AN ACT DESIGNATING VARIOUS DAYS AND MONTHS.
This bill designates various days and months throughout the year to commemorate specific cultural, historical, health, and community-related topics. It requires the Governor to officially proclaim these observances, which may include suitable exercises at the State Capitol and other locations. The designated dates include Indigenous Peoples' Day, Lobster Roll Day, Hartford Whalers Day, Topical Steroid Withdrawal Awareness Day, 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion Day, Henry Breault Day, Eid al-Fitr, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Awareness Month, Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, Good Neighbor Day, and Military Suicide Remembrance and Awareness Day. These designations aim to raise public awareness, honor historical contributions, and promote community connection and health education.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Mar 6, 2026
Signed May 19, 2026
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Raised Bill
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GAE Joint Favorable Substitute
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MODERATE
The bill was converted from a 'Raised Bill' to a 'GAE Joint Favorable Substitute,' indicating it has passed committee review and is ready for final legislative action. The substantive content remains largely the same, establishing new state observances for Lobster Roll Day, Eid al-Fitr, and Military Suicide Remembrance Day, while correcting a typo in the spelling of 'Marseille' and adding a paragraph to Hiram Bingham IV Day.
TECHNICAL
Changed the bill title from 'Raised Bill' to 'Substitute Bill' and updated the committee reference to 'GAE Joint Favorable Substitute,' reflecting its current legislative status.
Corrected the spelling of 'Marseilles' to 'Marseille' in the description of Hiram Bingham IV Day.
REQUIREMENT
Added a new paragraph to Hiram Bingham IV Day to highlight the historical significance of his humanitarian actions during the Holocaust.
Adjusted the date for Lobster Roll Day from the third Sunday after the third Saturday of September to simply the third Sunday of September.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 21, 2026 · House May 4, 2026
How they voted
36–0
Passed
Total votes 36
Apr 21, 2026
D
Democratic25
100% Yea
R
Republican11
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
4
Committee
2
May 19, 2026
Signed into law
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
upper
May 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
HOUSE PASSED
lower
Apr 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
SENATE PASSED
upper
Mar 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Joint Favorable Substitute
upper
Mar 6, 2026
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Government Administration and Elections
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kathy Kennedy
RRepublican
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