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2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 251

AN ACT CONCERNING THE AUDITORS OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, AUDITS OF PRIVATE ENTITIES AND PERFORMANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY STANDARDS FOR STATE AND QUASI-PUBLIC AGENCIES.

In the Senate since February 19, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To authorize the Auditors of Public Accounts to (1) require additional review in audits where only a sampling of transactions was obtained, (2) require physical site visits of certain housing and human services providers, (3) establish agency and quasi-public agency performance and accountability standards, and (4) issue subpoenas pursuant to an investigation.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

2 co-sponsors

Rob Sampson, Stephen G. Harding Jr.

Its course

February 19 to April 2, 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 SenateFrom Feb 19

Government Oversight CommitteeFeb 19 to Mar 1726 days

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

In the Senate Feb 19 – Mar 17

  1. Feb 19Introduced and sent to Government Oversight Committee
  2. Feb 27Heard in Government Oversight Committee
  3. Mar 17Government Oversight Committee recommended a substitute for it
All 9 actions, as published
  1. Feb 19REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
  2. Feb 27PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
  3. Mar 17Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
  4. Mar 17FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
  5. Mar 27REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
  6. Apr 2RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
  7. Apr 2FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
  8. Apr 2SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
  9. Apr 2FILE NO.Both houses