# Connecticut HB 05406: AN ACT CONCERNING ASSORTED MEASURES RECOGNIZING AND HONORING THE HEROISM OF VETERANS AND MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND MAKING VARIOUS REVISIONS TO STATUTES RELATED TO VETERANS' AND MILITARY AFFAIRS.

Connecticut HB 05406, AN ACT CONCERNING ASSORTED MEASURES RECOGNIZING AND HONORING THE HEROISM OF VETERANS AND MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND MAKING VARIOUS REVISIONS TO STATUTES RELATED TO VETERANS' AND MILITARY AFFAIRS., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee; status signed, last action 2026-05-26 (Signed by the Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Connecticut HB 05406
- State: Connecticut
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT CONCERNING ASSORTED MEASURES RECOGNIZING AND HONORING THE HEROISM OF VETERANS AND MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND MAKING VARIOUS REVISIONS TO STATUTES RELATED TO VETERANS' AND MILITARY AFFAIRS.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-26
- Last action: 2026-05-26, Signed by the Governor
- Sponsor: Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee
- Cosponsors: 52
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 5 (0 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 8

## Summary

To make minor and technical revisions to a statute concerning ribbons and medals awarded to certain veterans and armed forces reservists with wartime service.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Dental help for eligible Connecticut veterans: benefit, high. Beginning January 1, 2027, eligible Connecticut veterans can apply for dental help. The program covers up to $3,000 in services per veteran each calendar year, with total costs capped at $1 million per fiscal year. Applicants must live in Connecticut, have a service-connected disability rating belo…
- Faster early help after military moves: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, Connecticut must help certain children keep early intervention services after a military move. The child must have had a service plan through another state or territory’s early intervention system. Connecticut must transfer records, address needed assessments, and hold a mee…
- Lower license fees for veterans: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, veterans verified by Connecticut can get the $84 fee waived for an original driver’s license and the $28 fee waived for an identity card. The identity-card waiver applies to verified veterans, not only veterans who are blind.
- More time for service renewals: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, qualifying members called to active service in a U.S. state's armed forces have 90 days after release to renew a driver’s license or vehicle registration, or complete an emissions inspection, without late fees. The deadline was 60 days.
- Tax breaks for Guard and honor guard pay: benefit, low. Connecticut taxpayers can subtract qualifying pay for serving on an honor guard at a funeral from state taxable income. Starting with tax years beginning January 1, 2027, taxpayers can also subtract National Guard pay for ordered active service, to the extent it is included in federal income. The l…
- Bilingual support for veterans and service members: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, Connecticut keeps the Hispanic-American Veterans of Connecticut commemorative account separate from the General Fund. The account supports bilingual services and assistance for Connecticut veterans and armed-forces members. The law does not set a new funding amount.
- State emergency reserve for military response: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Connecticut has an account for emergency-response costs when federal funds are not immediately available. The Treasurer must transfer $500,000 to the account for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027. The Governor must approve each use in consultation with the emergency servi…
- More online guidance for veterans: benefit, low. Starting July 1, 2026, Connecticut must post warnings about unrecognized claims agents and links to federal tools for checking or reporting them. The notice must warn veterans not to share VA or bank login details. Starting October 1, 2026, the state must also post resource lists, train veterans’ s…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee
- Cosponsor: Aimee Berger-Girvalo (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Bob Godfrey (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Christie M. Carpino (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Christopher Poulos (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Craig C. Fishbein (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dave W. Yaccarino (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David Rutigliano (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dominique Johnson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Donna Veach (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Gary A. Turco (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Heather S. Somers (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Hector Arzeno (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Henry J. Genga (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Hilda E. Santiago (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Hubert D. Delany (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Irene M. Haines (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Iris N Sanchez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jaime S. Foster (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jason Buchsbaum (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jason Perillo (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: John A. Kissel (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joseph H. Zullo (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kaitlyn Shake (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kara Rochelle (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kathy Kennedy (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kenneth Gucker (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kerry S. Wood (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Larry B. Butler (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Laurie Sweet (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mark W. Anderson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Martin Foncello (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael "MJ" Shannon (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Michael D. Quinn (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nicholas Menapace (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nick Gauthier (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Patricia A. Dillon (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Patrick E. Callahan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Patrick S. Boyd (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Paul Cicarella (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ronald A. Napoli (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Saud Anwar (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Savet Constantine (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Stephen G. Harding (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tami Zawistowski (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tammy Nuccio (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tim Ackert (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tina Courpas (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tom Delnicki (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tony Hwang (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tony J. Scott (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: William Heffernan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: William Pizzuto (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-20 | House | FIN Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) | pass |   |   |   |
| 2026-03-10 | House | House Roll Call Vote 67 AS AMENDED | pass |   |   |   |
| 2026-03-10 | House | VA Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) | pass |   |   |   |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | Senate Roll Call Vote 266 | pass |   |   |   |
| 2026-03-10 | House | House Roll Call Vote 66 HOUSE AMD A | pass |   |   |   |

