# Connecticut HB 05525: AN ACT CONCERNING A RAPID RESPONSE PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES.

Connecticut HB 05525, AN ACT CONCERNING A RAPID RESPONSE PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Environment Committee; status signed, last action 2026-05-20 (Signed by the Governor) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Connecticut HB 05525
- State: Connecticut
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT CONCERNING A RAPID RESPONSE PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-03-06
- Last action: 2026-05-20, Signed by the Governor
- Sponsor: Environment Committee
- Cosponsors: 35
- Subjects: environment
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (0 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

To establish a rapid response program and protocol for the elimination and containment of hydrilla and other aquatic invasive species in the state.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Environment Committee
- Cosponsor: Aundre Bumgardner (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Devin R. Carney (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Gary A. Turco (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Greg S. Howard (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Heather S. Somers (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Hector Arzeno (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Hilda E. Santiago (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Irene M. Haines (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jaime S. Foster (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jane M. Garibay (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jason Perillo (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: John A. Kissel (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: John Santanella (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: John-Michael Parker (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jonathan Jacobson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Josh Elliott (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Julie Kushner (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kadeem Roberts (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kaitlyn Shake (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kenneth Gucker (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Laurie Sweet (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Maria P. Horn (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Martha Marx (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michael "MJ" Shannon (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nicholas Menapace (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nick Gauthier (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Patrick E. Callahan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Paul Cicarella (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Renee LaMark Muir (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Rob Sampson (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Savet Constantine (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Stephen G. Harding (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tami Zawistowski (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tom Delnicki (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: William Heffernan (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-18 | Senate | Senate Roll Call Vote 323 | pass |   |   |   |
| 2026-03-18 | House | House Roll Call Vote 106 AS AMENDED | pass |   |   |   |
| 2026-03-18 | House | ENV Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) | pass |   |   |   |

## Actions (22)

- 2026-05-20: 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 26-65 (legislature)
- 2026-05-05: On Consent Calendar / In Concurrence (legislature)
- 2026-05-05: Senate Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A (Senate)
- 2026-05-05: Senate Adopted House Amendment Schedule A (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: File Number 737 (legislature)
- 2026-04-28: Senate Calendar Number 472 (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate (Senate)
- 2026-04-27: Immediate Transmittal to the Senate (Senate)
- 2026-04-27: House Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A (House)
- 2026-04-27: House Adopted House Amendment Schedule A 4498 (House)
- 2026-04-07: File Number 437 (legislature)
- 2026-04-07: House Calendar Number 320 (House)
- 2026-04-07: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House (House)
- 2026-04-07: Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2026-03-30: Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/07/26 12:00 PM (legislature)
- 2026-03-19: Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2026-03-18: Joint Favorable (legislature)
- 2026-03-09: Public Hearing 03/13 (legislature)
- 2026-03-06: Referred to Joint Committee on Environment (legislature)

## Bill text

- Public Act No. 26-65, 2026-05-14: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/PA/PDF/2026PA-00065-R00HB-05525-PA.PDF)
- File No. 737, 2026-04-28: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026HB-05525-R000737-FC.PDF)
- File No. 437, 2026-04-07: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026HB-05525-R000437-FC.PDF)
- ENV Joint Favorable, 2026-03-18: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05525-R01-HB.PDF)
- Raised Bill, 2026-03-06: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05525-R00-HB.PDF)
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 437: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05525-R000437-BA.PDF)
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 737: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05525-R010737-BA.PDF)
- Bill Analysis for HB-5525, as amended by House "A": [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05525-R01-BA.PDF)
- ENV Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/H/PDF/2026HB-05525-R00ENV-JFR.PDF)
- ENV Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/H/PDF/2026HB-05525-R00ENV-CV65-TS.PDF)
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 437: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05525-R000437-FN.PDF)
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 737: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05525-R010737-FN.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4060 (No Fiscal Impact): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05525-R00LCO04060-FNA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4219 (No Fiscal Impact): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05525-R00LCO04219-FNA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4498 (No Fiscal Impact): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05525-R00LCO04498-FNA.pdf)
- Fiscal Note for HB-5525, As Amended by House "A" (LCO 4498): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05525-R02-FN.PDF), [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05525-R01-FN.PDF)
- House LCO Amendment #4060 (D): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO04060-R00-AMD.pdf)
- House LCO Amendment #4219 (D): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO04219-R00-AMD.pdf)
- House Roll Call Vote 106 AS AMENDED: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00106-R00HB05525-HV.PDF)
- House Schedule A LCO# 4498 (J): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/H/pdf/2026HB-05525-R00HA-AMD.pdf)
- Senate Roll Call Vote 323: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00323-R00HB05525-SV.PDF)
- Summary for Public Act No. 26-65: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/SUM/PDF/2026SUM00065-R02HB-05525-SUM.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Public Act No. 26-65 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/PA/PDF/2026PA-00065-R00HB-05525-PA.PDF)
- [File No. 737 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026HB-05525-R000737-FC.PDF)
- [File No. 437 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026HB-05525-R000437-FC.PDF)
- [ENV Joint Favorable (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05525-R01-HB.PDF)
- [Raised Bill (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05525-R00-HB.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis For File Copy 437 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05525-R000437-BA.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis For File Copy 737 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05525-R010737-BA.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis for HB-5525, as amended by House "A" (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05525-R01-BA.PDF)
- [ENV Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/H/PDF/2026HB-05525-R00ENV-JFR.PDF)
- [ENV Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/H/PDF/2026HB-05525-R00ENV-CV65-TS.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note For File Copy 437 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05525-R000437-FN.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note For File Copy 737 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05525-R010737-FN.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4060 (No Fiscal Impact) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05525-R00LCO04060-FNA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4219 (No Fiscal Impact) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05525-R00LCO04219-FNA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4498 (No Fiscal Impact) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05525-R00LCO04498-FNA.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note for HB-5525, As Amended by House "A" (LCO 4498) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05525-R02-FN.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for HB-5525, As Amended by House "A" (LCO 4498) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05525-R01-FN.PDF)
- [House LCO Amendment #4060 (D) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO04060-R00-AMD.pdf)
- [House LCO Amendment #4219 (D) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO04219-R00-AMD.pdf)
- [House Roll Call Vote 106 AS AMENDED (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00106-R00HB05525-HV.PDF)
- [House Schedule A LCO# 4498 (J) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/H/pdf/2026HB-05525-R00HA-AMD.pdf)
- [Senate Roll Call Vote 323 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00323-R00HB05525-SV.PDF)
- [Summary for Public Act No. 26-65 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/SUM/PDF/2026SUM00065-R02HB-05525-SUM.PDF)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB05525-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).