Legislative Update
Monday, March 16, 2026 6:05 PM
HB5515 An Act Concerning The Department Of Mental Health And Addiction Services' Recommendations Regarding Access To Opioid Overdose Reversal Medication. - NO POSITION (TRACKED ON 3/7)
Status: PH Public Hearing: Fri 3/13 10:30 AM @ ROOM 1D AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE (3/9)
To remove barriers to access opioid antagonists.
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Hearing Date(s):
Fri 3/13 10:30 AM @ ROOM 1D AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB5470 An Act Concerning Hybrid School Buses. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 3/5)
Status: ET Public Hearing: Thu 3/12 11:00 AM @ ROOM 1D AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE (3/6)
To allow school districts to utilize hybrid school buses to meet certain fuel and emissions requirements.
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Hearing Date(s):
Thu 3/12 11:00 AM @ ROOM 1D AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB5468 An Act Concerning The Provision Of Equivalent Instruction. - (TRACKED ON 3/4)
Status: ED Public Hearing: Wed 3/11 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE (3/6)
To address issues relating to the provision of equivalent instruction in the state.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 3/11 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB311 An Act Concerning Disconnected Youth. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/27)
Status: ED Public Hearing: Wed 3/4 11:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE (2/27)
To require P20 WIN to share data with a nonprofit organization that provides data and data support to other public entities, lower the maximum number of days for an in-school suspension during one school year, allow out-of-school suspension for violent behavior, acts of sexual misconduct or possession of a weapon or controlled substance and require the Department of Education to establish a Disconnected Youth Investment Grant program.
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Wed 3/4 11:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB312 An Act Concerning Assorted Revisions To The Education Statutes. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/27)
Status: ED Public Hearing: Wed 3/4 11:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE (2/27)
To make assorted revisions to the education statutes.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 3/4 11:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB5324 An Act Concerning Education Mandate Relief. - SUPPORT (TRACKED ON 2/26)
Status: ED Public Hearing: Wed 3/4 11:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE (2/27)
To repeal and reduce education mandates.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 3/4 11:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB5002 An Act Concerning Education Funding, Special Education And Early Childhood Programs. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/26)
Status: ED Public Hearing: Wed 3/4 11:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE (2/27)
To make revisions to (1) the foundation amount, the education cost sharing grant, the choice program grant and the charter school funding grant, (2) clarify the process for developing the rate schedule for private providers of special education services, and (3) provide spaces in early childhood programs under Early Start CT for families who become ineligible under the income standards for the Care 4 Kids program.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 3/4 11:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB5327 An Act Authorizing The Disclosure Of An Open Investigation Of Abuse Or Neglect Or Sexual Misconduct In The Hiring Process Of School Employees. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/26)
Status: ED Public Hearing: Wed 3/4 11:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE (2/27)
To authorize a former employer to disclose to a hiring school district any open or pending investigation of abuse or neglect or sexual misconduct of an applicant for a position with such hiring school district.
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Wed 3/4 11:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB5328 An Act Establishing A Working Group To Address Islamophobia In Schools. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/26)
Status: ED Public Hearing: Wed 3/4 11:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE (2/27)
To establish a working group to address Islamophobia in schools.
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Wed 3/4 11:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB5323 An Act Concerning Various Revisions To The Education Statutes. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/25)
Status: ED Public Hearing: Wed 3/4 11:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE (2/27)
To make various revisions to the education statutes.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 3/4 11:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB5269 An Act Establishing A Working Group To Study Energy Drink Consumption By Children And Requiring Certain Signage At The Point Of Sale Of Such Drinks. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/18)
Status: File Number 13 (3/11)
To establish a working group to study the consumption of energy drinks by children and require signage concerning risks associated with such consumption at the point of sale of such drinks.
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Hearing Date(s):
Tue 2/24 1:30 PM @ ROOM 1C AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB5207 An Act Concerning The Full Funding Of The Special Education And Expansion Development Grant. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/17)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (2/17)
To fully fund the special education and expansion development grant.
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HB5214 An Act Concerning School Meals. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/17)
Status: Favorable Change of Reference, Senate to Committee on Appropriations (3/5)
To provide free school breakfasts to all students in the state and to provide free school lunches for all students who are eligible for free or reduced priced lunches in the state.
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Hearing Date(s):
Mon 2/23 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB5218 An Act Concerning Teachers. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/17)
Status: ED Public Hearing: Mon 2/23 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE (2/19)
To (1) establish a just cause standard for teacher termination decisions, (2) make the decision of a neutral arbitrator in a termination hearing binding, and (3) provide full workers' compensation coverage for teachers injured by students in the course of their employment.
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Hearing Date(s):
Mon 2/23 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB222 An Act Permitting Interscholastic Athletics To Be Used As Credit Toward The Physical Education Requirement For Purposes Of High School Graduation. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/17)
Status: ED Public Hearing: Mon 2/23 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE (2/19)
To permit students to use participation in interscholastic athletics to count as credit toward satisfying the physical education requirement of the high school graduation requirements.
