A Connecticut delegation in the House chamber
Connecticut Legislative Branch

Make your case in Hartford.

Write a bill with your team, defend it in committee, and debate it in the House and Senate at the State Capitol.

Submit a billBill writing toolkit

Led by students

2026-27 Presiding Officers

President of the Senate Mario Rojas

President of the Senate

Mario Rojas

Speaker of the House Alanzo Sargeant-Keen

Speaker of the House

Alanzo Sargeant-Keen

How it works

From committee to the floor

  1. Write a bill in a team of 2 to 4 and submit it by Feb 5, 2027.
  2. Committee. Bills are heard in numbered committees in the House and Senate.
  3. The floor. Bills that move forward are debated in the chambers at the Capitol on Friday.
  4. The Governor decides whether to sign or veto, now with advice from the Cabinet.

Middle School. Middle school delegates run their own Youth Assembly track at the same conference.

Leadership

Committee Chairs

  • Committee Chairs lead committee hearings. Apply by Feb 5, 2027.
  • The Senate President and Speaker of the House are elected at the State Conference.
  • AI is a tool for research. It can't write your bill, brief or speech, and you must understand and defend your positions.
Committee Chair applicationBill submission

2026-27 calendar

Key dates

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DueWhat
Dec 18Anticipated Numbers
Jan 29Registration
Feb 5Bills, rooming, candidate form, Committee Chair application
Mar 4 to 6State Conference, Windsor and Hartford

Examples

See past work

Real work from recent years. Use it as a model.

PDF2026 Connecticut Bill BookEvery bill from the 2026 conference. (opens in a new tab)PDF2024 Connecticut Bill BookBills from the 2024 conference. (opens in a new tab)PDFYouth Assembly HandbookHow the Youth Assembly works. (opens in a new tab)SlidesBill Writing InformationSlides on research and the parts of a bill, with a sample bill.