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2026 Regular Session

House Bill 5540

AN ACT CONCERNING THE MITIGATION OF BENEFITS CLIFFS.

In the House of Representatives's Appropriations Committee since April 14, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To mitigate the loss of temporary family assistance benefits due to certain increases in household income.

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

6 co-sponsors

Lucy Dathan, Sarah Keitt, David Rutigliano, Corey P. Paris, Nick Gauthier, Hubert D. Delany

In the Senate

    2 co-sponsors

    Paul Cicarella, Martin M. Looney

    Its course

    March 11 to April 14, 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 action10 actions on 7 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFrom Mar 11

    Human Services CommitteeMar 11 to Mar 198 days

    Appropriations CommitteeFrom Apr 14

    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 11 – Apr 14

    1. Mar 11Introduced and sent to Human Services Committee
    2. Mar 13Heard in Human Services Committee
    3. Mar 19Human Services Committee recommended it
    4. Apr 14Sent to Appropriations Committee
    All 10 actions, as published
    1. Mar 11REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Mar 13PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 19Joint FavorableBoth houses
    4. Mar 20FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 30REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 7RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 7FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Apr 7HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Apr 7FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 14REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives