Connecticut General Statutes

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-120 (2026)

Definitions

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As used in sections 1-120 to 1-123, inclusive:

(1) “Quasi-public agency” means Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated, the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, the Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority, the Connecticut Student Loan Foundation, the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, the Connecticut Housing Authority, the MIRA Dissolution Authority, the Capital Region Development Authority, the Connecticut Lottery Corporation, the Connecticut Airport Authority, the Connecticut Health Insurance Exchange, the Connecticut Green Bank, the Connecticut Port Authority, the Connecticut Municipal Redevelopment Authority, the State Education Resource Center and the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Authority.

(2) “Procedure” means each statement, by a quasi-public agency, of general applicability, without regard to its designation, that implements, interprets or prescribes law or policy, or describes the organization or procedure of any such agency. The term includes the amendment or repeal of a prior regulation, but does not include, unless otherwise provided by any provision of the general statutes, (A) statements concerning only the internal management of any agency and not affecting procedures available to the public, and (B) intra-agency memoranda.

(3) “Proposed procedure” means a proposal by a quasi-public agency under the provisions of section 1-121 for a new procedure or for a change in, addition to or repeal of an existing procedure.

(P.A. 88-266, S. 39, 46; P.A. 89-245, S. 2; P.A. 93-413, S. 11, 16; P.A. 96-212, S. 20, 32; P.A. 98-179, S. 14, 30; P.A. 01-143, S. 5, 8; P.A. 04-143, S. 24; P.A. 06-76, S. 4; P.A. 10-117, S. 88; P.A. 11-53, S. 16; 11-84, S. 17; P.A. 12-147, S. 2; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1, S. 184; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-2, S. 164; P.A. 14-94, S. 1, 29; 14-212, S. 6; 14-217, S. 35, 170; 14-222, S. 5; P.A. 15-18, S. 2; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 37; P.A. 16-29, S. 15; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-3, S. 207; P.A. 19-25, S. 24; 19-117, S. 225; P.A. 22-118, S. 111; P.A. 23-170, S. 8.)

