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IntroducedMar 06, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Passed House
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Connecticut Senate Bill
AN ACT CONCERNING EXPLORATORY COMMITTEES. To (1) restrict exploratory committees to not more than thirty days of operation, (2) cap the maximum contribution to exploratory committees at two hundred fifty dollars, (3) limit the total amount of contributions exploratory committees may receive to five thousand dollars apiece, and (4) provide that, if a candidate makes any statement that such candidate is exploring a run for a particular office, such statement triggers the requirement to convert an exploratory committee into a candidate committee.
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Senate • Mar 23, 2026: Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (LCO)
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Summary
Comments on SB 465
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Sponsors
- Government Administration and Elections Committeeprimary

Votes
YES: 19
- Flexer M
- Blumenthal M
- Honig P
- Morrin Bello A
- Osborne M
- Sampson R
- Mastrofrancesco G
- Bronko S
- Carpino C
- Foncello M
- Gauthier N
- Haddad G
- Hoxha J
- Johnson D
- Menapace N
- Rosario C
- Santiago H
- Shannon M
- Winfield G
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
- Joint Favorable (GAE)
- Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (LCO)
- Mar 09, 2026 | Senate
- Public Hearing 03/13
- Mar 06, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Joint Committee on Government Administration and Elections
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