REPRESENTATIVES BOLINSKY, RankingMember, 106th Dist.; CASE, 63rd; FONCELLO, 107th; VAIL, 52nd.

 

APPROPRIATIONS

 

SENATORS OSTEN, Chm., 19th Dist.; HARTLEY, Vice Chm., 15th; ANWAR, 3rd; FLEXER, 29th; KUSHNER, 24th; LESSER, 9th; MARX, 20th; MCCRORY, 2nd; SLAP, 5th; WINFIELD, 10th.

 

SENATORS BERTHEL, Ranking Member, 32nd Dist.; GORDON, 35th; SOMERS, 18th.

 

REPRESENTATIVES WALKER, Chm., 93rd District; EXUM, Vice Chm., 19th; PARIS, Vice Chm., 145th; BAKER, 124th; CANDELARIA, 95th; CURREY, 11th; DATHAN, 142nd; DELANY, 144th; DILLON, 92nd; FELIPE, 130th; GARIBAY, 60th; GIBSON, 15th; GILCHREST, 18th; GONZALEZ, 3rd; HADDAD, 54th; HALL, 7th; JOHNSON, 49th; KHANNA, 149th; NOLAN, 39th; OSBORNE, 16th; PORTER, 94th; REYES, 75th; ROSARIO, 128th; RYAN, 139th; SANCHEZ, 24th; SIMMS, 140th; TERCYAK, 26th.

 

REPRESENTATIVES NUCIO, Ranking Member, 53rd Dist.; BOLINSKY, 106th; CALLAHAN, 108th; CHALESKI, 138th; DECAPRIO, 48th; DELNICKI, 14th; FONCELLO, 107th; HARRISON, 69th; HOXHA, 78th; KENNEDY, 119th; MCCARTY, 38th; RUTIGLIANO, 123rd; ZAWISTOWSKI, 61st.

 

BANKING

 

SENATORS MILLER, Chm., 27th Dist.; COHEN, Vice Chm., 12th; HOCHADEL, 13th; MCCRORY, 2nd.

 

SENATORS BERTHEL, Ranking Member, 32nd Dist.

 

REPRESENTATIVES DOUCETTE, Chm., 13th Dist.; SANTOS, Vice Chm., 109th; BAKER, 124th; FOSTER, 57th; PAOLILLO, 97th.

 

REPRESENTATIVES DELNICKI, Ranking Member, 14th Dist.; ANISKOVICH, 35th; HOXHA, 78th.

 

CHILDREN

 

SENATORS MAHER, Chm., 26th Dist.; KUSHNER, Vice Chm., 24th; ANWAR, 3rd; COHEN, 12th.

 

SENATOR SEMINARA, Ranking Member, 8th Dist.

 

REPRESENTATIVES LINEHAN, Chm., 103rd Dist.; KEITT, Vice Chm., 134th; ARNONE, 58th; BOYD, 50th; COMEY, 102nd; NAPOLI, 73rd; ROBERTS, 137th; SANCHEZ, 25th; WELANDER, 114th.

 

REPRESENTATIVES DAUPHINAIS, Ranking Member, 44th Dist.; HAYES, 51st; LANOUE, 45th, MASTROFRANCESCO, 80th, PIZZUTO, 71st.

 

COMMERCE

 

SENATORS HARTLEY, Chm., 15th Dist.; RAHMAN, Vice Chm., 4th; HOCHADEL, 13th; MILLER, 27th; NEEDLEMAN, 33rd.

 

SENATORS MARTIN, Ranking Member, 31st Dist.; SOMERS, 18th.

 

REPRESENTATIVES MESKERS, Chm., 150th Dist.; FAZZINO, Vice Chm., 83rd; BORER, 115th; CURREY, 11th; GARIBAY, 60th; GEE, 126th; LEEPER, 132nd; POULOS, 81st; ROCHELLE, 104th; SANCHEZ, 24th; WOOD, 29th.

 

REPRESENTATIVES HARRISON, Ranking Member, 69th Dist.; ANDERSON, 62nd; ANISKOVICH, 35th; CHEESEMAN, 37th, MCGORTY, 122nd; VAIL, 52nd.

 

EDUCATION

 

SENATORS MCCRORY, Chm., 2nd Dist.; WINFIELD, Vice Chm., 10th; FLEXER, 29th; KUSHNER, 24th; MARONEY, 14th; MILLER, 27th.

 

SENATORS BERTHEL, Ranking member, 32nd Dist.; HARDING, 30th; SEMINARA, 8th.

 

REPRESENTATIVES CURREY, Chm., 11th Dist.; LEPPER, Vice Chm., 132nd; ARZENO, 151st; BROWN, 56th; CANDELARIA, 95th; COMEY, 102nd; COOK, 65th; FELIPE, 130th; GENGA, 10th; GIBSON, 15th; JOHNSON, 143rd; JOHNSON, 49th; KHAN, 5th; MCGEE, 116th; NAPOLI, 73rd; PARIS, 145th; POULOS, 81st; RADER, 98th; ROBERTS,
137th; SANCHEZ, 25th; SANCHEZ, 24th; SMITH, 118th; WELANDER, 114th.

REPRESENTATIVES MCCARTY, Ranking Member, 38th Dist.; BOLINSKY, 106th; CARNEY, 23rd; CHALESKI, 138th; COOLEY, 22nd; DAUPHINAIS, 44th; FONCELLO, 107th; HAINES, 34th; HOWARD, 43rd; KENNEDY, 119th; MARRA, 141st; REDDINGTON-HUGHES, 66th; ZUPKUS, 89th.

 

ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY

 

SENATORS NEEDLEMAN, Chm., 33rd Dist.; MCCRORY, Vice Chm., 2nd; CABRERA, 17th; MAHER, 26th; MARONEY, 14th.

 

SENATORS FAZIO, Ranking Member, 36th Dist.

 

REPRESENTATIVES STEINBERG, Chm., 136th Dist.; FOSTER, Vice Chm., 57th; ALLIE-BRENNAN, 2nd; DEMICCO, 21st; GRESKO, 121st; HORN, 64th; MESKERS, 150th; MUSHINSKY, 85th; TERCYAK, 26th.

 

REPRESENTATIVES BUCKBEE, Ranking Member, 67th Dist.; ACKERT, 8th; CHEESEMAN, 37th; FERRARO, 117th; PISCOPO, 76th.

 

ENVIRONMENT

 

SENATORS LOOPES, Chm., 6th Dist.; HOCHADEL, Vice Chm., 13th; ANWAR, 3rd; GASTON, 23rd.

 

SENATORS HARDING, Ranking Member, 30th Dist.

 

REPRESENTATIVES GRESKO, Chm., 121st Dist.; PALM, Vice Chm., 36th; ARZENO, 151st; BUMGARDNER, 41st; CHAFEE, 33rd; DEMICCO, 21st; DILLON, 92nd; FELIPE, 130th; HORN, 64th; MCGEE, 116th; MICHEL, 146th; MUSHINSKY, 85th; PARKER, 101st; RADER, 98th; REYES, 75th; RYAN, 139th; SMITH, 118th; WILLIAMS, 100th.

 

REPRESENTATIVES CALLAHAN, Ranking Member, 108th Dist.; ANDERSON, 62nd; COOLEY, 22nd; DANCHO, 120th; DUBITSKY, 47th; HARRISON 69th; O’DEA, 125th; PISCOPO, 76th; REDDINGTON-HUGHES, 66th; VEACH, 30th.

 

EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE NOMINATIONS

 

SENATORS DUFF, Chm., 25th Dist.; LOONEY, Vice Chm., 11th; FONFARA, 1st; HARTLEY, 15th; KUSHNER, 24th; MOORE, 22nd.

 

SENATORS KELLY, Ranking Member, 21st Dist.; MARTIN, 31st; SOMERS, 18th.

 

REPRESENTATIVES CONCEPCION, Chm., 4th Dist.; GODFREY, Vice Chm., 110th; ARNONE, 58th; D'AGOSTINO, 91st; GRESKO, 121st; QUINN, 82nd; VARGAS, 6th.

