# Connecticut SB 00298: AN ACT CONCERNING THE REALLOCATION OF CERTAIN STATE FUNDS AND VARIOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO EDUCATION, PUBLIC SAFETY, GENERAL GOVERNMENT, ELECTIONS, INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES AND WAREHOUSE DISTRIBUTION CENTERS. Connecticut SB 00298, AN ACT CONCERNING THE REALLOCATION OF CERTAIN STATE FUNDS AND VARIOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO EDUCATION, PUBLIC SAFETY, GENERAL GOVERNMENT, ELECTIONS, INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES AND WAREHOUSE DISTRIBUTION CENTERS., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Martin M. Looney (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-15 (Transmitted to the Secretary of State); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB00298-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Connecticut SB 00298 - State: Connecticut - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT CONCERNING THE REALLOCATION OF CERTAIN STATE FUNDS AND VARIOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO EDUCATION, PUBLIC SAFETY, GENERAL GOVERNMENT, ELECTIONS, INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES AND WAREHOUSE DISTRIBUTION CENTERS. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-24 - Last action: 2026-05-15, Transmitted to the Secretary of State - Sponsor: Martin M. Looney (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 4 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 13 (0 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 57 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Expelled teens keep more education options: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, students ages 16 to 18 must receive an alternative education offer after their first or second expulsion. Students must want to continue school and follow conditions set by their school board. Expulsions before age 16 count toward the total. - Injured municipal workers gain pension protections: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, municipalities and special taxing districts cannot cut retirees' pension rights because of qualifying permanent partial disability benefits received from that date. They must count temporary total and temporary partial workers' compensation benefits as wages when calculating… - Safer crisis drills for schoolchildren: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, schools must replace one fire drill every three months with a crisis response drill. Starting in 2027–28, drills require advance education, one week's notice, mental health professional involvement, and evaluation. Schools must provide disability accommodations when practica… - Stronger quota protections for warehouse workers: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, quota protections cover employers with at least 250 workers at one Connecticut warehouse or 1,000 statewide. Quotas cannot block required meals, bathroom use, or reasonable travel time. They cannot measure output over less than a workday or rely only on rankings against cowo… - Warehouse workers gain records and remedies: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, covered warehouse employers handling quotas or work-speed data must keep accurate records for three years. Records include individual speeds, combined data for similar workers at the same center, and quota descriptions. Current workers who believe a quota breaks the law can… - Young students gain school discipline protections: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, preschool through second-grade students can face out-of-school suspension only for conduct on school grounds causing serious physical harm. The school must establish this at the suspension hearing, and suspension cannot exceed five school days. Returning students must receiv… - New treatment center for disabled veterans: benefit, low. The University of Connecticut Health Center must establish a Center of Excellence for Neuromodulation Treatments. The center can partner with a Connecticut hospital to conduct research and provide treatment to disabled veterans. The law does not guarantee individual treatment or set treatment costs… - School mental health grants for five districts: benefit, low. The law provides school mental health grants for Newington, Wethersfield, Cromwell, Rocky Hill, and Middletown. Funding totals $1.5 million for the year ending June 30, 2026, and $1 million for the year ending June 20, 2027. Programs must provide intensive clinical care, including in-person therapy… - Bilingual program data access for families: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, multilingual learner students and their parents or guardians have a right to view public bilingual-program data. They can use the statewide public school information system to see students’ academic progress and program quality. This gives families information, not a cash be… - Madison families gain school enrollment options: benefit, low. Starting with the school year beginning July 1, 2026, Madison is eligible for the student enrollment program with New Haven. Madison can participate as both a sending and receiving district. The law does not set the number of student placements. - Warehouse workers get written quota rules: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, covered warehouse employers must give workers written quotas and explain possible penalties for missing them. Coverage applies if, during the past 12 months, an employer had at least 250 workers at one Connecticut center or 1,000 statewide. Current workers must receive descr… - Candidates get chances to fix filings: benefit, low. Candidates or authorized representatives can correct errors that invalidate timely filed nomination certificates by appearing at the Secretary of the State's office. State or district party-primary certificates have a 4 p.m. deadline on the 19th day after the convention closes. Minor-party certific… - Free Agent Now keeps grant funds: benefit, low. The law preserves $200,000 designated for a Free Agent Now grant instead of letting it expire on June 30, 2026. The money remains available after that date. It must still fund the same grant purpose. - Hartford outdoor recreation gets state funding: benefit, low. The law makes up to $2.5 million available for outdoor recreation in Hartford. The money comes from the Office of Policy and Management's fiscal year 2026 Other Expenses budget. It funds recreation purposes, not direct payments to residents. - More municipal votes count as referendums: benefit, low. The law expands which municipal votes count as referendums under the relevant election rules. It includes questions or proposals submitted to municipal voters at meetings held under a charter, home rule ordinance, or special act. - New London veterans group gets funding: benefit, low. The law transfers $174,000 from the Education Department's fiscal year 2026 Other Expenses budget for New London VFW. The Department of Economic and Community Development provides the money as a grant. The two departments must sign an agreement to carry out the transfer. - New safeguards for local voting operations: benefit, low. Early-voting moderators must verify a zero starting ballot count, record daily counts, secure tabulators, and check counts before reopening. Vote totals must be produced after election-day polls close. Registrars must appoint, supervise, and train officials for each day and location processing same… - Police receive updated disability interaction training: benefit, low. The Police Officer Standards and Training Council must develop new disability interaction curricula by March 1, 2027. Topics include mental illness, mental and physical disabilities, crisis intervention, and de-escalation. Separate instruction addresses people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf… - Towns resolve early voting site disputes: benefit, low. When registrars cannot agree on an early-voting site, the town's legislative body selects it. In towns governed by town meeting, the board of selectmen makes that choice. These bodies also designate additional sites in towns with at least 20,000 residents after the required determination process. T… - Two community projects receive state grants: benefit, low. The law makes $70,000 available to the Village Initiative Project from the Judicial Department's fiscal year 2026 Other Expenses budget. It also provides $330,000 for Our Piece of the Pie. That grant comes from the economic development department's fiscal year 2026 Other Expenses budget. Neither gr… - Voters gain election dispute safeguards: benefit, low. During the 90 days before an election or primary, the Secretary can seek court orders over voters' election-law complaints. If a moderator finds a district-result discrepancy within three days after an election and a recount is required, it covers the municipality. Officials must review every tabul… - Voting sites face yearly approval deadlines: benefit, low. Registrars must certify early-voting and same-day registration sites annually by February 15; state decisions are due March 1. For 2026 early voting, certification and decisions are due 60 and 45 days before each election or primary. For 2026 same-day registration, those deadlines are 45 and 29 day… - Easier approval for some hospital beds: benefit, low. The law expands exceptions to the certificate-of-need approval process for increases in licensed health care beds. Through June 30, 2026, state-owned or state-run hospitals can add beds without that approval when all added beds serve inpatient behavioral health. Converting any added bed to another… - Updated construction rules for small apartment buildings: benefit, low. The next state building and fire code updates must encourage safe construction of three- and four-unit homes. The codes must cover these buildings under residential-code rules or similar building-code requirements. Those requirements must protect safe occupancy and exits. - Adult education money stays available longer: benefit, low. Unspent money from the $1.7 million adult education appropriation for the year ending June 30, 2026, stays available. It can be used through the year ending June 30, 2027. The money must still support adult education. - Cheshire schools gain upgrade funding access: benefit, low. Cheshire can seek state reimbursement for otherwise ineligible costs of existing or future school energy and infrastructure projects. Projects must use a tax-exempt lease purchase agreement. Covered work includes solar systems, building controls, energy conservation, heating and cooling systems, an… - Hartford schools get more construction time: benefit, low. Hartford has until June 30, 2028, to begin six school projects instead of meeting the usual two-year deadline. They cover Expeditionary Learning Academy at Moylan School, Parkville Community School, and McDonough Middle School. They also cover Montessori Magnet at Batchelder, S.A.N.D. Elementary Sc… - Middlefield school gains state funding options: benefit, low. Regional District 13 can seek a state grant for Middlefield Memorial School, with project costs capped at $76.13 million. The district must apply before October 1, 2025, and meet state school-construction grant requirements. Grant consideration does not guarantee an award. The district can classify… - More funding for unemployment claim services: benefit, low. The Labor Department receives $1.7 million for unemployment program staffing and technology for the year ending June 30, 2026. The money offsets declining federal personnel support and helps integrate technology intended to improve applicant service. It funds program operations, not added benefit c… - More state funding for adult education: benefit, low. The Education Department receives $1.7 million from the General Fund for adult education for the year ending June 30, 2026. Unspent money remains available in fiscal year 2027. The funding does not set individual payments or specify new eligibility rules. - More state help for school projects: benefit, low. Windham can receive 95% state reimbursement for its Windham High School renovation. New London can receive 95% reimbursement for an approved cost increase on its high school project. That increase cannot exceed $10 million and must have been approved by July 1, 2025. Fairfield can receive up to $60… - More state support for Middlefield school: benefit, low. The law raises state reimbursement for the entire Middlefield Memorial School project in Regional District 13 by 15 percentage points. The provision does not state the starting reimbursement rate or total added state payment. - School budgets must show spending histories: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, local school budget estimates must show history for every line item, including copies sent to municipal authorities. Regional boards must include the same history in proposed budgets at public district meetings and budgets at annual meetings. Each line must show original and… - Schools encouraged to teach Arab studies: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the State Board of Education must help and encourage schools to include Islamic and Arab studies. This support depends on available funding and resource materials. The law does not require every school to offer a course. - Schools get guidance on addressing antisemitism: benefit, low. The law creates a working group to develop guidance and resources addressing antisemitism in public schools. Its work covers students, families, educators, and school staff. The group must submit its materials and any legislative recommendations to the legislature's education committee by January 1… - Schools must clarify police safety roles: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, boards assigning school resource officers must have required agreements in place by January 1, 2027. Agreements must cover role limits and training, and be updated at least every three years. Boards must continue sending school safety plans to the state each year. School com… - Stamford school gains grant consideration: benefit, low. Stamford's new Roxbury Elementary School project is included for state grant consideration. Project costs cannot exceed $130 million. Stamford must meet state school-construction requirements and qualify for grant assistance. Inclusion does not guarantee a grant. - State funds school training and support: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the Education Commissioner must direct budgeted funds to the State Education Resource Center. The money supports professional training, technical help, evaluation, policy analysis, and related assistance for listed education groups. The Center must follow spending procedures… - State tracks bilingual students' school progress: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the statewide school information system must include bilingual education students' academic progress. It must also include the measures and data required to evaluate bilingual programs. This adds program information without changing student eligibility. - Students can earn a civics seal: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the Education Department must set standards for a state civics education and engagement seal. Students need at least two school years of history or social science, including U.S. government or civics. They also need a civic engagement project and proof of civics skills throu… - Teacher residency program receives state funding: benefit, low. The Capitol Region Education Council's teacher residency program receives $750,000 in each of two fiscal years. Those years end June 30, 2026, and June 30, 2027. The funding does not establish individual participant payments. - Higher rates for intellectual disability facilities: benefit, low. The law raises payment rates for intermediate care facilities serving people with intellectual disabilities, rather than paying residents directly. For the year ending June 30, 2026, rates rise 3.4% above calculated rates based on 2024 cost reports, adjusted for later increases. Rates rise 5.8% abo… - Regional schools gain reserve spending flexibility: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, regional school boards can move qualifying money into reserves for educational spending. The money must already be appropriated to and held in a separate capital and nonrecurring expense reserve they control. Transfers are optional, and the law sets no amount. - Earlier party enrollment cutoff for primaries: cost, low. Party-enrollment applications covered by this rule now face an 18-day cutoff before a primary, instead of five days. Applying after that cutoff generally delays party-enrollment privileges until after the primary. The rule excepts applications filed in person after noon on the last business day bef… - New phone fee funds firefighter cancer relief: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, telecommunications subscribers pay a nonrefundable fee of $0.05 per month for each access line. Prepaid wireless service is exempt. Providers must give written notice of the amount and frequency by May 1, 2026. The fees go to the firefighters cancer relief account. - Election workers face political activity limits: cost, low. Early-voting and same-day registration officials cannot work for a political party or candidate on days they are appointed to serve. Early-voting officials cannot visit party headquarters before the time set by law. Same-day registration officials cannot visit party headquarters before their regist… - Less funding for family cash assistance: cost, low. The law cuts Temporary Family Assistance funding by $3.4 million for the year ending June 30, 2026. This reduces the program budget but does not specify a change to household benefit amounts or eligibility. - Confined parents can owe zero support: mixed, medium. In state IV-D child-support enforcement cases, existing support orders must drop to zero after more than 90 days of incarceration or institutionalization. A diligent search must find no income or assets available to pay. The receiving parent must get notice and has 15 calendar days to object based… - More interstate collection of overdue support: mixed, medium. Connecticut's IV-D child-support agency can direct asset holders to withhold funds when at least $500 in support is overdue. This authority covers another state's qualifying request to enforce an order not registered in Connecticut. The request must meet federal interstate enforcement requirements.… - Added school screenings and required health forms: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, school boards can offer annual vision checks in preschool and second grade; these checks are optional. Annual checks remain required in kindergarten and grades one and three through five. School health assessments and screening results must use State Board of Education forms… - Early school entry ends after 2027: mixed, low. From July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, school boards can allow early admission for children under five on September 1. The board must adopt an early-admission policy, and a parent or guardian must request admission in writing. The principal and an appropriate certified staff member must assess t… - Ballot approval rules change for elections: mixed, low. Clerks must submit each district's state-election and primary ballots for approval at least 10 days before early voting starts. Those ballots cannot be used without the Secretary of the State's approval. Absentee ballots require approval before printing or use. The Secretary retains power to order… - Early voters face new ballot procedures: mixed, low. Before marking an early ballot, voters must sign a printed log-book statement under oath that they have not already voted. The Secretary of the State sets the form and posts a sample online. Voters put marked ballots directly into a tabulator instead of an envelope and ballot receptacle. Each day,… - One state statutory section is repealed: mixed, low. The law repeals Connecticut General Statutes section 10-234gg. The supplied text does not identify that section's requirements or programs. Its effect on households cannot be determined from these materials. - Voter privacy grows as disclosure narrows: mixed, low. Cast ballots, including write-ins, are exempt from public-records disclosure, but remain available for the specified recounts and audits. Disclosed voter records generally show only birth years; full birth dates require a state governmental purpose approved by the Secretary. Voter data use is limit… - School boards must attend labor talks: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, at least one local or regional school board member must attend covered education labor negotiations. A board member who belongs to the organization representing a teachers' or administrators' bargaining unit cannot attend those talks. The rule changes participation in negoti… - School racial-balance oversight delayed until 2030: mixed, low. Before July 1, 2030, the State Board of Education cannot notify school boards of racial-imbalance findings. Local and regional boards do not have to prepare and file corrective plans during this period. The State Board also cannot act before that date on plans received on or after July 1, 2024. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Martin M. Looney (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Bob Duff (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Hilda E. Santiago (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jason Rojas (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Matthew Ritter (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-25 | Senate | Senate Roll Call Vote 12 | pass | | | | | 2026-02-25 | House | House Roll Call Vote 5 HOUSE AMD A | pass | | | | | 2026-02-25 | Senate | Senate Roll Call Vote 13 | pass | | | | | 2026-02-25 | Senate | Senate Roll Call Vote 11 | pass | | | | | 2026-02-25 | Senate | Senate Roll Call Vote 9 | pass | | | | | 2026-02-25 | House | House Roll Call Vote 9 EMERGENCY CERTIFICATION | pass | | | | | 2026-02-25 | Senate | Senate Roll Call Vote 8 | pass | | | | | 2026-02-25 | House | House Roll Call Vote 8 EMERGENCY CERTIFICATION HOUSE AMD D | pass | | | | | 2026-02-25 | Senate | Senate Roll Call Vote 10 | pass | | | | | 2026-02-25 | Senate | Senate Roll Call Vote 7 | pass | | | | | 2026-02-25 | Senate | Senate Roll Call Vote 6 | pass | | | | | 2026-02-25 | House | House Roll Call Vote 7 EMERGENCY CERTIFICATION HOUSE AMD C | pass | | | | | 2026-02-25 | House | House Roll Call Vote 6 EMERGENCY CERTIFICATION HOUSE AMD B | pass | | | | ## Bill text - Public Act No. 26-1, 2026-02-27: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/PA/PDF/2026PA-00001-R00SB-00298-PA.PDF) - New Bill, 2026-02-24: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00298-R00-SB.PDF) - Bill Analysis for SB-298: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026SB-00298-R00-BA.PDF) - Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 2239 (Revenue Loss): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00LCO02239-FNA.PDF) - Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 2241 (Revenue Loss): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00LCO02241-FNA.pdf) - Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 2242 (Revenue Loss): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00LCO02242-FNA.pdf) - Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 2243 (Revenue Loss): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00LCO02243-FNA.pdf) - Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 2244 (Revenue Loss): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00LCO02244-FNA.pdf) - Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 2258 (Eliminates Cost In Bill): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00LCO02258-FNA.PDF) - Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 2261 (No Fiscal Impact): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00LCO02261-FNA.PDF) - Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 2262 (No Fiscal Impact): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00LCO02262-FNA.PDF) - Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 2263 (No Fiscal Impact): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00LCO02263-FNA.PDF) - Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 2293 (Potential Revenue Loss): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00LCO02293-FNA.PDF) - Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 2295 (Revenue Loss): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00LCO02295-FNA.PDF) - Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 2297 (No Fiscal Impact): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00LCO02297-FNA.PDF) - Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 2299 (See Fiscal Note Details): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00LCO02299-FNA.PDF) - Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 2345 (Cost): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00LCO02345-FNA.pdf) - Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 2347 (No Fiscal Impact): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00LCO02347-FNA.pdf) - Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 2348 (No Fiscal Impact): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00LCO02348-FNA.pdf) - Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 2349 (Cost): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00LCO02349-FNA.PDF) - Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 2350 (No Fiscal Impact): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00LCO02350-FNA.PDF) - Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 2351 (No Fiscal Impact): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00LCO02351-FNA.pdf) - Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 2356 (No Fiscal Impact): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00LCO02356-FNA.PDF) - Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 2359 (No Fiscal Impact): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00LCO02359-FNA.PDF) - Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 2367 (Cost): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00LCO02367-FNA.PDF) - Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 2371 (No Fiscal Impact): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00LCO02371-FNA.PDF) - Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 2413 (No Fiscal Impact): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00LCO02413-FNA.PDF) - Fiscal Note for SB-298: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026SB-00298-R00-FN.PDF) - House LCO Amendment #2345 (R): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO02345-R00-AMD.pdf) - House LCO Amendment #2347 (R): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO02347-R00-AMD.pdf) - House LCO Amendment #2349 (R): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO02349-R00-AMD.pdf) - House LCO Amendment #2350 (R): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO02350-R00-AMD.pdf) - House LCO Amendment #2351 (R): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO02351-R00-AMD.pdf) - House LCO Amendment #2356 (R): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO02356-R00-AMD.pdf) - House LCO Amendment #2359 (R): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO02359-R00-AMD.pdf) - House Roll Call Vote 5 HOUSE AMD A: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00005-R00SB00298-HV.PDF) - House Roll Call Vote 6 EMERGENCY CERTIFICATION HOUSE AMD B: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00006-R00SB00298-HV.PDF) - House Roll Call Vote 7 EMERGENCY CERTIFICATION HOUSE AMD C: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00007-R00SB00298-HV.PDF) - House Roll Call Vote 8 EMERGENCY CERTIFICATION HOUSE AMD D: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00008-R00SB00298-HV.PDF) - House Roll Call Vote 9 EMERGENCY CERTIFICATION: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00009-R00SB00298-HV.PDF) - House Schedule A LCO# 2367 (R): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00HA-AMD.pdf) - House Schedule B LCO# 2348 (R): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00HB-AMD.pdf) - House Schedule C LCO# 2371 (R): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00HC-AMD.pdf) - House Schedule D LCO# 2413 (R): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00HD-AMD.pdf) - Senate LCO Amendment #2241 (R): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO02241-R00-AMD.pdf) - Senate LCO Amendment #2243 (R): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO02243-R00-AMD.pdf) - Senate LCO Amendment #2261 (R): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO02261-R00-AMD.pdf) - Senate LCO Amendment #2262 (R): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO02262-R00-AMD.pdf) - Senate LCO Amendment #2263 (R): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO02263-R00-AMD.pdf) - Senate LCO Amendment #2295 (R): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO02295-R00-AMD.pdf) - Senate LCO Amendment #2299 (R): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO02299-R00-AMD.pdf) - Senate Roll Call Vote 10: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00010-R00SB00298-SV.PDF) - Senate Roll Call Vote 11: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00011-R00SB00298-SV.PDF) - Senate Roll Call Vote 12: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00012-R00SB00298-SV.PDF) - Senate Roll Call Vote 13: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00013-R00SB00298-SV.PDF) - Senate Roll Call Vote 6: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00006-R00SB00298-SV.PDF) - Senate Roll Call Vote 7: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00007-R00SB00298-SV.PDF) - Senate Roll Call Vote 8: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00008-R00SB00298-SV.PDF) - Senate Roll Call Vote 9: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00009-R00SB00298-SV.PDF) - Senate Schedule A LCO# 2239 (R): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00SA-AMD.pdf) - Senate Schedule B LCO# 2242 (R): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00SB-AMD.pdf) - Senate Schedule C LCO# 2244 (R): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00SC-AMD.pdf) - Senate Schedule D LCO# 2258 (R): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00SD-AMD.pdf) - Senate Schedule E LCO# 2293 (R): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00SE-AMD.pdf) - Senate Schedule F LCO# 2297 (R): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00SF-AMD.pdf) - Summary for Public Act No. 26-1: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/SUM/PDF/2026SUM00001-R01SB-00298-SUM.PDF) ## Related bills - SB 00247: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE AUDITORS OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS. (signed) - SB 00220: AN ACT CONCERNING STUDENT LITERACY, ASPIRING EDUCATORS, AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE AS PART OF THE WORLD LANGUAGES CURRICULUM AND THE PARAEDUCATOR HEALTH BENEFIT PL… (signed) - SB 00191: AN ACT CONCERNING THE PSYCHEDELIC-ASSISTED THERAPY PILOT PROGRAM. (signed) - SB 00137: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD. (signed) - HB 05563: AN ACT CONCERNING VARIOUS CRIMINAL LAW AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROPOSALS, CERTIFICATES OF APPROVAL FOR AIRPORTS, HELIPORTS, VERTIPORTS, RESTRICTED LANDING AREAS A… (signed) - HB 05509: AN ACT CONCERNING JUSTICES OF THE PEACE. (signed) ## Sources - [Public Act No. 26-1 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/PA/PDF/2026PA-00001-R00SB-00298-PA.PDF) - [New Bill (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00298-R00-SB.PDF) - [Bill Analysis for SB-298 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026SB-00298-R00-BA.PDF) - [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 2239 (Revenue Loss) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00LCO02239-FNA.PDF) - [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 2241 (Revenue Loss) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00LCO02241-FNA.pdf) - [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 2242 (Revenue Loss) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00LCO02242-FNA.pdf) - [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 2243 (Revenue Loss) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00LCO02243-FNA.pdf) - [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 2244 (Revenue Loss) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00LCO02244-FNA.pdf) - [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 2258 (Eliminates Cost In Bill) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00LCO02258-FNA.PDF) - [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 2261 (No Fiscal Impact) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00LCO02261-FNA.PDF) - [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 2262 (No Fiscal Impact) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00LCO02262-FNA.PDF) - [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 2263 (No Fiscal Impact) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00LCO02263-FNA.PDF) - [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 2293 (Potential Revenue Loss) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00LCO02293-FNA.PDF) - [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 2295 (Revenue Loss) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00LCO02295-FNA.PDF) - [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 2297 (No Fiscal Impact) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00LCO02297-FNA.PDF) - [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 2299 (See Fiscal Note Details) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00LCO02299-FNA.PDF) - [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 2345 (Cost) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00LCO02345-FNA.pdf) - [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 2347 (No Fiscal Impact) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00LCO02347-FNA.pdf) - [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 2348 (No Fiscal Impact) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00LCO02348-FNA.pdf) - [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 2349 (Cost) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00LCO02349-FNA.PDF) - [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 2350 (No Fiscal Impact) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00LCO02350-FNA.PDF) - [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 2351 (No Fiscal Impact) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00LCO02351-FNA.pdf) - [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 2356 (No Fiscal Impact) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00LCO02356-FNA.PDF) - [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 2359 (No Fiscal Impact) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00LCO02359-FNA.PDF) - [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 2367 (Cost) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00LCO02367-FNA.PDF) - [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 2371 (No Fiscal Impact) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00LCO02371-FNA.PDF) - [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 2413 (No Fiscal Impact) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00LCO02413-FNA.PDF) - [Fiscal Note for SB-298 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026SB-00298-R00-FN.PDF) - [House LCO Amendment #2345 (R) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO02345-R00-AMD.pdf) - [House LCO Amendment #2347 (R) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO02347-R00-AMD.pdf) - [House LCO Amendment #2349 (R) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO02349-R00-AMD.pdf) - [House LCO Amendment #2350 (R) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO02350-R00-AMD.pdf) - [House LCO Amendment #2351 (R) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO02351-R00-AMD.pdf) - [House LCO Amendment #2356 (R) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO02356-R00-AMD.pdf) - [House LCO Amendment #2359 (R) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO02359-R00-AMD.pdf) - [House Roll Call Vote 5 HOUSE AMD A (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00005-R00SB00298-HV.PDF) - [House Roll Call Vote 6 EMERGENCY CERTIFICATION HOUSE AMD B (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00006-R00SB00298-HV.PDF) - [House Roll Call Vote 7 EMERGENCY CERTIFICATION HOUSE AMD C (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00007-R00SB00298-HV.PDF) - [House Roll Call Vote 8 EMERGENCY CERTIFICATION HOUSE AMD D (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00008-R00SB00298-HV.PDF) - [House Roll Call Vote 9 EMERGENCY CERTIFICATION (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00009-R00SB00298-HV.PDF) - [House Schedule A LCO# 2367 (R) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00HA-AMD.pdf) - [House Schedule B LCO# 2348 (R) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00HB-AMD.pdf) - [House Schedule C LCO# 2371 (R) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00HC-AMD.pdf) - [House Schedule D LCO# 2413 (R) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00HD-AMD.pdf) - [Senate LCO Amendment #2241 (R) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO02241-R00-AMD.pdf) - [Senate LCO Amendment #2243 (R) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO02243-R00-AMD.pdf) - [Senate LCO Amendment #2261 (R) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO02261-R00-AMD.pdf) - [Senate LCO Amendment #2262 (R) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO02262-R00-AMD.pdf) - [Senate LCO Amendment #2263 (R) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO02263-R00-AMD.pdf) - [Senate LCO Amendment #2295 (R) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO02295-R00-AMD.pdf) - [Senate LCO Amendment #2299 (R) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO02299-R00-AMD.pdf) - [Senate Roll Call Vote 10 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00010-R00SB00298-SV.PDF) - [Senate Roll Call Vote 11 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00011-R00SB00298-SV.PDF) - [Senate Roll Call Vote 12 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00012-R00SB00298-SV.PDF) - [Senate Roll Call Vote 13 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00013-R00SB00298-SV.PDF) - [Senate Roll Call Vote 6 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00006-R00SB00298-SV.PDF) - [Senate Roll Call Vote 7 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00007-R00SB00298-SV.PDF) - [Senate Roll Call Vote 8 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00008-R00SB00298-SV.PDF) - [Senate Roll Call Vote 9 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00009-R00SB00298-SV.PDF) - [Senate Schedule A LCO# 2239 (R) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00SA-AMD.pdf) - [Senate Schedule B LCO# 2242 (R) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00SB-AMD.pdf) - [Senate Schedule C LCO# 2244 (R) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00SC-AMD.pdf) - [Senate Schedule D LCO# 2258 (R) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00SD-AMD.pdf) - [Senate Schedule E LCO# 2293 (R) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00SE-AMD.pdf) - [Senate Schedule F LCO# 2297 (R) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00298-R00SF-AMD.pdf) - [Summary for Public Act No. 26-1 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/SUM/PDF/2026SUM00001-R01SB-00298-SUM.PDF) ## Related - [SB 00247: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE AUDITORS OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB00247-2026) - [SB 00220: AN ACT CONCERNING STUDENT LITERACY, ASPIRING EDUCATORS, AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB00220-2026) - [SB 00191: AN ACT CONCERNING THE PSYCHEDELIC-ASSISTED THERAPY PILOT PROGRAM.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB00191-2026) - [SB 00137: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB00137-2026) - [HB 05563: AN ACT CONCERNING VARIOUS CRIMINAL LAW AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROPOSALS, CERTIFIC…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB05563-2026) - [HB 05509: AN ACT CONCERNING JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB05509-2026) - 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