republic-os/legislation/us/states/ct/2026/hb-5001.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT CONCERNING ABSENTEE VOTING FOR ALL AND VARIOUS OTHER REFORMS RELATED TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF ELECTIONS."
description: "AN ACT CONCERNING ABSENTEE VOTING FOR ALL AND VARIOUS OTHER REFORMS RELATED TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF ELECTIONS."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ct"
legislature: "Connecticut General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 5001"
citation: "Connecticut HB 5001 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Absentee ballots", "Attorney General", "Audits", "Ballots", "Candidates", "Canvass and returns of votes", "Complaint", "Disabled persons", "Elections", "Electronic government information", "Federal elections", "Investigations", "Militia", "Municipal elections", "Pilots", "Political parties", "Presidential elections", "Primaries", "Referenda", "Regional councils of governments", "Registrars of voters", "Secretary of the State", "State Elections Enforcement Commission", "Subpoenas", "Town clerks", "Violations", "Voter registration", "Voters", "Voting districts", "Voting tabulators"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Amy Morrin Bello", "Anne M. Hughes", "Bob Godfrey", "Daniel Gaiewski", "Derek Slap", "Derell Wilson", "Dominique Johnson", "Eilish Collins Main", "Farley Santos", "Gary A. Turco", "Geraldo C. Reyes", "Gregory Haddad", "Hector Arzeno", "Hilda E. Santiago", "Hubert D. Delany", "James Sanchez", "Jane M. Garibay", "John Santanella", "Josh Elliott", "Joshua M. Hall", "Juan R. Candelaria", "Julie Kushner", "Kate Farrar", "Laurie Sweet", "Marcus Brown", "Matt Blumenthal", "Md Rahman", "Moira Rader", "Nick Gauthier", "Patricia Billie Miller", "Roland J. Lemar", "Sarah Keitt", "Steven J. Stafstrom"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 40
vote_count: 13
first_action: "2026-03-06"
last_action: "2026-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ffd59007-3bc3-4963-a020-118118e7c683"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.cga.ct.gov/pub/data/bill_info.csv"
source_hash: "0ac9fc5f06185025bb602c186e30e22142f0c8c3fb4377277d355b6bcbd10d03"
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 (2026) — AN ACT CONCERNING ABSENTEE VOTING FOR ALL AND VARIOUS OTHER REFORMS RELATED TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF ELECTIONS.

## 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/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05001-R02-HB.PDF)
2. **File No. 528** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026HB-05001-R000528-FC.PDF)
3. **File No. 725** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026HB-05001-R000725-FC.PDF)
4. **GAE Joint Favorable Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05001-R01-HB.PDF)
5. **Public Act No. 26-42** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/PA/PDF/2026PA-00042-R00HB-05001-PA.PDF)
6. **Raised Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05001-R00-HB.PDF)

## Votes

- Senate Roll Call Vote — **25–11** (pass) · upper
- Senate Roll Call Vote — **11–25** (fail) · upper
- Senate Roll Call Vote — **11–25** (fail) · upper
- Senate Roll Call Vote — **10–26** (fail) · upper
- Senate Roll Call Vote — **11–25** (fail) · upper
- House Roll Call Vote — **49–98** (fail) · lower
- House Roll Call Vote — **48–99** (fail) · lower
- House Roll Call Vote — **48–98** (fail) · lower
- Senate Roll Call Vote — **11–25** (fail) · upper
- Senate Roll Call Vote — **11–25** (fail) · upper
- Senate Roll Call Vote — **11–25** (fail) · upper
- Senate Roll Call Vote — **11–25** (fail) · upper
- House Roll Call Vote — **101–49** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Amy Morrin Bello — primary (person)
- Anne M. Hughes — primary (person)
- Bob Godfrey — primary (person)
- Daniel Gaiewski — primary (person)
- Derek Slap — primary (person)
- Derell Wilson — primary (person)
- Dominique Johnson — primary (person)
- Eilish Collins Main — primary (person)
- Farley Santos — primary (person)
- Gary A. Turco — primary (person)
- Geraldo C. Reyes — primary (person)
- Gregory Haddad — primary (person)
- Hector Arzeno — primary (person)
- Hilda E. Santiago — primary (person)
- Hubert D. Delany — primary (person)
- James Sanchez — primary (person)
- Jane M. Garibay — primary (person)
- John Santanella — primary (person)
- Josh Elliott — primary (person)
- Joshua M. Hall — primary (person)
- Juan R. Candelaria — primary (person)
- Julie Kushner — primary (person)
- Kate Farrar — primary (person)
- Laurie Sweet — primary (person)
- Marcus Brown — primary (person)
- Matt Blumenthal — primary (person)
- Md Rahman — primary (person)
- Moira Rader — primary (person)
- Nick Gauthier — primary (person)
- Patricia Billie Miller — primary (person)
- Roland J. Lemar — primary (person)
- Sarah Keitt — primary (person)
- Steven J. Stafstrom — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-03-06** REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Government Administration and Elections `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-09** PUBLIC HEARING 0313
- **2026-03-23** Joint Favorable Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-23** FILED WITH LCO `filing`
- **2026-04-02** REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/08/26 `referral`
- **2026-04-09** RPTD. OUT OF LCO
- **2026-04-09** FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDAR `reading-2`
- **2026-04-09** HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 348
- **2026-04-09** FILE NO. 528
- **2026-04-14** REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ON Appropriations
- **2026-04-17** Joint Favorable `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-20** FILED WITH LCO `filing`
- **2026-04-20** RPTD. OUT OF LCO
- **2026-04-20** NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ON Appropriations
- **2026-04-20** TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDAR `reading-2`
- **2026-04-22** HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-22** HOUSE REJECTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH. B `amendment-failure`
- **2026-04-22** HOUSE REJECTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH. C `amendment-failure`
- **2026-04-22** HOUSE REJECTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH. D `amendment-failure`
- **2026-04-22** BILL PASSED TEMPORARILY
- **2026-04-23** HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH. E `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-23** HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A,E `passage`
- **2026-04-27** FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN. `reading-2`
- **2026-04-27** SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 460
- **2026-04-27** FILE NO. 725
- **2026-05-06** SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH. A,E `amendment-passage`
- **2026-05-06** SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH. A `amendment-failure`
- **2026-05-06** SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH. B `amendment-failure`
- **2026-05-06** SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH. C `amendment-failure`
- **2026-05-06** SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH. D `amendment-failure`
- **2026-05-06** SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH. E `amendment-failure`
- **2026-05-06** SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH. F `amendment-failure`
- **2026-05-06** SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH. G `amendment-failure`
- **2026-05-06** SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH. H `amendment-failure`
- **2026-05-06** SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH. A,E `passage`
- **2026-05-06** IN CONCURRENCE
- **2026-05-14** PUBLIC ACT 26-42
- **2026-05-15** TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE
- **2026-05-15** TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-15** 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/ffd59007-3bc3-4963-a020-118118e7c683`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Connecticut legislature records).