 

REPRESENTATIVES YACCARINO, Ranking Member, 87th Dist.; NUCCIO, 53rd; PERILLO, 113th; RUTIGLIANO, 123rd.

 

FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING

 

SENATORS FONFARA, Chm., 1st Dist.; MILLER, Vice Chm., 27th; MOORE, Vice Chm., 22nd; CABRERA, 17th; COHEN, 12th; LOPES, 6th; MARONEY, 14th; NEEDLEMAN, 33rd; RAHMAN, 4th.

 

SENATORS MARTIN, Ranking Member, 31st Dist.; FAZIO, 36th; HARDING, 30th; HWANG, 28th; KISSEL, 7th.

 

REPRESENTATIVES HORN, Chm., 64th Dist.; FARRAR, Vice Chm., 20th; BARRY, 31st; BROWN, 127th; BUMGARDNER, 41st; BUTLER, 72nd; CONCEPCION, 4th; DOUCETTE, 13th; ELLIOTT, 88th; GEE, 126th; HALL, 7th; KAVROS DEGRAW, 17th; LEMAR, 96th; LUXENBERG, 12th; MESKERS, 150th; MORRIN BELLO, 28th;
MUSHINSKY, 85th; PAOLILLO, 97th; SANCHEZ, 25th; SANTIAGO, 84th; STAFSTROM, 129th; WILLIAMS, 100th; WILSON, 46th; WOOD, 29th.

 

REPRESENTATIVES CHEESEMAN, Ranking Member, 37th Dist.; BRONKO, 70th; CARNEY, 23rd; DANCHO, 120th; KLARIDES-DITRIA, 105th; PAVALOCK-D’AMATO, 77th; PERILLO, 113th; PISCOPO, 76th, POLLETTA, 68th; VEACH, 30th; YACCARINO,
87th; ZULLO, 99th; ZUPKUS, 89th.

 

GENERAL LAW

 

SENATORS MARONEY, Chm., 14th Dist.; FONFARA, Vice Chm., 1st; COHEN, 12th; LOPES, 6th; OSTEN, 19th.

 

SENATORS CICARELLA, Ranking Member, 34th Dist.; KISSEL, 7th.

 

REPRESENTATIVES D'AGOSTINO, Chm., 91st Dist.; BROWN, Vice Chm., 127th; ALLIE-BRENNAN, 2nd; CANDELARIA, 95th; FAZZINO, 83rd; GIBSON, 15th; LUXENBERG, 12th; OSBORNE, 16th; ROCHELLE, 104th; SANTOS, 109th.

 

REPRESENTATIVES RUTIGLIANO, Ranking Member, 123rd Dist.; ACKERT, 8th; ANISKOVICH, 35th; PIZZUTO, 71st; SCOTT, 112th; YACCARINO, 87th.

 

GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS

 

SENATORS FLEXER, Chm., 29th Dist.; SLAP, Vice Chm., 5th; MARX, 20th; MCCRORY, 2nd.

 

SENATORS SAMPSON, Ranking Member, 16th Dist.

 

REPRESENTATIVES BLUMENTHAL, Chm., 147th Dist.; MORRIN BELLO (Vice Chair), 28th; BERGER-GIRVALO, 111th; HADDAD, 54th; KHANNA, 149th; MCCARTHY VAHEY, 133rd; PARKER, 101st; ROSARIO, 128th; SANTIAGO, 84th.

 

REPRESENTATIVES MASTROFRANCESCO, Ranking Member, 80th Dist.; BRONKO, 70th; CARPINO, 32nd; HOXHA, 78th; LABRIOLA, 131st.

 

HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT

 

SENATORS SLAP, Chm., 5th Dist.; MAHER, Vice Chm., 26th; FLEXER, 29th; LOPES, 6th; MARONEY, 14th.

 

SENATORS KELLY, Ranking Member, 21st Dist.

 

REPRESENTATIVES HADDAD, Chm., 54th Dist.; ROCHELLE, Vice Chm., 104th; ARZENO, 151st; BROWN, 127th; DEMICCO, 21st; FARRAR, 20th; FORTIER, 79th; JOHNSON, 143rd; PARIS, 145th; TURCO, 27th.

 

REPRESENTATIVES HAINES, Ranking Member, 34th Dist.; CASE, 63rd; COOLEY, 22nd; LANOUE, 45th; SCOTT, 112th; WEIR, 55th.

 

HOUSING

 

SENATORS MOORE, Chm., 22nd Dist.; LESSER, Vice Chm., 9th; FONFARA, 1st; HOCHADEL, 13th.

 

SENATORS SAMPSON, Ranking Member, 16th Dist.

 

REPRESENTATIVES LUXENBERG, Chm., 12th Dist.; KHAN, Vice Chm., 5th; BROWN, 56th; BUTLER, 72nd; GONZALEZ, 3rd; ROBERTS, 137th.

 

REPRESENTATIVES SCOTT, Ranking Member, 112th Dist.; POLLETTA, 68th; WEIR, 55th; ZULLO, 99th.

 

HUMAN SERVICES

 

SENATORS LESSER, Chm., 9th Dist.; GASTON, Vice Chm., 23rd; MAHER, 26th.

 

SENATORS SEMINARA, Ranking Member, 8th Dist.

 

REPRESENTATIVES GILCHREST, Chm., 18th Dist.; DATHAN, Vice Chm., 142nd; BUTLER, 72nd; COMEY, 102nd; COOK, 65th; EXUM, 19th; FORTIER, 79th; HUGHES, 135th; JOHNSON, 49th; KEITT, 134th; LEEPER, 132nd; SANTIAGO, 84th.

 

REPRESENTATIVES CASE, Ranking Member, 63rd Dist.; BUCKBEE, 67th; FERRARO, 117th; MASTROFRANCESCO, 80th; PIZZUTO, 71st; POLLETTA, 68th.

 

INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE

 

SENATORS CABRERA, Chm., 17th Dist.; ANWAR, Vice Chm., 3rd; LESSER, 9th; MARX, 20th.

 

SENATORS HWANG, Ranking Member, 28th Dist.

 

REPRESENTATIVES WOOD, Chm., 29th Dist.; BARRY, Vice Chm., 31st; DENNING, 42nd; MESKERS, 150th.

 

REPRESENTATIVES PAVALOCK-D’AMATO, Ranking Member, 77th Dist.; DELNICKI, 14th; NUCCIO, 53rd.

 

INTERNSHIP

 

SENATORS MCCRORY, Chm., 2nd Dist.; MAHER, 26th; MOORE, 22nd.

 

SENATORS BERTHEL, Chm., 32nd.

 

REPRESENTATIVES WELANDER, Democratic Leader, 114th Dist.; BROWN, 56th; NOLAN, 39th; PALM, 36th.

 

REPRESENTATIVES VEACH, Ranking Member, 30th Dist.; CASE, 63rd; MCGORTY, 122nd; YACCARINO, 87th.

 

JUDICIARY

 

SENATORS WINFIELD, Chm., 10th Dist.; FLEXER, Vice Chm., 29th; GASTON, 23rd; LESSER, 9th; MAHER, 26th; MILLER, 27th.

 

SENATORS KISSEL, Ranking Member, 7th Dist.; CICARELLA, 34th; HARDING, 30th; SAMPSON, 16th.

 

REPRESENTATIVES STAFSTROM, Chm., 129th Dist.; QUINN, Vice Chm., 82nd; BLUMENTHAL, 147th; CONLEY, 40th; CURREY, 11th; DELANY, 144th; DILLON, 92nd; DOUCETTE, 13th; ELLIOTT, 88th; GILCHREST, 18th; GODFREY, 110th; JOHNSON, 143rd; KHAN, 5th; OSBORNE,16th; PORTER, 94th; SIMMS, 140th; WALKER, 93rd; WILSON, 46th.

 

REPRESENTATIVES FISHBEIN, Ranking Member, 90th Dist.; CALLAHAN, 108th; DUBITSKY, 47th; HALL, 59th; HAYES, 51st; HOWARD, 43rd; LABRIOLA, 131st; O’DEA, 125th; PAVOLOCK-D'AMATO, 77th; VEACH, 30th.

 

LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES

 

SENATORS KUSHNER, Chm., 24th Dist.; CABRERA, Vice Chm., 17th; LESSER, 9th.

 

SENATORS SAMPSON, Ranking Member, 16th Dist.

 

REPRESENTATIVES WILLIAMS, Chm., 100th Dist.; WILSON, Vice Chm., 66th; HALL, 7th; HUGHES, 135th; VARGAS, 6th.

 

REPRESENTATIVES ACKERT, Ranking Member, 8th Dist.; WEIR, 55th; YACCARINO, 87th.

 

LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT

 

SENATORS LOONEY, Chm., 11th Dist.; DUFF, Vice Chm., 25th; FONFARA, 1st; HARTLEY, 15th; MOORE, 22nd; OSTEN, 19th; WINFIELD, 10th.

 

SENATORS KELLY, Ranking Member, 21st Dist.

 

REPRESENTATIVES RITTER, Chm., 1st Dist.; ROJAS, Vice Chm., 9th; BUTLER, 72nd; COOK, 65th; GODFREY, 110th; GONZALEZ, 3rd; REYES, 75th; SANTIAGO, 84th.

 

REPRESENTATIVES CANDELORA, Ranking Member, 86th Dist.; ACKERT, 8th; CARPINO, 32nd; O'DEA, 125th; PERILLO, 113th; PISCOPO, 76th; ZUPKUS, 89th.

 

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

 

SENATORS RAHMAN, Chm., 4th Dist.; NEEDLEMAN, Vice Chm., 33rd; HOCHADEL, 13th; LOPES, 6th.

 

SENATORS FAZIO, Ranking Member, 36th Dist.; HWANG, 28th.

 

REPRESENTATIVES KAVROS DEGRAW, Chm., 17th Dist.; CHAFEE, Vice Chm., 33rd; BAKER, 124th; BAUMGARDNER, 41st; CONLEY, 40th; D’AGOSTINO, 91st; LEMAR, 96th; MCCARTHY VAHEY, 133rd; MICHEL, 146th; WILLIAMS, 100th.

 

REPRESENTATIVES ZULLO, Ranking Member, 99th Dist.; DELNICKI, 14th; DUBITSKY, 47th; HAINES, 34th; HALL, 59th; ZAWISTOWSKI, 61st. 

 

PUBLIC HEALTH

 

SENATORS ANWAR, Chm., 3rd Dist.; KUSHNER, Vice Chm., 24th; MARX, Vice Chm., 20th; CABRERA, 17th; RAHMAN, 4th; SLAP, 5th.

 

SENATORS SOMERS, Ranking Member, 18th Dist.; GORDON, Ranking Member, 35th.

 

REPRESENTATIVES MCCARTHY VAHEY, Chm., 133rd Dist.; PARKER, Vice Chm., 101st; BERGER-GIRVALO, 111th; COOK, 65th; DEMICCO, 21st; DENNING, 42nd; ELLIOTT, 88th; FOSTER, 57th; GENGA, 10th; GILCHREST, 18th; KAVROS DEGRAW, 17th; KEITT, 134th; LINEHAN, 103rd; PALM, 36th; RADER, 98th; RYAN, 139th, STEINBERG, 136th; TERCYAK, 26th; WELANDER, 114th.

 

REPRESENTATIVES KLARIDES-DITRIA, Ranking Member, 105th Dist.; CARPINO, 32nd; DAUPHINAIS, 44th; DECAPRIO, 48th; KENNEDY, 119th; MARRA, 141st; MCCARTY, 38th; PERILLO, 113th; REDDINGTON-HUGHES, 66th; ZUPKUS, 89th.

 

PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY

 

SENATORS GASTON, Chm., 23rd Dist.; OSTEN, Vice Chm., 19th; FONFARA, 1st; RAHMAN, 4th.

 

SENATORS GORDON, Ranking Member, 35th Dist.; CICARELLA, 34th.

 

REPRESENTATIVES BOYD, Chm., 50th Dist.; DIGIOVANCARLO, Vice Chm., 74th; ALLIE-BRENNAN, 2nd; BARRY, 31st; FAZZINO, 83rd; GEE, 126th; GENGA, 10th; GONZALEZ, 3rd; LINEHAN, 103rd; PAOLILLO, 97th; QUINN, 82nd; TURCO, 27th.

 

REPRESENTATIVES HOWARD, Ranking Member, 43rd Dist.; FISHBEIN, 90th; HALL, 59th; HAYES, 51st; MCGORTY, 122nd; POLLETTA, 68th; VAIL, 52nd.

 

REGULATION REVIEW

 

SENATORS MARONEY, Ranking Member, 14th Dist.; HARTLEY, 15th; OSTEN, 19th.

 

SENATORS KISSEL, Ranking Member, 7th Dist.; KELLY, 21st.

 

REPRESENTATIVES DATHAN, Democratic Leader, 142nd Dist.; ARNONE, 58th; GODFREY, 110th; RYAN, 139th.

 

REPRESENTATIVES CARPINO, Chm., 32nd Dist.; KLARIDES-DITRIA, 105TH; FISHBEIN, 90th; MCGORTY, 122nd.

 

TRANSPORTATION

 

SENATORS COHEN, Chm., 12th Dist.; LOPES, Vice Chm., 6th; CABRERA, 17th; GASTON, 23rd; NEEDLEMAN, 33rd; OSTEN, 19th.

 

SENATORS HWANG, Ranking Member, 28th Dist.; FAZIO, 36th; MARTIN, 31st.

 

REPRESENTATIVES LEMAR, Chm., 96th Dist.; BERGER-GIRVALO, Vice Chm., 111th; BLUMENTHAL, 147th; CONCEPTION, 4th; CONLEY, 40th; DENNING, 42nd; FARRAR, 20th; KHANNA, 149th; MCCARTHY VAHEY, 133rd; MICHEL, 146th; MORRIN BELLO, 28th; REYES, 75th; ROSARIO, 128th; SIMMS, 140th; SMITH, 118th; STEINBERG, 136th; TURCO, 27th.

 

REPRESENTATIVES KENNEDY, Ranking Member, 119th Dist.; BRONKO, 70th; CARNEY, 23rd; CHALESKI, 138th; DANCHO, 120th; DECAPRIO, 48th; LABRIOLA, 131st; MARRA, 141st; O’DEA, 125th; ZAWISTOWSKI, 61st.

 

VETERANS' AFFAIRS

 

SENATORS MARX, Chm., 20th Dist.; MARONEY, Vice Chm., 14th; FLEXER, 29th; OSTEN, 19th; WINFIELD, 10th.

 

SENATORS CICARELLA, Ranking Member, 34th Dist.; GORDON, 35th.

 

REPRESENTATIVES NOLAN, Chm., 39th Dist.; DELANY, Vice Chm., 144th; BORER, 115th; BOYD, 50th; DIGIOVANCARLO, 74th; MCGEE, 116th; POULOS, 81st; SANTOS, 109th.

 

REPRESENTATIVES VAIL, Ranking Member, 52nd Dist.; ANDERSON, 62nd; BUCKBEE, 67th; FERRARO, 117th; LANOUE, 45th.

 

 

OFFICIALS AND THEIR DUTIES

 

THE SENATE

 

President of the Senate

 

The Lieutenant Governor is the President of the Senate by virtue of the office. The duties of the Lieutenant Governor include presiding over the Senate, recognizing members wishing to address the Senate, putting all questions to vote, deciding questions of order and referring bills to committees. In the event of a tie vote, the Lieutenant Governor may cast a vote to break the tie.

 

 

President Pro Tempore

The President Pro Tempore is elected by the Senate from its own members. The duties of the President Pro Tempore include presiding over the Senate in the absence of the President and appointing the Senate members of all committees, except when committee appointments are made by resolution.

 

Majority Leader

 

The Senate Majority Leader is appointed by the President Pro Tempore and serves as the majority party's leading spokesperson in floor debate.

 

 

Minority Leader

 

The Senate Minority Leader is elected by the minority party and serves as the minority party's leading spokesperson in floor debate.

 

 

Clerk and Assistant Clerk

 

The Clerk of the Senate is elected by the members. The Clerk appoints an assistant to help in carrying out the duties of the clerk. The Clerk reads all bills, resolutions and other documents presented to the Senate, keeps a record of the day's business, enters on the Calendar the bills and resolutions received from the House or from committees, prepares the Journal, keeps a record available to members of the action to date on all resolutions and bills and sees that copy for printing is prepared and that the daily Journal, Legislative Bulletin, Calendar, and personal mail are distributed to the members. The Clerk also signs bills upon engrossment.

 

 

Messengers and Doorkeepers

 

The majority and minority leadership of the Senate appoint doorkeepers, messengers, and a sergeant-at-arms. They serve under the direction of the Clerk and are responsible for addressing the needs of the Senate with respect to messenger service and the distribution of documents.

 

 

THE HOUSE

 

Speaker

 

The Speaker is elected by the House from its own members. The duties of the Speaker include presiding over the House during its sessions, appointing House members of all committees not appointed by resolution, recognizing all persons wishing to address the House, putting all questions to vote, deciding questions of order and referring bills to committees.

 

 

Deputy Speakers

 

Deputy Speakers are appointed by the Speaker of the House and assume the duties of the Speaker in the absence of the Speaker.

 

 

Majority and Minority Leader

 

The House Majority Leader and House Minority Leader are elected by their respective caucuses and serve as their parties' leading spokespersons in floor debate.

 

 

Clerk and Assistant Clerk

 

The Clerk of the House is elected by the members and an Assistant Clerk is appointed by resolution. It is the duty of the Clerk to keep adequate records of the proceedings of the House, to read all bills, resolutions and other instruments presented for action, to keep the Journal and a daily Calendar including accurate records of all transactions between the House and Senate, to keep a record available to members of the action to date on all resolutions and bills, to supervise the distribution of the Journal, Legislative Bulletin, and Calendar and to sign bills upon engrossment.

 

 

Messengers and Doorkeepers

 

The majority and minority leadership of the House appoint doorkeepers, messengers and a sergeant-at-arms. They serve under the direction of the Clerk and are responsible for handling the needs of the House with respect to messenger service and the distribution of documents.

 

 

COMMITTEES

 

There are eight classes of committees in the General Assembly: standing committees, statutory committees, select committees, joint special committees, senate special committees, house special committees, conference committees and special interim committees.

 

 

Standing Committees

 

Standing committees are those to which bills and resolutions are referred. The names and duties of these committees are designated in the rules. If joint rules are adopted, these committees are joint standing committees. If joint rules are not adopted, as was the case in the 1951 and 1955 sessions, each house appoints its separate committees. Senate members on such committees are appointed by the President Pro Tempore and House members by the Speaker. Under the rules, minority party members of the committees are nominated by the minority party leader of each house.

 

The joint rules prohibit a standing committee from meeting when either house of the General Assembly is meeting in floor session. Committee appointments are usually made on the opening day of a two-year term. The first representative and senator named to a committee by the Speaker and the President Pro Tempore, respectively, become the chairpersons. The rules require that the chairperson or co-chairpersons of each committee schedule an organizational meeting after appointment of the members. In all meetings of a joint committee, and at all public hearings, the Senate and House chairpersons mutually agree as to who shall preside. All questions of order and other proceedings and questions relating to evidence are determined by a majority vote. All matters reported on are first reported to the house in which they originate.

 

 

Statutory Committees

 

Statutory committees are permanent joint committees that exist by statute and are charged with specific tasks and responsibilities. There are four such committees: the Joint Committee on Legislative Management (Secs. 2-71a to 2-71w, inclusive, of the Gen. Stat.); the Program Review and Investigations Committee (Secs. 2-53d to 2-53k, inclusive, of the Gen. Stat.); the Regulation Review Committee (chapter 54 of the Gen. Stat.); and the Committee for Legislative Internships (Secs. 2-81 to 2-82, inclusive, of the Gen. Stat.).

 

 

Joint Special Committees

 

These committees are appointed to perform a special task and are discharged when that task is completed. The number of members is usually determined by the resolution calling for their appointment. Generally, it is the practice that Senate members are appointed by the President Pro Tempore and House members are appointed by the Speaker. Examples of joint special committees are the committees to inform the Governor that the House and Senate are in joint session, and special investigating committees to function during the session.

 

 

Senate Special Committees

 

Senate special committees are generally of a temporary nature and arise either from the Senate rules or from specific resolution. Unless otherwise designated, the members are appointed by the President Pro Tempore. Committees in this group may include the committee on Senate appointments and the committee on canvass of vote for State senators.

 

 

House Special Committees

 

House special committees are also of a temporary nature and arise either from the House rules or from specific resolution. Unless otherwise designated, the members are appointed by the Speaker. Committees in this group include the committee on canvass of vote for State representatives and the committee on seating arrangements.

 

 

Committee of Conference

 

When the Senate and House pass differing versions of the same bill, a committee of conference is appointed to reconcile the differences and propose compromises which may make the matter acceptable to both houses. The rules provide that such committee shall consist of three members from each house, appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, respectively. If the vote was not unanimous, at least one of the appointments from each house must be from the non-prevailing side of the vote in that house and at least one of the appointments from each chamber must be from that chamber's minority party membership.

 

 

Special Interim Committees

 

 

The General Assembly sometimes establishes special joint study committees to examine a particular topic during the interim period between regular sessions. In addition, all standing committees continue in operation and may study issues during interim periods.

 

 

ENACTMENT OF BILLS

 

Prior to the opening of the odd-year session and for a limited time thereafter as established in the joint rules, members and members-elect of the General Assembly may file proposed bills and resolutions in the house in which they serve. The State Constitution provides that in even-year sessions, individual legislators may introduce only those proposed bills and resolutions that are of a fiscal nature. Standing committees may introduce bills on any topic in any regular session of the General Assembly.

 

Proposed bills state briefly, usually in a single paragraph, the substance of the proposed legislation in informal, nonstatutory language. The text of the proposed bill is followed by a statement of purpose of not more than 150 words. Bills written in formal statutory language may be introduced only by a committee, with few exceptions. Proposed bills may be jointly sponsored by senators and representatives, and any member may co-sponsor a proposed bill originating in either house by requesting the Clerk, in writing, of the house in which the proposed bill is filed to add the name of such member as a sponsor. In the case of a proposed bill in possession of the Legislative Commissioners' Office, such request may be made in writing to the Legislative Commissioners' Office.

 

The member presents the proposed bill to the Clerk of the House or Senate who assigns it a number. First reading of a proposed bill or resolution is by title and reference to a committee or by acceptance by the house of a printed list, distributed to the members, of the bills and resolutions with their numbers, sponsors, and titles, and the committees to which they have been referred. It is then recorded in the Journal by number and title, with a brief statement of purpose. It is next sent to the other house for concurrent reference.

 

Each committee separates the proposed bills referred to it into subject categories and, after providing legislators with time to express their views on these proposed bills, may vote to have the Legislative Commissioners' Office fully draft any of these bills. Fully drafted bills that are based on proposed bills are called "committee bills." A committee may also vote to have the Legislative Commissioners' Office draft bills on topics that did not originate as proposed bills. Such bills are called "raised bills." Like proposed bills, committee bills and raised bills are also sent to both houses for a first reading and then referred to their original committee for consideration.

 

Public Hearing

 

 

The staff of the committee to which the bill is assigned sends notice of the date and place of a public hearing to the member who introduced any proposed bill upon which the committee bill that is being heard is based. Upon request, such notices are also provided to other interested persons. Hearing notices must also be published in the Legislative Bulletin five calendar days in advance of the public hearing. In determining whether this five-day rule is met for a hearing notice, the first day of publication, the last day of publication, and any intervening weekend days and holidays are counted.

 

Committee Action

 

 

After the public hearing, the committee meets to decide upon its action on the bill. Notice of such meeting is published in the Legislative Bulletin and all meetings are open to the public. The committee may: (1) vote a "favorable" report of the bill, which indicates that a majority of the committee favors the bill and recommends its passage (called a "JF" to signify that it is a favorable vote by a joint committee); (2) vote a "favorable substitute" report of the bill with revised language from the language in the original raised or committee bill (called a "JFS"); (3) vote to reject, or to "box" the bill; (4) take no action on the bill, which has the same effect as boxing it, but does not entail a vote of the committee; (5) vote an "unfavorable" report, which indicates that a majority of the committee opposes the bill and recommends its rejection but, for whatever reason, decides that the entire General Assembly should have the opportunity to consider the bill, or (6) vote a "change of reference" or a "favorable change of reference" to another committee.

 

As the General Assembly seldom accepts or rejects a bill contrary to a committee's recommendation, it is important for any member interested in its passage or rejection to secure substantial backing and to present convincing arguments on the matter to the committee. The rules permit the members of a committee from each house to divide the committee into separate House and Senate committees for purposes of considering and voting on bills to their respective houses.

 

The Bill in the House and Senate

 

 

Upon a favorable vote, the bill must be first reviewed by the Legislative Commissioners' Office and approved by a Legislative Commissioner before being sent to the house in which it was introduced. The Legislative Commissioners then deliver the bill to the Clerk of the House or Senate, as the case may be, who, under the order of business, "Reports of Committees," presents the report to the particular house. Without discussion, the bill is read the second time (by title only) and laid on the table. Each favorably reported bill is printed and receives a file number distinct from the original bill number. Each file consists of the bill as reported by the committee and drafted by the Legislative Commissioners' Office, a fiscal note prepared by the Office of Fiscal Analysis, and an analysis of the bill prepared by the Office of Legislative Research. No further action on the bill may be taken until the second day succeeding the day on which it is placed in the files on the desk of each member. Bills are placed on the Calendar by title, file number, and bill number in the order in which they are received from committees. Bills that are ready for action (that is, which have been in the files of the members for two days) are marked with an "XX" on the Calendar. The third and final reading of the bill is ordinarily by title only, but any member may request that it be read in full. Following the reading of the bill, a member of the committee that reported it explains the committee's reasons for so doing, and a general debate on the bill is in order. There may be a consent calendar consisting of bills, designated by the majority and minority leaders of the house in which they are pending, which are placed and passed on motion without debate. Any member may move for removal of a bill from the consent calendar and, when so removed, the bill is considered on the regular calendar.

 

Amendments are prepared by the Legislative Commissioners' Office at the request of a member and may be offered any time prior to final passage of a bill. If a bill is amended on third reading other than to correct clerical errors or mistakes as to forms or dates, the amendment must be approved by a Legislative Commissioner and the bill, as amended, must be reprinted and returned in its new form to the members' files before it can be passed.

 

Passage and Engrossment

 

 

After a bill has passed on the third reading, it is held for one day for a motion to reconsider, which can only be made by a member on the prevailing side of the vote. If not reconsidered, the bill is transmitted to the other house. If the other house amends the bill, it comes back to the first house for concurrence in the amendments. If the amendments are not concurred in, a conference committee may be appointed to resolve the differences. When passed by both houses, the bill is delivered to the Legislative Commissioners' Office for engrossing (preparation of the text into official format) and supervision of printing in its final form. It is then certified by a Legislative Commissioner, signed by the Clerk of the Senate and the Clerk of the House, and transmitted by the Clerks to the Secretary of the State who presents it to the Governor for approval or veto.

 

Action by the Governor

 

 

If the Governor receives the bill while the legislature is in session, the Governor has five calendar days, exclusive of Sundays and holidays, to sign it or return it to the house in which it originated with a statement of objections. In the latter case, the bill may be reconsidered and, if passed by at least two-thirds of the members of each house of the General Assembly, it becomes law. If the Governor does not sign or veto the bill within five calendar days after presentment, Sundays and holidays excepted, the bill automatically becomes law unless the General Assembly has adjourned the regular or special session. If the regular or special session has adjourned, the bill becomes law unless the Governor, within fifteen calendar days after presentment, transmits it to the Secretary of the State with objections. In such case, the bill does not become law unless it is reconsidered and repassed by the General Assembly by at least two-thirds of the members of each house of the General Assembly at the time of its reconvening for its constitutionally mandated session to reconsider such vetoes.

 

Veto Session

 

If the Governor vetoes any bill or bills after the General Assembly has adjourned, the Secretary of the State must reconvene the General Assembly on the second Monday after the last day on which the Governor is either authorized to transmit or has transmitted every bill to the Secretary with objections (Section 15 of Article IV of the State Constitution), except if such Monday falls on a legal holiday, the General Assembly is reconvened on the next following day. The reconvened session is for the sole purpose of reconsidering and, if the General Assembly so desires, repassing such bills. The General Assembly must adjourn sine die not later than three days following its reconvening.

 

HISTORICAL ROSTERS AND LISTS

 

Name	Town and Party**	Term of Service
Aaron N. Skinner	New Haven, W	1845
Samuel Ingham	Saybrook, D	1846
Thomas C. Perkins	Hartford, W	1847
Thomas B. Butler	Norwalk, W	1848
Henry Dutton	New Haven, W	1849
Samuel Ingham	Saybrook, D	1850
Henry E. Peck	New Haven, W	1851
James T. Pratt	Rocky Hill, D	1852
Daniel B. Warner	East Haddam, D	1853
John Boyd	West Winsted, Free Soil Dem.	1854
James F. Babcock	New Haven, W	1855
Leman W. Cutler	Watertown, AR	1856
Ammi Giddings	Plymouth, U	1857
Elisha Carpenter	Killingly, R	1858
Thaddeus Welles	Glastonbury, R	1859
Joseph G. Lamb	Norwich, AR	1860
Andrew B. Mygatt	New Milford, R	1861
Hiram Goodwin	Hitchcockville, R (U)	1862
Gilbert W. Phillips	Putnam, R (U)	1863
John T. Adams	Norwich, U	1864
Orlando J. Hodge	Robertsville, U	1865
John T. Wait	Norwich, U	1866
Amos J. Gallup	Sterling, R	1867
Edwin H. Bugbec	Killingly, R	1868
David Gallup	Plainfield, R	1869
Edward Harland	Norwich, R	1870
Ezra Hall	Marlborough, R	1871
S. Storrs Cotton	Pomfret, R	1872
Allen Tenny	Norwich, R	1873
Luzon B. Morris	New Haven, D	1874
Caleb B. Bowers	New Haven, D	1875
Ephraim H. Hyde	Stafford, D	1876
Oliver Hoyt	Stamford, R	1877-78
Gilbert W. Phillips	Putnam, R (U)	1879
Lyman W. Coe	Torrington, R	1880-81
Robert Coit	New London, R	1882-83
Lorrin A. Cooke	Winsted, R	1884
Stiles T. Stanton	Stonington, R	1885-86
Robert J. Walsh	Greenwich, R	1887-88
John M. Hall	Willimantic, R	1889-90
David M. Read	Bridgeport, D	1891-92
Frederick W. Holden	Ansonia, D	1893-94
John Ferris	So. Norwalk, R	1895-96
William Marigold	Bridgeport, R	1897-98
Edwin O. Keeler	Norwalk, R	1899-1900
Henry Roberts	Hartford, R	1901-02
Rollin S. Woodruff	New Haven, R	1903-04
Samuel Fessenden	Stamford, R	1905-06
Stiles Judson	Stratford, R	1907-08
Isaac W. Brooks	Torrington, R	1909-10
Frank C. Woodruff	Orange, R	1911-12
George Landers	New Britain, D	1913-14
Frederic A. Bartlett	Bridgeport, R	1915-16
Henry H. Lyman	Middlefield, R	1917-18
William H. Heald	Stafford Springs, R	1919-20
William H. Hall	So. Willington, R	1921-22
John H. Trumbull	Plainville, R	1923-24
J. Edwin Brainard1	Branford, R	1925-26
Frederic C. Walcott	Norfolk, R	1927-28
Roy C. Wilcox	Meriden, R	1929-30
Albert E. Lavery	Fairfield, R	1931-32
David Goldstein	Bridgeport, D	1933-34
John F. Lynch	West Haven, R	1935-36
Joseph H. Lawlor	Waterbury, D	1937-38
Charles J. Arrigoni	Durham, R	1939-40
Joseph B. Downes	Norwich, D	1941-42
Frank H. Peet	Kent, R	1943-44
Samuel H. Malkan	New Haven, D	1945-46
Robert E. Parsons2	Farmington, R	1947-48
Francis J. Summa2a	Waterbury, R	1948-49
Cornelius Mulvihill, Jr.	Bridgeport, D	1949-50
William Perry Barber	Putnam, D	1951-52
Oscar Peterson, Jr.	Stratford, R	1953-54
Patrick J. Ward	Hartford, D	1955-56
Theodore S. Ryan	Sharon, R	1957-58
Anthony Armentano	Hartford, D	1959-62
Fred J. Doocy3	South Windsor, D	1963-1/16/66
Paul J. Falsey4	New Haven, D	1/26/66-1966
Charles T. Alfano	Suffield, D	1967-72
Peter L. Cashman5	Lyme, R	1973-6/7/73
Florence D. Finney6	Cos Cob, R	7/10/73-1974
Joseph J. Fauliso7	Hartford, D	1975-80
James J. Murphy, Jr.	Franklin, D	1981-84
Philip S. Robertson	Cheshire, R	1985-86
John B. Larson	East Hartford, D	1987-94
M. Adela Eads	Kent, R	1995-97
Kevin B. Sullivan8	West Hartford, D	1997-7/1/2004
Donald E. Williams, Jr.9	Brooklyn, D	7/1/2004-2014
Martin M. Looney	New Haven, D	2015-

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**Town listed is town of residence at time of election by the Senate.

 

¹Elected by the Senate on January 7, 1925, to fill the vacancy created by the succession of John H. Trumbull to the office of Lieutenant Governor. On the next day, January 8, 1925, Brainard succeeded to the office of Lt. Governor when John H. Trumbull succeeded to the office of Governor due to the resignation of Hiram Bingham. The Senate indefinitely postponed voting on a resolution to elect a new President pro tempore for the legislative session.

 

²Elected by the Senate on January 8, 1947. Succeeded to the office of Lieutenant Governor, on March 8, 1948, to fill the vacancy created by the succession of Lt. Gov. Shannon to the office of Governor.

 

^2aElected at a Special Session of the Senate, on August 23, 1948, called for the purpose of filling the vacancy created by the succession of Robert E. Parsons to the office of Lieutenant Governor. Summa was President Pro Tempore of the Senate until the next regular session of the General Assembly, which was convened on January 5, 1949.

³Succeeded to the office of Lieutenant Governor to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Lt. Gov. Samuel Tedesco, who was appointed to be a Judge of the Superior Court. Took the oath of office January 17, 1966.

⁴Elected by the Senate on January 26, 1966, when to fill the vacancy created by the succession of Fred Doocy to the office of Lieutenant Governor.

 

⁵Succeeded to the office of Lieutenant Governor to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Lt. Gov. T. Clark Hull, who was appointed to be a Judge of the Superior Court. Took the oath of office on June 7, 1973.

 

⁶Elected by the Senate on June 12, 1973 to fill the vacancy created by the succession of Peter L. Cashman to the office of Lieutenant Governor. Sen. Finney was the first woman to be elected President Pro Tempore of the Senate.

 

⁷Succeeded to the office of Lieutenant Governor to fill the vacancy created by the succession of Lt. Gov. William A. O'Neill to the office of Governor. Took the oath of office on December 31, 1980.

 

⁸Succeeded to the office of Lieutenant Governor to fill the vacancy created by the succession of Lt. Gov. M. Jodi Rell to the office of Governor. Took the oath of office July 1, 2004.

⁹Elected by the Senate on July 1, 2004 to fill the vacancy created by the succession of Kevin B. Sullivan to the office of Lieutenant Governor.

 

Name	Town and Party**	Term of Service
David Plant	Stratford, O	1819,20
Elisha Phelps	Simsbury, O	1821
Seth P. Beers	Litchfield, O	1822,23
Ralph I. Ingersoll	New Haven, O	1824
Samuel A. Foot	Cheshire, R	1825,26
Ebenezer Young	Killingly, O	1827,28
Elisha Phelps	Simsbury, O	1829
Henry W. Edwards	New Haven, D	1830
Martin Welles	Wethersfield, O	1831,32
Samuel Ingham	Saybrook, O	1833
Roger Huntington1	Norwich, O	1834
William L. Storrs1a	Middletown, O	1834
Samuel Ingram2	Saybrook, O	1835
Chauncey F. Cleveland2a	Hampton, D	1835,36
Stillman K. Wightman	Middletown, O	1837
William W. Boardman	New Haven, W	1838,39
Charles J. McCurdy	Lyme, O	1840,41
Stillman K. Wightman	Middletown, O	1842
Noyes Billings	New London, O	1843
Charles J. McCurdy	Lyme, O	1844
William W. Boardman	New Haven, W	1845
Cyrus H. Beardslee	Monroe, D	1846
LaFayette S. Foster	Norwich, W	1847,48
John C. Lewis	Plymouth, F	1849
Origen S. Seymour	Litchfield, D	1850
Samuel Ingham	Saybrook, D	1851
Charles B. Phelps	Woodbury, D	1852
William W. Eaton	Hartford, D	1853
LaFayette S. Foster3	Norwich, W	1854
Green Kendrick3a	Waterbury, W	1854
Austin Baldwin	Middletown, A	1855
Green Kendrick	Waterbury, W	1856
Eliphalet A. Bulkeley	Hartford, U	1857
Alfred A. Burnham	Windham, R	1858
Oliver H. Perry	Fairfield, R	1859,60
Augustus Brandegee	New London, R	1861
Henry C. Deming4	Hartford, D	1861
Josiah M. Carter	Norwalk, R	1862
Chauncey F. Cleveland	Hampton, R	1863
John S. Rice	Farmington, U	1864
Eleazer K. Foster	New Haven, R	1865
David Gallup	Plainfield, U	1866
John T. Wait	Norwich, U	1867
Charles Ives	East Haven, R	1868
Orville H. Platt	Meriden, R	1869
La Fayette S. Foster5	Norwich, R	1870
Alfred A. Burnham5a	Windham, R	1870
Edwin H. Bugbee	Killingly, R	1871
Amos S. Treat	Woodbridge, R	1872
William W. Eaton	Hartford, D	1873
Tilton E. Doolittle	New Haven, D	1874
Charles Durand	Derby, R	1875
Thomas M. Waller	New London, D	1876
Lynde Harrison	Guilford, R	1877
Charles H. Briscoe	Enfield, R	1878
Dexter R. Wright	New Haven, R	1879
Dwight Marcy	Vernon, R	1880
William C. Case	Granby, R	1881
John M. Hall	Windham, R	1882
Charles H. Pine	Derby, R	1883
Henry B. Harrison	New Haven, R	1884
William Edgar Simonds	Canton, R	1885
John A. Tibbits	New London, R	1886
Heusted W. R. Hoyt	Greenwich, R	1887
John H. Perry	Fairfield, R	1889
Allen W. Paige	Huntington, R	1891
Isaac W. Brooks	Torrington, R	1893
Samuel Fessenden	Stamford, R	1895
Joseph L. Barbour	Hartford, R	1897
Frank B. Brandegee	New London, R	1899
John H. Light	Norwalk, R	1901
Michael Kenealy	Stamford, R	1903
Marcus H. Holcomb	Southington, R	1905
John Q. Tilson	New Haven, R	1907
Elmore S. Banks	Fairfield, R	1909
Frederick A. Scott	Plymouth, R	1911
Morris C. Webster	Harwinton, R	1913
Frank E. Healy	Windsor Locks, R	1915,17
James F. Walsh	Greenwich, R	1919
Frederick W. Huxford	Stamford, R	1921
Leonard J. Nickerson	Cornwall, R	1923
Elbert L. Darbie	Killingly, R	1925
John H. Hill	Shelton, R	1927
Samuel A. Eddy	North Canaan, R	1929
Howard W. Alcorn	Suffield, R	1931
William Hanna	Bethel, R	1933,35
J. Mortimer Bell	Salisbury, R	1937
Walter Howe	Litchfield, R	1939
Hugh Meade Alcorn, Jr.	Suffield, R	1941
Harold E. Mitchell	West Hartford, R	1943
E. Lea Marsh, Jr.	Old Lyme, R	1945
Frederick H. Holbrook	Madison, R	1947
John R. Thim	Hamden, R	1949
Mansfield D. Sprague	New Canaan, R	1951
Arthur E. B. Tanner	Woodbury, R	1953
W. Sheffield Cowles	Farmington, R	1955
Nelson C. L. Brown, II	Groton, R	1957
William J. O'Brien, Jr.	Portland, D	1959
Anthony E. Wallace	Simsbury, R	1961
J. Tyler Patterson, Jr.	Old Lyme, R	1963-65
Robert J. Testo	Bridgeport, D	1967
William R. Ratchford	Danbury, D	1969-72
Francis J. Collins	Brookfield Center, R	1973-74
James J. Kennelly	Hartford, D	1975-78
Ernest N. Abate	Stamford, D	1979-82
Irving J. Stolberg	New Haven, D	1983-84
R. E. Van Norstrand	Darien, R	1985-86
Irving J. Stolberg	New Haven, D	1987-88
Richard J. Balducci	Newington, D	1989-92
Thomas D. Ritter	Hartford, D	1993-98
Moira K. Lyons6	Stamford, D	1999-04
James A. Amann	Milford, D	2005-08
Christopher G. Donovan	Meriden, D	2009-12
Sharkey, J. Brendan	Hamden, D	2013-16
Joe Aresimowicz	Berlin, D	2017-20
Matthew D. Ritter	Hartford, D	2021-

