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IntroducedFeb 18, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 29, 2026
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Passed HouseMay 06, 2026
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Became LawMay 20, 2026
Connecticut Senate Bill
AN ACT CONCERNING STUDENT LITERACY, ASPIRING EDUCATORS, AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE AS PART OF THE WORLD LANGUAGES CURRICULUM AND THE PARAEDUCATOR HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN SUBSIDY PROGRAM. To establish and provide reading instruction and supports to all students in grades four to nine who are below proficient in reading.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • May 20, 2026: Public Act 26-149 (LCO)
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 220
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Education Committeeprimary
- Rep. Anthony L. Nolancosponsor
- Sen. Eric C. Berthelcosponsor
- Rep. Farley Santoscosponsor
- Sen. Patricia Billie Millercosponsor
- Rep. Hubert D. Delanycosponsor
- Rep. Tom Delnickicosponsor
- Rep. Kenneth Guckercosponsor
- Rep. Christopher Pouloscosponsor
Votes
YES: 46
- McCrory D
- Kushner J
- Leeper J
- McGee T
- Berthel E
- Menapace N
- Zupkus L
- Miller P
- Winfield G
- Parker J
- Brown K
- Pemberton L
- Anderson M
- Poulos C
- Arzeno H
- Rader M
- Biggins P
- Reddington-Hughes K
- Bolinsky M
- Roberts K
- Candelaria J
- Romano A
- Carney D
- Sanchez E
- Comey R
- Smith F
- Constantine S
- Somers H
- Courpas T
- Stewart C
- Dauphinais A
- Welander M
- DeFronzo D
- Fazio R
- Felipe A
- Flexer M
- Foncello M
- Gadkar-Wilcox S
- Genga H
- Gibson B
- Gucker K
- Haines I
- Howard G
- Johnson S
- Kennedy K
- Khan M
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 51
- Osten C
- Gordon J
- Walker T
- Haddad G
- Hartley J
- Harding S
- Hoxha J
- Exum T
- Johnson S
- Paris C
- Kavros DeGraw E
- Somers H
- Kennedy K
- Nuccio T
- Khan M
- Ackert T
- Leeper J
- Anwar S
- Lesser M
- Baker A
- Martinez R
- Belton K
- Marx M
- Berthel E
- McCarthy Vahey C
- Bolinsky M
- McCrory D
- Brown M
- Nolan A
- Candelaria J
- Pavalock-D'Amato C
- Courpas T
- Reyes G
- Dathan L
- Rosario C
- DeCaprio M
- Sanchez E
- DeFronzo D
- Sanchez J
- Delany H
- Simms T
- Dillon P
- Slap D
- Felipe A
- Winfield G
- Flexer M
- Foncello M
- Gaiewski D
- Garibay J
- Gibson B
- Gilchrest J
NO: 0
ABSENT: 2
- Kushner J
- Gonzalez M
YES: 36
- JOHN W. FONFARA
- CATHERINE A. OSTEN
- DOUGLAS MCCRORY
- MARTHA MARX
- SAUD ANWAR
- JASON PERILLO
- MD RAHMAN
- SUJATA GADKAR-WILCOX
- DEREK SLAP
- HERRON GASTON
- RICK LOPES
- JULIE KUSHNER
- JOHN A. KISSEL
- BOB DUFF
- PAUL HONIG
- CECI MAHER
- MATTHEW L. LESSER
- PATRICIA BILLIE MILLER
- GARY WINFIELD
- TONY HWANG
- MARTIN M. LOONEY
- MAE FLEXER
- CHRISTINE COHEN
- STEPHEN HARDING
- JAN HOCHADEL
- HENRI MARTIN
- JAMES MARONEY
- ERIC C. BERTHEL
- JOAN V. HARTLEY
- NORMAN NEEDLEMAN
- ROB SAMPSON
- PAUL CICARELLA
- JORGE CABRERA
- JEFF GORDON
- HEATHER S. SOMERS
- RYAN FAZIO
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 149
- ALLIE-BRENNAN
- HUGHES
- TURCO
- O'DEA
- ARZENO
- JACOBSON
- WALKER
- PAVALOCK-D'AMATO
- BAKER
- JOHNSON, D.
- WELANDER
- PISCOPO
- BARRY
- WILSON
- PIZZUTO
- BELTON
- KAVROS DEGRAW
- WINTER
- POLLETTA
- BERGER-GIRVALO
- KEITT
- WOOD
- REDDINGTON-HUGHES
- BIGGINS
- KHAN
- ROMANO
- BLUMENTHAL
- LAMARK MUIR
- RUTIGLIANO
- BOYD
- LEEPER
- ACKERT
- SCOTT
- BROWN, K.
- LEMAR
- ANDERSON
- STEWART
- BROWN, M.
- LUXENBERG
- ANISKOVICH
- VAIL
- BUMGARDNER
- MARTINEZ, R.
- BOLINSKY
- VEACH
- CHAFEE
- MCCARTHY VAHEY
- BRONKO
- WEIR
- COLLINS MAIN
- MCGEE
- BUCHSBAUM
- YACCARINO
- COMEY
- MENAPACE
- BUCKBEE
- ZAWISTOWSKI
- CONCEPCION
- MESKERS
- CALLAHAN
- ZULLO
- CONSTANTINE
- MORRIN BELLO
- CANDELORA, V.
