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2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 465

AN ACT CONCERNING EXPLORATORY COMMITTEES.

In the Senate since March 6, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To (1) restrict exploratory committees to not more than thirty days of operation, (2) cap the maximum contribution to exploratory committees at two hundred fifty dollars, (3) limit the total amount of contributions exploratory committees may receive to five thousand dollars apiece, and (4) provide that, if a candidate makes any statement that such candidate is exploring a run for a particular office, such statement triggers the requirement to convert an exploratory committee into a candidate committee.

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

Rob Sampson

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 it
All 9 actions, as published
  1. Mar 6REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
  2. Mar 9PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
  3. Mar 23Joint FavorableBoth 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