All Roll Calls
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Sponsored By: General Law Committee
Signed by Governor
To (1) require the Commissioner of Revenue Services to periodically disclose to the Commissioner of Consumer Protection the name and address of each operator of a hotel, lodging house or bed and breakfast establishment who has remitted the use tax, (2) impose penalties on operators of hotels, motels, inns or similar lodgings who fail to satisfy various recordkeeping, training, occupancy rate and notice requirements, and (3) grant additional enforcement powers to the Commissioner of Consumer Protection.
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Beginning October 1, 2026, Connecticut lodging operators must keep all guest transaction records and receipts for at least six months and allow state record reviews and property inspections. Operators must train every employee at hire, maintain trafficking-awareness efforts, and place annual training certifications in employee files. They must conspicuously post the required trafficking notice where work, services, or transactions take place. Operators cannot offer financial discounts or benefits for sleeping rooms based on hourly rates or stays of 12 hours or less. Each of these four rule categories carries civil fines of $1,000 per violation, capped at $5,000 per operator per calendar year for that category; existing license sanctions remain available.
Beginning January 1, 2027, Connecticut hotel, motel, inn, and similar lodging operators must register each property with the Department of Consumer Protection. Registration requires operator identity, a primary contact, property addresses, proof of trafficking-law compliance, and other information the department requires. Nonrefundable fees are $50 per property with fewer than 15 guest rooms and $200 for properties with 15 or more. Initial registrations expire December 31 of the year issued. Renewals last one year and require the same fee.
General Law Committee
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Anthony L. Nolan
Democratic • House
Craig C. Fishbein
Republican • House
Donna Veach
Republican • House
Eric C. Berthel
Republican • Senate
Heather S. Somers
Republican • Senate
Hilda E. Santiago
Democratic • House
Hubert D. Delany
Democratic • House
Iris N Sanchez
Democratic • House
Jeff Gordon
Republican • Senate
John A. Kissel
Republican • Senate
Joseph H. Zullo
Republican • House
Kara Rochelle
Democratic • House
Kenneth Gucker
Democratic • House
Lucy Dathan
Democratic • House
Nicholas Menapace
Democratic • House
Nick Gauthier
Democratic • House
Nicole Klarides-Ditria
Republican • House
Paul Cicarella
Republican • Senate
Raghib Allie-Brennan
Democratic • House
Rob Sampson
Republican • Senate
Stephen G. Harding
Republican • Senate
Steve Weir
Republican • House
Tim Ackert
Republican • House
Tina Courpas
Republican • House
Tom Delnicki
Republican • House
All Roll Calls
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Senate vote • 4/24/2026
JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable)
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Senate vote • 4/17/2026
APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable)
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House vote • 3/11/2026
House Roll Call Vote 254 AS AMENDED
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Senate vote • 3/11/2026
Senate Roll Call Vote 185
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Senate vote • 3/11/2026
GL Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute)
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Signed by the Governor
Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
Transmitted to the Secretary of State
Public Act 26-98
In Concurrence
House Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A
House Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A
House Calendar Number 528
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
Rules Suspended, Transmitted to the House
Senate Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A
Senate Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A 5164
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
No New File by Committee on Judiciary
Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
Joint Favorable
Immediate Transmittal
Referred by Senate to Committee on Judiciary
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
No New File by Committee on Appropriations
Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
Joint Favorable
Immediate Transmittal
Public Act No. 26-98
4/29/2026
File No. 169
3/25/2026
APP Joint Favorable
3/11/2026
GL Joint Favorable Substitute
3/11/2026
JUD Joint Favorable
3/11/2026
Raised Bill
2/10/2026
APP Joint Fav. Rpt
APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable)
Bill Analysis For File Copy 169
Bill Analysis for SB-116, as amended by Senate "A"
Fiscal Note For File Copy 169
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4675 (See Fiscal Note Details)
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4727 (See Fiscal Note Details)
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 5164 (See Fiscal Note Details)
Fiscal Note for SB-116, As Amended by Senate "A" (LCO 5164)
GL Joint Fav. Rpt
GL Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute)
House Roll Call Vote 254 AS AMENDED
JUD Joint Fav. Rpt
JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable)
Senate LCO Amendment #4675 (J)
Senate LCO Amendment #4727 (J)
Senate Roll Call Vote 185
Senate Schedule A LCO# 5164 (J)
Summary for Public Act No. 26-98
HB 05563, AN ACT CONCERNING VARIOUS CRIMINAL LAW AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROPOSALS, CERTIFICATES OF APPROVAL FOR AIRPORTS, HELIPORTS, VERTIPORTS, RESTRICTED LANDING AREAS AND OTHER AIR NAVIGATION FACILITIES, POLICE COLLABORATION WITH SOCIAL WORKERS, SURVEILLANCE PRICING, EDUCATION COST SHARING AND WITHHOLDING OF TAXES FROM LUMP SUM PAYMENTS.
To (1) modify statutory provisions relating to the offenses of organized retail theft and accessory to organized retail theft, (2) establish fostering the sale of stolen property and gift card crime as forms of larceny, (3) modify statutory provisions relating to the civil liability of a person eighteen years of age or older or an emancipated minor who takes possession of certain goods, merchandise or produce without the consent of the owner and with a certain intention, or who alters the price indicia of such goods or merchandise, and (4) modify statutory provisions concerning to whom the Department of Public Health may release information concerning acknowledgment of parentage.
HB 05509, AN ACT CONCERNING JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
To (1) require the Secretary of the State to publish a manual concerning the duties of justices of the peace, (2) prohibit misconduct by justices of the peace, (3) specify that a newly created office of justice of the peace may be filled by appointment prior to the next regular election, (4) require a forty-eight hour waiting period before the issuance of a marriage license, and (5) establish a working group concerning justices of the peace.
HB 05518, AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING SUBSURFACE SEWAGE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, WATER OPERATOR APPRENTICES AND VARIOUS REVISIONS TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND DRINKING WATER STATUTES.
To implement the Department of Public Health's recommendations regarding various revisions to the environmental health and drinking water statutes, including statutes relating to bottled water, environmental laboratories and asbestos abatement.
HB 05442, AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR AND TAX AGREEMENTS RELATED TO CERTAIN CLASS I RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES.
To specify the applicability of (1) a property tax exemption for certain Class I renewable energy sources and authorize municipalities to amend their 2025 grand list accordingly, and (2) certain tax agreements related to solar photovoltaic systems.
HB 05349, AN ACT CONCERNING A POLICE OFFICER TRAINING PROGRAM AND THE ROUNDING OF CERTAIN CASH PURCHASES.
To establish a task force to study the operations of the Department of Consumer Protection.
HB 05340, AN ACT CONCERNING RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION.
To (1) require the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to develop successor programs for the RRES, NRES and SCEF programs, (2) require a study of consumer protections for solar photovoltaic system leasing and sales, (3) allow the use of portable solar photovoltaic systems, (4) require the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection to implement an agrivoltaics program, and (5) require the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection to establish a pilot program concerning the installation of solar photovoltaic systems in environmental justice communities.