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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT CONCERNING THE QUALITY AND DELIVERY OF SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES IN CONNECTICUT."
description: "AN ACT CONCERNING THE QUALITY AND DELIVERY OF SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES IN CONNECTICUT."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ct"
legislature: "Connecticut General Assembly"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 5001"
citation: "Connecticut HB 5001 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alliance school districts", "Audits", "Boards of education", "Charter schools", "Child mental", "emotional and behavioral health", "Education Department", "Hearing officers", "Magnet schools", "Nonprofit organizations", "Occupational training", "Reports", "Special education", "Special transportation services", "State Board of Education", "Studies"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Amy Morrin Bello", "Amy Romano", "Aundre Bumgardner", "Bob Godfrey", "Bobby G. Gibson", "Brandon Chafee", "Christopher Poulos", "Daniel Gaiewski", "Derell Wilson", "Eric C. Berthel", "Farley Santos", "Gale L. Mastrofrancesco", "Gary A. Turco", "Geraldo C. Reyes", "Heather S. Somers", "Hector Arzeno", "Henry J. Genga", "Hubert D. Delany", "Jason Rojas", "John A. Kissel", "John Santanella", "Jonathan Fazzino", "Julio A. Concepcion", "Kara Rochelle", "Kate Farrar", "Kenneth Gucker", "Kerry S. Wood", "Laurie Sweet", "Marcus Brown", "Mary Welander", "Maryam Khan", "Matthew Ritter", "Michael D. Quinn", "Michael Digiovancarlo", "Nick Gauthier", "Patricia Billie Miller", "Patrick S. Boyd", "Paul Cicarella", "Rebecca Martinez", "Rob Sampson", "Robert Sanchez", "Saud Anwar", "Tammy Nuccio", "Tina Courpas", "Trenee Mcgee"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-01-08"
last_action: "2025-06-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/13ff80a2-eced-43b8-8cb9-fbad7c2ae356"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.cga.ct.gov/pub/data/bill_info.csv"
source_hash: "9444811cf3a70f5331218c1aea3a812980f1c336cbef6e82900dc165c2f08284"
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 HB 5001 (2025) — AN ACT CONCERNING THE QUALITY AND DELIVERY OF SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES IN CONNECTICUT.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **APP Joint Favorable** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/H/PDF/2025HB-05001-R03-HB.PDF)
2. **Committee Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/H/PDF/2025HB-05001-R01-HB.PDF)
3. **ED Joint Favorable Change of Reference** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/H/PDF/2025HB-05001-R02-HB.PDF)
4. **File No. 828** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FC/PDF/2025HB-05001-R000828-FC.PDF)
5. **Proposed Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/H/PDF/2025HB-05001-R00-HB.PDF)
6. **Public Act No. 25-67** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/ACT/PA/PDF/2025PA-00067-R00HB-05001-PA.PDF)
## Votes
- House Roll Call Vote — **1480** (pass) · lower
- Senate Roll Call Vote — **350** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Amy Morrin Bello — primary (person)
- Amy Romano — primary (person)
- Aundre Bumgardner — primary (person)
- Bob Godfrey — primary (person)
- Bobby G. Gibson — primary (person)
- Brandon Chafee — primary (person)
- Christopher Poulos — primary (person)
- Daniel Gaiewski — primary (person)
- Derell Wilson — primary (person)
- Eric C. Berthel — primary (person)
- Farley Santos — primary (person)
- Gale L. Mastrofrancesco — primary (person)
- Gary A. Turco — primary (person)
- Geraldo C. Reyes — primary (person)
- Heather S. Somers — primary (person)
- Hector Arzeno — primary (person)
- Henry J. Genga — primary (person)
- Hubert D. Delany — primary (person)
- Jason Rojas — primary (person)
- John A. Kissel — primary (person)
- John Santanella — primary (person)
- Jonathan Fazzino — primary (person)
- Julio A. Concepcion — primary (person)
- Kara Rochelle — primary (person)
- Kate Farrar — primary (person)
- Kenneth Gucker — primary (person)
- Kerry S. Wood — primary (person)
- Laurie Sweet — primary (person)
- Marcus Brown — primary (person)
- Mary Welander — primary (person)
- Maryam Khan — primary (person)
- Matthew Ritter — primary (person)
- Michael D. Quinn — primary (person)
- Michael Digiovancarlo — primary (person)
- Nick Gauthier — primary (person)
- Patricia Billie Miller — primary (person)
- Patrick S. Boyd — primary (person)
- Paul Cicarella — primary (person)
- Rebecca Martinez — primary (person)
- Rob Sampson — primary (person)
- Robert Sanchez — primary (person)
- Saud Anwar — primary (person)
- Tammy Nuccio — primary (person)
- Tina Courpas — primary (person)
- Trenee Mcgee — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-08** REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Select Committee on Special Education `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-15** Change of Reference ED
- **2025-01-21** CHG. REF., HOUSE TO COMM. ON Education
- **2025-01-21** CHG. REF., SEN. TO COMM. ON Education
- **2025-02-10** Vote to Draft
- **2025-03-05** DRAFTED BY COMMITTEE
- **2025-03-06** REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Education `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-07** PUBLIC HEARING 0312
- **2025-03-24** Joint Favorable Change of Reference APP `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-25** FILED WITH LCO `filing`
- **2025-03-27** RPTD. OUT OF LCO
- **2025-03-27** FAV. CHG. OF REF. HOUSE TO COMM. ON Appropriations
- **2025-03-28** FAV. CHG. OF REF., SEN. TO COMM. ON Appropriations
- **2025-04-24** Joint Favorable `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-25** FILED WITH LCO `filing`
- **2025-04-28** REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 05/05/25 `referral`
- **2025-05-05** RPTD. OUT OF LCO
- **2025-05-05** FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDAR `reading-2`
- **2025-05-05** HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 529
- **2025-05-05** FILE NO. 828
- **2025-05-29** HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-29** HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A `passage`
- **2025-05-29** IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO THE SENATE
- **2025-05-29** FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN. `reading-2`
- **2025-05-29** SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 568
- **2025-06-02** SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH. A `amendment-passage`
- **2025-06-02** SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH. A `passage`
- **2025-06-02** IN CONCURRENCE
- **2025-06-10** PUBLIC ACT 25-67
- **2025-06-16** TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE
- **2025-06-16** TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2025-06-23** 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/13ff80a2-eced-43b8-8cb9-fbad7c2ae356`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Connecticut legislature records).