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2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 7

AN ACT CONCERNING EDUCATIONAL EQUITY.

In the Senate since February 4, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To increase funding for public schools.

Sponsors

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

In the Senate

23 co-sponsors

Martin M. Looney, Bob Duff, Saud Anwar, Jorge Cabrera, Christine Cohen, Mae Flexer, Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox, Herron Gaston, Joan V. Hartley, Jan Hochadel, Paul Honig, Julie Kushner, Matthew L. Lesser, Rick Lopes, Ceci Maher, James J. Maroney, Martha Marx, Douglas McCrory, Patricia Billie Miller, Norman Needleman, Catherine A. Osten, MD Rahman, Derek Slap

In the House of Representatives

    14 co-sponsors

    Anthony L. Nolan, Patrick S. Boyd, Kaitlyn Shake, Steven J. Stafstrom, Travis Simms, Rebecca Martinez, Laurie Sweet, Nick Gauthier, Kadeem Roberts, Fred Gee Jr., Eilish Collins Main, Steven Winter, Josh Elliott, Marcus Brown

    Its course

    February 4 to April 20, 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 action19 actions on 12 days

    In the SenateFrom Feb 4

    Education CommitteeFeb 4 to Mar 1640 days

    Appropriations CommitteeApr 15 to Apr 172 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 4 – Apr 17

    1. Feb 4Introduced and sent to Education Committee
    2. Feb 25Drafted as a bill by Education Committee
    3. Feb 26Sent to Education Committee
    4. Feb 27Heard in Education Committee
    5. Mar 16Education Committee recommended a substitute for it
    6. Apr 15Sent to Appropriations Committee
    7. Apr 17Appropriations Committee recommended it
    All 19 actions, as published
    1. Feb 4REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 9Vote to DraftBoth houses
    3. Feb 25DRAFTED BY COMMITTEEBoth houses
    4. Feb 26REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    5. Feb 27PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    6. Mar 16Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    7. Mar 19FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    8. Mar 30REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    9. Apr 7RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    10. Apr 7FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    11. Apr 7SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    12. Apr 7FILE NO.Both houses
    13. Apr 15REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
    14. Apr 15IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO COMMITTEESenate
    15. Apr 17Joint FavorableBoth houses
    16. Apr 20FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    17. Apr 20RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    18. Apr 20NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    19. Apr 20FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate