Lt. Governor's Office

The Lieutenant Governor is an elected constitutional officer who is charged with:

• Serves as President of the Senate by virtue of the office. The duties 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

• Serves as the Chairperson of the Finance Advisory Committee (FAC)

• Serves as the Chairperson of the Interagency Council for Ending the Achievement Gap

• Serves as the Chairperson of ACCESS Health CT also known as the CT Health Insurance Exchange

• Serves as the Chairperson of the Governor's Health Care Cabinet

• Serves as Co-Chair of the Governor’s Veterans Cabinet

• Serves as Chairman of the Governor's Youth and Urban Violence Commission

• Serves as Chairman of the Governor's Rocky Hill Veteran's Home Working Group
  
  

• Serves as an ex-officio member on various boards and commissions:
  
  • Health Information Technology Exchange of Connecticut
  • Yale Corporation, more formally known as The President and Fellows of Yale College and is the governing body of Yale University
  • Connecticut Employment and Training Commission
  • American School for the Deaf Board of Directors

• Operates the state government during the Governor’s absence from the state

• Succeeds the Governor in the event of the Governor’s death, resignation, refusal to serve or removal from office