republic-os/legislation/us/states/ct/2026/hb-5004.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT CONCERNING CHILD WELFARE ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY."
description: "AN ACT CONCERNING CHILD WELFARE ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ct"
legislature: "Connecticut General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 5004"
citation: "Connecticut HB 5004 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Auditors of public accounts", "Audits", "Child abuse and neglect reports of cases", "Child placement", "Child welfare", "Children and Families", "Department of", "Children in custody or care of Department of Children and Families", "Colleges and universities", "Committees", "Crime victims", "Criminal history records", "Custody of children", "Electronic government information", "Foster care", "Grants by the state", "Guardian ad litem", "Institutions of higher education", "Internships", "Investigations", "Licenses", "Mentoring", "Occupational training", "Parent and child", "Relative caregivers", "Reports", "Social workers", "State Police Bureau of Identification", "Studies", "Trafficking in persons"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Amy Morrin Bello", "Anne Dauphinais", "Anne M. Hughes", "Anthony L. Nolan", "Antonio Felipe", "Bob Godfrey", "Christopher Poulos", "Craig C. Fishbein", "Daniel Gaiewski", "Derell Wilson", "Eleni Kavros Degraw", "Emmanuel Sanchez", "Eric C. Berthel", "Gale L. Mastrofrancesco", "Gary A. Turco", "Geraldo C. Reyes", "Heather S. Somers", "Hector Arzeno", "Hilda E. Santiago", "Hubert D. Delany", "Iris N Sanchez", "Jaime S. Foster", "James Sanchez", "Jane M. Garibay", "Jason Buchsbaum", "Jillian Gilchrest", "John A. Kissel", "John Santanella", "John-michael Parker", "Jonathan Fazzino", "Jonathan Jacobson", "Josh Elliott", "Joshua M. Hall", "Kate Farrar", "Kenneth Gucker", "Larry B. Butler", "Laurie Sweet", "Lucy Dathan", "Mark W. Anderson", "Martin Foncello", "Mary Welander", "Mitch Bolinsky", "Moira Rader", "Nicholas Menapace", "Nick Gauthier", "Patricia Billie Miller", "Paul Cicarella", "Robin E. Comey", "Sarah Keitt", "Stephen G. Harding", "Tammy R. Exum", "Tom Delnicki", "Toni E. Walker", "Tony Hwang", "Tony J. Scott", "Trenee Mcgee", "William Heffernan", "William Pizzuto"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 31
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-26"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b221d4b0-1e86-4dd8-b3a8-074650d9cf75"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.cga.ct.gov/pub/data/bill_info.csv"
source_hash: "732c76db4546bfbeb865404a46a02b086623ae539d8a4d1dc310c6bcba413650"
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 5004 (2026) — AN ACT CONCERNING CHILD WELFARE ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY.

## 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-05004-R02-HB.PDF)
2. **File No. 103** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026HB-05004-R000103-FC.PDF)
3. **File No. 754** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026HB-05004-R000754-FC.PDF)
4. **KID Joint Favorable Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05004-R01-HB.PDF)
5. **Public Act No. 26-26** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/PA/PDF/2026PA-00026-R00HB-05004-PA.PDF)
6. **Raised Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05004-R00-HB.PDF)

## Votes

- Senate Roll Call Vote — **11–25** (fail) · upper
- House Roll Call Vote — **149–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Roll Call Vote — **36–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Amy Morrin Bello — primary (person)
- Anne Dauphinais — primary (person)
- Anne M. Hughes — primary (person)
- Anthony L. Nolan — primary (person)
- Antonio Felipe — primary (person)
- Bob Godfrey — primary (person)
- Christopher Poulos — primary (person)
- Craig C. Fishbein — primary (person)
- Daniel Gaiewski — primary (person)
- Derell Wilson — primary (person)
- Eleni Kavros Degraw — primary (person)
- Emmanuel Sanchez — primary (person)
- Eric C. Berthel — 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)
- Hilda E. Santiago — primary (person)
- Hubert D. Delany — primary (person)
- Iris N Sanchez — primary (person)
- Jaime S. Foster — primary (person)
- James Sanchez — primary (person)
- Jane M. Garibay — primary (person)
- Jason Buchsbaum — primary (person)
- Jillian Gilchrest — primary (person)
- John A. Kissel — primary (person)
- John Santanella — primary (person)
- John-michael Parker — primary (person)
- Jonathan Fazzino — primary (person)
- Jonathan Jacobson — primary (person)
- Josh Elliott — primary (person)
- Joshua M. Hall — primary (person)
- Kate Farrar — primary (person)
- Kenneth Gucker — primary (person)
- Larry B. Butler — primary (person)
- Laurie Sweet — primary (person)
- Lucy Dathan — primary (person)
- Mark W. Anderson — primary (person)
- Martin Foncello — primary (person)
- Mary Welander — primary (person)
- Mitch Bolinsky — primary (person)
- Moira Rader — primary (person)
- Nicholas Menapace — primary (person)
- Nick Gauthier — primary (person)
- Patricia Billie Miller — primary (person)
- Paul Cicarella — primary (person)
- Robin E. Comey — primary (person)
- Sarah Keitt — primary (person)
- Stephen G. Harding — primary (person)
- Tammy R. Exum — primary (person)
- Tom Delnicki — primary (person)
- Toni E. Walker — primary (person)
- Tony Hwang — primary (person)
- Tony J. Scott — primary (person)
- Trenee Mcgee — primary (person)
- William Heffernan — primary (person)
- William Pizzuto — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-26** REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Committee on Children `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-27** PUBLIC HEARING 0303
- **2026-03-05** Joint Favorable Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-09** FILED WITH LCO `filing`
- **2026-03-16** REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/23/26 `referral`
- **2026-03-23** RPTD. OUT OF LCO
- **2026-03-23** FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDAR `reading-2`
- **2026-03-23** HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 97
- **2026-03-23** FILE NO. 103
- **2026-04-07** REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ON Appropriations
- **2026-04-13** Joint Favorable `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-14** FILED WITH LCO `filing`
- **2026-04-14** RPTD. OUT OF LCO
- **2026-04-15** NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ON Appropriations
- **2026-04-15** TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDAR `reading-2`
- **2026-04-30** HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-30** AMENDMENT WITHDRAWN HOUSE AMEND. SCH. B
- **2026-04-30** HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH. C `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-30** HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A,C `passage`
- **2026-04-30** IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO THE SENATE
- **2026-05-01** FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN. `reading-2`
- **2026-05-01** SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 503
- **2026-05-01** FILE NO. 754
- **2026-05-04** SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH. A,C `amendment-passage`
- **2026-05-04** SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH. A `amendment-failure`
- **2026-05-04** SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH. A,C `passage`
- **2026-05-04** IN CONCURRENCE
- **2026-05-14** PUBLIC ACT 26-26
- **2026-05-15** TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE
- **2026-05-15** 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/b221d4b0-1e86-4dd8-b3a8-074650d9cf75`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Connecticut legislature records).