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2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 459

AN ACT CONCERNING THE SECRETARY OF THE STATE'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE CIRCULATION OF PRIMARY AND NOMINATING PETITIONS AND DISTRIBUTION OF ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICATIONS.

In the Senate since March 6, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To prohibit for a period of time certain individuals convicted of crimes under title 9 of the general statutes from circulating primary and nominating petitions and distributing absentee ballot applications.

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

Derek Slap

Its course

March 6 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 6

Government Administration and Elections CommitteeMar 6 to Mar 2317 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 Mar 6 – Mar 23

  1. Mar 6Introduced and sent to Government Administration and Elections Committee
  2. Mar 9Heard in Government Administration and Elections Committee
  3. Mar 23Government Administration and Elections Committee recommended a substitute for it
All 9 actions, as published
  1. Mar 6REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
  2. Mar 9PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
  3. Mar 23Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
  4. Mar 23FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
  5. Mar 31REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
  6. Apr 8RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
  7. Apr 8FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
  8. Apr 8SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
  9. Apr 8FILE NO.Both houses