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2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 286

AN ACT INCREASING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR GRANDPARENTS AND OTHER NONPARENT RELATIVES RAISING CERTAIN CHILDREN.

In the Senate since February 19, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To provide the same financial benefits to grandparents and other nonparent relatives who adopt their grandchildren or relative children as those who adopt unrelated 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

Jan Hochadel, Herron Gaston

In the House of Representatives

    6 co-sponsors

    Tami Zawistowski, Jane M. Garibay, Mary Fortier, Anne M. Hughes, Laurie Sweet, Mitch Bolinsky

    Its course

    February 19 to March 17, 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

    Aging CommitteeFeb 19 to Mar 514 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 5

    1. Feb 19Introduced and sent to Aging Committee
    2. Feb 20Heard in Aging Committee
    3. Mar 5Aging Committee recommended it
    All 9 actions, as published
    1. Feb 19REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 20PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 5Joint FavorableBoth houses
    4. Mar 5FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 10REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Mar 17RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Mar 17FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    8. Mar 17SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    9. Mar 17FILE NO.Both houses