Connecticut legislation · 2026 General Assembly
Connecticut SB395: AN ACT STUDYING EFFORTS TO INCREASE VOTER PARTICIPATION AND AUTHORIZING MUNICIPAL PILOT PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE SUCH EFFORTS.
Status: In committee, April 8, 2026
What the bill says
An act studying efforts to increase voter participation and authorizing municipal pilot programs to promote such efforts. assembly convened.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT STUDYING EFFORTS TO INCREASE VOTER PARTICIPATION AND AUTHORIZING MUNICIPAL PILOT PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE SUCH EFFORTS. Assembly convened: Section 1. (Effective July 1, 2026) (a) There is established a task force to study (1) efforts to achieve one hundred per cent voter participation in this state by January 1, 2030, (2) means of enhancing civic engagement generally in this state, (3) experiences of jurisdictions that have enacted policies to require citizens to vote as a civic duty, (4) potential implementation options in pursuit of achieving such one hundred per cent voter participation goal, (5) needs of registrars of voters, town clerks and other municipal officials in administering elections in which one hundred per cent of voters participate, and (6) state and municipal budgetary resources that may be required to achieve such one hundred per cent voter participation goal. (b) The task force shall consist of the following LCO No. 2144 1 of Raised Bill No. (2) One appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate; (3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of Representatives; (4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; (5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives; (6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; (7) The Secretary of the State, or the Secretary's …
Sponsors
- Nicholas Menapace (D, 37) · primary sponsor
- Geraldo Reyes (D, 75)
- Mary Mushinsky (D, 85)
- Michael Shannon (D, 117)
- Joshua Elliott (D, 88)
- Anne Hughes (D, 135)
- Hilda Santiago (D, 84)
- Amy Morrin Bello (D, 28)
- Nicholas Gauthier (D, 38)
- Michael Quinn (D, 82)
- Derek Slap (D, 5)
- Kevin Brown (D, 56)
Latest actions
- : File Number 497
- : Senate Calendar Number 309
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
- : 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
- : Joint Favorable
- : Public Hearing 03/13
- : Referred to Joint Committee on Government Administration and Elections
Votes
- GAE Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (March 20, 2026): 13 yea, 6 nay, passed
Subjects: Town clerks, Voters, Task forces, Studies
Common questions
- What is SB395?
- SB395 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2026 General Assembly): AN ACT STUDYING EFFORTS TO INCREASE VOTER PARTICIPATION AND AUTHORIZING MUNICIPAL PILOT PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE SUCH EFFORTS.
- What does SB395 do?
- In its own words: An act studying efforts to increase voter participation and authorizing municipal pilot programs to promote such efforts. assembly convened.
- What is the status of SB395?
- In committee as of April 8, 2026. Latest action: File Number 497 (April 8, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB395?
- Nicholas Menapace (D, 37), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB395?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=SB00395&which_year=2026
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