¹Resigned May 24, 1834, having been appointed Comptroller.

^1aElected by the House to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Roger Huntington.

²Resigned May 15, 1835, after being elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.

^2aElected by the House to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Samuel Ingham.

^3aElected by the House on June 8, 1854, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of La Fayette S. Foster.

⁴At a special session held Oct. 9, 1861, the speaker, Mr. Brandegee, being detained from the House by illness, Mr. Deming was chosen speaker of the House, pro tempore.

⁵Resigned June 16, 1870, having been chosen Judge of Supreme Court of Errors.

^5aElected by the House on June 16, 1870, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of La Fayette S. Foster

 

 

LENGTH OF LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS

 

From 1887 through 1970, the General Assembly met in biennial sessions pursuant to Amendment XXVII to the Constitution of 1818, adopted October 1884.

 

 

Beginning in 1971, the General Assembly has met in annual sessions pursuant to Article III of the Amendments to the Constitution of 1965, adopted November 25, 1970. 

In odd-numbered years, the General Assembly convenes in annual regular session on the Wednesday following the first Monday of January, and adjourns not later than the first Wednesday after the first Monday in June. In even-numbered years, it convenes on the Wednesday following the first Monday of February, and adjourns not later than the first Wednesday after the first Monday in May. Special sessions may be called according to law.

The component houses of the General Assembly, (Senate and House Representatives), may adjourn on different dates. The dates listed below for the adjournment of the General Assembly indicate the date of adjournment of the house that was last in session. 

In rare cases, the component houses may convene on different dates. The dates listed below for the convening of the General Assembly indicate the date of convening for the house that was first in session.

Reconvened regular and reconvened special sessions (also called, "veto" or "trailer" sessions) are not included in this list.

 

Dates of convening and adjournment listed below are calendar dates unless otherwise noted.

 

