CT SB00434

Increases the monetary threshold for ceremonial awards from $100 to $250 before they are considered gifts under state ethics codes.

Raises food and beverage gift thresholds from $50 to $100 per person for legislative receptions and regional assembly events, and from $50 to $100 aggregate per recipient annually for other occasions.

Doubles the contract threshold from $100 to $250 that triggers conflict-of-interest restrictions for public officials and their immediate family members or associated businesses.

Increases reporting thresholds for lobbyists and gift recipients from $10 to $20 for individual expenditures and from $50 to $100 for aggregate amounts, affecting financial disclosure requirements.

Effective October 1, 2024, these changes apply across multiple sections of Connecticut's ethics statutes governing gifts, conflicts of interest, and lobbying registration and reporting.