Connecticut legislation · 2026 General Assembly
Connecticut SB423: AN ACT CONCERNING OVERSIGHT OVER HIGHER EDUCATION.
Status: Signed into law, May 19, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning oversight over higher education. assembly convened.
From the enrolled text:
AN ACT CONCERNING OVERSIGHT OVER HIGHER EDUCATION. Assembly convened: Section 1. Section 10a-78a of the 2026 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): (a) Not later than [July 1, 2024] August 1, 2026, and annually thereafter until and including July 1, 2030, the Board of Regents for Higher Education shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing [committee] committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher education and employment advancement and government oversight concerning the results achieved from the consolidation of the regional community-technical colleges into the Connecticut State Community College. Such report shall include, but need not be limited to, a comparison of the following performance metrics from July 1, [2023] 2019, to [the date] July first of the year of such report: (1) Percentage of students enrolled for the first time in credit-bearing courses who: (A) [complete] Complete introductory math and English course Substitute Senate Bill No. 423 requirements not later than one year after enrollment; [,] (B) Enroll for more than six credits during their first semester; (C) Complete more than twenty-four credits during their first year of enrollment; [(B) enroll] (D) Enroll for a full semester and subsequently (i) reenroll for the following …
Sponsors
- Robert Sampson (R, 16) · primary sponsor
- Saud Anwar (D, 3)
- Lucia Dathan (D, 142)
- Gale Mastrofrancesco (R, 80)
- Patrick Callahan (R, 108)
- Tom Delnicki (R, 14)
- Kenneth Gucker (D, 138)
- Laurie Sweet (D, 91)
- Eric Berthel (R, 32)
- Somers, Heather S. (R, 18)
- Paul Cicarella (R, 34)
- Stephen Harding (R, 30)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
- : Transmitted to the Secretary of State
- : Public Act 26-49
- : In Concurrence
- : House Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A
- : House Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A
- : House Calendar Number 384
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
- : Senate Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A
Votes
- House Roll Call 224 (May 4, 2026): 149 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Roll Call 53 (April 8, 2026): 36 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Roll Call 52 (April 8, 2026): 11 yea, 25 nay, failed
- GOS Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (March 17, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: State universities, Community colleges, Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, Board of Regents for Higher Education, Central Connecticut State University
Common questions
- What is SB423?
- SB423 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2026 General Assembly): AN ACT CONCERNING OVERSIGHT OVER HIGHER EDUCATION.
- What does SB423 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning oversight over higher education. assembly convened.
- What is the status of SB423?
- Signed into law as of May 19, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor (May 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB423?
- Robert Sampson (R, 16), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB423?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=SB00423&which_year=2026
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