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IntroducedFeb 19, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 29, 2026
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Passed SenateMay 06, 2026
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Became LawMay 20, 2026
Connecticut House Bill
AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROCESS FOR INITIATING LOCAL LEGISLATION IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. To remove the requirement that a copy of the resolution or petition of a town, city, borough or other local government to initiate local legislation in the General Assembly be filed with the Secretary of the State.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • May 20, 2026: Public Act 26-132 (LCO)
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 5256
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Government Oversight Committeeprimary
Votes
YES: 12
- Gadkar-Wilcox S
- Dathan L
- Sampson R
- Carney D
- McCrory D
- Gucker K
- Cicarella P
- Lopes R
- McGee T
- Santos F
- Slap D
- Vail K
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 130
- ALLIE-BRENNAN
- HUGHES
- O'DEA
- ARZENO
- JACOBSON
- WALKER
- PAVALOCK-D'AMATO
- BAKER
- JOHNSON, D.
- WELANDER
- PISCOPO
- BARRY
- WILSON
- PIZZUTO
- BELTON
- KAVROS DEGRAW
- WINTER
- POLLETTA
- BERGER-GIRVALO
- WOOD
- REDDINGTON-HUGHES
- BIGGINS
- ROMANO
- BLUMENTHAL
- LAMARK MUIR
- RUTIGLIANO
- BOYD
- LEEPER
- ACKERT
- SCOTT
- BROWN, K.
- ANDERSON
- STEWART
- BROWN, M.
- LUXENBERG
- ANISKOVICH
- VAIL
- BUMGARDNER
- BOLINSKY
- VEACH
- CHAFEE
- MCCARTHY VAHEY
- BRONKO
- WEIR
- COLLINS MAIN
- MCGEE
- BUCHSBAUM
- YACCARINO
- MENAPACE
- BUCKBEE
- ZAWISTOWSKI
- CONCEPCION
- MESKERS
- CALLAHAN
- ZULLO
- CONSTANTINE
- MORRIN BELLO
- CANDELORA, V.
- ZUPKUS
- DATHAN
- NAPOLI
- CANINO
- DEFRONZO
- OSBORNE
- CARNEY
- DELANY
- PARIS
- CARPINO
- PARKER
- CASE
- RITTER
- DIGIOVANCARLO
- PEMBERTON
- COURPAS
- DILLON
- POULOS
- DAUPHINAIS
- DOUCETTE
- QUINN
- DECAPRIO
- RADER
- DELNICKI
- GODFREY
- ROBERTS
- DUBITSKY
- FAZZINO
- FISHBEIN
- REYES
- ROJAS
- FONCELLO
- FORTIER
- SANCHEZ, E.
- HAINES
- SANTIAGO
- FOSTER
- SANCHEZ, I.
- HALL, C.
- GAIEWSKI
- SANCHEZ, J.
- HOWARD
- BUTLER
- GARIBAY
- SANTANELLA
- HOXHA
- GONZALEZ
- GAUTHIER
- SANTOS
- JENSEN
- GEE
- KENNEDY
- PAOLILLO
- GENGA
- SHANNON
- KLARIDES-DITRIA
- LANOUE
- ELLIOTT
- GUCKER
- SMITH
- MARRA
- GIBSON
- HADDAD
- MASTROFRANCESCO
- HEFFERNAN
- STEINBERG
- MCGORTY, B.
- LINEHAN
- HORN
- SWEET
- NUCCIO
- NOLAN
NO: 20
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 26-132 (LCO)
- May 06, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Passed
- In Concurrence
- Apr 30, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
- Senate Calendar Number 496
- Apr 29, 2026 | Senate
- Immediate Transmittal to the Senate
- Apr 29, 2026 | House
- House Passed
- Apr 01, 2026 | House
- Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (LCO)
- Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
- House Calendar Number 241
- File Number 322 (LCO)
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/31/26 5:00 PM (LCO)
- Mar 17, 2026 | House
- Joint Favorable (GOS)
- Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (LCO)
- Feb 20, 2026 | House
- Public Hearing 02/24
- Feb 19, 2026 | House
- Referred to Joint Committee on Government Oversight
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