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House Bill No. 5506

Public Act No. 22-118 145 of 739

candidate for nomination or election to the office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State Comptroller, Secretary of the State or State Treasurer, (2) a political committee authorized to make contributions or expenditures to or for the benefit of such candidates, or (3) a party committee. (b) No member of the Connecticut Retirement Security [Authority board of directors] Advisory Board, except the State Comptroller or State Treasurer, [or any executive director, assistant executive director or authorized officer appointed by said board] or the principal of any entity with a contract with the [authority] Comptroller to administer the program shall make a contribution to, or knowingly solicit contributions from the [board's or the executive director's or assistant executive director's employees] board on behalf of (1) an exploratory committee or candidate committee established by a candidate for nomination or election to the office of state senator or state representative, (2) a political committee authorized to make contributions or expenditures to or for the benefit of such candidates, or (3) a party committee. (c) The provisions of this section, [subdivision (12) of section 1-79, subdivision (1) of section 1-120, sections 1-124, 1-125,] and sections 31- 71e, 31-71j and 31-416 to 31-427, inclusive, [and section 12 of public act 16-29,] shall be severable, and, if any of their provisions are held to be unconstitutional or invalid, the validity of the remaining provisions of said sections will not be affected. Sec. 110. Subdivision (12) of section 1-79 of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): (12) "Quasi-public agency" means Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated, the Connecticut Health and Education Facilities Authority, the Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority, the Connecticut Student Loan Foundation, the Connecticut