In the House of Representatives since February 26, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 5338
AN ACT CONCERNING THE DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR PURPOSES OF THE FEDERAL LIFELINE SERVICE BENEFITS.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To authorize the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to determine which telecommunications service providers are eligible to provide benefits pursuant to the federal lifeline program.
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
Its course
February 26 to April 2, 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 6 days
In the House of RepresentativesFrom Feb 26
Energy and Technology CommitteeFeb 26 to Mar 1719 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
Energy and Technology Committee26–0
Mar 17
Who voted how
Yea Anne M. Hughes, Arnold Jensen, Aundre Bumgardner, Bill Buckbee, Ceci Maher, Dave W. Yaccarino, Douglas McCrory, Jaime S. Foster, James J. Maroney, James Sanchez, Jason Buchsbaum, Joe Canino, John E. Piscopo, Jonathan Steinberg, Jorge Cabrera, Joseph P. Gresko, Maria P. Horn, Mary M. Mushinsky, Mike Demicco, Nick Gauthier, Norman Needleman, Raghib Allie-Brennan, Ryan Fazio, Savet Constantine, Steven Winter, Tracy Marra
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 26 – Mar 17
- Feb 26Introduced and sent to Energy and Technology Committee
- Feb 27Heard in Energy and Technology Committee
- Mar 17Energy and Technology Committee recommended it
All 9 actions, as published
- Feb 26REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 27PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 17Joint FavorableBoth houses
- Mar 18FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Mar 27REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Apr 2RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 2FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Apr 2HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- Apr 2FILE NO.Both houses