# Connecticut HB 05381: AN ACT CONCERNING UNLAWFUL FUNERAL SERVICE PRACTICES.

Connecticut HB 05381, AN ACT CONCERNING UNLAWFUL FUNERAL SERVICE PRACTICES., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Appropriations Committee; status signed, last action 2026-05-19 (Signed by the Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Connecticut HB 05381
- State: Connecticut
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT CONCERNING UNLAWFUL FUNERAL SERVICE PRACTICES.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-27
- Last action: 2026-05-19, Signed by the Governor
- Sponsor: Appropriations Committee
- Cosponsors: 7
- Subjects: appropriations
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (0 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

To compensate victims of unlawful funeral service practices.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Restitution for funeral contract fraud: benefit, high. Starting July 1, 2027, eligible people can seek restitution for fraud or other unlawful acts involving money paid under funeral contracts entered into on or before July 1, 2026. Claims must include the original contract and proof of claimant status, services provided, and payments for services not…
- Clearer rules for prepaid funeral contracts: benefit, low. Starting July 1, 2026, Connecticut funeral contracts must include the purchaser’s signed statement that they received the state’s fact sheet and had time to review it before signing. Contracts must also state in bold that the purchaser should receive an escrow notice confirming the first deposit an…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Appropriations Committee
- Cosponsor: Anthony L. Nolan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jaime S. Foster (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jeff Gordon (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kenneth Gucker (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kevin Brown (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tammy Nuccio (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tom Delnicki (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-01 | Senate | Senate Roll Call Vote 336 | pass |   |   |   |
| 2026-04-01 | House | House Roll Call Vote 125 AS AMENDED | pass |   |   |   |
| 2026-04-01 | House | APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) | pass |   |   |   |

## Bill text

- Public Act No. 26-57, 2026-05-14: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/PA/PDF/2026PA-00057-R00HB-05381-PA.PDF)
- File No. 744, 2026-04-29: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026HB-05381-R000744-FC.PDF)
- File No. 637, 2026-04-15: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026HB-05381-R000637-FC.PDF)
- APP Joint Favorable Substitute, 2026-04-01: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05381-R01-HB.PDF)
- Raised Bill, 2026-02-27: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05381-R00-HB.PDF)
- APP Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/H/PDF/2026HB-05381-R00APP-JFR.PDF)
- APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/H/PDF/2026HB-05381-R00APP-CV16-TS.PDF)
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 637: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05381-R000637-BA.PDF)
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 744: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05381-R000744-BA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 637: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05381-R000637-FN.PDF)
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 744: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05381-R010744-FN.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4913 (See Fiscal Note Details): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05381-R00LCO04913-FNA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for HB-5381, As Amended by House "A" (LCO 4913): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05381-R01-FN.PDF)
- House Roll Call Vote 125 AS AMENDED: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00125-R00HB05381-HV.PDF)
- House Schedule A LCO# 4913 (J): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/H/pdf/2026HB-05381-R00HA-AMD.pdf)
- Senate Roll Call Vote 336: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00336-R00HB05381-SV.PDF)
- Summary for Public Act No. 26-57: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/SUM/PDF/2026SUM00057-R01HB-05381-SUM.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB 05340: AN ACT CONCERNING RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION. (signed)
- HB 05349: AN ACT CONCERNING A POLICE OFFICER TRAINING PROGRAM AND THE ROUNDING OF CERTAIN CASH PURCHASES. (signed)
- HB 05153: AN ACT CONCERNING MINOR REVISIONS TO DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION RELATED STATUTES. (signed)
- SB 00488: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE TREASURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REVISIONS TO THE UNCLAIMED PROPERTY PROGRAM AND SECOND INJURY FUND. (signed)
- SB 00475: AN ACT CONCERNING JUDICIAL BRANCH OPERATIONS. (signed)
- SB 00484: AN ACT CONCERNING DISTRACTED DRIVING AND THE SAFE OPERATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE IN A HIGHWAY WORK ZONE. (signed)

## Sources
- [Public Act No. 26-57 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/PA/PDF/2026PA-00057-R00HB-05381-PA.PDF)
- [File No. 744 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026HB-05381-R000744-FC.PDF)
- [File No. 637 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026HB-05381-R000637-FC.PDF)
- [APP Joint Favorable Substitute (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05381-R01-HB.PDF)
- [Raised Bill (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05381-R00-HB.PDF)
- [APP Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/H/PDF/2026HB-05381-R00APP-JFR.PDF)
- [APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/H/PDF/2026HB-05381-R00APP-CV16-TS.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis For File Copy 637 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05381-R000637-BA.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis For File Copy 744 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05381-R000744-BA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note For File Copy 637 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05381-R000637-FN.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note For File Copy 744 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05381-R010744-FN.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4913 (See Fiscal Note Details) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05381-R00LCO04913-FNA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for HB-5381, As Amended by House "A" (LCO 4913) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05381-R01-FN.PDF)
- [House Roll Call Vote 125 AS AMENDED (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00125-R00HB05381-HV.PDF)
- [House Schedule A LCO# 4913 (J) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/H/pdf/2026HB-05381-R00HA-AMD.pdf)
- [Senate Roll Call Vote 336 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00336-R00HB05381-SV.PDF)
- [Summary for Public Act No. 26-57 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/SUM/PDF/2026SUM00057-R01HB-05381-SUM.PDF)

## Related
- [HB 05340: AN ACT CONCERNING RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB05340-2026)
- [HB 05349: AN ACT CONCERNING A POLICE OFFICER TRAINING PROGRAM AND THE ROUNDING OF CERTAIN…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB05349-2026)
- [HB 05153: AN ACT CONCERNING MINOR REVISIONS TO DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PRO…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB05153-2026)
- [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 00484: AN ACT CONCERNING DISTRACTED DRIVING AND THE SAFE OPERATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB00484-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB05381-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).