Connecticut legislation · 2026 General Assembly
Connecticut HB5523: AN ACT CONCERNING A TRIBAL WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES ADVISORY COUNCIL.
Status: Passed one chamber, May 1, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning tribal comanagement of wildlife and fisheries. assembly convened.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT CONCERNING TRIBAL COMANAGEMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES. Assembly convened: Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2026) (a) There is established a Connecticut Tribal Wildlife and Fisheries Commission. Said commission shall consist of the following members: (1) Two members from the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, (2) two members from the Mohegan Tribe, (3) two members each from the Eastern Pequot Tribe, the Golden Hill Paugussett Tribe and the Schaghticoke Tribe, (4) the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, or the commissioner's designee, (5) one member each from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection's Wildlife Division, Fisheries Division and Forestry Division, as appointed by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, (6) one member from the Department of Agriculture, (7) one member from the Bureau of Aquaculture of the Department of Agriculture, (8) one member from the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, (9) one member from Connecticut Sea Grant, (10) one member from the Native American and Indigenous Studies Department at The University of Connecticut, and LCO No. 2477 1 of Raised Bill No. 5523 (11) the chairpersons and ranking members of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the environment, or their designees. (b) The commission shall: (1) Develop recommendations for tribalstate comanagement agreements concerning wildlife and fisheries resources on state lands …
Sponsors
- Aundre Bumgardner (D, 41) · primary sponsor
- Geraldo Reyes (D, 75)
- Pemberton, Larry (D, 139)
- John-Michael Parker (D, 101)
- Nicholas Gauthier (D, 38)
- Nicholas Menapace (D, 37)
- Anthony Nolan (D, 39)
- Daniel Gaiewski (D, 40)
- Greg Howard (R, 43)
- Devin Carney (R, 23)
- Tom Delnicki (R, 14)
- Hilda Santiago (D, 84)
Latest actions
- : Senate Calendar Number 526
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
- : Immediate Transmittal to the Senate
- : House Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
- : House Adopted House Amendment Schedule A 5295
- : File Number 436
- : House Calendar Number 319
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
- : Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/07/26 12:00 PM
Votes
- House Roll Call 179 (May 1, 2026): 144 yea, 3 nay, passed
- ENV Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (March 18, 2026): 24 yea, 10 nay, passed
Subjects: Wildlife, Agriculture, Department of, Energy and Environmental Protection, Department of, Commissions, Advisory bodies, State plan of conservation and development, Eastern Pequot Indian Tribe
Common questions
- What is HB5523?
- HB5523 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2026 General Assembly): AN ACT CONCERNING A TRIBAL WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES ADVISORY COUNCIL.
- What does HB5523 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning tribal comanagement of wildlife and fisheries. assembly convened.
- What is the status of HB5523?
- Passed one chamber as of May 1, 2026. Latest action: Senate Calendar Number 526 (May 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB5523?
- Aundre Bumgardner (D, 41), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB5523?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB05523&which_year=2026
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