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Proposed Connecticut Firearm Legislation HB05043

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: An Act Concerning Convertible Pistols And Unfinished Frames Or Unfinished Lower Receivers.

Description: To implement the Governor's budget recommendations.

Session: 2026 General Assembly

Last Action: File Number 597

Last Action Date: April 13, 2026

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

14 sponsors: Steven Winter (D); Eleni Kavros DeGraw (D); Derek Slap (D); Joshua Elliott (D); John Santanella (D); Lucy Dathan (D); Savet Constantine (D); Sarah Keitt (D); Martha Marx (D); Nick Gauthier (D); Laurie Sweet (D); Roland Lemar (D); Aimee Berger-Girvalo (D); Patricia Dillon (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 9% (14 of 151)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Apr 13, 2026 Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
House Apr 13, 2026 File Number 597
House Apr 13, 2026 House Calendar Number 400
House Apr 13, 2026 Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
House Apr 6, 2026 Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/13/26 12:00 PM
House Mar 25, 2026 Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
House Mar 24, 2026 Joint Favorable Substitute
House Mar 5, 2026 Public Hearing 03/11
House Feb 5, 2026 Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Comm Sub Apr 13, 2026 state link bill text
Introduced Feb 4, 2026 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
03/24/2026 24 12 0 5 Yes
  • Blumenthal, Matthew (D) Yea
  • Brown, Marcus (D) Yea
  • Cabrera, Jorge (D) Yea
  • Callahan, Patrick (R) Nay
  • Cicarella, Paul (R) Nay
  • DeCaprio, Mark (R) Nay
  • Delany, Hubert (D) Yea
  • Dillon, Patricia (D) Yea
  • Doucette, Jason (D) Yea
  • Dubitsky, Douglas (R) Nay
  • Elliott, Joshua (D) Absent
  • Fazzino, Jonathan (D) Yea
  • Fishbein, Craig (R) Nay
  • Flexer, Mae (D) Yea
  • Gadkar-Wilcox, Sujata (D) Yea
  • Gaston, Herron (D) Absent
  • Gilchrest, Jillian (D) Yea
  • Godfrey, Bob (D) Yea
  • Howard, Greg (R) Nay
  • Jacobson, Jonathan (D) Yea
  • Johnson, Dominique (D) Yea
  • Khan, Maryam (D) Absent
  • Kissel, John (R) Nay
  • LaMark Muir, Mary (D) Yea
  • Lesser, Matthew (D) Yea
  • Maher, Cecilia (D) Yea
  • Miller, Patricia (D) Yea
  • O'Dea, Tom (R) Nay
  • Osborne, Melissa (D) Yea
  • Pavalock-D'Amato, Christine (R) Nay
  • Perillo, Jason (R) Nay
  • Quinn, Michael (D) Yea
  • Rahman, MD (D) Absent
  • Roberts, Kadeem (D) Yea
  • Rutigliano, David (R) Nay
  • Simms, Travis (D) Yea
  • Stafstrom, Steven (D) Yea
  • Veach, Donna (R) Nay
  • Walker, Toni (D) Absent
  • Wilson, Derell (D) Yea
  • Winfield, Gary (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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