In the House of Representatives since February 5, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 5046
AN ACT SUPPORTING FIRST RESPONDER RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To implement the Governor's budget recommendations.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Governor
Sponsor
38 co-sponsors
Joseph P. Gresko, Patrick S. Boyd, Ben McGorty, Eleni Kavros DeGraw, Michael D. Quinn, William Heffernan, Robin E. Comey, Gary A. Turco Jr., Mark DeCaprio, Tom Delnicki, Kerry S. Wood, Greg S. Howard, Travis Simms, Juan R. Candelaria, Christopher Poulos, Hector Arzeno, Henry J. Genga, John Santanella, Alphonse Paolillo Jr., Nicholas Menapace, Joe Canino, Sarah Keitt, Ronald A. Napoli Jr., Stephen R. Meskers, Savet Constantine, Kara Rochelle, David DeFronzo, Hilda E. Santiago, Iris N. Sanchez, Patrick Biggins, Michael "MJ" Shannon Jr., James Sanchez, Laurie Sweet, Jonathan Jacobson, Jane M. Garibay, Jaime S. Foster, Devin R. Carney, Mark W. Anderson
In the Senate
7 co-sponsors
Saud Anwar, Jason Perillo, Paul Honig, Paul Cicarella, Christine Cohen, Martha Marx, John A. Kissel
Its course
February 5 to April 1, 2026, 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 action9 actions on 5 days
In the House of RepresentativesFrom Feb 5
Public Safety and Security CommitteeFeb 5 to Mar 1740 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
Public Safety and Security Committee29–0
Mar 17
Who voted how
Yea Alphonse Paolillo Jr., Ben McGorty, Brian Lanoue, Carol Hall, Christopher Poulos, Craig C. Fishbein, Derek Slap, Fred Gee Jr., Greg S. Howard, Henry J. Genga, Herron Gaston, Jason Buchsbaum, Jeff Gordon, Jill Barry, Joe Canino, John Santanella, John W. Fonfara, Kaitlyn Shake, Kara Rochelle, Liz Linehan, Mark DeCaprio, Michael D. Quinn, Michael DiGiovancarlo, Minnie Gonzalez, Patrick S. Boyd, Paul Cicarella, Paul Honig, Renee LaMark Muir, William Heffernan
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 House of Representatives Feb 5 – Mar 17
- Feb 5Introduced and sent to Public Safety and Security Committee
- Feb 27Heard in Public Safety and Security Committee
- Mar 17Public Safety and Security Committee recommended a substitute for it
All 9 actions, as published
- Feb 5REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 27PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 17Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
- Mar 17FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Mar 26REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Apr 1RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 1FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Apr 1HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- Apr 1FILE NO.Both houses