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Senate passes $3 million emergency nonprofit assistance bill after debate on recipients and process
Summary
Senate Bill 1453, creating an emergency nonprofit assistance account with $3 million, passed after floor debate over recipients including Planned Parenthood and several immigration and LGBTQ groups. An amendment to redirect funds toward heating/elder nutrition failed.
The Connecticut Senate passed Senate Bill 1453 on March 5, an emergency measure establishing an “emergency nonprofit assistance account” and transferring $3 million from the general fund for grants to nonprofit organizations. The measure passed after an amendment offered by the bill sponsor (Senate Amendment A, LCO 5976) was adopted; the chamber later rejected a substitute amendment that would have reallocated much of the money to low‑income heating and elder nutrition programs.
Senator Austin, speaking for the Appropriations Committee, described the adopted amendment as a strike‑all that creates the account and directs a $3,000,000 transfer from the general fund with expenditures to be administered by the Office of Policy and Management (OPM) on or…
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