HB 5555 Connecticut House · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT EXPANDING THE ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM OF THE SECRETARY OF THE STATE.

This bill expands Connecticut's address confidentiality program to provide a substitute mailing address for individuals seeking to protect their residential addresses due to safety concerns. It directly affects victims of family violence, stalking, sexual assault, kidnapping, child abuse, and other specified crimes, as well as those providing reproductive health care or gender-affirming services. The key provisions include adding reproductive health care and gender-affirming care providers as eligible participants, requiring application assistants to help most applicants complete forms, and expanding the types of crimes that qualify someone for program participation. The bill also adds new definitions for terms like "reproductive health care services" and "gender-affirming health care services" to clarify eligibility criteria.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Mar 12, 2026 Last action Apr 9, 2026

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Raised Bill → GAE Joint Favorable Substitute · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was converted from a 'Raised Bill' to a 'Substitute Bill', indicating it has been amended and approved by a joint committee. The most significant substantive change is the addition of 'gender-affirming health care services' and 'reproductive health care services' to the list of reasons a person may qualify for address confidentiality. This expands eligibility to include individuals seeking these specific medical services, whereas the original version did not explicitly list them. Several other definitions were reordered or renumbered, but the core policy impact is the broadening of who can access the program.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include individuals engaged in the provision or facilitation of reproductive and gender-affirming health care services as eligible participants in the address confidentiality program.

ELIGIBILITY

Added 'gender-affirming health care services' and 'reproductive health care services' to the list of qualifying safety concerns that allow a person to receive a confidential mailing address.

DEFINITION

Reordered and renumbered the list of defined terms in Section 1, shifting the position of definitions related to financial institutions, gender-affirming care, and other legal terms.

TECHNICAL

Changed the document header from 'Raised Bill' to 'Substitute Bill' and updated the page count, reflecting that the bill has been amended.

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Committee

Mar 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

Joint Favorable Substitute

lower

Mar 12, 2026

Committee

REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Government Administration and Elections

lower

7 primary · 0 co-sponsors