Connecticut legislation · 2026 General Assembly
Connecticut HB5533: AN ACT CONCERNING PROTECTION OF ELECTION ADMINISTRATION PROCESSES, ELECTIONS SITES, ELECTION WORKERS AND ELECTORS.
Status: In committee, April 20, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning protection of election administration processes, elections sites, election workers and electors. assembly convened.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT CONCERNING PROTECTION OF ELECTION ADMINISTRATION PROCESSES, ELECTIONS SITES, ELECTION WORKERS AND ELECTORS. Assembly convened: Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2026) (a) As used in this section: (1) "Election" has the same meaning as provided in section 9-1 of the general statutes; (2) "Elections site" means (A) a polling place on the day of an election, primary or referendum, (B) a location designated for the conduct of early voting during the period of early voting at an election or primary, (C) a location for same-day election registration on the day of a regular election, or (D) a drop box designated for the deposit of absentee ballots during the period beginning on the first day of issuance of absentee voting sets and ending at the close of the polls at an election, primary or referendum; (3) "Primary" has the same meaning as provided in section 9-372 or 9LCO No. 2829 1 of Raised Bill No. 5533 463 of the general statutes, as applicable; and (4) "Referendum" has the same meaning as provided in section 9-1 of the general statutes. (b) (1) No officer or agent of any organization or entity authorized by the federal government or by any state to use force against, search, detain or arrest individuals, and no person authorized by the federal government or by any …
Sponsors
- Saud Anwar (D, 3) · primary sponsor
- Derek Slap (D, 5)
- Matthew Blumenthal (D, 147)
- Nicholas Gauthier (D, 38)
- Joshua Elliott (D, 88)
- Kate Farrar (D, 20)
- Laurie Sweet (D, 91)
- Michael Shannon (D, 117)
- Julie Kushner (D, 24)
Latest actions
- : 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 548
- : House Calendar Number 368
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
- : Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
Votes
- JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (April 17, 2026): 27 yea, 12 nay, passed
- GAE Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (March 20, 2026): 13 yea, 6 nay, passed
Subjects: Absentee ballots, Elections, Violations, Election officials, Election offenses, Attorney General, Voting tabulators, State Elections Enforcement Commission
Common questions
- What is HB5533?
- HB5533 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2026 General Assembly): AN ACT CONCERNING PROTECTION OF ELECTION ADMINISTRATION PROCESSES, ELECTIONS SITES, ELECTION WORKERS AND ELECTORS.
- What does HB5533 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning protection of election administration processes, elections sites, election workers and electors. assembly convened.
- What is the status of HB5533?
- In committee as of April 20, 2026. Latest action: Tabled for the Calendar, House (April 20, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB5533?
- Saud Anwar (D, 3), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB5533?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB05533&which_year=2026
Source: official Connecticut record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.