet

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The Connecticut General Assembly Office of Legislative Research (OLR) has recently published the following new reports on their website:

Connecticut's Credit Freeze Law - 2025-R-0145 - Summarizes the state’s credit freeze law. This report updates OLR Report 2015-R-0176.

Grace Period for Property Taxes - 2025-R-0162 - What is the grace period for property tax payments?

Gas-Powered Leaf Blower Restrictions - 2025-R-0139 - Describes (1) how Connecticut’s neighboring states and their municipalities regulate gas-powered leaf blowers, including bans, phase outs, or incentives to switch to electric, and (2) recent legislation regulating or incentivizing changes to alternative power sources. This report supplements OLR Report 2024-R-0177.

State Laws and Legislation Concerning the Upkeep of Veterans' Graves - 2025-R-0175 - Describes other states’ laws and legislation on maintaining veterans’ graves in non-veteran cemeteries.

Common-Law Marriage In Connecticut and Other States - 2025-R-0165 - Are common-law marriages recognized in Connecticut? (This report updates OLR Report 2013-R-0264.)

New Office of Legislative Research Reports

   by Zigadto, Janet

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The Connecticut General Assembly Office of Legislative Research (OLR) has recently published the following new reports on their website:

Connecticut Laws on Probate Court Judges - 2025-R-0124 - What are Connecticut’s laws on probate court judges’ election, term of office, compensation, powers, and jurisdiction?

State Motor Scooter Registration and Licensing Requirements - 2025-R-0128 - Provides motor scooter registration and licensing requirements in all 50 states. This report updates OLR Report 2020-R-0257.

Processes in Other States for Directing Spending to Nonprofits - 2025-R-0157 - Provides examples of states with publicly documented legislative processes for receiving and considering requests for funding nonprofits and other non-governmental organizations before passing legislation directing appropriations to them (i.e. passing what is sometimes referred to as earmarks).

Cash Payment Law - 2025-R-0071 - Must Connecticut retail businesses accept cash payments? This report updates information in OLR Report 2020-R-0037.

Wetlands Buffer Zones in New England - 2025-R-0115 - Compares wetlands “buffer zones” in other New England states.

Public Acts Effective October 1, 2025

   by Zigadto, Janet

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The Connecticut General Assembly has a web page that lists the public acts effective on October 1, 2025.

You can also browse the 2025 public acts or use the advance legislative document search page to find public acts by keyword or statute section.

See also: Major Acts for 2025 and 2025 Acts Affecting (by topic).

Lists of previous public acts are available in the Archives.