---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT CONCERNING RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION WITH RESPECT TO THE CONNECTICUT UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES ACT AND SPORTS WAGERING."
description: "AN ACT CONCERNING RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION WITH RESPECT TO THE CONNECTICUT UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES ACT AND SPORTS WAGERING."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ct"
legislature: "Connecticut General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 296"
citation: "Connecticut SB 296 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Attorney General", "Cease and desist orders", "Complaint", "Consumer Protection Department", "Disclosure", "Felonies", "Fines (Penalties)", "Fraud", "Gambling", "Gaming", "Investigations", "Misdemeanors", "Sports", "Subpoenas", "Unfair or deceptive trade practices", "Violations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Rutigliano", "John A. Kissel", "Paul Cicarella", "Steven J. Stafstrom"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 21
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-25"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8a09e49e-71b7-46fb-a221-b9851724b7b6"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.cga.ct.gov/pub/data/bill_info.csv"
source_hash: "96b6d0c7a5c9a3b11536b001d75d46469ef38465571a29870229263665f277a6"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ct"]
---

# Connecticut SB 296 (2026) — AN ACT CONCERNING RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION WITH RESPECT TO THE CONNECTICUT UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES ACT AND SPORTS WAGERING.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **File No. 651** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026SB-00296-R000651-FC.PDF)
2. **JUD Joint Favorable Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00296-R01-SB.PDF)
3. **Public Act No. 26-82** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/PA/PDF/2026PA-00082-R00SB-00296-PA.PDF)
4. **Raised Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00296-R00-SB.PDF)

## Votes

- House Roll Call Vote — **150–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Roll Call Vote — **36–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- David Rutigliano — primary (person)
- John A. Kissel — primary (person)
- Paul Cicarella — primary (person)
- Steven J. Stafstrom — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-02-25** REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-27** PUBLIC HEARING 0304
- **2026-03-30** Joint Favorable Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-30** FILED WITH LCO `filing`
- **2026-04-10** REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/15/26 `referral`
- **2026-04-16** RPTD. OUT OF LCO
- **2026-04-16** FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN. `reading-2`
- **2026-04-16** SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 413
- **2026-04-16** FILE NO. 651
- **2026-04-29** SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH. A `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-29** SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH. A `passage`
- **2026-04-29** RULES SUSPENDED,TRANS.TO HOUSE
- **2026-04-30** FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDAR `reading-2`
- **2026-04-30** HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 536
- **2026-05-05** HOUSE ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH. A `amendment-passage`
- **2026-05-05** HOUSE PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH. A `passage`
- **2026-05-05** IN CONCURRENCE
- **2026-05-19** PUBLIC ACT 26-82
- **2026-05-22** TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE
- **2026-05-22** TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-26** SIGNED BY GOVERNOR `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8a09e49e-71b7-46fb-a221-b9851724b7b6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Connecticut legislature records).