In the House of Representatives since March 12, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 5543
AN ACT CONCERNING CERTAIN REVISIONS TO AGGREGATE AND INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTION AMOUNTS UNDER THE CITIZENS' ELECTION PROGRAM.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To (1) (A) set aggregate contribution amounts under the Citizens' Election Program at their 2022 election cycle levels, and (B) eliminate any inflationary adjustment of such amounts after the conclusion of the 2026 election cycle, and (2) provide that by December fifteenth immediately following the conclusion of a four-year state officer election cycle, or a two-year state legislative election cycle, inflationary adjustments to the individual contribution limits under the Citizens' Election Program shall be made for the next such election cycle.
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
Its course
March 12 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 12
Government Administration and Elections CommitteeMar 12 to Mar 2311 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
Government Administration and Elections Committee15–3
Mar 20
Who voted how
Yea Amy Morrin Bello, Christie M. Carpino, Dominique Johnson, Gale L. Mastrofrancesco, Gary A. Winfield, Gregory Haddad, Hilda E. Santiago, Mae Flexer, Martin Foncello, Matt Blumenthal, Melissa Osborne, Michael "MJ" Shannon Jr., Paul Honig, Rob Sampson, Seth Bronko
Nay Christopher Rosario, Nicholas Menapace, Nick Gauthier
Not voting Joe Hoxha
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 12 – Mar 23
- Mar 12Introduced and sent to Government Administration and Elections Committee
- Mar 13Heard in Government Administration and Elections Committee
- Mar 23Government Administration and Elections Committee recommended it
All 9 actions, as published
- Mar 12REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Mar 13PUBLIC 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