l9n/ Connecticut

2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 1536

AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF RANKED-CHOICE VOTING IN PARTY CAUCUSES, CONVENTIONS AND PRIMARIES, INCLUDING PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARIES, AND IN CERTAIN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on May 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To afford political parties the flexibility to use ranked-choice voting in party caucuses, conventions and primaries, including presidential preference primaries.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

1 co-sponsor

Paul Honig

In the House of Representatives

    11 co-sponsors

    Laurie Sweet, Steven Winter, Josh Elliott, Aundre Bumgardner, Jonathan Steinberg, Nicholas Menapace, Jennifer Leeper, Nick Gauthier, Michael "MJ" Shannon Jr., Jane M. Garibay, Mary M. Mushinsky

    Its course

    March 19 to May 27, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action16 actions on 9 days

    In the SenateMar 19 to May 27 · stopped69 days

    Government Administration and Elections CommitteeMar 19 to Mar 278 days

    Appropriations CommitteeMay 21 to May 232 days

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the Senate Mar 19 – May 23

    1. Mar 19Introduced and sent to Government Administration and Elections Committee
    2. Mar 20Heard in Government Administration and Elections Committee
    3. Mar 27Government Administration and Elections Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. May 21Sent to Appropriations Committee
    5. May 23Appropriations Committee recommended it
    All 16 actions, as published
    1. Mar 19REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Mar 20PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 27Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Mar 28FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Apr 7REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 14RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 14FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    8. Apr 14SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    9. Apr 14FILE NO.Both houses
    10. May 21REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
    11. May 21RULES SUSPENDED/IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTALSenate
    12. May 23Joint FavorableBoth houses
    13. May 23FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    14. May 23RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    15. May 27NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    16. May 27FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate