2026 Regular Session

House Bill 5270

AN ACT EXTENDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION EXPENSES OF FOSTER YOUTH.

In the House of Representatives's Appropriations Committee since March 3, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To require the Department of Children and Families to continue to provide financial aid for the postsecondary education expenses for foster youth until such youth reaches twenty-eight years of age.

Its course

February 19 to March 6, 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 action7 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesFrom Feb 19

Committee on ChildrenFeb 19 to Mar 312 days

Appropriations CommitteeFrom Mar 3

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

Committee on Children13–4
Mar 3
Who voted how
Yea Brian Lanoue, Ceci Maher, Christine Cohen, Corey P. Paris, Julie Kushner, Kai J. Belton, Martha Marx, Mary Welander, Patrick S. Boyd, Rebecca Martinez, Robin E. Comey, Sarah Keitt, Trenee McGee
Nay Anne Dauphinais, Gale L. Mastrofrancesco, Jason Perillo, William Pizzuto

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 19 – Mar 3

Feb 19Introduced and sent to Committee on Children
Feb 20Heard in Committee on Children
Mar 3Committee on Children recommended a substitute for it and sent it to Appropriations Committee

All 7 actions, as published

Feb 19REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
Feb 20PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
Mar 3Joint Favorable Substitute Change of ReferenceBoth houses
Mar 4FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
Mar 5RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
Mar 5FAV. CHG. OF REF. HOUSE TO COMM. ONHouse of Representatives
Mar 6FAV. CHG. OF REF., SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate