Substitute for S.B. No. 7
Session Year 2026
 

AN ACT CONCERNING EDUCATIONAL EQUITY.

To increase funding for public schools.

Introduced by:
Education Committee
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   Text of Bill
 APP Joint Favorable  [doc]
 File No. 448 [doc]
 ED Joint Favorable Substitute  [doc]
 Committee Bill [doc]
 Proposed Bill [doc]
   Committee Actions
 APP Joint Fav. Rpt
 APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable)
 ED Joint Fav. Rpt
 ED Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute)
 ED Vote Tally Sheet (Vote to Draft)
   Fiscal Notes
 Fiscal Note For File Copy 448
   Bill Analyses
 Bill Analysis For File Copy 448
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Bill History

 Date Action Taken
 4/20/2026Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
 4/20/2026No New File by Committee on Appropriations
 4/20/2026(LCO)Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
 4/20/2026(LCO)Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
 4/17/2026(APP)Joint Favorable
 4/15/2026Immediate Transmittal
 4/15/2026Referred by Senate to Committee on Appropriations
 4/7/2026(LCO)File Number 448
 4/7/2026Senate Calendar Number 260
 4/7/2026Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
 4/7/2026(LCO)Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
 3/30/2026(LCO)Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/07/26 12:00 PM
 3/19/2026(LCO)Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
 3/16/2026(ED)Joint Favorable Substitute
 2/27/2026Public Hearing 03/04
 2/26/2026Referred to Joint Committee on Education
 2/25/2026Drafted by Committee
 2/9/2026(ED)Vote to Draft
 2/4/2026Referred to Joint Committee on Education

Co-sponsors of SB-7

Sen. Martin M. Looney, 11th Dist.
Sen. Bob Duff, 25th Dist.
Sen. Saud Anwar, 3rd Dist.
Sen. Jorge Cabrera, 17th Dist.
Sen. Christine Cohen, 12th Dist.
Sen. Mae Flexer, 29th Dist.
Sen. Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox, 22nd Dist.
Sen. Herron Gaston, 23rd Dist.
Sen. Joan V. Hartley, 15th Dist.
Sen. Jan Hochadel, 13th Dist.
Sen. Paul Honig, 8th Dist.
Sen. Julie Kushner, 24th Dist.
Sen. Matthew L. Lesser, 9th Dist.
Sen. Rick Lopes, 6th Dist.
Sen. Ceci Maher, 26th Dist.
Sen. James J. Maroney, 14th Dist.
Sen. Martha Marx, 20th Dist.
Sen. Douglas McCrory, 2nd Dist.
Sen. Patricia Billie Miller, 27th Dist.
Sen. Norman Needleman, 33rd Dist.
Sen. Catherine A. Osten, 19th Dist.
Sen. MD Rahman, 4th Dist.
Sen. Derek Slap, 5th Dist.
Rep. Anthony L. Nolan, 39th Dist.
Rep. Patrick S. Boyd, 50th Dist.
Rep. Kaitlyn Shake, 120th Dist.
Rep. Steven J. Stafstrom, 129th Dist.
Rep. Travis Simms, 140th Dist.
Rep. Rebecca Martinez, 22nd Dist.
Rep. Laurie Sweet, 91st Dist.
Rep. Nick Gauthier, 38th Dist.
Rep. Kadeem Roberts, 137th Dist.
Rep. Fred Gee, 126th Dist.
Rep. Eilish Collins Main, 146th Dist.
Rep. Steven Winter, 94th Dist.
Rep. Josh Elliott, 88th Dist.
Rep. Marcus Brown, 127th Dist.

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