republic-os/legislation/us/states/ct/2018/hb-5542.md

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Bill	AN ACT CONCERNING BUMP STOCKS AND OTHER MEANS OF ENHANCING THE RATE OF FIRE OF A FIREARM.	AN ACT CONCERNING BUMP STOCKS AND OTHER MEANS OF ENHANCING THE RATE OF FIRE OF A FIREARM.	us/states/ct	Connecticut General Assembly	2018	HB 5542	Connecticut HB 5542 (2018)	bill	Felonies Firearms Emergency Services and Public Protection Department of	enacted	Adams, Terry B. Baker, Andre F. Bolinsky, Mitch Camillo, Fred Carney, Devin R. Demicco, Mike Devlin, Laura M. Dillon, Patricia A. Duff, Bob Dunsby, Adam Elliott, Josh Floren, Livvy R. Frantz, L. Scott Frey, John H. Gentile, Linda M. Gibson, Bobby G. Godfrey, Bob Haddad, Gregory Hall, Joshua Malik Hampton, John K. Hennessy, John "Jack" F. Hwang, Tony Kupchick, Brenda L. Lemar, Roland J. Leone, Carlo Looney, Martin M. McCarthy Vahey, Cristin Miller, Patricia Billie Porter, Robyn A. Ritter, Matthew Santiago, Ezequiel Santiago, Hilda E. Simmons, Caroline Slap, Derek Soto, Chris Stafstrom, Steven J. Stallworth, Charlie L. Steinberg, Jonathan Tong, William Urban, Diana S. Winfield, Gary A. Winkler, Michael Wood, Terrie E.	2	24	6	2018-03-15	2018-05-31	openstates	ocd-bill/fc9c4540-19f6-4451-93c5-fc0e1fc42659	ftp://ftp.cga.ct.gov/pub/data/bill_info.csv	a7cae0d7a92b3b12d01380965c0f2f17ac1ce364de4c3bec70d32c4cd0db745a	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ct

Connecticut HB 5542 (2018) — AN ACT CONCERNING BUMP STOCKS AND OTHER MEANS OF ENHANCING THE RATE OF FIRE OF A FIREARM.

Version chain

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

1. R00 (committee substitute) — source
2. R01 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Senate Roll Call Vote 262 PASS — 26–10 (pass) · upper
• House Roll Call Vote 147 HOUSE AMD B — 72–77 (fail) · lower
• House Roll Call Vote 149 AS AMENDED — 114–35 (pass) · lower
• House Roll Call Vote 146 HOUSE AMD A — 111–37 (pass) · lower
• Senate Roll Call Vote 261 ADOPT SENATE AMD A LCO 5530 — 15–21 (fail) · upper
• House Roll Call Vote 148 APPEAL CHAIR HOUSE AMD C — 78–71 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Adams, Terry B. — primary (person)
• Baker, Andre F. — primary (person)
• Bolinsky, Mitch — primary (person)
• Camillo, Fred — primary (person)
• Carney, Devin R. — primary (person)
• Demicco, Mike — primary (person)
• Devlin, Laura M. — primary (person)
• Dillon, Patricia A. — primary (person)
• Duff, Bob — primary (person)
• Dunsby, Adam — primary (person)
• Elliott, Josh — primary (person)
• Floren, Livvy R. — primary (person)
• Frantz, L. Scott — primary (person)
• Frey, John H. — primary (person)
• Gentile, Linda M. — primary (person)
• Gibson, Bobby G. — primary (person)
• Godfrey, Bob — primary (person)
• Haddad, Gregory — primary (person)
• Hall, Joshua Malik — primary (person)
• Hampton, John K. — primary (person)
• Hennessy, John "Jack" F. — primary (person)
• Hwang, Tony — primary (person)
• Kupchick, Brenda L. — primary (person)
• Lemar, Roland J. — primary (person)
• Leone, Carlo — primary (person)
• Looney, Martin M. — primary (person)
• McCarthy Vahey, Cristin — primary (person)
• Miller, Patricia Billie — primary (person)
• Porter, Robyn A. — primary (person)
• Ritter, Matthew — primary (person)
• Santiago, Ezequiel — primary (person)
• Santiago, Hilda E. — primary (person)
• Simmons, Caroline — primary (person)
• Slap, Derek — primary (person)
• Soto, Chris — primary (person)
• Stafstrom, Steven J. — primary (person)
• Stallworth, Charlie L. — primary (person)
• Steinberg, Jonathan — primary (person)
• Tong, William — primary (person)
• Urban, Diana S. — primary (person)
• Winfield, Gary A. — primary (person)
• Winkler, Michael — primary (person)
• Wood, Terrie E. — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2018-03-15 REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Judiciary referral-committee
• 2018-03-19 PUBLIC HEARING 0323
• 2018-04-03 Joint Favorable Substitute committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-04-04 FILED WITH LCO
• 2018-04-13 REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/18/18
• 2018-04-19 RPTD. OUT OF LCO
• 2018-04-19 FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDER
• 2018-04-19 HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 393
• 2018-04-19 FILE NO. 592
• 2018-05-01 HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A
• 2018-05-01 HOUSE REJECTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH. B
• 2018-05-01 HOUSE RULED HOUSE AMEND. NOT GERMANE, HO. AMEND. SCH. C
• 2018-05-01 HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A passage
• 2018-05-03 FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.
• 2018-05-03 SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 503
• 2018-05-03 FILE NO. 678
• 2018-05-08 SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH. A
• 2018-05-08 SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH. A
• 2018-05-08 SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH. A
• 2018-05-08 IN CONCURRENCE
• 2018-05-15 PUBLIC ACT 18-29 became-law
• 2018-05-17 TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE
• 2018-05-17 TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNOR
• 2018-05-31 SIGNED BY GOVERNOR executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/fc9c4540-19f6-4451-93c5-fc0e1fc42659. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Connecticut legislature records).