l9n/ Connecticut

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 5427

AN ACT EXPANDING THE DEBT-FREE COMMUNITY COLLEGE PROGRAM TO INCLUDE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

In the House of Representatives's Appropriations Committee since March 17, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To expand the debt-free community college program to include workforce development and continuing education programs.

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

Its course

February 27 to March 19, 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 5 days

In the House of RepresentativesFrom Feb 27

Higher Education and Employment Advancement CommitteeFeb 27 to Mar 1718 days

Appropriations CommitteeFrom Mar 17

Votes

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

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 27 – Mar 17

  1. Feb 27Introduced and sent to Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee
  2. Mar 6Heard in Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee
  3. Mar 17Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee recommended it and sent it to Appropriations Committee
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Feb 27REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
  2. Mar 6PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
  3. Mar 17Joint Favorable Change of ReferenceBoth houses
  4. Mar 17FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
  5. Mar 18RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
  6. Mar 18FAV. CHG. OF REF. HOUSE TO COMM. ONHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 19FAV. CHG. OF REF., SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate