Connecticut legislation · 2026 General Assembly
Connecticut HB5225: AN ACT PROHIBITING CERTAIN LICENSEES AND REGISTRANTS FROM SELLING, DISPENSING, TRANSFERRING OR DELIVERING ANY DRUG OR DEVICE TO EXECUTE A COURT-IMPOSED SENTENCE OF DEATH.
Status: Passed one chamber, April 20, 2026
What the bill says
An act prohibiting certain licensees and registrants from selling, dispensing, transferring or delivering any drug or device to execute a sentence of death. assembly convened.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT PROHIBITING CERTAIN LICENSEES AND REGISTRANTS FROM SELLING, DISPENSING, TRANSFERRING OR DELIVERING ANY DRUG OR DEVICE TO EXECUTE A SENTENCE OF DEATH. Assembly convened: Section 1. Section 21a-70 of the 2026 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): (a) As used in this section: [(1) "Drugs", "devices" and "cosmetics" have the same meanings as defined in section 21a-92, "wholesaler" or "distributor" means a person, including, but not limited to, a medical device and oxygen provider, a third-party logistics provider, a virtual manufacturer or a virtual wholesale distributor, as such terms are defined in section 20-571, whether within or without the boundaries of the state of Connecticut, who supplies drugs, devices or cosmetics prepared, produced or packaged by manufacturers, to other wholesalers, manufacturers, distributors, hospitals, prescribing practitioners, as defined in section 20-571, pharmacies, federal, state or municipal agencies, clinics or any other person as permitted under LCO No. 1377 1 of Raised Bill No. 5225 subsection (h) of this section, except that: (A) A retail pharmacy or a pharmacy within a licensed hospital that supplies to another such pharmacy a quantity of a noncontrolled drug or a schedule II, III, IV or V controlled substance normally stocked by such pharmacies to provide for the immediate needs of a …
Sponsors
- Saud Anwar (D, 3) · primary sponsor
- Nicholas Menapace (D, 37)
- Gary Winfield (D, 10)
- Martha Marx (D, 20)
- Cecilia Maher (D, 26)
- Nicholas Gauthier (D, 38)
- Patricia Dillon (D, 92)
- Antonio Felipe (D, 130)
Latest actions
- : Senate Calendar Number 448
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
- : House Passed
- : Tabled for the Calendar, House
- : No New File by Committee on Judiciary
- : Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Joint Favorable
- : Referred by House to Committee on Judiciary
- : File Number 186
Votes
- House Roll Call 78 (April 20, 2026): 85 yea, 58 nay, passed
- JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (April 10, 2026): 28 yea, 12 nay, passed
- GL Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (March 11, 2026): 13 yea, 7 nay, passed
Subjects: Consumer Protection Department, Epinephrine, Drug wholesalers, Certificates and certification, Violations, Capital punishment, Drugs, Controlled substances registration
Common questions
- What is HB5225?
- HB5225 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2026 General Assembly): AN ACT PROHIBITING CERTAIN LICENSEES AND REGISTRANTS FROM SELLING, DISPENSING, TRANSFERRING OR DELIVERING ANY DRUG OR DEVICE TO EXECUTE A COURT-IMPOSED SENTENCE OF DEATH.
- What does HB5225 do?
- In its own words: An act prohibiting certain licensees and registrants from selling, dispensing, transferring or delivering any drug or device to execute a sentence of death. assembly convened.
- What is the status of HB5225?
- Passed one chamber as of April 20, 2026. Latest action: Senate Calendar Number 448 (April 22, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB5225?
- Saud Anwar (D, 3), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB5225?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB05225&which_year=2026
Source: official Connecticut record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.