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SB 385 Connecticut Senate · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT CONCERNING THE TITLING OF BILLS.

SB 385 requires Connecticut's legislative commissioners to assign a title to every proposed bill. If a bill's sponsor (the introducing legislator) and the commissioners cannot agree on the title, the bill must use the standard title "An Act Concerning matters related to" followed by the committee responsible for the bill's topic. This rule applies to all bills introduced in the legislature and resolves title disagreements without delaying the legislative process. The change takes effect October 1, 2026.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 26, 2026 Last action Apr 9, 2026
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MINOR
This bill was amended to change its title from 'Proposed Bills' to 'Bills' and to expand the rules for objecting to bill titles. The changes allow any member of a committee or the General Assembly to object to a bill's title before a vote, rather than just the bill's proponent, and update the standard generic title to 'Matters Related To' instead of 'matters related to'.
Scope change
The scope of applicability was expanded from only 'proposed bills' to all 'bills', including those on the calendar of either house of the General Assembly.
REQUIREMENT

Changed the title requirement from applying only to 'proposed bills' to applying to all 'bills', including those already on the legislative calendar.

Expanded the right to object to a bill's title from only the 'proponent' to any member of the relevant committee or house of the General Assembly.

DEFINITION

Updated the standard generic title text from 'An Act Concerning matters related to' to 'An Act Concerning Matters Related To'.

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Committee
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Mar 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Joint Favorable Substitute
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Government Administration and Elections
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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