Connecticut legislation · 2026 General Assembly
Connecticut HB5534: AN ACT DESIGNATING THE STATE AS THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB MOVEMENT, THE STATE AMPHIBIAN AND THE STATE ROCK.
Status: Signed into law, May 19, 2026
What the bill says
An act designating the state as the birthplace of the boys and girls club movement, the state amphibian and the state rock. assembly convened.
From the chaptered text:
AN ACT DESIGNATING THE STATE AS THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB MOVEMENT, THE STATE AMPHIBIAN AND THE STATE ROCK. Assembly convened: Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2026) The state of Connecticut shall be known as the birthplace of the Boys and Girls Club movement, which began in Hartford in 1860 with the founding of the Dashaway Club by Mary Goodwin, Alice Goodwin, Elizabeth Hamersley and Louisa Bushnell, to provide boys with safe, positive and productive opportunities. Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2026) The spring peeper, Pseudacris crucifer, shall be the state amphibian. Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2026) Housatonic marble shall be the state rock. Governor's Action: Approved May 19, 2026
Sponsors
- Christine Pavalock-D'Amato (R, 77) · primary sponsor
- Ben McGorty (R, 122)
- Larry Butler (D, 72)
- William Pizzuto (R, 71)
- Tom Delnicki (R, 14)
- Karen Reddington-Hughes (R, 66)
- Tammy Nuccio (R, 53)
- Nicole Klarides-Ditria (R, 105)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
- : Transmitted to the Secretary of State
- : Public Act 26-67
- : On Consent Calendar / In Concurrence
- : Senate Passed
- : Senate Calendar Number 514
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
- : Immediate Transmittal to the Senate
- : House Passed
Votes
- Senate Roll Call 324 (May 6, 2026): 36 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Roll Call 143 (April 30, 2026): 136 yea, 0 nay, passed
- GAE Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (March 20, 2026): 18 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Enfield, State symbols
Common questions
- What is HB5534?
- HB5534 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2026 General Assembly): AN ACT DESIGNATING THE STATE AS THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB MOVEMENT, THE STATE AMPHIBIAN AND THE STATE ROCK.
- What does HB5534 do?
- In its own words: An act designating the state as the birthplace of the boys and girls club movement, the state amphibian and the state rock. assembly convened.
- What is the status of HB5534?
- Signed into law as of May 19, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor (May 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB5534?
- Christine Pavalock-D'Amato (R, 77), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB5534?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB05534&which_year=2026
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