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Connecticut: HB05468

Connecticut Homeschool Registration and State Supervision Expansion

Topics

Children's Health & School Nutrition

Bill Information

MAHA Not Approved

Summary

Bill Summary

HB 5468 replaces Connecticut’s longstanding, light‑touch equivalent‑instruction standard with a detailed regulatory framework that treats homeschooling as a formally registered, state‑supervised category. Beginning with the 2028–29 school year, parents providing “equivalent instruction” must notify the district in person, file annual continuation forms, keep education records, and demonstrate equivalence each year through a portfolio review, standardized test, or other approved evidence, while districts track and report homeschoolers and may block withdrawal from public school if the family is under certain child‑protective orders.


Why It Matters to the Make America Healthy Again Movement

The MAHA Movement opposes this bill because it shifts homeschooling from a private, parent‑directed responsibility to a state‑monitored activity, forcing families to register, document, and prove that their education matches public‑school expectations. By expanding data reporting, linking DCF checks to withdrawals, and conditioning families’ freedom to homeschool on ongoing demonstrations of “equivalence,” HB 5468 undermines MAHA’s commitment to robust parental rights, local autonomy, and educational independence from centralized state standards.



Introduced

03/05/2026

In Committee

04/27/2026

Crossed Over

04/23/2026

Passed

05/26/2026

Enacted

05/26/2026

Sponsors

Education Committee

Mary Welander

Democratic Representative (CT)

Patrick Biggins

Democratic Representative (CT)

Sarah Keitt

Democratic Representative (CT)

John Santanella

Democratic Representative (CT)

Moira Rader

Democratic Representative (CT)

Hilda Santiago

Democratic Representative (CT)

Activity

05/26/2026

Signed by the Governor

05/15/2026

Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor

05/15/2026

Transmitted to the Secretary of State

05/14/2026

Public Act 26-37

05/04/2026

In Concurrence

05/04/2026

Senate Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A

05/04/2026

Senate Rejected Senate Amendment Schedule I 5884

05/04/2026

Senate Rejected Senate Amendment Schedule H 5905

05/04/2026

Senate Rejected Senate Amendment Schedule G 5904

05/04/2026

Senate Rejected Senate Amendment Schedule F 5917

05/04/2026

Senate Rejected Senate Amendment Schedule E 5911

05/04/2026

Senate Rejected Senate Amendment Schedule D 5914

05/04/2026

Senate Rejected Senate Amendment Schedule C 5909

05/04/2026

Senate Rejected Senate Amendment Schedule B 5912

05/04/2026

Senate Rejected Senate Amendment Schedule A 5902

05/04/2026

Senate Adopted House Amendment Schedule A

05/04/2026

Senate Schedule A LCO# 5902 (R) - Senate Schedule A LCO# 5902 (R)

05/04/2026

Senate LCO Amendment #5903 (R) - Senate LCO Amendment #5903 (R)

05/04/2026

Senate LCO Amendment #5904 (R) - Senate LCO Amendment #5904 (R)

05/04/2026

Senate LCO Amendment #5905 (R) - Senate LCO Amendment #5905 (R)

05/04/2026

Senate LCO Amendment #5906 (R) - Senate LCO Amendment #5906 (R)

05/04/2026

Senate LCO Amendment #5909 (R) - Senate LCO Amendment #5909 (R)

05/04/2026

Senate LCO Amendment #5911 (R) - Senate LCO Amendment #5911 (R)

05/04/2026

Senate LCO Amendment #5912 (R) - Senate LCO Amendment #5912 (R)

05/04/2026

Senate LCO Amendment #5913 (R) - Senate LCO Amendment #5913 (R)

05/04/2026

Senate LCO Amendment #5914 (R) - Senate LCO Amendment #5914 (R)

05/04/2026

Senate LCO Amendment #5915 (R) - Senate LCO Amendment #5915 (R)

05/04/2026

Senate LCO Amendment #5916 (R) - Senate LCO Amendment #5916 (R)

05/04/2026

Senate LCO Amendment #5917 (R) - Senate LCO Amendment #5917 (R)

05/04/2026

Senate LCO Amendment #5918 (R) - Senate LCO Amendment #5918 (R)

05/04/2026

Senate LCO Amendment #5919 (R) - Senate LCO Amendment #5919 (R)

05/04/2026

Senate LCO Amendment #5921 (R) - Senate LCO Amendment #5921 (R)

05/04/2026

Senate LCO Amendment #5923 (R) - Senate LCO Amendment #5923 (R)

05/04/2026

Senate LCO Amendment #5924 (R) - Senate LCO Amendment #5924 (R)

