Connecticut State Senate April 21st Session Recorded On: 4/21/2026

Connecticut State Senate · April 21, 2026

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Opening, prayer and pledge

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Presiding officer brought the Senate to order, Chaplain Ken Sesenti (invoked from Orange/Milford) offered a prayer (speaker 3). Senator Cabrera led the Pledge of Allegiance (speaker 4).

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Connecticut Senate convened April 21, 2026, for opening ceremonies, recognitions, a long series of committee “go” items and a lengthy floor debate that produced votes on bills including a sweeping online safety/AI measure (Senate Bill 5), a balloon-release ban amendment (Senate Bill 452), prison sexual assault standards (Senate Bill 89), and others.

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