The Government Administration and Elections Committee on [date not specified] voted to raise 26 concept proposals for drafting and public hearing, including 13 items placed on a consent calendar.

The meeting was convened by Sen. Mae Flexer, chair of the Government Administration and Elections Committee, and Rep. Matt Blumenthal, the House chair. Committee members moved through a prepublished list of concepts (items 1–26) and individually voted to “raise” each concept for future bill drafting and hearings. Representative Amy Morinbello moved the consent-calendar motion; Representative Hilda Santiago seconded it. Several other members then moved and seconded votes to raise individual concepts throughout the session.

Why it matters: the items the committee agreed to raise cover election administration, campaign finance, public‑records exemptions, state contracting and procurement, and proposed state constitutional amendments. Raising a concept authorizes the committee to draft a bill and hold public hearings; it does not adopt final policy.

Votes at a glance: the committee recorded roll-call votes for each concept. The items placed on the consent calendar and raised for drafting were: item 1 (fees for police body‑worn and dash camera records), item 2 (exemption from disclosure for hate crime task force records), item 5 (referendum independent expenditures and campaign finance changes), item 6 (risk‑limiting audit working group recommendations), item 8 (technical revisions to GAE statutes by the Legislative Commissioner), item 11 (implementing recommendations of the State Contracting Standards Board), item 13 (state contracts with nonprofit human service providers — expedited payment), item 14 (increase monetary thresholds under the state code of ethics), item 19 (resolution rescinding earlier General Assembly calls for an Article V convention), item 23 (artificial intelligence, deceptive synthetic media, and elections), item 24 (various campaign finance reforms), item 25 (membership and processes of the Connecticut Siting Council), and item 26 (state contracting and in‑network health coverage of major health care entities). All consent items were raised on a single motion.

Other concepts the committee voted to raise include: item 3 (a resolution proposing a state constitutional amendment concerning discrimination under the equal‑protection clause), item 4 (a proposed environmental‑rights constitutional amendment), item 7 (municipal conflict‑of‑interest provisions), item 9 (increasing funding for the Community Investment Account), item 10 (designating Indigenous Peoples’ Day as a legal holiday), item 12 (FOIA exemption for certain higher education teaching or research records), item 15 (nondisclosure of addresses for certain public agency employees), item 16 (election administration oversight), item 17 (resolution to allow 16‑year‑olds to apply for elector status to be admitted at 18), item 18 (ratification of the proposed federal child‑labor amendment), item 20 (making certain ebook/digital audiobook license terms unenforceable for public libraries), item 21 (evaluation of adding a nonbinary gender option to state forms), and item 22 (state purchase of print and digital advertising). Each of those concepts was moved and individually raised by roll call vote.

What committee members said: several members emphasized that a vote to raise a concept does not indicate final support for a bill. Sen. Rob Sampson (ranking member) repeatedly said a yes vote on a concept indicates only willingness to hold a hearing and does not reflect how he or the minority caucus will vote on final legislation. Representative Gail Mastrofrancesco and others questioned mandates on municipalities and interventions in private contracts (library ebooks). Representative Matt Blumenthal described several campaign‑finance and elections items as followups to prior committee work. The committee staff and agency participants named in opening remarks included LCO attorneys Shannon McCarthy and Michael Talarico, OLR analysts Matt Frame and Lee Hansen, and OFA analyst Taylor Morris; the committee clerk is Valentina Mometi.

Process notes and limitations: the committee’s actions were to raise concepts for drafting and hearings; no substantive bills were adopted or amended in this session. Votes were recorded by roll call for each concept; the transcript of the meeting contains the roll‑call sequence for every concept. The meeting recessed with votes held open until 1:00 p.m.