In the House of Representatives since March 6, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 5530
AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF ABSENTEE BALLOT ACCESS IN UNCONSOLIDATED CITIES AND BOROUGHS WITHIN A TOWN.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To study obstacles to allowing a voter in an unconsolidated city or borough within a town to be able to apply for an absentee ballot through the Secretary of the State's online application system for an election, primary or referendum held for such unconsolidated city or borough.
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
Sponsor
2 co-sponsors
In the Senate
1 co-sponsor
Its course
March 6 to April 8, 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 5 days
In the House of RepresentativesFrom Mar 6
Government Administration and Elections CommitteeMar 6 to Mar 2317 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
Government Administration and Elections Committee19–0
Mar 20
Who voted how
Yea Amy Morrin Bello, Christie M. Carpino, Christopher Rosario, Dominique Johnson, Gale L. Mastrofrancesco, Gary A. Winfield, Gregory Haddad, Hilda E. Santiago, Joe Hoxha, Mae Flexer, Martin Foncello, Matt Blumenthal, Melissa Osborne, Michael "MJ" Shannon Jr., Nicholas Menapace, Nick Gauthier, Paul Honig, Rob Sampson, Seth Bronko
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 6 – Mar 23
- Mar 6Introduced and sent to Government Administration and Elections Committee
- Mar 9Heard in Government Administration and Elections Committee
- Mar 23Government Administration and Elections Committee recommended it
All 9 actions, as published
- Mar 6REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Mar 9PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 23Joint FavorableBoth houses
- Mar 23FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Apr 1REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Apr 8RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 8FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Apr 8HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- Apr 8FILE NO.Both houses