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Connecticut HB 5256 — AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROCESS FOR INITIATING LOCAL LEGISLATION IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Connecticut, 2026. HB 5256: AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROCESS FOR INITIATING LOCAL LEGISLATION IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Latest action
June 4, 2026 — SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
Summary
No summary was supplied. Use the original legislative source for the bill text.
Sponsors
- Devin R. Carney — primary sponsor
- Kenneth Gucker — primary sponsor
Bill text
Public Act No. 26-132 Read version ↗
File No. 322 Read version ↗
GOS Joint Favorable Read version ↗
Raised Bill Read version ↗
Recorded votes
Senate Roll Call Vote 395
May 6, 2026 · Senate · pass
yes: 36 · no: 0 · absent: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (36)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| John W. Fonfara | yes |
| Catherine A. Osten | yes |
| Douglas Mccrory | yes |
| Martha Marx | yes |
| Saud Anwar | yes |
| Jason Perillo | yes |
| Md Rahman | yes |
| Sujata Gadkar-wilcox | yes |
| Derek Slap | yes |
| Herron Gaston | yes |
| Rick Lopes | yes |
| Julie Kushner | yes |
| John A. Kissel | yes |
| Bob Duff | yes |
| Paul Honig | yes |
| Ceci Maher | yes |
| Matthew L. Lesser | yes |
| Patricia Billie Miller | yes |
| Gary Winfield | yes |
| Tony Hwang | yes |
| Martin M. Looney | yes |
| Mae Flexer | yes |
| Christine Cohen | yes |
| Stephen Harding | yes |
| Jan Hochadel | yes |
| Henri Martin | yes |
| James Maroney | yes |
| Eric C. Berthel | yes |
| Joan V. Hartley | yes |
| Norman Needleman | yes |
| Rob Sampson | yes |
| Paul Cicarella | yes |
| Jorge Cabrera | yes |
| Jeff Gordon | yes |
| Heather S. Somers | yes |
| Ryan Fazio | yes |
House Roll Call Vote 141
April 29, 2026 · House · pass
yes: 130 · no: 20 · absent: 1
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (151)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Allie-brennan | yes |
| Hughes | yes |
| Turco | no |
| O'dea | yes |
| Arzeno | yes |
| Jacobson | yes |
| Walker | yes |
| Pavalock-d'amato | yes |
| Baker | yes |
| Johnson, D. | yes |
| Welander | yes |
| Piscopo | yes |
| Barry | yes |
| Johnson, S. | no |
| Wilson | yes |
| Pizzuto | yes |
| Belton | yes |
| Kavros Degraw | yes |
| Winter | yes |
| Polletta | yes |
| Berger-girvalo | yes |
| Keitt | no |
| Wood | yes |
| Reddington-hughes | yes |
| Biggins | yes |
| Khan | no |
| Romano | yes |
| Blumenthal | yes |
| Lamark Muir | yes |
| Rutigliano | yes |
| Boyd | yes |
| Leeper | yes |
| Ackert | yes |
| Scott | yes |
| Brown, K. | yes |
| Lemar | no |
| Anderson | yes |
| Stewart | yes |
| Brown, M. | yes |
| Luxenberg | yes |
| Aniskovich | yes |
| Vail | yes |
| Bumgardner | yes |
| Martinez, R. | no |
| Bolinsky | yes |
| Veach | yes |
| Chafee | yes |
| Mccarthy Vahey | yes |
| Bronko | yes |
| Weir | yes |
| Collins Main | yes |
| Mcgee | yes |
| Buchsbaum | yes |
| Yaccarino | yes |
| Comey | absent |
| Menapace | yes |
| Buckbee | yes |
| Zawistowski | yes |
| Concepcion | yes |
| Meskers | yes |
| Callahan | yes |
| Zullo | yes |
| Constantine | yes |
| Morrin Bello | yes |
| Candelora, V. | yes |
| Zupkus | yes |
| Dathan | yes |
| Napoli | yes |
| Canino | yes |
| Defronzo | yes |
| Osborne | yes |
| Carney | yes |
| Delany | yes |
| Paris | yes |
| Carpino | yes |
| Demicco | no |
| Parker | yes |
| Case | yes |
| Ritter | yes |
| Digiovancarlo | yes |
| Pemberton | yes |
| Courpas | yes |
| Dillon | yes |
| Poulos | yes |
| Dauphinais | yes |
| Doucette | yes |
| Quinn | yes |
| Decaprio | yes |
| Candelaria, J. | no |
| Exum | no |
| Rader | yes |
| Delnicki | yes |
| Godfrey | yes |
| Farrar | no |
| Roberts | yes |
| Dubitsky | yes |
| Hall, J. | no |
| Fazzino | yes |
| Rochelle | no |
| Fishbein | yes |
| Reyes | yes |
| Felipe | no |
| Rojas | yes |
| Foncello | yes |
| Rosario | no |
| Fortier | yes |
| Sanchez, E. | yes |
| Haines | yes |
| Santiago | yes |
| Foster | yes |
| Sanchez, I. | yes |
| Hall, C. | yes |
| Gaiewski | yes |
| Sanchez, J. | yes |
| Howard | yes |
| Butler | yes |
| Garibay | yes |
| Santanella | yes |
| Hoxha | yes |
| Gonzalez | yes |
| Gauthier | yes |
| Santos | yes |
| Jensen | yes |
| Mushinsky | no |
| Gee | yes |
| Shake | no |
| Kennedy | yes |
| Paolillo | yes |
| Genga | yes |
| Shannon | yes |
| Klarides-ditria | yes |
| Gilchrest | no |
| Simms | no |
| Lanoue | yes |
| Elliott | yes |
| Gucker | yes |
| Smith | yes |
| Marra | yes |
| Gibson | yes |
| Haddad | yes |
| Stafstrom | no |
| Mastrofrancesco | yes |
| Gresko | no |
| Heffernan | yes |
| Steinberg | yes |
| Mcgorty, B. | yes |
| Linehan | yes |
| Horn | yes |
| Sweet | yes |
| Nuccio | yes |
| Nolan | yes |
Legislative history
- SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
- TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNOR
- TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE
- PUBLIC ACT 26-132
- IN CONCURRENCE
- SENATE PASSED
- SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 496
- FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.
- IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO THE SENATE
- HOUSE PASSED
- FILE NO. 322
- HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 241
- FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDAR
- RPTD. OUT OF LCO
- REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/31/26
- FILED WITH LCO
- Joint Favorable
- PUBLIC HEARING 0224
- REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Government Oversight
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