05/04/2026

Senate LCO Amendment #5926 (R) - Senate LCO Amendment #5926 (R)

05/04/2026

Senate LCO Amendment #5884 (R) - Senate LCO Amendment #5884 (R)

05/04/2026

Senate Schedule G LCO# 5904 (R) - Senate Schedule G LCO# 5904 (R)

05/04/2026

Senate Schedule H LCO# 5905 (R) - Senate Schedule H LCO# 5905 (R)

05/04/2026

Senate Schedule C LCO# 5909 (R) - Senate Schedule C LCO# 5909 (R)

05/04/2026

Senate Schedule E LCO# 5911 (R) - Senate Schedule E LCO# 5911 (R)

05/04/2026

Senate Schedule B LCO# 5912 (R) - Senate Schedule B LCO# 5912 (R)

05/04/2026

Senate Schedule D LCO# 5914 (R) - Senate Schedule D LCO# 5914 (R)

05/04/2026

Senate Schedule F LCO# 5917 (R) - Senate Schedule F LCO# 5917 (R)

05/04/2026

Senate Schedule I LCO# 5884 (R) - Senate Schedule I LCO# 5884 (R)

05/01/2026

Senate LCO Amendment #5614 (R) - Senate LCO Amendment #5614 (R)

05/01/2026

Senate LCO Amendment #5615 (R) - Senate LCO Amendment #5615 (R)

05/01/2026

Senate LCO Amendment #5616 (R) - Senate LCO Amendment #5616 (R)

05/01/2026

Senate LCO Amendment #5618 (R) - Senate LCO Amendment #5618 (R)

05/01/2026

Senate LCO Amendment #5617 (R) - Senate LCO Amendment #5617 (R)

05/01/2026

Senate LCO Amendment #5619 (R) - Senate LCO Amendment #5619 (R)

05/01/2026

Senate LCO Amendment #5613 (R) - Senate LCO Amendment #5613 (R)

05/01/2026

Senate LCO Amendment #5612 (R) - Senate LCO Amendment #5612 (R)

05/01/2026

Senate LCO Amendment #5611 (R) - Senate LCO Amendment #5611 (R)

05/01/2026

Senate LCO Amendment #5610 (R) - Senate LCO Amendment #5610 (R)

05/01/2026

Senate LCO Amendment #5609 (R) - Senate LCO Amendment #5609 (R)

05/01/2026

Senate LCO Amendment #5608 (R) - Senate LCO Amendment #5608 (R)

05/01/2026

Senate LCO Amendment #5607 (R) - Senate LCO Amendment #5607 (R)

05/01/2026

Senate LCO Amendment #5602 (R) - Senate LCO Amendment #5602 (R)

05/01/2026

Senate LCO Amendment #5603 (R) - Senate LCO Amendment #5603 (R)

05/01/2026

Senate LCO Amendment #5598 (R) - Senate LCO Amendment #5598 (R)

05/01/2026

Senate LCO Amendment #5601 (R) - Senate LCO Amendment #5601 (R)

05/01/2026

Senate LCO Amendment #5600 (R) - Senate LCO Amendment #5600 (R)

05/01/2026

Senate LCO Amendment #5599 (R) - Senate LCO Amendment #5599 (R)

04/27/2026

File Number 724

04/27/2026

Senate Calendar Number 461

04/27/2026

Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate

04/23/2026

House Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A

04/23/2026

House Rejected House Amendment Schedule B 4690

04/23/2026

House Adopted House Amendment Schedule A 4428

04/23/2026

House LCO Amendment #4690 (R) - House LCO Amendment #4690 (R)

04/23/2026

House Schedule B LCO# 4690 (R) - House Schedule B LCO# 4690 (R)

04/21/2026

House Schedule A LCO# 4428 (D) - House Schedule A LCO# 4428 (D)

04/21/2026

House LCO Amendment #4428 (D) - House LCO Amendment #4428 (D)

04/20/2026

Tabled for the Calendar, House

04/20/2026

No New File by Committee on Appropriations

04/20/2026

Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office

04/20/2026

Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office

04/17/2026

Joint Favorable

04/17/2026

House LCO Amendment #4221 (D) - House LCO Amendment #4221 (D)

04/14/2026

Referred by House to Committee on Appropriations

04/07/2026

File Number 420

04/07/2026

House Calendar Number 304

04/07/2026

Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House

04/07/2026

Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office

03/30/2026

Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/07/26 12:00 PM

03/20/2026

Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office

03/18/2026

Joint Favorable Substitute

03/11/2026

Education Public Hearing (00:00:00 3/11/2026 )

03/06/2026

Public Hearing 03/11

03/05/2026

Referred to Joint Committee on Education

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