HB 6659 Summary: Connecticut State Budget 2023-2025

• Appropriates $22.06 billion from the General Fund for fiscal years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025, covering all state agency operations including education, healthcare, corrections, and social services.

• Allocates major funding increases to education ($3.35 billion in FY 2025), Department of Developmental Services ($1.46 billion), and Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services ($740 million).

• Establishes $2.59 billion in debt service appropriations and includes $94.2-$83.3 million in transfers to the Municipal Revenue Sharing Fund for FY 2024-2025.

• Authorizes secretary of Office of Policy and Management to make budget reductions of $48.7 million annually from executive branch and $5 million from judicial branch to manage spending.

• Includes American Rescue Plan Act federal funding allocations totaling hundreds of millions for education, healthcare, housing, workforce development, and infrastructure projects through fiscal 2025.