CT Mirror’s 2026 Legislative Guide
Connecticut residents can look up their lawmakers and get their questions about state government answered in CT Mirror’s legislative guide.
For CT businesses, 2026 legislative session produced mixed results
While there was progress on some tax credits, new AI regulation and labor protections could introduce new burdens, business leaders said.
CT health legislation: Focus on vaccines, Medicaid rates, private equity in 2026
Connecticut lawmakers tackled several long-standing healthcare issues during this year’s legislative session. Here’s what they passed.
CT education legislation: What passed and what failed in 2026
Lawmakers increased school funding and approved regulations for homeschool. But a proposed cellphone ban missed the mark.
CT tire recycling effort faces ‘disappointing’ setback
A bill failed to gain passage that would have required retailers—who handle disposal for most used tires—to participate in the program.
CT bills that didn’t pass in 2026: School cellphones, data centers, evictions
Lawmakers passed 218 bills this year. But many more never made it out of their committees or were never voted on by the full legislature.
CT’s legislative session in numbers: How many bills passed?
This session, 218 bills passed the House and Senate. They dealt with topics from bottle redemption fraud to accountability of ICE agents.
CT bottle bill, updated with felonies for fraud, passes
The CT General Assembly passed a bill that adds criminal charges for redeeming out-of-state bottles in an attempt to tackle redemption fraud.
CT nursing home oversight bill clears final hurdle
The legislation provides for more scrutiny of nursing home ownership, including private equity investment, and requires annual disclosures.
Legislators pass a bill scrubbing ‘minority’ from DECD lexicon
Senate Bill 307 sped through the General Assembly on the session’s last night. It scrubs racial references from economic development programs.
Lawmakers solve town aid riddle on third try
The General Assembly OK’d a bill clarifying that towns could reopen their budgets to use increased state aid to reduce local property taxes.
House kills bill to hold nonresident landlords accountable
The bill was inspired by concerns raised at the Concierge Apartments in Rocky Hill, where thousands of residents had to find new housing.
As sun sets, CT solar bill sees light in Senate
Lawmakers reauthorized the state’s rooftop solar incentives until 2035, setting a target budget of $85 million a year for the programs.
Voting by mail to be a universal option in Connecticut
A divided Senate gave final passage Wednesday to legislation that lifts the last barriers to no-excuse absentee voting in Connecticut.
Lawmakers give final OK to new PURA board
Legislative approval was the final step in a months-long, near-total makeover of PURA following the resignation of former Chair Marissa Gillett.
Lamont’s bell-to-bell cellphone ban expected to die in Senate
A bell-to-bell cellphone ban for CT public schools cleared the House with bipartisan support; it might not get a vote in the Senate.
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