In the Senate since March 2, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
Senate Bill 395
AN ACT STUDYING EFFORTS TO INCREASE VOTER PARTICIPATION AND AUTHORIZING MUNICIPAL PILOT PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE SUCH EFFORTS.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To (1) establish a task force to study increasing voter participation, and civic engagement generally, in this state, and (2) allow municipalities to establish pilot programs to promote the goal of achieving one hundred per cent voter participation.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
5 co-sponsors
Derek Slap, Martha Marx, Rick Lopes, Julie Kushner, Jorge Cabrera
In the House of Representatives
21 co-sponsors
Nicholas Menapace, Geraldo C. Reyes Jr., Mary M. Mushinsky, Michael "MJ" Shannon Jr., Josh Elliott, Anne M. Hughes, Hilda E. Santiago, Amy Morrin Bello, Nick Gauthier, Michael D. Quinn, Kevin Brown, Mike Demicco, Christopher Rosario, Fred Gee Jr., Hector Arzeno, Antonio Felipe, David DeFronzo, Anthony L. Nolan, Iris N. Sanchez, Julio A. Concepcion, James Sanchez
Its course
March 2 to April 8, 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 Mar 2
Government Administration and Elections CommitteeMar 2 to Mar 2321 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
Government Administration and Elections Committee13–6
Mar 20
Who voted how
Yea Amy Morrin Bello, 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
Nay Christie M. Carpino, Gale L. Mastrofrancesco, Joe Hoxha, Martin Foncello, Rob Sampson, Seth Bronko
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 Mar 2 – Mar 23
- Mar 2Introduced and sent to Government Administration and Elections Committee
- Mar 9Heard in Government Administration and Elections Committee
- Mar 23Government Administration and Elections Committee recommended it
All 9 actions, as published
- Mar 2REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Mar 9PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 23Joint FavorableBoth houses
- Mar 23FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Apr 1REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Apr 8RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 8FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
- Apr 8SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
- Apr 8FILE NO.Both houses