l9n/ Connecticut

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 5479

AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT'S PLAN TO BECOME A MEMBER OF AN ASSOCIATION OF RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES.

In the House of Representatives's Appropriations Committee since March 12, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To require The University of Connecticut to hire not fewer than ten top-tier research faculty within the next three years.

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

Gregory Haddad, Corey P. Paris, David DeFronzo, Eilish Collins Main, Josh Elliott, Laurie Sweet, Gary A. Turco Jr., Nicholas Menapace, Geraldo C. Reyes Jr., Mary Fortier, Frank Smith, Jane M. Garibay, Nick Gauthier, Michael "MJ" Shannon Jr., Aimee Berger-Girvalo, John-Michael Parker, Jaime S. Foster

Its course

March 5 to March 17, 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 Mar 5

Higher Education and Employment Advancement CommitteeMar 5 to Mar 127 days

Appropriations CommitteeFrom Mar 12

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 Mar 5 – Mar 12

  1. Mar 5Introduced and sent to Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee
  2. Mar 6Heard in Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee
  3. Mar 12Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee recommended it and sent it to Appropriations Committee
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Mar 5REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
  2. Mar 6PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
  3. Mar 12Joint Favorable Change of ReferenceBoth houses
  4. Mar 12FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
  5. Mar 16RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
  6. Mar 16FAV. CHG. OF REF. HOUSE TO COMM. ONHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 17FAV. CHG. OF REF., SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate