Connecticut legislation · 2026 General Assembly
Connecticut HB5004: AN ACT CONCERNING CHILD WELFARE ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY.
Status: Signed into law, May 26, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning child welfare accountability and transparency. assembly convened.
From the enrolled text:
AN ACT CONCERNING CHILD WELFARE ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY. Assembly convened: Section 1. Section 17a-114 of the 2026 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): (a) As used in this section, (1) "approval" or "approved" means that a person has been approved to adopt or provide foster care by a childplacing agency licensed pursuant to section 17a-149, (2) "licensed" means a person holds a license to provide foster care issued by the Department of Children and Families, (3) "fictive kin caregiver" means a person who is twenty-one years of age or older and who is unrelated to a child by birth, adoption or marriage but who has an emotionally significant relationship with such child or such child's family amounting to a familial relationship, and (4) "emergency placement" means the placement of a child by the Department of Children and Families in the home of a relative or fictive kin caregiver as a result of the sudden unavailability of such child's primary caretaker. (b) (1) No child in the custody of the Commissioner of Children and Families shall be placed in foster care with any person, unless (A) (i) Substitute House Bill No. 5004 such person is licensed for such purpose by the department or the Department of Developmental Services …
Sponsors
- Geraldo Reyes (D, 75) · primary sponsor
- Christopher Poulos (D, 81)
- Hector Arzeno (D, 151)
- Sarah Keitt (D, 134)
- Mary Welander (D, 114)
- Trenee McGee (D, 116)
- Jonathan Jacobson (D, 148)
- Toni Walker (D, 93)
- Anthony Nolan (D, 39)
- Joshua Hall (D, 7)
- Joshua Elliott (D, 88)
- John Santanella (D, 58)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
- : Transmitted to the Secretary of State
- : Public Act 26-26
- : In Concurrence
- : Senate Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A,C
- : Senate Rejected Senate Amendment Schedule A 5879
- : Senate Adopted House Amendment Schedule A,C
- : File Number 754
- : Senate Calendar Number 503
Votes
- Senate Roll Call 246 (May 4, 2026): 36 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Roll Call 245 (May 4, 2026): 11 yea, 25 nay, failed
- House Roll Call 154 (April 30, 2026): 149 yea, 0 nay, passed
- APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (April 14, 2026): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
- KID Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (March 5, 2026): 14 yea, 2 nay, passed
Subjects: Electronic government information, Correction Department, Children and Families, Department of, Child Advocate, Office of, Social workers, State Police Bureau of Identification, Committees, Criminal history records
Common questions
- What is HB5004?
- HB5004 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2026 General Assembly): AN ACT CONCERNING CHILD WELFARE ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY.
- What does HB5004 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning child welfare accountability and transparency. assembly convened.
- What is the status of HB5004?
- Signed into law as of May 26, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor (May 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB5004?
- Geraldo Reyes (D, 75), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB5004?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB05004&which_year=2026
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