In the House of Representatives since February 18, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 5235
AN ACT CONCERNING NOTICE REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS FOR THE REMOVAL OF ENCAMPMENTS ON PROPERTY UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To require the Commissioner of Transportation to develop a plan to respond to temporary encampments by persons experiencing homelessness on any state highway right-of-way or real property in the custody of the Department of Transportation.
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
Sponsor
3 co-sponsors
In the Senate
1 co-sponsor
Its course
February 18 to April 16, 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 action15 actions on 8 days
In the House of RepresentativesFrom Feb 18
Transportation CommitteeFeb 18 to Mar 1626 days
Housing CommitteeApr 14 to Apr 162 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
Mar 16
Who voted how
Yea Aimee Berger-Girvalo, Amy Morrin Bello, Aundre Bumgardner, Carol Hall, Catherine A. Osten, Christine Cohen, Christopher Rosario, Cristin McCarthy Vahey, Devin R. Carney, Eilish Collins Main, Frank Smith, Gary A. Turco Jr., Geraldo C. Reyes Jr., Hector Arzeno, Henri Martin, Jonathan Fazzino, Jonathan Jacobson, Jorge Cabrera, Joshua M. Hall, Julio A. Concepcion, Kate Farrar, Kathy Kennedy, Marcus Brown, Matt Blumenthal, Norman Needleman, Rick Lopes, Ryan Fazio, Seth Bronko, Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox, Tami Zawistowski, Tom O'Dea, Tony Hwang, Tracy Marra, Travis Simms
Apr 16
Who voted how
Yea Antonio Felipe, Douglas McCrory, Gary A. Turco Jr., Herron Gaston, Jan Hochadel, Kadeem Roberts, Kevin Brown, Larry B. Butler, Laurie Sweet, Martha Marx, Minnie Gonzalez, Saud Anwar
Nay Arnold Jensen, Joseph H. Zullo, Rob Sampson, Steve Weir, Tina Courpas, Tony J. Scott
Not voting Joshua M. Hall
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 18 – Apr 16
- Feb 18Introduced and sent to Transportation Committee
- Feb 19Heard in Transportation Committee
- Mar 16Transportation Committee recommended a substitute for it
- Apr 14Sent to Housing Committee
- Apr 16Housing Committee recommended it
All 15 actions, as published
- Feb 18REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 19PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 16Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
- Mar 19FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Mar 30REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Apr 7RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 7FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Apr 7HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- Apr 7FILE NO.Both houses
- Apr 14REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
- Apr 16Joint FavorableBoth houses
- Apr 16FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Apr 16RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 16NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
- Apr 16TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives