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General Assembly File No. 12
February Session, 2026 House Bill No. 5268
House of Representatives, March 11, 2026
The Committee on Children reported through REP. PARIS of
the 145th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the
House, that the bill ought to pass.
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH TO
RELEASE INFORMATION RELATING TO AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF
PARENTAGE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 46b-486 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): 2
The Department of Public Health may release information relating to 3
an acknowledgment of parentage to (1) a signatory of the 4
acknowledgment, (2) the child if such child is eighteen years of age or 5
older, (3) a guardian of the person whose parentage is acknowledged, 6
(4) an attorney representing a person to whom such information may be 7
released, (5) a court, (6) a federal agency, (7) an authorized 8
representative of the Department of Social Services, (8) an authorized 9
representative of the Department of Children and Families, (9) the child 10
support agency of this state, (10) any agency acting under a cooperative 11
or purchase of service agreement with the child support agency of this 12
state, and (11) the child support agency of another state. 13
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This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2026 46b-486
KID Joint Favorable
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The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of
the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not
represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general,
fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional
knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final
products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill makes a procedural change relating to an acknowledgment
of parentage, resulting in no fiscal impact.
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OLR Bill Analysis
HB 5268
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
TO RELEASE INFORMATION RELATING TO AN
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PARENTAGE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.
SUMMARY
This bill adds an authorized Department of Children and Families
representative to the existing list of people and entities that the
Department of Public Health (DPH) may give information to about an
acknowledgment of parentage.
By law, DPH may also release information on an acknowledgment of
parentage to a n acknowledgment signatory, the child if he or she is at
least age 18, a guardian of the person whose parentage is acknowledged,
an attorney representing a person to whom the information may be
given, a court, a federal agency, an authorized Department of Social
Services representative, the state child support agency, any agency
acting under a cooperative or purchase of service agreement with
Connecticut’s child support agency, a nd another state’s child support
agency. By law, DPH keeps a parentage registry of completed
acknowledgement of parentage forms.
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2026
COMMITTEE ACTION
Committee on Children
Joint Favorable
Yea 17 Nay 0 (03/03/2026)