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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT CONCERNING TRADE NAMES, FRAUDULENT FILINGS, IMPERMISSIBLE BUSINESS SOLICITATIONS, DISSOLUTION OF CORPORATIONS, THE ISSUANCE OF AN APOSTILLE AND FEES CHARGED BY A NOTARY."
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description: "AN ACT CONCERNING TRADE NAMES, FRAUDULENT FILINGS, IMPERMISSIBLE BUSINESS SOLICITATIONS, DISSOLUTION OF CORPORATIONS, THE ISSUANCE OF AN APOSTILLE AND FEES CHARGED BY A NOTARY."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ct"
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legislature: "Connecticut General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "SB 294"
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citation: "Connecticut SB 294 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Certificates and certification", "Corporate annual reports", "Corporate dissolutions", "Electronic government information", "Fees", "Notaries public", "Notices", "Partnerships", "Secretary of the State", "Town clerks", "Trade names", "Unfair or deceptive trade practices", "Violations"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Craig C. Fishbein", "Steven J. Stafstrom"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 19
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2026-02-25"
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last_action: "2026-05-26"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/71dc9a02-4909-4e06-ac63-313ca01d222f"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.cga.ct.gov/pub/data/bill_info.csv"
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source_hash: "e438e7ba4fdc8381d37cb92f4926d4034f02e1b6348e7422024c4014c308006d"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ct"]
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---
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# Connecticut SB 294 (2026) — AN ACT CONCERNING TRADE NAMES, FRAUDULENT FILINGS, IMPERMISSIBLE BUSINESS SOLICITATIONS, DISSOLUTION OF CORPORATIONS, THE ISSUANCE OF AN APOSTILLE AND FEES CHARGED BY A NOTARY.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **File No. 615** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026SB-00294-R000615-FC.PDF)
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2. **JUD Joint Favorable Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00294-R01-SB.PDF)
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3. **Public Act No. 26-81** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/PA/PDF/2026PA-00081-R00SB-00294-PA.PDF)
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4. **Raised Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00294-R00-SB.PDF)
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## Votes
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- House Roll Call Vote — **148–0** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Roll Call Vote — **36–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Craig C. Fishbein — primary (person)
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- Steven J. Stafstrom — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-02-25** REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-27** PUBLIC HEARING 0304
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- **2026-03-30** Joint Favorable Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-30** FILED WITH LCO `filing`
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- **2026-04-08** REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/13/26 `referral`
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- **2026-04-14** RPTD. OUT OF LCO
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- **2026-04-14** FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN. `reading-2`
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- **2026-04-14** SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 393
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- **2026-04-14** FILE NO. 615
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- **2026-04-29** SENATE PASSED `passage`
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- **2026-04-29** RULES SUSPENDED,TRANS.TO HOUSE
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- **2026-04-30** FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDAR `reading-2`
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- **2026-04-30** HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 535
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- **2026-05-05** HOUSE PASSED `passage`
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- **2026-05-05** IN CONCURRENCE
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- **2026-05-19** PUBLIC ACT 26-81
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- **2026-05-22** TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE
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- **2026-05-22** TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-05-26** SIGNED BY GOVERNOR `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/71dc9a02-4909-4e06-ac63-313ca01d222f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Connecticut legislature records).
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