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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT CONCERNING BUMP STOCKS AND OTHER MEANS OF ENHANCING THE RATE OF FIRE OF A FIREARM."
description: "AN ACT CONCERNING BUMP STOCKS AND OTHER MEANS OF ENHANCING THE RATE OF FIRE OF A FIREARM."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ct"
legislature: "Connecticut General Assembly"
session: "2018"
identifier: "HB 5542"
citation: "Connecticut HB 5542 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Felonies", "Firearms", "Emergency Services and Public Protection", "Department of"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Adams, Terry B.", "Baker, Andre F.", "Bolinsky, Mitch", "Camillo, Fred", "Carney, Devin R.", "Demicco, Mike", "Devlin, Laura M.", "Dillon, Patricia A.", "Duff, Bob", "Dunsby, Adam", "Elliott, Josh", "Floren, Livvy R.", "Frantz, L. Scott", "Frey, John H.", "Gentile, Linda M.", "Gibson, Bobby G.", "Godfrey, Bob", "Haddad, Gregory", "Hall, Joshua Malik", "Hampton, John K.", "Hennessy, John \"Jack\" F.", "Hwang, Tony", "Kupchick, Brenda L.", "Lemar, Roland J.", "Leone, Carlo", "Looney, Martin M.", "McCarthy Vahey, Cristin", "Miller, Patricia Billie", "Porter, Robyn A.", "Ritter, Matthew", "Santiago, Ezequiel", "Santiago, Hilda E.", "Simmons, Caroline", "Slap, Derek", "Soto, Chris", "Stafstrom, Steven J.", "Stallworth, Charlie L.", "Steinberg, Jonathan", "Tong, William", "Urban, Diana S.", "Winfield, Gary A.", "Winkler, Michael", "Wood, Terrie E."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 24
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-03-15"
last_action: "2018-05-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fc9c4540-19f6-4451-93c5-fc0e1fc42659"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.cga.ct.gov/pub/data/bill_info.csv"
source_hash: "a7cae0d7a92b3b12d01380965c0f2f17ac1ce364de4c3bec70d32c4cd0db745a"
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 5542 (2018) — AN ACT CONCERNING BUMP STOCKS AND OTHER MEANS OF ENHANCING THE RATE OF FIRE OF A FIREARM.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **R00** (committee substitute) — [source](ftp://ftp.cga.ct.gov/2018/tob/h/2018HB-05542-R00-HB.htm)
2. **R01** (committee substitute) — [source](ftp://ftp.cga.ct.gov/2018/tob/h/2018HB-05542-R01-HB.htm)
## Votes
- Senate Roll Call Vote 262 PASS — **2610** (pass) · upper
- House Roll Call Vote 147 HOUSE AMD B — **7277** (fail) · lower
- House Roll Call Vote 149 AS AMENDED — **11435** (pass) · lower
- House Roll Call Vote 146 HOUSE AMD A — **11137** (pass) · lower
- Senate Roll Call Vote 261 ADOPT SENATE AMD A LCO 5530 — **1521** (fail) · upper
- House Roll Call Vote 148 APPEAL CHAIR HOUSE AMD C — **7871** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Adams, Terry B. — primary (person)
- Baker, Andre F. — primary (person)
- Bolinsky, Mitch — primary (person)
- Camillo, Fred — primary (person)
- Carney, Devin R. — primary (person)
- Demicco, Mike — primary (person)
- Devlin, Laura M. — primary (person)
- Dillon, Patricia A. — primary (person)
- Duff, Bob — primary (person)
- Dunsby, Adam — primary (person)
- Elliott, Josh — primary (person)
- Floren, Livvy R. — primary (person)
- Frantz, L. Scott — primary (person)
- Frey, John H. — primary (person)
- Gentile, Linda M. — primary (person)
- Gibson, Bobby G. — primary (person)
- Godfrey, Bob — primary (person)
- Haddad, Gregory — primary (person)
- Hall, Joshua Malik — primary (person)
- Hampton, John K. — primary (person)
- Hennessy, John "Jack" F. — primary (person)
- Hwang, Tony — primary (person)
- Kupchick, Brenda L. — primary (person)
- Lemar, Roland J. — primary (person)
- Leone, Carlo — primary (person)
- Looney, Martin M. — primary (person)
- McCarthy Vahey, Cristin — primary (person)
- Miller, Patricia Billie — primary (person)
- Porter, Robyn A. — primary (person)
- Ritter, Matthew — primary (person)
- Santiago, Ezequiel — primary (person)
- Santiago, Hilda E. — primary (person)
- Simmons, Caroline — primary (person)
- Slap, Derek — primary (person)
- Soto, Chris — primary (person)
- Stafstrom, Steven J. — primary (person)
- Stallworth, Charlie L. — primary (person)
- Steinberg, Jonathan — primary (person)
- Tong, William — primary (person)
- Urban, Diana S. — primary (person)
- Winfield, Gary A. — primary (person)
- Winkler, Michael — primary (person)
- Wood, Terrie E. — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-03-15** REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-19** PUBLIC HEARING 0323
- **2018-04-03** Joint Favorable Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-04** FILED WITH LCO
- **2018-04-13** REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/18/18
- **2018-04-19** RPTD. OUT OF LCO
- **2018-04-19** FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDER
- **2018-04-19** HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 393
- **2018-04-19** FILE NO. 592
- **2018-05-01** HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A
- **2018-05-01** HOUSE REJECTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH. B
- **2018-05-01** HOUSE RULED HOUSE AMEND. NOT GERMANE, HO. AMEND. SCH. C
- **2018-05-01** HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A `passage`
- **2018-05-03** FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.
- **2018-05-03** SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 503
- **2018-05-03** FILE NO. 678
- **2018-05-08** SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH. A
- **2018-05-08** SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH. A
- **2018-05-08** SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH. A
- **2018-05-08** IN CONCURRENCE
- **2018-05-15** PUBLIC ACT 18-29 `became-law`
- **2018-05-17** TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE
- **2018-05-17** TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNOR
- **2018-05-31** 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/fc9c4540-19f6-4451-93c5-fc0e1fc42659`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Connecticut legislature records).