Public and Special Acts  

The Legislative Commissioners' Office publishes the Public and Special Acts enacted by the General Assembly every year.  To search for Public and Special Acts, select this link:  Search for Public and Special Acts. Public and Special Acts are distinguished as follows:

• Public Acts are laws of general applicability, which are incorporated into the General Statutes, and, starting in 2006, the Supplements thereto. The General Statutes are published at the start of each odd-numbered year, and the Supplements at the start of each even-numbered year.  

• The Public Acts enacted in 2005 and 2006 have been incorporated into the General Statutes of Connecticut, revised to 2007.

• The Public Acts enacted in 2007 will be incorporated into the 2008 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut. The printed version of the 2008 Supplement will be available in early February 2008, and the online version in March 2008.

• Special Acts are laws that affect few people or entities (such as the incorporation of a company) or are of limited duration (such as the budget and short-term task forces to study issues).  Special Acts are not generally incorporated into the General Statutes of Connecticut.