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2026 Regular Session

House Bill 5409

AN ACT CONCERNING TROOPS-TO-TRADES INITIATIVES.

In the House of Representatives since February 26, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To support veterans and members of the armed forces in the transition from military life to the civilian workforce through information sharing of available resources relating to educational and employment opportunities.

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

17 co-sponsors

Christopher Poulos, Nicholas Menapace, Daniel Gaiewski, Bill Buckbee, Aundre Bumgardner, Kevin Brown, Sarah Keitt, Ronald A. Napoli Jr., Anne M. Hughes, Travis Simms, Kara Rochelle, Laurie Sweet, Michael "MJ" Shannon Jr., Nick Gauthier, James Sanchez, Devin R. Carney, Iris N. Sanchez

In the Senate

    2 co-sponsors

    Paul Cicarella, Saud Anwar

    Its course

    February 26 to March 24, 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

    Veterans' and Military Affairs CommitteeFeb 26 to Mar 1012 days

    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 10

    1. Feb 26Introduced and sent to Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee
    2. Feb 27Heard in Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee
    3. Mar 10Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee recommended a substitute for it
    All 9 actions, as published
    1. Feb 26REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 27PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 10Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Mar 11FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 18REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Mar 24RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Mar 24FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Mar 24HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Mar 24FILE NO.Both houses