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2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 263

AN ACT CONCERNING WATER SAFETY AND SWIM INSTRUCTION.

In the Senate since February 19, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To require the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to establish and administer an annual program to provide free-of-charge swimming lessons to certain children.

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

Saud Anwar, Joan V. Hartley

In the House of Representatives

    4 co-sponsors

    Aundre Bumgardner, Anthony L. Nolan, Geraldo C. Reyes Jr., Steven Winter

    Its course

    February 19 to April 13, 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 action14 actions on 8 days

    In the SenateFrom Feb 19

    Committee on ChildrenFeb 19 to Mar 312 days

    Appropriations CommitteeMar 3 to Apr 129 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 – Apr 1

    1. Feb 19Introduced and sent to Committee on Children
    2. Feb 20Heard in Committee on Children
    3. Mar 3Committee on Children recommended it and sent it to Appropriations Committee
    4. Apr 1Appropriations Committee recommended it
    All 14 actions, as published
    1. Feb 19REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 20PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 3Joint Favorable Change of ReferenceBoth houses
    4. Mar 4FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 4RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    6. Mar 5FAV. CHG. OF REF., SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
    7. Mar 5FAV. CHG. OF REF. HOUSE TO COMM. ONHouse of Representatives
    8. Apr 1Joint FavorableBoth houses
    9. Apr 1FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    10. Apr 6REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    11. Apr 13RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    12. Apr 13FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    13. Apr 13SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    14. Apr 13FILE NO.Both houses