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Read. Follow. Verify.Connecticut requires new probate conservators to complete annual training starting October 2026
Last action · April 9, 2026: File Number 577Sponsors: Paul Cicarella and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
To require the Probate Court Administrator to establish and implement an annual training program for persons appointed as a conservator in a Probate Court proceeding.
New conservators face mandatory educational requirements and potential removal for non-compliance, while current conservators may voluntarily participate for a fee of up to $35, impacting approximately 4,141 new conservatorship cases annually.
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.
conservators of the estate
Newly appointed conservators must complete annual training or face removal, and existing conservators may take the training for a fee.
conservators of the person
Newly appointed conservators must complete annual training or face removal, and existing conservators may take the training for a fee.
Probate Court Administration Fund
The fund incurs estimated costs of $476,930 annually to establish, supervise, and fund the training program.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is required to take the annual training program?
What happens if a newly appointed conservator fails to complete the training?
Are conservators appointed before October 1, 2026, required to take the training?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · on the Senate floor.
Procedural history
9 actions- Apr 9, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyFile Number 577
- Apr 9, 2026SenateSenate Calendar Number 343
- Apr 9, 2026SenateFavorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
- Apr 9, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyReported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- Apr 2, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyReferred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/08/26 5:00 PM
- Mar 24, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyFiled with Legislative Commissioners' Office
Show 3 earlier actions
- Mar 23, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyJoint Favorable
- Mar 16, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyPublic Hearing 03/20
- Mar 6, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyCommitteeReferred to Joint Committee on Judiciary
Version history
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Probate Fund Allocation
Implementation of the program requires hiring two trainers and is funded entirely through the Probate Court Administration Fund at an estimated annual cost of $476,930.
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Sources
cga.ct.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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