In the House of Representatives since March 12, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 5546
AN ACT CONCERNING CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS, STATUTORILY RECOGNIZED INDIGENOUS TRIBES AND SECURITY FOR CANDIDATES, THEIR FAMILIES AND THEIR CAMPAIGN STAFFS.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To, for purposes of the campaign finance laws, (1) redefine "state contractor", "prospective state contractor" and "subcontractor" to exclude statutorily recognized indigenous tribes of this state, and (2) provide that payment for personal security services for a candidate and such candidate's family and campaign staff is a permissible expenditure of a committee.
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 9, 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, Christopher Rosario, Dominique Johnson, Gary A. Winfield, Gregory Haddad, Hilda E. Santiago, Mae Flexer, Matt Blumenthal, Melissa Osborne, Michael "MJ" Shannon Jr., Nicholas Menapace, Nick Gauthier, Paul Honig, Seth Bronko
Nay Gale L. Mastrofrancesco, Martin Foncello, Rob Sampson
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 2REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Apr 9RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 9FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Apr 9HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- Apr 9FILE NO.Both houses