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HB05534 • 2026

AN ACT DESIGNATING THE STATE AS THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB MOVEMENT, THE STATE AMPHIBIAN AND THE STATE ROCK.

AN ACT DESIGNATING THE STATE AS THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB MOVEMENT, THE STATE AMPHIBIAN AND THE STATE ROCK.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Government Administration and Elections Committee
Last action
2026-05-19
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material did not specify who else besides Connecticut residents and visitors would be affected, so 'Boys and Girls Clubs of America' was removed from the list.

Designating State Symbols and Birthplace of Boys and Girls Clubs

This act designates Connecticut as the birthplace of the Boys and Girls Club movement, names the spring peeper as the state amphibian, and Housatonic marble as the state rock.

What This Bill Does

  • Designates Connecticut as the birthplace of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, which began in Hartford in 1860 with the founding of the Dashaway Club by Mary Goodwin, Alice Goodwin, Elizabeth Hamersley, and Louisa Bushnell.
  • Names the spring peeper (Pseudacris crucifer) as the official state amphibian.
  • Makes Housatonic marble the official state rock.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Connecticut residents and visitors

Terms To Know

state symbol
An animal, plant, or object chosen to represent a state's history, culture, or natural resources.
spring peeper
A small frog that makes a high-pitched call in the springtime.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The act does not provide funding for any of these designations.
  • It is unclear how this designation will be used or promoted by the state.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-19 Connecticut General Assembly

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2026-05-15 Connecticut General Assembly

    Transmitted to the Secretary of State

  3. 2026-05-15 Connecticut General Assembly

    Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor

  4. 2026-05-14 LCO

    Public Act 26-67

  5. 2026-05-05 Connecticut General Assembly

    Senate Passed

  6. 2026-05-05 Connecticut General Assembly

    On Consent Calendar / In Concurrence

  7. 2026-05-01 Connecticut General Assembly

    Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate

  8. 2026-05-01 Connecticut General Assembly

    Senate Calendar Number 514

  9. 2026-04-30 Connecticut General Assembly

    House Passed

  10. 2026-04-30 Connecticut General Assembly

    Immediate Transmittal to the Senate

  11. 2026-04-09 LCO

    Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office

  12. 2026-04-09 Connecticut General Assembly

    Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House

  13. 2026-04-09 Connecticut General Assembly

    House Calendar Number 369

  14. 2026-04-09 LCO

    File Number 549

  15. 2026-04-02 LCO

    Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/08/26 5:00 PM

  16. 2026-03-23 GAE

    Joint Favorable Substitute

  17. 2026-03-23 LCO

    Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office

  18. 2026-03-09 Connecticut General Assembly

    Public Hearing 03/13

  19. 2026-03-06 Connecticut General Assembly

    Referred to Joint Committee on Government Administration and Elections

Official Summary Text

To designate the state as the birthplace of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, the spring peeper as the state amphibian, the town of Enfield as the gateway to Connecticut and Housatonic marble as the state rock.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
Substitute House Bill No. 5534

Public Act No. 26-67

AN ACT DESIGNATING THE STATE AS THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB MOVEMENT, THE STATE AMPHIBIAN
AND THE STATE ROCK.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. (NEW) ( Effective October 1, 2026 ) The state of Connecticut
shall be known as the birthplace of the Boys and Girls Club movement,
which began in Hartford in 1860 with the founding of the Dashaway
Club by Mary Goodwin, Alice Goodwin, Elizabeth Hamersley and
Louisa Bushnell, to provide boys with safe, positive and productive
opportunities.
Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2026) The spring peeper, Pseudacris
crucifer, shall be the state amphibian.
Sec. 3. (NEW) ( Effective October 1, 2026 ) Housatonic marble shall be
the state rock.