## Actions (28)

- 2026-05-26: Signed by the Governor (legislature)
- 2026-05-15: Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor (legislature)
- 2026-05-15: Transmitted to the Secretary of State (legislature)
- 2026-05-14: Public Act 26-35 (legislature)
- 2026-05-04: On Consent Calendar / In Concurrence (legislature)
- 2026-05-04: Senate Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A (Senate)
- 2026-05-04: Senate Adopted House Amendment Schedule A (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: No New File by Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding (legislature)
- 2026-04-20: Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2026-04-20: Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2026-04-20: Joint Favorable (legislature)
- 2026-04-15: Immediate Transmittal (legislature)
- 2026-04-15: Referred by Senate to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: File Number 611 (legislature)
- 2026-04-13: Senate Calendar Number 370 (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: House Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A (House)
- 2026-04-09: House Adopted House Amendment Schedule A 3953 (House)
- 2026-03-25: File Number 167 (legislature)
- 2026-03-25: House Calendar Number 142 (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 Substitute (legislature)
- 2026-02-27: Public Hearing 03/03 (legislature)
- 2026-02-26: Referred to Joint Committee on Veterans' and Military Affairs (legislature)

## Bill text

- Public Act No. 26-35, 2026-05-14: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/PA/PDF/2026PA-00035-R00HB-05406-PA.PDF)
- File No. 611, 2026-04-13: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026HB-05406-R000611-FC.PDF)
- File No. 167, 2026-03-25: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026HB-05406-R000167-FC.PDF)
- FIN Joint Favorable, 2026-03-10: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05406-R02-HB.PDF)
- VA Joint Favorable Substitute, 2026-03-10: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05406-R01-HB.PDF)
- Raised Bill, 2026-02-26: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05406-R00-HB.PDF)
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 167: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05406-R000167-BA.PDF)
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 611: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05406-R010611-BA.PDF)
- Bill Analysis for HB-5406, as amended by House "A": [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05406-R01-BA.PDF)
- FIN Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/H/PDF/2026HB-05406-R00FIN-JFR.PDF)
- FIN Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/H/PDF/2026HB-05406-R00FIN-CV58-TS.PDF)
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 167: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05406-R000167-FN.PDF)
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 611: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05406-R010611-FN.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 3906 (Reduces Cost In Bill): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05406-R00LCO03906-FNA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 3943 (See Fiscal Note Details): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05406-R00LCO03943-FNA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 3953 (See Fiscal Note Details): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05406-R00LCO03953-FNA.pdf)
- Fiscal Note for HB-5406, As Amended by House "A" (LCO 3953): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05406-R01-FN.PDF)
- House LCO Amendment #3906 (J): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO03906-R00-AMD.pdf)
- House LCO Amendment #3943 (J): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO03943-R00-AMD.pdf)
- House Roll Call Vote 66 HOUSE AMD A: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00066-R00HB05406-HV.PDF)
- House Roll Call Vote 67 AS AMENDED: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00067-R00HB05406-HV.PDF)
- House Schedule A LCO# 3953 (J): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/H/pdf/2026HB-05406-R00HA-AMD.pdf)
- Senate Roll Call Vote 266: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00266-R00HB05406-SV.PDF)
- Summary for Public Act No. 26-35: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/SUM/PDF/2026SUM00035-R02HB-05406-SUM.PDF)
- VA Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/H/PDF/2026HB-05406-R00VA-JFR.PDF)
- VA Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/H/PDF/2026HB-05406-R00VA-CV43-TS.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Public Act No. 26-35 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/PA/PDF/2026PA-00035-R00HB-05406-PA.PDF)
- [File No. 611 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026HB-05406-R000611-FC.PDF)
- [File No. 167 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026HB-05406-R000167-FC.PDF)
- [FIN Joint Favorable (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05406-R02-HB.PDF)
- [VA Joint Favorable Substitute (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05406-R01-HB.PDF)
- [Raised Bill (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05406-R00-HB.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis For File Copy 167 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05406-R000167-BA.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis For File Copy 611 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05406-R010611-BA.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis for HB-5406, as amended by House "A" (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05406-R01-BA.PDF)
- [FIN Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/H/PDF/2026HB-05406-R00FIN-JFR.PDF)
- [FIN Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/H/PDF/2026HB-05406-R00FIN-CV58-TS.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note For File Copy 167 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05406-R000167-FN.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note For File Copy 611 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05406-R010611-FN.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 3906 (Reduces Cost In Bill) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05406-R00LCO03906-FNA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 3943 (See Fiscal Note Details) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05406-R00LCO03943-FNA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 3953 (See Fiscal Note Details) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05406-R00LCO03953-FNA.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note for HB-5406, As Amended by House "A" (LCO 3953) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05406-R01-FN.PDF)
- [House LCO Amendment #3906 (J) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO03906-R00-AMD.pdf)
- [House LCO Amendment #3943 (J) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO03943-R00-AMD.pdf)
- [House Roll Call Vote 66 HOUSE AMD A (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00066-R00HB05406-HV.PDF)
- [House Roll Call Vote 67 AS AMENDED (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00067-R00HB05406-HV.PDF)
- [House Schedule A LCO# 3953 (J) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/H/pdf/2026HB-05406-R00HA-AMD.pdf)
- [Senate Roll Call Vote 266 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00266-R00HB05406-SV.PDF)
- [Summary for Public Act No. 26-35 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/SUM/PDF/2026SUM00035-R02HB-05406-SUM.PDF)
- [VA Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/H/PDF/2026HB-05406-R00VA-JFR.PDF)
- [VA Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/H/PDF/2026HB-05406-R00VA-CV43-TS.PDF)

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