- ZUPKUS
- DATHAN
- NAPOLI
- CANINO
- DEFRONZO
- OSBORNE
- CARNEY
- DELANY
- CARPINO
- DEMICCO
- PARKER
- CASE
- RITTER
- DIGIOVANCARLO
- PEMBERTON
- COURPAS
- DILLON
- POULOS
- DAUPHINAIS
- DOUCETTE
- QUINN
- DECAPRIO
- CANDELARIA, J.
- EXUM
- RADER
- DELNICKI
- GODFREY
- FARRAR
- ROBERTS
- DUBITSKY
- HALL, J.
- FAZZINO
- ROCHELLE
- FISHBEIN
- REYES
- FELIPE
- ROJAS
- FONCELLO
- ROSARIO
- FORTIER
- SANCHEZ, E.
- HAINES
- SANTIAGO
- FOSTER
- SANCHEZ, I.
- HALL, C.
- GAIEWSKI
- SANCHEZ, J.
- HOWARD
- BUTLER
- GARIBAY
- SANTANELLA
- HOXHA
- GONZALEZ
- GAUTHIER
- SANTOS
- JENSEN
- MUSHINSKY
- GEE
- SHAKE
- KENNEDY
- PAOLILLO
- GENGA
- SHANNON
- KLARIDES-DITRIA
- GILCHREST
- SIMMS
- LANOUE
- ELLIOTT
- GUCKER
- SMITH
- MARRA
- GIBSON
- HADDAD
- STAFSTROM
- MASTROFRANCESCO
- GRESKO
- HEFFERNAN
- STEINBERG
- MCGORTY, B.
- LINEHAN
- HORN
- SWEET
- NUCCIO
- NOLAN
NO: 1
ABSENT: 1
YES: 36
- JOHN W. FONFARA
- CATHERINE A. OSTEN
- DOUGLAS MCCRORY
- MARTHA MARX
- SAUD ANWAR
- JASON PERILLO
- MD RAHMAN
- SUJATA GADKAR-WILCOX
- DEREK SLAP
- HERRON GASTON
- RICK LOPES
- JULIE KUSHNER
- JOHN A. KISSEL
- BOB DUFF
- PAUL HONIG
- CECI MAHER
- MATTHEW L. LESSER
- PATRICIA BILLIE MILLER
- GARY WINFIELD
- TONY HWANG
- MARTIN M. LOONEY
- MAE FLEXER
- CHRISTINE COHEN
- STEPHEN HARDING
- JAN HOCHADEL
- HENRI MARTIN
- JAMES MARONEY
- ERIC C. BERTHEL
- JOAN V. HARTLEY
- NORMAN NEEDLEMAN
- ROB SAMPSON
- PAUL CICARELLA
- JORGE CABRERA
- JEFF GORDON
- HEATHER S. SOMERS
- RYAN FAZIO
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
Actions
- May 20, 2026 | Senate
- Public Act 26-149 (LCO)
- May 06, 2026 | Senate
- Transmitted Pursuant To Joint Rule 17
- Disagreeing Action, Tabled for Calendar, Senate
- Senate Adopted House Amendment Schedule A,B
- Senate Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A
- Senate Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A,B
- On Consent Calendar / In Concurrence
- May 06, 2026 | House
- House Adopted House Amendment Schedule A 6248
- House Adopted House Amendment Schedule B 6223
- House Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A
- House Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A,B
- House Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A
- Apr 30, 2026 | House
- Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
- House Calendar Number 531
- Apr 29, 2026 | House
- Rules Suspended, Transmitted to the House
- Apr 29, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A 4641
- Senate Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A
- Apr 16, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
- Senate Calendar Number 412
- File Number 650 (LCO)
- Apr 16, 2026 | House
- Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (LCO)
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/15/26 5:00 PM (LCO)
- Apr 01, 2026 | House
- Joint Favorable Substitute (APP)
- Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (LCO)
- Mar 24, 2026 | House
- Favorable Change of Reference, House to Committee on Appropriations
- Mar 24, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable Change of Reference, Senate to Committee on Appropriations
- Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
- Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (LCO)
- Mar 20, 2026 | Senate
- Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (LCO)
- Mar 18, 2026 | Senate
- Joint Favorable Substitute Change of Reference Appropriations (ED)
- Feb 19, 2026 | Senate
- Public Hearing 02/23
- Feb 18, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Joint Committee on Education
Bill Texts
- Raised BillPDF
- ED Joint Favorable Substitute Change of ReferencePDF
- APP Joint Favorable SubstitutePDF
- File No. 650PDF
- Public Act No. 26-149PDF
- Committee Amendment LCO 3308 -- Education CommitteePDF
- Committee Amendment LCO 3621 -- Appropriations CommitteePDF
- Called Amendment Senate Schedule A LCO# 4641 (J)PDF
- Called Amendment House Schedule A LCO# 6248 (D)PDF
- Called Amendment House Schedule B LCO# 6223 (R)PDF
Documents
- Bill Analysis for SB-220, as amended by Senate "A"
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 650
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 650
- Fiscal Note for SB-220, As Amended by Senate "A" (LCO 4641)
- Fiscal Note for SB-220, As Amended by Senate "A" (LCO 4641), House "A" (LCO 6248), House "B" (LCO 6223)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4641 (See Fiscal Note Details)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 6248 (See Fiscal Note Details)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 6223 (No Fiscal Impact)
- Committee Report ED Joint Fav. Rpt
- Committee Report APP Joint Fav. Rpt
- Public Hearing Testimony
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