The civic record
Read. Follow. Verify.Connecticut General Assembly recognizes Native American land stewardship
Last action · March 23, 2026: File Number 116Sponsors: Aundré Bumgardner and 1 other
Track this bill to get notified when it advances a stage. One tap to stop, anytime.
What This Bill Proposed
The Connecticut General Assembly officially acknowledges that state land was once Native American territory and thanks specific Indigenous peoples for their stewardship. The non-binding resolution carries no legal effect and requires no state or municipal funding.
Changes no laws, funding levels, or legal rights, serving entirely as an official acknowledgment by the state legislature regarding historical land stewardship.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Mohegan, Mashantucket Pequot, Eastern Pequot, Schaghticoke, Golden Hill Paugussett, Nipmuc, and Lenape Peoples
The resolution formally acknowledges their historical territory, stewardship, and resilience.
Key Facts
- The resolution formally acknowledges that all land in Connecticut was once Native American territory.
- The measure specifies that The University of Connecticut exists on Native American land as the state's land-grant institution.
- The General Assembly explicitly expresses gratitude to the Mohegan, Mashantucket Pequot, Eastern Pequot, Schaghticoke, Golden Hill Paugussett, Nipmuc, and Lenape Peoples.
- The resolution explicitly states it shall not be interpreted as having any effect in any legal or administrative proceeding or procedure.
Show all 5 facts
- The fiscal note determines that the resolution has no state or municipal financial impact.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this resolution change any laws or legal proceedings in Connecticut?
Does this measure require any state funding or expenditures?
What else do you want to know?
News Coverage
Follow the record
Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This resolution did not become law - Died at adjournment · on the House floor.
Procedural history
9 actions- Mar 23, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyFile Number 116
- Mar 23, 2026HouseHouse Calendar Number 110
- Mar 23, 2026HouseFavorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
- Mar 23, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyReported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- Mar 16, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyReferred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/23/26 12:00 PM
- Mar 12, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyFiled with Legislative Commissioners' Office
Show 3 earlier actions
- Mar 11, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyJoint Favorable
- Feb 27, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyPublic Hearing 03/04
- Feb 26, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyCommitteeReferred to Joint Committee on Government Administration and Elections
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
View official text →Lobbying Activity
No state lobbying filings in our records match this bill. Federal lobbying reports (LDA) cover Congress, so they are not listed on state bills.
Full breakdown
Who this bill affects and the strongest case for and against it, written only from the bill’s own text.
Sponsors
Connected Entities
Sources
cga.ct.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance15Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 15)
- Controversy25Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz10Current news / social attention level
Publisher tools