l9n/ Connecticut

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 5352

AN ACT CONCERNING THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE ELECTIONS ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION AND MANDATORY DISMISSAL OF COMPLAINTS.

Became law as Public Act 26-133, signed June 4, 2026, 98 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To exempt from the one-year requirement for completion of commission investigations such investigations of voting-related complaints under chapter 151 and grants the commission the ability to not qualify straw contributions if the certification card, together with external evidence make it likely that the source of the money is different from the name on the certification card.

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

2 co-sponsors

Kenneth Gucker, Tom Delnicki

Its course

February 26 to June 4, 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 action19 actions on 11 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 26 to May 164 days

Government Oversight CommitteeFeb 26 to Mar 1719 days

In the SenateMay 1 to May 65 days

Waiting to be sentMay 6 to May 2822 days

With the GovernorMay 28 to Jun 47 days

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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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 – May 1

  1. Feb 26Introduced and sent to Government Oversight Committee
  2. Feb 27Heard in Government Oversight Committee
  3. Mar 17Government Oversight Committee recommended a substitute for it
  4. May 1Passed the House of Representatives

In the Senate May 1 – May 6

  1. May 1Sent to the Senate
  2. May 6Passed the Senate

To the Governor May 20 – Jun 4

  1. May 20Numbered Public Act 26-133
  2. May 28Sent to the Secretary of the State
  3. Sent to the Governor
  4. Jun 4Signed by the Governor
All 19 actions, as published
  1. Feb 26REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
  2. Feb 27PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
  3. Mar 17Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
  4. Mar 17FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
  5. Mar 26REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
  6. Apr 1RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
  7. Apr 1FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
  8. Apr 1HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
  9. Apr 1FILE NO.Both houses
  10. May 1HOUSE PASSEDHouse of Representatives
  11. May 1IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO THE SENATEHouse of Representatives
  12. May 2FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
  13. May 2SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
  14. May 6SENATE PASSEDSenate
  15. May 6ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCESenate
  16. May 20PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
  17. May 28TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
  18. May 28TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
  19. Jun 4SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor