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.
Will this be the year CT lawmakers curb private equity in health care?
Legislators will try for a third time to address fallout from the private equity ownership of 3 CT hospitals. Previous attempts have failed.
Two Republicans sue top Democrats over ‘emergency’
Two conservative House Republicans filed suit last week, asking the Court to define what constitutes an ’emergency’ under legislative rules.
CT homeschool bill passes House, heads to Senate
H.B. 5468, a controversial bill that would put some regulations on homeschooling, passed along party lines just before midnight on Thursday.
Lamont’s vaccine bill HB 5044 gets final passage in CT Senate
The proposal would expand the power of the CT public health commissioner to establish vaccine recommendations, among other measures.
On second try, absentee voting bill glides to passage in CT House
The CT bill would repeal a law that now denies absentee ballots to those who don’t meet six specific conditions.
CT Senate passes consumer data protection legislation
SB 4, wide-ranging legislation that establishes restrictions on how data brokers can use consumer information, passed the state Senate 31-4.
Tong, CT lawmakers back bill allowing lawsuits over AI sexual images
AG William Tong and Judiciary Committee leaders want to grant residents the right to sue entities that circulate AI-generated sexual images.
CT eviction reform gets public nod of approval from Lamont
Gov. Ned Lamont has previously stayed out of the debate on the issue of eviction reform, which has come up the past few legislative sessions.
CT House postpones vote on universal absentee voting
A protracted debate on a bill that would make voting by absentee ballots a universal option in Connecticut ended without a vote Wednesday.
CT House passes ban on ‘convertible pistols’
HB 5043 would ban the sale of pistols that can be easily converted into a machine gun. It would primarily affect Glocks.
CT could become first state to offer free bus transit to veterans
Lawmakers approved reduced-price fares last year, but program was never funded. This year, Gov. Ned Lamont wants to take it a step further.
Amended AI bill passed by CT Senate after extensive questioning
With Tuesday’s vote, the artificial intelligence bill now moves to the House, which last year opted to not take up that session’s AI measure.
Ban on releasing balloons passes CT Senate
Senate Bill 452 would ban the intentional release of balloons and require CT retailers to attach weights to balloons sold.
Lamont’s vaccine bill HB 5044 passes after heated debate in CT House
Gov. Ned Lamont’s bill expanding Connecticut’s authority over immunizations was poised to pass the House Tuesday, following a lengthy debate.
CT House passes bill removing limits on THC in cannabis products
The Connecticut legislation would eliminate state caps on THC concentration in cannabis flower and raise THC limits in infused drinks.
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