Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has signed three of the four bills passed by the Connecticut General Assembly in special session last week.

Here’s what they are and what they do:

HB 8003

The first bill allocates $500 million from the rainy day fund to create a reserve to compensate for lost federal funding. Although using state funds to compensate for federal cuts has been discussed throughout the year, the issue became more pressing during the government shutdown.

The money could be used to support programs like SNAP, as well as address issues such as health care and more.

Any unused funds would be deposited back into the state’s reserves in February.

Republicans argued there was no need for the fund, since the government shutdown ended before the special session finished. Democrats sai

See Full Page