# Connecticut HB 05260: AN ACT PROHIBITING A MUNICIPALITY FROM IMPOSING A PENALTY FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING.

Connecticut HB 05260, AN ACT PROHIBITING A MUNICIPALITY FROM IMPOSING A PENALTY FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Housing Committee; status failed, last action 2026-04-07 (Tabled for the Calendar, House) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Connecticut HB 05260
- State: Connecticut
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT PROHIBITING A MUNICIPALITY FROM IMPOSING A PENALTY FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-19
- Last action: 2026-04-07, Tabled for the Calendar, House
- Sponsor: Housing Committee
- Cosponsors: 10
- Subjects: housing
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (0 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

To prohibit municipalities from enacting or enforcing a prohibition on the performance of certain activities of daily living.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Housing Committee
- Cosponsor: Antonio Felipe (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Frank Smith (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jillian Gilchrest (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Josh Elliott (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kadeem Roberts (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Laurie Sweet (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: MD Rahman (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michael "MJ" Shannon (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nick Gauthier (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Saud Anwar (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-06 | House | PD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) | pass |   |   |   |
| 2026-03-10 | House | HSG Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) | pass |   |   |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2026-04-07: Tabled for the Calendar, House (House)
- 2026-04-07: No New File by Committee on Planning and Development (legislature)
- 2026-04-07: Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2026-04-07: Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2026-04-06: Joint Favorable (legislature)
- 2026-03-31: Referred by House to Committee on Planning and Development (House)
- 2026-03-25: File Number 161 (legislature)
- 2026-03-25: House Calendar Number 136 (House)
- 2026-03-25: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House (House)
- 2026-03-25: Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2026-03-19: Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/24/26 5:00 PM (legislature)
- 2026-03-11: Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2026-03-10: Joint Favorable (legislature)
- 2026-02-20: Public Hearing 02/24 (legislature)
- 2026-02-19: Referred to Joint Committee on Housing (legislature)

## Bill text

- File No. 161, 2026-03-25: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026HB-05260-R000161-FC.PDF)
- HSG Joint Favorable, 2026-03-10: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05260-R01-HB.PDF)
- PD Joint Favorable, 2026-03-10: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05260-R02-HB.PDF)
- Raised Bill, 2026-02-19: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05260-R00-HB.PDF)
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 161: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05260-R000161-BA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 161: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05260-R000161-FN.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4238 (No Fiscal Impact): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05260-R00LCO04238-FNA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4240 (No Fiscal Impact): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05260-R00LCO04240-FNA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4341 (No Fiscal Impact): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05260-R00LCO04341-FNA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4342 (No Fiscal Impact): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05260-R00LCO04342-FNA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4346 (No Fiscal Impact): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05260-R00LCO04346-FNA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4362 (No Fiscal Impact): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05260-R00LCO04362-FNA.pdf)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4363 (No Fiscal Impact): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05260-R00LCO04363-FNA.pdf)
- HSG Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/H/PDF/2026HB-05260-R00HSG-JFR.PDF)
- HSG Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/H/PDF/2026HB-05260-R00HSG-CV38-TS.PDF)
- House LCO Amendment #4238 (R): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO04238-R00-AMD.pdf)
- House LCO Amendment #4240 (R): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO04240-R00-AMD.pdf)
- House LCO Amendment #4341 (R): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO04341-R00-AMD.pdf)
- House LCO Amendment #4342 (R): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO04342-R00-AMD.pdf)
- House LCO Amendment #4346 (R): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO04346-R00-AMD.pdf)
- House LCO Amendment #4362 (R): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO04362-R00-AMD.pdf)
- House LCO Amendment #4363 (R): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO04363-R00-AMD.pdf)
- PD Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/H/PDF/2026HB-05260-R00PD-JFR.PDF)
- PD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/H/PDF/2026HB-05260-R00PD-CV57-TS.PDF)

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## Sources
- [File No. 161 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026HB-05260-R000161-FC.PDF)
- [HSG Joint Favorable (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05260-R01-HB.PDF)
- [PD Joint Favorable (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05260-R02-HB.PDF)
- [Raised Bill (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05260-R00-HB.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis For File Copy 161 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05260-R000161-BA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note For File Copy 161 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05260-R000161-FN.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4238 (No Fiscal Impact) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05260-R00LCO04238-FNA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4240 (No Fiscal Impact) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05260-R00LCO04240-FNA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4341 (No Fiscal Impact) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05260-R00LCO04341-FNA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4342 (No Fiscal Impact) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05260-R00LCO04342-FNA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4346 (No Fiscal Impact) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05260-R00LCO04346-FNA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4362 (No Fiscal Impact) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05260-R00LCO04362-FNA.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4363 (No Fiscal Impact) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05260-R00LCO04363-FNA.pdf)
- [HSG Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/H/PDF/2026HB-05260-R00HSG-JFR.PDF)
- [HSG Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/H/PDF/2026HB-05260-R00HSG-CV38-TS.PDF)
- [House LCO Amendment #4238 (R) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO04238-R00-AMD.pdf)
- [House LCO Amendment #4240 (R) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO04240-R00-AMD.pdf)
- [House LCO Amendment #4341 (R) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO04341-R00-AMD.pdf)
- [House LCO Amendment #4342 (R) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO04342-R00-AMD.pdf)
- [House LCO Amendment #4346 (R) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO04346-R00-AMD.pdf)
- [House LCO Amendment #4362 (R) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO04362-R00-AMD.pdf)
- [House LCO Amendment #4363 (R) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO04363-R00-AMD.pdf)
- [PD Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/H/PDF/2026HB-05260-R00PD-JFR.PDF)
- [PD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/H/PDF/2026HB-05260-R00PD-CV57-TS.PDF)

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- [SB 00484: AN ACT CONCERNING DISTRACTED DRIVING AND THE SAFE OPERATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB00484-2026)
- [SB 00488: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE TREASURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REVISIONS TO THE UNCLAI…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB00488-2026)
- [SB 00475: AN ACT CONCERNING JUDICIAL BRANCH OPERATIONS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB00475-2026)
- [SB 00444: AN ACT AUTHORIZING CERTAIN MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES TO SERVE ON MUNICIPAL BOARDS OF…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB00444-2026)
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