Connecticut legislation · 2026 General Assembly
Connecticut HB5293: AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND A CONNECTICUT VETERANS CEMETERY.
Status: In committee, February 20, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning the department of veterans affairs and a connecticut veterans cemetery. assembly convened.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND A CONNECTICUT VETERANS CEMETERY. Assembly convened: Section 1. Section 27-122a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2026): (a) (1) The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall transfer to the Veterans' Home and Hospital Commission two certain pieces or parcels of land known as Plot # 6, containing thirty acres, more or less, situated on the north side of River Road in the town of Middletown, county of Middlesex, and state of Connecticut, and being bounded and described as Commencing at a point in the northerly side of River Road being the southeast corner of the land herein described, thence running N degrees E a distance of 286 feet, more or less, to the right-of-way of the Penn Central Railroad (Valley Line), thence running westerly along said right-of-way a distance of 2720 feet, more or less, thence running southerly 80 feet, more or less, to River Road, thence running LCO No. 716 1 of Raised Bill No. 5293 southeasterly along the northern boundary of River Road a distance of 530 feet, more or less, to a brook, thence running N 80 degrees E along the north side of River Road to a bend in said road a distance of …
Sponsors
- Sanchez, Iris N (D, 25) · primary sponsor
- Christie Carpino (R, 32)
Latest actions
- : Public Hearing 02/24
- : Referred to Joint Committee on Veterans' and Military Affairs
Subjects: State land, Veterans' burials, Veterans Affairs, Department of, Veterans Residential Services facility
Common questions
- What is HB5293?
- HB5293 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2026 General Assembly): AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND A CONNECTICUT VETERANS CEMETERY.
- What does HB5293 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning the department of veterans affairs and a connecticut veterans cemetery. assembly convened.
- What is the status of HB5293?
- In committee as of February 20, 2026. Latest action: Public Hearing 02/24 (February 20, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB5293?
- Sanchez, Iris N (D, 25), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB5293?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB05293&which_year=2026
Source: official Connecticut record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.