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Hearing Date(s):
Mon 2/23 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB5168 An Act Concerning The Secure Transmission Of Minor Patient Safety Plans To Schools By Health Care Providers. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/16)
Status: Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/16/26 5:00 PM (3/11)
Nursin communication mandate
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 2/18 12:00 PM @ ROOM 1D AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB5044 An Act Establishing Connecticut Vaccine Standards. - (TRACKED ON 2/11)
Status: PH Public Hearing: Wed 3/11 10:30 AM @ ROOM 1D AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE (3/6)
To implement the Governor's budget recommendations.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 3/11 10:30 AM @ ROOM 1D AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB194 An Act Concerning Cardiac Screening And Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention For Certain Student Athletes. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/10)
Status: PH Public Hearing: Wed 2/18 12:00 PM @ ROOM 1D AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE (2/13)
To require cardiac screening of certain student athletes to prevent sudden cardiac arrest in such athletes.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 2/18 12:00 PM @ ROOM 1D AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB5148 An Act Concerning Schools. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/10)
Status: ED Public Hearing: Fri 2/20 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE (2/13)
To require the Department of Education to study schools.
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Hearing Date(s):
Fri 2/20 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB5149 An Act Concerning Phone-free Schools. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/10)
Status: ED Public Hearing: Fri 2/20 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE (2/13)
To limit the use of cell phones during the school day and to prohibit school districts from using social media as the only means of providing information to families.
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Hearing Date(s):
Fri 2/20 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB135 An Act Implementing The Recommendations Of The Technical Education And Career System. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/10)
Status: Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/16/26 5:00 PM (3/10)
To (1) transfer certain duties of the Technical Education and Career System board to the executive director of the Technical Education and Career System, (2) remove reference to the "division of postsecondary education programs", (3) allow the board to recommend multiple candidates for superintendent of the Technical Education and Career System at one time, and (4) remove the three-year term limit and performance evaluation requirement for and amend the duties of the superintendent.
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Hearing Date(s):
Fri 2/20 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB136 An Act Concerning Public Education In The State. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/10)
Status: File Number 16 (3/11)
To require the Department of Education to conduct a study of public education in Connecticut.
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Hearing Date(s):
Fri 2/20 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB138 An Act Implementing The Recommendations Of The Department Of Education. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/10)
Status: ED Public Hearing: Fri 2/20 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE (2/13)
To implement the recommendations of the Department of Education.
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Hearing Date(s):
Fri 2/20 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB5033 An Act Implementing The Governor's Budget Recommendations For Education. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/9)
Status: ED Public Hearing: Fri 2/20 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE (2/13)
To implement the Governor's budget recommendations.
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Hearing Date(s):
Fri 2/20 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB5034 An Act Reducing Testing Burdens And Enhancing The Math Curriculum. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/9)
Status: ED Public Hearing: Fri 2/20 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE (2/13)
To implement the Governor's budget recommendations.
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Hearing Date(s):
Fri 2/20 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB5035 An Act Requiring School Districts To Ban Cellular Phones In The Classroom. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/9)
Status: ED Public Hearing: Fri 2/20 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE (2/13)
To implement the Governor's budget recommendations.
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Hearing Date(s):
Fri 2/20 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB5072 An Act Concerning Funding For Vocational Agricultural Programs In Schools. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/9)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations (2/9)
To assist school districts with funding for vocational agricultural programs in schools.
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HB5077 An Act Concerning The Rebasing Of The Education Cost Sharing Grant Formula For Purposes Of Property Tax Relief. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/9)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (2/9)
To reduce local property taxes by rebasing the education cost-sharing grant formula by increasing the foundation amount and adjusting for inflation.
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HB5078 An Act Increasing Funding For Public Schools, Magnet Schools And Charter Schools. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/9)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (2/9)
To ensure equitable and adequate funding for schools across the state.
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HB5093 An Act Concerning The Rebasing Of The Education Cost Sharing Grant Formula For Purposes Of Property Tax Relief. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/9)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (2/9)
To reduce local property taxes by rebasing the education cost-sharing grant formula by increasing the foundation amount and adjusting for inflation.
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SB6 An Act Concerning Supports For Children And Families. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/9)
Status: Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (3/9)
To improve the well-being of children and families.
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Hearing Date(s):
Tue 3/3 1:00 PM @ ROOM 2E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB5032 An Act Adjusting The State Budget For The Biennium Ending June 30, 2027. - (TRACKED ON 2/4)
Status: Public Hearing 02/23 (2/10)
To implement the Governor's budget recommendations.
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Mon 2/23 12:00 AM @
SB7 An Act Concerning Educational Equity. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/4)
Status: ED Public Hearing: Wed 3/4 11:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE (2/27)
To increase funding for public schools.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 3/4 11:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB24 An Act Concerning Funding For The Office Of Dyslexia And Reading Disabilities. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/4)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations (2/4)
To provide an operating budget for the Office of Dyslexia and Reading Disabilities.
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SB34 An Act Concerning An Increase Of The Foundation Amount For Purposes Of The Education Cost-sharing Grant. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/4)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (2/4)
To provide property tax relief.
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SB35 An Act Concerning Full Reimbursement Of A School District's Excess Cost For Special Education. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/4)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (2/4)
To make school districts whole under the special education excess cost grant.
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SB48 An Act Authorizing Bonds Of The State For The Purchase Of Automatic External Defibrillators At Schools. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/4)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding (2/4)
To provide funding to schools for the purchase of automatic external defibrillators.
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