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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT CONCERNING ASSORTED MEASURES RECOGNIZING AND HONORING THE HEROISM OF VETERANS AND MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND MAKING VARIOUS REVISIONS TO STATUTES RELATED TO VETERANS' AND MILITARY AFFAIRS."
description: "AN ACT CONCERNING ASSORTED MEASURES RECOGNIZING AND HONORING THE HEROISM OF VETERANS AND MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND MAKING VARIOUS REVISIONS TO STATUTES RELATED TO VETERANS' AND MILITARY AFFAIRS."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ct"
legislature: "Connecticut General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 5406"
citation: "Connecticut HB 5406 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Adjutant general", "Birth-to-three early intervention system", "Dental care", "Electronic government information", "Military Department", "Military awards", "Motor vehicle fees", "Nursing homes", "Occupational training", "Reports", "Task forces", "Veterans", "Veterans Affairs", "Department of"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Aimee Berger-girvalo", "Bob Godfrey", "Christie M. Carpino", "Christopher Poulos", "Craig C. Fishbein", "Dave W. Yaccarino", "David Rutigliano", "Dominique Johnson", "Donna Veach", "Gary A. Turco", "Heather S. Somers", "Hector Arzeno", "Henry J. Genga", "Hilda E. Santiago", "Hubert D. Delany", "Irene M. Haines", "Iris N Sanchez", "Jaime S. Foster", "Jason Buchsbaum", "Jason Perillo", "John A. Kissel", "Joseph H. Zullo", "Kaitlyn Shake", "Kara Rochelle", "Kathy Kennedy", "Kenneth Gucker", "Kerry S. Wood", "Larry B. Butler", "Laurie Sweet", "Mark W. Anderson", "Martin Foncello", "Michael \"mj\" Shannon", "Michael D. Quinn", "Nicholas Menapace", "Nick Gauthier", "Patricia A. Dillon", "Patrick E. Callahan", "Patrick S. Boyd", "Paul Cicarella", "Ronald A. Napoli", "Saud Anwar", "Savet Constantine", "Stephen G. Harding", "Tami Zawistowski", "Tammy Nuccio", "Tim Ackert", "Tina Courpas", "Tom Delnicki", "Tony Hwang", "Tony J. Scott", "William Heffernan", "William Pizzuto"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 28
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-26"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/13e7e8a6-b764-4286-9fda-02720531d1f9"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.cga.ct.gov/pub/data/bill_info.csv"
source_hash: "aea11505d6f67bc230e874c46e33087a9cc3401e86a6345aa9fad8522e229e92"
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 5406 (2026) — AN ACT CONCERNING ASSORTED MEASURES RECOGNIZING AND HONORING THE HEROISM OF VETERANS AND MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND MAKING VARIOUS REVISIONS TO STATUTES RELATED TO VETERANS' AND MILITARY AFFAIRS.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **FIN Joint Favorable** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05406-R02-HB.PDF)
2. **File No. 167** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026HB-05406-R000167-FC.PDF)
3. **File No. 611** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026HB-05406-R000611-FC.PDF)
4. **Public Act No. 26-35** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/PA/PDF/2026PA-00035-R00HB-05406-PA.PDF)
5. **Raised Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05406-R00-HB.PDF)
6. **VA Joint Favorable Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05406-R01-HB.PDF)
## Votes
- House Roll Call Vote — **1430** (pass) · lower
- Senate Roll Call Vote — **360** (pass) · upper
- House Roll Call Vote — **1359** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Aimee Berger-girvalo — primary (person)
- Bob Godfrey — primary (person)
- Christie M. Carpino — primary (person)
- Christopher Poulos — primary (person)
- Craig C. Fishbein — primary (person)
- Dave W. Yaccarino — primary (person)
- David Rutigliano — primary (person)
- Dominique Johnson — primary (person)
- Donna Veach — primary (person)
- Gary A. Turco — primary (person)
- Heather S. Somers — primary (person)
- Hector Arzeno — primary (person)
- Henry J. Genga — primary (person)
- Hilda E. Santiago — primary (person)
- Hubert D. Delany — primary (person)
- Irene M. Haines — primary (person)
- Iris N Sanchez — primary (person)
- Jaime S. Foster — primary (person)
- Jason Buchsbaum — primary (person)
- Jason Perillo — primary (person)
- John A. Kissel — primary (person)
- Joseph H. Zullo — primary (person)
- Kaitlyn Shake — primary (person)
- Kara Rochelle — primary (person)
- Kathy Kennedy — primary (person)
- Kenneth Gucker — primary (person)
- Kerry S. Wood — primary (person)
- Larry B. Butler — primary (person)
- Laurie Sweet — primary (person)
- Mark W. Anderson — primary (person)
- Martin Foncello — primary (person)
- Michael "mj" Shannon — primary (person)
- Michael D. Quinn — primary (person)
- Nicholas Menapace — primary (person)
- Nick Gauthier — primary (person)
- Patricia A. Dillon — primary (person)
- Patrick E. Callahan — primary (person)
- Patrick S. Boyd — primary (person)
- Paul Cicarella — primary (person)
- Ronald A. Napoli — primary (person)
- Saud Anwar — primary (person)
- Savet Constantine — primary (person)
- Stephen G. Harding — primary (person)
- Tami Zawistowski — primary (person)
- Tammy Nuccio — primary (person)
- Tim Ackert — primary (person)
- Tina Courpas — primary (person)
- Tom Delnicki — primary (person)
- Tony Hwang — primary (person)
- Tony J. Scott — 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 Veterans' and Military Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-27** PUBLIC HEARING 0303
- **2026-03-10** Joint Favorable Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-11** FILED WITH LCO `filing`
- **2026-03-19** REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/24/26 `referral`
- **2026-03-25** RPTD. OUT OF LCO
- **2026-03-25** FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDAR `reading-2`
- **2026-03-25** HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 142
- **2026-03-25** FILE NO. 167
- **2026-04-09** HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-09** HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A `passage`
- **2026-04-13** FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN. `reading-2`
- **2026-04-13** SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 370
- **2026-04-13** FILE NO. 611
- **2026-04-15** REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ON Finance, Revenue and Bonding
- **2026-04-15** IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO COMMITTEE
- **2026-04-20** Joint Favorable `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-20** FILED WITH LCO `filing`
- **2026-04-20** RPTD. OUT OF LCO
- **2026-04-21** NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ON Finance, Revenue and Bonding
- **2026-04-21** FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN. `reading-2`
- **2026-05-04** SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH. A `amendment-passage`
- **2026-05-04** SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH. A `passage`
- **2026-05-04** ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCE
- **2026-05-14** PUBLIC ACT 26-35
- **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/13e7e8a6-b764-4286-9fda-02720531d1f9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Connecticut legislature records).