History: P.A. 89-245 amended the definition of “quasi-public agency” in Subdiv. (1) to rename Connecticut Product Development Corporation as Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated; P.A. 93-413 included Connecticut Coastline Port Authority in definition of “quasi-public agency” in Subdiv. (1), effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 96-212 redefined “quasi-public agency” to include Connecticut Lottery Corporation, effective July 1, 1996; P.A. 98-179 redefined “quasi-public agency” to add Capital City Economic Development Authority, effective June 1, 1998; P.A. 01-143 amended Subdiv. (1) by changing Connecticut Coastline Port Authority to Connecticut Port Authority, effective July 6, 2001; P.A. 04-143 redefined “quasi-public agency” in Subdiv. (1) to eliminate Connecticut Port Authority from definition, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 06-76 amended Subdiv. (1) to delete reference to Connecticut Hazardous Waste Management Service; P.A. 10-117 redefined “quasi-public agency” to include Health Information Technology Exchange of Connecticut in Subdiv. (1), effective June 8, 2010; P.A. 11-53 redefined “quasi-public agency” in Subdiv. (1) to include Connecticut Health Insurance Exchange, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 11-84 redefined “quasi-public agency” in Subdiv. (1) to include Connecticut Airport Authority, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 12-147 replaced “Capital City Economic Development Authority” with “Capital Region Development Authority” in Subdiv. (1), effective June 15, 2012; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1 deleted “the Connecticut Development Authority” and made a technical change in Subdiv. (1), effective July 1, 2012; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-2 added “and Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority” and made a technical change in Subdiv. (1), effective July 1, 2012; pursuant to P.A. 14-94, “Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority” and “Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority” and “Connecticut Green Bank”, respectively, in Subdiv. (1), effective June 6, 2014; P.A. 14-212 amended Subdiv. (1) to redefine “quasi-public agency” to include State Education Resource Center, effective June 13, 2014; P.A. 14-217 amended Subdiv. (1) to redefine “quasi-public agency” to include the Connecticut Student Loan Foundation, delete “Health Information Technology Exchange of Connecticut” and make technical changes, effective July 1, 2014; P.A. 14-222 amended Subdiv. (1) to redefine “quasi-public agency” to include the Connecticut Port Authority and make technical changes, effective October 1, 2015; P.A. 15-18 amended Subdiv. (1) to redefine “quasi-public agency” to include the Connecticut Student Loan Foundation and the State Education Resource Center and delete the Health Information Technology Exchange of Connecticut; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5 amended Subdiv. (1) to redefine “quasi-public agency” to include the Connecticut Port Authority, effective July 1, 2015; P.A. 16-29 amended Subdiv. (1) by adding “the Connecticut Retirement Security Authority,” to definition of “quasi-public agency”, effective July 1, 2016; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-3 changed effective date of P.A. 16-29, S. 15, from July 1, 2016, to January 1, 2017, effective June 2, 2016; P.A. 19-25 amended Subdiv. (1) to add “Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Authority” to the definition of “quasi-public agency”, effective July 1, 2019; P.A. 19-117 amended Subdiv. (1) by adding “the Connecticut Municipal Redevelopment Authority” to the definition of “quasi-public agency”; P.A. 22-118 amended Subdiv. (1) by deleting “the Connecticut Retirement Security Authority,” effective July 1, 2022; pursuant to P.A. 23-170, “Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “MIRA Dissolution Authority” in Subdiv. 1, effective July 1, 2023.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2001–2026 · leading case: Tremont Pub. Advisors, LLC v. Connecticut Resources Recovery Auth., 217 A.3d 953 (Conn. 2019).
Tremont Pub. Advisors, LLC v. Connecticut Resources Recovery Auth., 217 A.3d 953 (Conn. 2019). “4 General Statutes § 1-101bb provides: ‘‘No quasi-public agency, as defined in section 1-120, or state agency may retain a lobbyist, as defined in section 1-91.”
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc. v. Freedom of Info. Comm'n, 139 A.3d 585 (Conn. 2016). “in [that] case, the [plaintiff] did not follow [§ 1-120(b)(19) ]. So when the [court] reviewed the commission's decision, it was .”
Eagen v. Comm'n on Human Rights & Opportunities, 42 A.3d 478 (Conn. App. Ct. 2012). “ions, mismanagement, gross waste of funds, abuse of authority or danger to the public safety occurring in any state department or agency or any quasi-public agency, as defined in section 1-120, or any person having knowledge of any matter involving corruption, violation of state…”
Hartford Cnty. Sheriffs Dep't Communities Charities Ass'n v. Blumenthal, 806 A.2d 1158 (Conn. Super. Ct. 2001). “Report to General Assembly, (a) Any person having knowledge of any matter involving corruption, unethical practices, violation of state laws or regulations, mismanagement, gross waste of funds, abuse of authority or danger to the public safety occurring in any slate department…”
Willard v. Barger, 2020 NCBC 72 (N.C. Bus. Ct. 2020). · cites it 2× “They do not seek to transfer or otherwise directly affect the Estate’s title to any real property through the claims asserted in the Complaint.”
Blakeslee Arpaia Chapman, Inc. v. Kiewit Infrastructure Co. (Conn. App. Ct. 2026). · cites it 2× “Indeed, as the trial court aptly noted, General Statutes § 1-120 (1) defines the defendant as a quasi-public agency.”
Washington v. CT Scoop Shops LLC (D. Conn. 2022). “Section 4-61dd Section 4-61dd provides in relevant part: (a) Any person having knowledge of any matter involving (1) corruption, unethical practices, violation of state laws or regulations, mismanagement, gross waster of funds, abuse of authority or danger to the public safety…”
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-120(b)(19): 1 case
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc. v. Freedom of Info. Comm'n, 139 A.3d 585 (Conn. 2016). “in [that] case, the [plaintiff] did not follow [§ 1-120(b)(19) ]. So when the [court] reviewed the commission's decision, it was .”
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