HB-5043 Update: Senate Republicans Submit 9 Amendments (05/04/2026)

Senate Republicans submitted a number of amendments to HB-5043. So far all are marked as “uncalled”. Typically Republican submitted amendments to gun bills do not garner enough Democrat votes for passage to amend the bill they’re attached to since the Democrats have overwhelming control of the Senate.

https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB-5043

Several of the amendments proposed interesting things including pushing back the date of enactment to 2027 to study and review if any crimes are committed by lawfully purchased “convenable pistols” equipped with a “pistol converter”. Another amendment proposes instructing DESPP to create and publicly pubish a list of pistols affected by the “convenable pistol” ban and keep it updated. Another amendment (one proposed before) proposed that DESPP/SLFU obtain an FFL so it can process the NICS requests for private face to face transfers which currently require going through an FFL.

Uncalled Amendments
Senate LCO Amendment #5778 (R) [doc]
Senate LCO Amendment #5836 (R) [doc]
Senate LCO Amendment #5837 (R) [doc]
Senate LCO Amendment #5776 (R) [doc]
Senate LCO Amendment #5777 (R) [doc]
Senate LCO Amendment #5779 (R) [doc]
Senate LCO Amendment #5833 (R) [doc]
Senate LCO Amendment #5834 (R) [doc]
Senate LCO Amendment #5835 (R) [doc]

Fiscal Notes
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 5778 (No Fiscal Impact)
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 5776 (No Fiscal Impact)
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 5777 (Cost)
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 5779 (No Fiscal Impact)
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 5833 (Potential Cost)
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 5834 (No Fiscal Impact)
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 5835 (Minimal Fiscal Impact)
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 5836 (See Fiscal Note Details)
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 5837 (No Fiscal Impact)