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Connecticut · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 5271: AN ACT REQUIRING THE OFFICE OF THE CHILD ADVOCATE TO HIRE CERTAIN ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 5271 is a bill introduced in the Connecticut House on February 19, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT REQUIRING THE OFFICE OF THE CHILD ADVOCATE TO HIRE CERTAIN ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES. Primary sponsor: Tone Felipe (Democratic), Saud Anwar (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 5, 2026): FAV. CHG. OF REF., SEN. TO COMM. ON Appropriations.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tone FelipePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse130
Saud AnwarPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate3

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. FAV. CHG. OF REF., SEN. TO COMM. ON Appropriations
  2. FAV. CHG. OF REF. HOUSE TO COMM. ON Appropriations
  3. RPTD. OUT OF LCO
  4. FILED WITH LCO
  5. Joint Favorable Substitute Change of Reference APP
  6. PUBLIC HEARING 0224
  7. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Committee on Children

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source