Connecticut legislation · 2026 General Assembly
Connecticut HB5531: AN ACT CONCERNING FAITHFUL PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
Status: Passed one chamber, April 28, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning faithful presidential electors. assembly convened.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT CONCERNING FAITHFUL PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS. Assembly convened: Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2026) (a) (1) Each candidate for presidential elector who is endorsed for nomination to such office by a political party under section 9-388 of the general statutes, or who files a candidacy for nomination to such office with a political party designation under section 9-453b of the general statutes, shall execute the following pledge: "If chosen for the office of presidential elector, I agree to serve and to mark my electoral college ballots for the nominees for President and Vice President of the political party by which I was nominated.". A copy of such executed pledge shall be included in the filing of the certificate of endorsement or candidacy for nomination, as applicable. (2) If a political party's nominee for President or Vice President dies or withdraws as a candidate in accordance with such political party's rules prior to the meeting of presidential electors under section 9-176 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, the pledge executed under LCO No. 2810 1 of Raised Bill No. 5531 subsection (a) of this section shall apply to such political party's successor nominee. (b) Each candidate for presidential elector who files a candidacy for nomination to such office without a political party designation under section 9-453b of …
Sponsors
- Derek Slap (D, 5) · primary sponsor
- Matthew Blumenthal (D, 147)
- Matthew Lesser (D, 9)
- Larry Butler (D, 72)
- Hector Arzeno (D, 151)
Latest actions
- : Senate Calendar Number 486
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
- : Immediate Transmittal to the Senate
- : House Passed
- : File Number 522
- : House Calendar Number 342
- : 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 5:00 PM
- : Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
Votes
- House Roll Call 123 (April 28, 2026): 102 yea, 43 nay, passed
- GAE Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (March 20, 2026): 15 yea, 4 nay, passed
Subjects: Candidates, Canvass and returns of votes, Electoral College, Ballots, Voters, Secretary of the State
Common questions
- What is HB5531?
- HB5531 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2026 General Assembly): AN ACT CONCERNING FAITHFUL PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
- What does HB5531 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning faithful presidential electors. assembly convened.
- What is the status of HB5531?
- Passed one chamber as of April 28, 2026. Latest action: Senate Calendar Number 486 (April 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB5531?
- Derek Slap (D, 5), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB5531?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB05531&which_year=2026
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