Year	Convened	Adjourned
1971	Wednesday, January 6th	Wednesday, June 9th
1971	Friday, June 11th*	Thursday, August 12th
1972	Wednesday, February 9th	Wednesday, May 3rd
1972	Tuesday, May 16th*	Tuesday, May 23rd
1972	Monday, June 12th*	Thursday, June 16th
1972	Tuesday, September 19th*	Wednesday, January 3rd, 1973
1973	Wednesday, January 3rd	Friday, June 1st
1974	Wednesday, February 6th	Wednesday, May 8th
1975	Wednesday, January 8th	Wednesday, June 4th
1975	Monday, July 21st*	Friday, August 8th
1975	Monday, December 1st*	Thursday, December 4th
1976	Wednesday, February 4th	Wednesday, May 5th
1977	Wednesday, January 5th	Wednesday, June 8th
1978	Wednesday, February 8th	Wednesday, May 3rd
1979	Wednesday, January 3rd	Wednesday, June 6th
1979	Monday, July 30th*	Monday, July 30th
1979	Monday, July 30th*	Monday, August 13th
1979	Wednesday, October 31st*	Tuesday, November 20th
1980	Wednesday, February 6th	Wednesday, May 7th
1981	Wednesday, January 7th	Wednesday, June 3rd
1981	Friday, July 31st*	Friday, July 31st
1981	Thursday, November 19th*	Monday, January 25th, 1982
1982	Wednesday, February 3rd	Wednesday, May 5th
1982	Monday, June 28th*	Wednesday, June 30th
1983	Wednesday, January 5th	Wednesday, June 8th
1983	Friday, June 10th*	Wednesday, June 29th
1983	Monday, July 25th*	Monday, July 25th
1983	Tuesday, October 11th*	Thursday, October 13th
1983	Friday, December 9th*	Friday, December 9th
1984	Wednesday, February 8th	Wednesday, May 9th
1984	Monday, June 25th*	Monday, June 25th
1985	Wednesday, January 9th	Wednesday, June 5th
1985	Wednesday, July 24th**	Thursday, July 25th
1986	Wednesday, February 5th	Wednesday, May 7th
1986	Wednesday, May 21st*	Friday, June 6th
1986	Wednesday, June 11th*	Friday, June 13th
1986	Monday, June 23rd*	Monday, June 23rd
1986	Monday, June 23rd*	Tuesday, July 1st
1987	Wednesday, January 7th	Wednesday, June 3rd
1987	Wednesday, July 22nd*	Wednesday, July 22nd
1988	Wednesday, February 3rd	Wednesday, May 4th
1988	Monday, June 20th*	Monday, June 20th
1989	Wednesday, January 4th	Wednesday, June 7th
1989	Monday, July 17th*	Monday, July 17th
1990	Wednesday, February 7th	Wednesday, May 9th
1990	Monday, June 25th*	Monday, June 25th
1991	Wednesday, January 9th	Wednesday, June 5th
1991	Wednesday, June 5th*	Thursday, September 19th
1991	Wednesday, June 12th*	Wednesday, June 12th
1991	Wednesday, June 26th*	Thursday, June 27th
1991	Wednesday, September 11th*	Monday, September 16th
1991	Monday, November 18th*	Wednesday, December 18th
1992	Wednesday, February 5th	Wednesday, May 6th
1992	Tuesday, May 12th*	Monday, June 1st
1992	Monday, June 22nd*	Monday, July 6th
1992	Monday, June 29th*	Monday, July 6th
1993	Wednesday, January 6th	Wednesday, June 9th
1993	Thursday, June 10th*	Thursday, June 17th
1993	Monday, July 12th*	Monday, July 12th
1993	Wednesday, September 22nd*	Monday, September 27th
1993	Wednesday, October 20th*	Wednesday, October 20th
1994	Wednesday, February 9th	Wednesday, May 4th
1994	Friday, May 6th*	Wednesday, May 25th
1994	Wednesday, May 25th*	Wednesday, May 25th
1994	Wednesday, July 6th*	Wednesday, July 13th
1994	Wednesday, July 13th*	Wednesday, July 13th
1994	Wednesday, October 12th*	Monday, November 28th
1994	Monday, November 28th*	Monday, November 28th
1995	Wednesday, January 4th	Wednesday, June 7th
1995	Wednesday, October 25th*	Monday, November 20th3
1996	Wednesday, February 7th	Wednesday, May 8th
1997	Wednesday, January 8th	Wednesday, June 4th
1997	Thursday, June 5th*	Monday, July 21st
1997	Wednesday, June 18th*	Wednesday, June 25th
1997	Monday, July 21st*	Monday, July 21st
1997	Wednesday, October 29th*	Wednesday, October 29th
1998	Wednesday, February 4th	Wednesday, May 6th
1998	Monday, June 22nd*	Monday, June 22nd
1998	Tuesday, December 15th*	Tuesday, December 15th
1999	Wednesday, January 6th	Wednesday, June 9th
1999	Monday, June 14th*	Monday, June 14th
2000	Wednesday, February 9th	Wednesday, May 3rd
2000	Wednesday, May 3rd*	Monday, June 19th
2000	Monday, June 19th*	Tuesday, June 20th
2001	Wednesday, January 3rd	Wednesday, June 6th
2001	Thursday, June 7th*	Friday, June 29th
2001	Monday, July 23rd*	Monday, July 23rd
2001	Tuesday, November 13th*	Thursday, November 15th
2001	Thursday, November 15th*	Thursday, November 15th
2002	Wednesday, February 6th	Wednesday, May 8th
2002	Thursday, May 9th*	Tuesday, August 13th
2002	Wednesday, December 18th*	Monday, January 6th, 2003
2003	Monday, January 6th*	Monday, January 6th4
2003	Wednesday, January 8th	Wednesday, June 4th
2003	Monday, June 30th**	Sunday, August 17th5
2003	Tuesday, July 1st*	Sunday, August 17th
2003	Monday, September 8th*	Monday, September 8th
2004	Monday, January 26th**	Monday, January 26th6
2004	Wednesday, February 4th	Wednesday, May 5th
2004	Tuesday, May 11th*	Thursday, December 9th7
2004	Tuesday, May 11th*	Monday, June 28th8
2005	Wednesday, January 5th	Wednesday, June 8th9
2005	Thursday, June 23rd*	Wednesday, June 29th
2005	Tuesday, October 11th*	Tuesday, October 11th
2005	Tuesday, October 25th*	Thursday, December 1st
2005	Wednesday, November 2nd*	Thursday, December 1st
2006	Wednesday, February 8th	Wednesday, May 3rd
2007	Wednesday, January 3rd	Wednesday, June 6th
2007	Thursday, June 7th*(a)	Wednesday, December 5th
2007	Thursday, September 20th*	Wednesday, September 26th10
2007	Wednesday, September 26th*	Wednesday, December 5th11
2008	Tuesday, January 22nd*	Friday, February 1st12
2008	Wednesday, February 6th	Wednesday, May 7th
2008	Wednesday, June 11th*	Tuesday, December 9th
2008	Wednesday, June 11th*	Tuesday, December 9th13
2008	Friday, August 22nd*	Tuesday, December 9th
2008	Monday, November 24th**	Tuesday, December 9th14
2009	Friday, January 2nd*	Friday, January 2nd15
2009	Wednesday, January 7th	Wednesday, June 3rd
2009	Friday, June 19th*	Thursday, October 29th
2009	Friday, June 19th*	Thursday, June 25th16
2009	Wednesday, September 23rd*	Thursday, October 29th
2009	Tuesday, December 15th*	Tuesday, December 22nd17
2010	Wednesday, February 3rd	Wednesday, May 5th
2010	Monday, June 21st*	Wednesday, December 8th18
2010	Friday, July 30th*	Wednesday, December 8th19
2011	Wednesday, January 5th	Wednesday, June 8th
2011	Thursday, June 30th*	Thursday, September 1st20
2011	Wednesday, October 26th*	Tuesday, November 1st21
2012	Wednesday, February 8th	Wednesday, May 9th
2012	Tuesday, June 12th**	Tuesday, June12th
2012	Wednesday, December 19th*	Thursday, January 3, 2013
2013	Wednesday, January 9th	Wednesday, June 5th
2014	Wednesday, February 5th	Wednesday, May 7th
2015	Wednesday, January 7th	Wednesday, June 3rd
2015	Monday, June 29th*	Monday, June 29th
2015	Tuesday, December 8th*	Tuesday, December 8th
2016	Wednesday, February 3rd	Wednesday, May 4th
2016	Thursday, May 5th*	Wednesday, June 8th
2016	Wednesday, September 28th*	Wednesday, September 28th
2017	Wednesday, January 4th	Wednesday, June 7th
2017	Thursday, June 22nd*22	Wednesday, November 15th
2017	Friday, December 29th*23	Monday, January 8th
2018	Wednesday, February 7th	Wednesday, May 9th
2019	Wednesday, January 9th	Wednesday, June 5th
2020	Wednesday, February 5th	Wednesday, May 6th
2021	Wednesday, January 6th	Wednesday, June 9th
2022	Wednesday, February 9th	Wednesday, May 4th
2023	Wednesday, January 4th	Wednesday, June 7th

^(a)The Senate convened on June 7, 2007; the House convened on June 23.

The Senate adjourned without date June 30, 1949. The Governor, under the provisions of Article 4, Sec. 9 of the Connecticut Constitution, issued a Proclamation ending the Special Session as of June 30. The House of Representatives, however, met on July 6th and then recessed subject to the call of the Speaker of the House.

²The House of Representatives adjourned May 25, 1950. The Senate adjourned May 26.

³The Senate adjourned November 17, 1995; the House adjourned November 20.

⁴Special Session of the 2002 General Assembly.

⁵Two special sessions both convened on the same day and adjourned on the same day.

⁶Special Sessions of the 2003 General Assembly.

⁷The Senate adjourned July 1, 2004; the House adjourned December 9.

⁸The Senate adjourned May 11, 2004; the House adjourned June 28.

⁹The Senate adjourned June 8, 2005. The House adjourned at 12:02 A.M. on the "legislative day" of June 8, which was the calendar day June 9.

¹⁰The House adjourned September 20, 2007; the Senate adjourned September 26.

¹¹The Senate adjourned September 26, 2007; the House adjourned December 5.

¹²Special session of the 2007 General Assembly.

¹³The House adjourned June 11, 2008; the Senate adjourned December 9.

¹⁴Two special sessions both convened on the same day and adjourned on the same day.

¹⁵Special session of the 2008 General Assembly.

¹⁶The House adjourned June 19, 2009; the Senate adjourned June 25.

¹⁷The House adjourned December 21, 2009; the Senate adjourned December 22.

¹⁸The Senate adjourned December 7, 2010; the House adjourned December 8.

¹⁹The Senate adjourned December 7, 2010; the House adjourned December 8. Senate Joint Resolution 48 which called the session provided for adjournment without date "not later than 12:00 A.M. on November 3, 2010."

²⁰The House adjourned August 23, 2011; the Senate adjourned September 1.

²¹The House adjourned October 26, 2011; the Senate adjourned November 1.

²²The Senate convened on June 22, 2017; the House convened July 24.

²³Session convened by action of members pursuant to Sec. 2-6 of the General Statutes.

 

POLITICAL DIVISION OF THE CONNECTICUT

GENERAL ASSEMBLY SINCE 1887

 

STATE SENATE

 

*1963 holdover General Assembly.

 

POLITICAL DIVISION OF THE CONNECTICUT

GENERAL ASSEMBLY SINCE 1887

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

*1963 holdover General Assembly.