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2026 Regular Session

House Bill 5509

AN ACT CONCERNING JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.

Became law as Public Act 26-141, signed June 4, 2026, 91 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To (1) require the Secretary of the State to publish a manual concerning the duties of justices of the peace, (2) prohibit misconduct by justices of the peace, (3) specify that a newly created office of justice of the peace may be filled by appointment prior to the next regular election, (4) require a forty-eight hour waiting period before the issuance of a marriage license, and (5) establish a working group concerning justices of the peace.

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

5 co-sponsors

Cristin McCarthy Vahey, William Pizzuto, Tom Delnicki, Craig C. Fishbein, Joseph H. Zullo

In the Senate

    3 co-sponsors

    Eric C. Berthel, Heather S. Somers, Stephen G. Harding Jr.

    Its course

    March 5 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 action18 actions on 12 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMar 5 to Apr 834 days

    Planning and Development CommitteeMar 5 to Mar 138 days

    In the SenateApr 8 to May 628 days

    Waiting to be sentMay 6 to May 2822 days

    With the GovernorMay 28 to Jun 47 days

    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 – Apr 8

    1. Mar 5Introduced and sent to Planning and Development Committee
    2. Mar 6Heard in Planning and Development Committee
    3. Mar 13Planning and Development Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. Apr 8Passed the House of Representatives

    In the Senate Apr 10 – May 6

    1. Apr 10Arrived in the Senate
    2. May 6Passed the Senate

    To the Governor May 20 – Jun 4

    1. May 20Numbered Public Act 26-141
    2. May 28Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Sent to the Governor
    4. Jun 4Signed by the Governor
    All 18 actions, as published
    1. Mar 5REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Mar 6PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 13Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Mar 16FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 23REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Mar 30RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Mar 30FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Mar 30HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Mar 30FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 8HOUSE PASSEDHouse of Representatives
    11. Apr 10FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    12. Apr 10SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    13. May 6SENATE PASSEDSenate
    14. May 6ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCESenate
    15. May 20PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    16. May 28TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    17. May 28TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
    18. Jun 4SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor