# Connecticut SB 00423: AN ACT CONCERNING OVERSIGHT OVER HIGHER EDUCATION.

Connecticut SB 00423, AN ACT CONCERNING OVERSIGHT OVER HIGHER EDUCATION., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Government Oversight Committee; status signed, last action 2026-05-19 (Signed by the Governor) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Connecticut SB 00423
- State: Connecticut
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT CONCERNING OVERSIGHT OVER HIGHER EDUCATION.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-03-05
- Last action: 2026-05-19, Signed by the Governor
- Sponsor: Government Oversight Committee
- Cosponsors: 12
- Subjects: government oversight
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (0 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

To require the Board of Regents for Higher Education to include additional data and information in its annual report concerning the consolidation of the regional community-technical colleges into the Connecticut State Community College and to require that a copy and any updates to the higher education strategic plan be provided to the legislative committee with cognizance of government oversight.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Government Oversight Committee
- Cosponsor: Eric C. Berthel (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Gale L. Mastrofrancesco (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Heather S. Somers (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kenneth Gucker (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Laurie Sweet (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lucy Dathan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Patrick E. Callahan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Paul Cicarella (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rob Sampson (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Saud Anwar (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Stephen G. Harding (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tom Delnicki (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-17 | House | House Roll Call Vote 224 AS AMENDED | pass |   |   |   |
| 2026-03-17 | Senate | Senate Roll Call Vote 53 | pass |   |   |   |
| 2026-03-17 | Senate | Senate Roll Call Vote 52 | pass |   |   |   |
| 2026-03-17 | Senate | GOS Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) | pass |   |   |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2026-05-19: 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 26-49 (legislature)
- 2026-05-04: In Concurrence (legislature)
- 2026-05-04: House Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A (House)
- 2026-05-04: House Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A (House)
- 2026-04-09: House Calendar Number 384 (House)
- 2026-04-09: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House (House)
- 2026-04-08: Senate Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Senate Rejected Senate Amendment Schedule B 3881 (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Senate Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A 3867 (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: File Number 360 (legislature)
- 2026-04-02: Senate Calendar Number 247 (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2026-03-27: Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/01/26 5:00 PM (legislature)
- 2026-03-17: Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2026-03-17: Joint Favorable (legislature)
- 2026-03-06: Public Hearing 03/10 (legislature)
- 2026-03-05: Referred to Joint Committee on Government Oversight (legislature)

## Bill text

- Public Act No. 26-49, 2026-05-14: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/PA/PDF/2026PA-00049-R00SB-00423-PA.PDF)
- File No. 360, 2026-04-02: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026SB-00423-R000360-FC.PDF)
- GOS Joint Favorable, 2026-03-17: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00423-R01-SB.PDF)
- Raised Bill, 2026-03-05: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00423-R00-SB.PDF)
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 360: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026SB-00423-R000360-BA.PDF)
- Bill Analysis for SB-423, as amended by Senate "A": [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026SB-00423-R01-BA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 360: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026SB-00423-R000360-FN.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 3867 (No Fiscal Impact): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00423-R00LCO03867-FNA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 3881 (See Fiscal Note Details): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00423-R00LCO03881-FNA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for SB-423, As Amended by Senate "A" (LCO 3867): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026SB-00423-R01-FN.PDF)
- GOS Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/S/PDF/2026SB-00423-R00GOS-JFR.PDF)
- GOS Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00423-R00GOS-CV36-TS.PDF)
- House Roll Call Vote 224 AS AMENDED: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00224-R00SB00423-HV.PDF)
- Senate Roll Call Vote 52: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00052-R00SB00423-SV.PDF)
- Senate Roll Call Vote 53: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00053-R00SB00423-SV.PDF)
- Senate Schedule A LCO# 3867 (D): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00423-R00SA-AMD.pdf)
- Senate Schedule B LCO# 3881 (R): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00423-R00SB-AMD.pdf)
- Summary for Public Act No. 26-49: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/SUM/PDF/2026SUM00049-R02SB-00423-SUM.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Public Act No. 26-49 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/PA/PDF/2026PA-00049-R00SB-00423-PA.PDF)
- [File No. 360 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026SB-00423-R000360-FC.PDF)
- [GOS Joint Favorable (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00423-R01-SB.PDF)
- [Raised Bill (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00423-R00-SB.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis For File Copy 360 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026SB-00423-R000360-BA.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis for SB-423, as amended by Senate "A" (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026SB-00423-R01-BA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note For File Copy 360 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026SB-00423-R000360-FN.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 3867 (No Fiscal Impact) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00423-R00LCO03867-FNA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 3881 (See Fiscal Note Details) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00423-R00LCO03881-FNA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for SB-423, As Amended by Senate "A" (LCO 3867) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026SB-00423-R01-FN.PDF)
- [GOS Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/S/PDF/2026SB-00423-R00GOS-JFR.PDF)
- [GOS Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00423-R00GOS-CV36-TS.PDF)
- [House Roll Call Vote 224 AS AMENDED (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00224-R00SB00423-HV.PDF)
- [Senate Roll Call Vote 52 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00052-R00SB00423-SV.PDF)
- [Senate Roll Call Vote 53 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00053-R00SB00423-SV.PDF)
- [Senate Schedule A LCO# 3867 (D) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00423-R00SA-AMD.pdf)
- [Senate Schedule B LCO# 3881 (R) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00423-R00SB-AMD.pdf)
- [Summary for Public Act No. 26-49 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/SUM/PDF/2026SUM00049-R02SB-00423-SUM.PDF)

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- [SB 00370: AN ACT CONCERNING THE HOURLY COMPENSATION FOR ADJUNCT FIRE INSTRUCTORS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB00370-2026)
- [SB 00400: AN ACT CONCERNING PROBATE COURT OPERATIONS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB00400-2026)
- [SB 00391: AN ACT CONCERNING THE AVAILABILITY OF BREAST CANCER SCREENING, DIAGNOSIS AND TR…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB00391-2026)
- [SB 00335: AN ACT CONCERNING UTILITY CHARGES FOR RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNITS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB00335-2026)
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