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2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 8

AN ACT SUPPORTING GRADUATE STUDENTS IN THE STATE.

In the Senate since February 4, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To establish the Supplemental Graduate Student Loan Program, allow up to ten million dollars in state bonds for said program, allocate not less than sixty million dollars in annual private activity bonds for the Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority and increase the authority's bonding authorization cap.

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

    26 co-sponsors

    Kaitlyn Shake, Eilish Collins Main, Nick Gauthier, Gary A. Turco Jr., Anne M. Hughes, Corey P. Paris, Travis Simms, Rebecca Martinez, Nicholas Menapace, Josh Elliott, Sarah Keitt, Michael D. Quinn, Laurie Sweet, Geraldo C. Reyes Jr., Mary Fortier, Frank Smith, Jane M. Garibay, Kara Rochelle, Cristin McCarthy Vahey, Michael "MJ" Shannon Jr., Aimee Berger-Girvalo, James Sanchez, John-Michael Parker, Tom Delnicki, Hubert D. Delany, Daniel Gaiewski

    Its course

    February 4 to March 9, 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 action12 actions on 9 days

    In the SenateFrom Feb 4

    Higher Education and Employment Advancement CommitteeFeb 4 to Feb 2420 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 – Feb 24

    1. Feb 4Introduced and sent to Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee
    2. Feb 10Drafted as a bill by Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee
    3. Feb 11Sent to Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee
    4. Feb 13Heard in Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee
    5. Feb 24Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee recommended a substitute for it
    All 12 actions, as published
    1. Feb 4REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 5Vote to DraftBoth houses
    3. Feb 10DRAFTED BY COMMITTEEBoth houses
    4. Feb 11REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    5. Feb 13PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    6. Feb 24Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    7. Feb 25FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    8. Mar 2REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    9. Mar 9RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    10. Mar 9FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    11. Mar 9SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    12. Mar 9FILE NO.Both houses