Substitute House Bill No. 5407, Public Act No. 24-128, is an act that amends the state's Code of Ethics for Public Officials with two significant changes. Firstly, it defines the term "dependent child" in Section 1 by adding a new subdivision (22) to Section 1-79 of the 2024 supplement to the general statutes. The term "dependent child" is now specified to mean a qualifying child as defined in 26 USC 152, who is the son, daughter, stepson, or stepdaughter of the filing individual. This definition is effective starting October 1, 2024.

Secondly, the bill revises the jurisdiction of the Office of State Ethics over nonresidents. Section 2 repeals subsection (a) of section 1-101oo of the general statutes and substitutes it with new language. The revised language limits the exercise of personal jurisdiction by the Office of State Ethics over nonresident persons or their agents to those who make payments or give anything of value to a public official or state employee in violation of section 1-101nn, or those who are or are seeking to be prequalified under section 4a-100. This change is effective from the passage of the bill. The bill was approved on June 5, 2024.

Statutes affected:
Raised Bill: 1-79