SB 286

Connecticut Senate bill in Session 2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: March 17, 2026.

AN ACT INCREASING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR GRANDPARENTS AND OTHER NONPARENT RELATIVES RAISING CERTAIN CHILDREN.

Bill ID CT-2026-SB-286

Session 2026

Status in_committee

Committee Aging Committee

Senate in_committee 2026-03-17

Summary

To provide the same financial benefits to grandparents and other nonparent relatives who adopt their grandchildren or relative children as those who adopt unrelated children.

Sponsor

Aging Committee

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
2026-02-19	Introduced	Bill introduced
2026-03-17	Status	in_committee
2026-03-17	Latest Action	FILE NO.

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