l9n/ Connecticut

2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 386

AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF RANKED-CHOICE VOTING IN PARTY CAUCUSES, CONVENTIONS AND PRIMARIES, INCLUDING PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARIES, AND IN CERTAIN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

In the Senate since February 26, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To afford political parties the flexibility to use ranked-choice voting in party caucuses, conventions and primaries, including presidential preference primaries.

Sponsors

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

In the Senate

1 co-sponsor

Paul Honig

In the House of Representatives

    17 co-sponsors

    Laurie Sweet, Josh Elliott, Nicholas Menapace, Mary M. Mushinsky, Steven Winter, Aundre Bumgardner, Jane M. Garibay, Nick Gauthier, Michael "MJ" Shannon Jr., Jonathan Steinberg, Jennifer Leeper, Jason Doucette, Anthony L. Nolan, Ronald A. Napoli Jr., Kara Rochelle, Christopher Poulos, Tom Delnicki

    Its course

    February 26 to April 14, 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 action15 actions on 9 days

    In the SenateFrom Feb 26

    Government Administration and Elections CommitteeFeb 26 to Mar 1113 days

    Appropriations CommitteeApr 8 to Apr 135 days

    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 Senate Feb 26 – Apr 13

    1. Feb 26Introduced and sent to Government Administration and Elections Committee
    2. Feb 27Heard in Government Administration and Elections Committee
    3. Mar 11Government Administration and Elections Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. Apr 8Sent to Appropriations Committee
    5. Apr 13Appropriations Committee recommended it
    All 15 actions, as published
    1. Feb 26REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 27PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 11Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Mar 12FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 23REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Mar 30RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Mar 30FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    8. Mar 30SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    9. Mar 30FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 8IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO COMM. ONSenate
    11. Apr 13Joint FavorableBoth houses
    12. Apr 14FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    13. Apr 14RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    14. Apr 14NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    15. Apr 14FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate