l9n/ Connecticut

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 5532

AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE OFFICE OF STATE ETHICS FOR REVISIONS TO THE STATE CODES OF ETHICS, REDEFINING "GIFT" FOR PURPOSES OF SAID CODES AND INCREASING VARIOUS MONETARY THRESHOLDS IN SAID CODES.

Became law as Public Act 26-66, signed May 19, 2026, 74 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To (1) amend the quorum requirements of the Citizen's Ethics Advisory Board, (2) prohibit nepotism by public officials or state employees, (3) permit the filing of the name of certain tax-sheltered annuity retirement plans in lieu of naming specific securities within such statements, (4) apply substantial conflict of interest provisions in the state code of ethics for public officials and state employees to conflicts involving the public official's or state employee's nonstate employer or spouse's nonstate employer, and (5) increase various monetary thresholds in the state codes of ethics.

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

1 co-sponsor

Kenneth Gucker

In the Senate

    4 co-sponsors

    Rob Sampson, Eric C. Berthel, Jason Perillo, Stephen G. Harding Jr.

    Its course

    March 6 to May 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 action22 actions on 11 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMar 6 to Apr 2752 days

    Government Administration and Elections CommitteeMar 6 to Mar 2317 days

    In the SenateApr 27 to May 58 days

    Waiting to be sentMay 5 to May 1510 days

    With the GovernorMay 15 to May 194 days

    Votes

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

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Apr 27 · Adopted May 5

    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 – Apr 27

    1. Mar 6Introduced and sent to Government Administration and Elections Committee
    2. Mar 9Heard in Government Administration and Elections Committee
    3. Mar 23Government Administration and Elections Committee recommended it
    4. Apr 27The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    5. Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A

    In the Senate Apr 27 – May 5

    1. Apr 27Sent to the Senate
    2. May 5The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    3. Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendment A

    To the Governor May 14 – May 19

    1. May 14Numbered Public Act 26-66
    2. May 15Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Sent to the Governor
    4. May 19Signed by the Governor
    All 22 actions, as published
    1. Mar 6REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Mar 9PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 23Joint FavorableBoth houses
    4. Mar 23FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Apr 2REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 9RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 9FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Apr 9HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Apr 9FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 27HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    11. Apr 27HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    12. Apr 27IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO THE SENATEHouse of Representatives
    13. Apr 28FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    14. Apr 28SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    15. Apr 28FILE NO.Both houses
    16. May 5SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    17. May 5SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    18. May 5ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCESenate
    19. May 14PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    20. May 15TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    21. May 15TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
    22. May 19SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor