Connecticut legislation · 2026 General Assembly
Connecticut HB5046: AN ACT SUPPORTING FIRST RESPONDER RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION.
Status: In committee, April 1, 2026
What the bill says
An act supporting firefighter and police officer recruitment and retention. assembly convened.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT SUPPORTING FIREFIGHTER AND POLICE OFFICER RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION. Assembly convened: Section 1. Subsection (d) of section 10a-77 of the 2026 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2026): (d) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall waive the payment of tuition at the Connecticut State Community College (1) for any dependent child of a person whom the armed forces of the United States has declared to be missing in action or to have been a prisoner of war while serving in such armed forces after January 1, 1960, which child has been accepted for admission to said college and is a resident of the state at the time such child is accepted for admission to said college, (2) subject to the provisions of subsection (e) of this section, for any veteran, as defined in section 27-103, who performed service in time of war, as defined in section 27-103, except that for purposes of this subsection, "service in time of war" shall not include time spent in LCO No. 558 1 of Governor's Bill No. 5046 attendance at a military service academy, which veteran has been accepted for admission to said college and is domiciled in this state at the time such veteran is accepted for admission …
Sponsors
- Joseph Gresko (D, 121) · primary sponsor
- Patrick Boyd (D, 50)
- Ben McGorty (R, 122)
- Saud Anwar (D, 3)
- Jason Perillo (R, 21)
- Paul Honig (D, 8)
- Paul Cicarella (R, 34)
- Eleni Kavros DeGraw (D, 17)
- Michael Quinn (D, 82)
- Christine Cohen (D, 12)
- William Heffernan (D, 115)
- Robin Comey (D, 102)
Latest actions
- : File Number 313
- : House Calendar Number 232
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
- : Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/31/26 5:00 PM
- : Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Joint Favorable Substitute
- : Public Hearing 03/03
- : Referred to Joint Committee on Public Safety and Security
Votes
- PS Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (March 17, 2026): 29 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Veterans, Tuition waivers, Community colleges, Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, Board of Regents for Higher Education, Volunteer firefighters, Emergency personnel, University of Connecticut
Common questions
- What is HB5046?
- HB5046 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2026 General Assembly): AN ACT SUPPORTING FIRST RESPONDER RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION.
- What does HB5046 do?
- In its own words: An act supporting firefighter and police officer recruitment and retention. assembly convened.
- What is the status of HB5046?
- In committee as of April 1, 2026. Latest action: File Number 313 (April 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB5046?
- Joseph Gresko (D, 121), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB5046?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB05046&which_year=2026
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