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Vote Smart provides easy access to congressional and state voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:

  1. The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
  2. The vote should be clear for any person to understand
  3. The vote has received media attention
  4. The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
  5. Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added

Vote Smart provides a summary of the version of the bill text associated with each selected key vote. Our summaries are written by Vote Smart's staff and interns, who adhere to our strict policies and procedures in order to guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. They do not necessarily reflect the content of the final version of the bill, but rather the version voted on in that stage. While many procedural votes take place before a full chamber vote, our voting stages reflect the final reading of each chamber vote. Each key vote selection is reviewed by the project's community of advisors, who are political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.

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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
May 6, 2024 CT HB 5046 Prohibits Nursing Homes from Placing New Residents in Rooms with More than 2 Beds Beginning July 1, 2027 Bill Passed - House (143 - 7)
May 3, 2024 CT HB 5431 Establishes the Connecticut Families and Workers Account Bill Passed - House (90 - 59)
May 2, 2024 CT SB 222 Amends State Paid Family And Medical Leave Statutes Bill Passed - House (108 - 41)
June 6, 2023 CT HB 6888 Amends Various Juvenile Justice Policies and Regulations Bill Passed - House (96 - 54)
June 5, 2023 CT SB 7 Expands Protections for Connecticut's Energy Customers Bill Passed - House (115 - 33)
May 24, 2023 CT HB 6768 Authorizes Pharmacists to Prescribe Birth Control Bill Passed - House (125 - 21)
May 10, 2023 CT HJ 34 Establishes a Joint Resolution Recognizing the Harm Done by the Salem Witch Trials Joint Resolution Passed - House (121 - 30)
May 4, 2022 CT SB 286 Amends Elder Abuse Reporting Requirements Bill Passed - House (110 - 32)
April 13, 2022 CT HB 5444 Specifies Unfair Labor Practices Bill Passed - House (91 - 49)
April 13, 2022 CT HB 5216 Authorizes Banking Institutions to Make Low-Cost Bank Accounts Available Bill Passed - House (109 - 31)
June 4, 2021 CT SB 1091 Expands the Definition of Domestic Violence to Include Coercive Control Bill Passed - House (134 - 8)
May 20, 2021 CT HB 6107 Amends Zoning Regulations to Address Long-Standing Housing Inequities Bill Passed - House (84 - 59)
March 25, 2021 CT HB 6672 Expands Governors Emergency Declarations for an Additional Month Bill Passed - House (90 - 50)
May 31, 2019 CT SB 1 Establishes Paid Family and Medical Leave Bill Passed - House (79 - 69)
May 30, 2019 CT SB 992 Limits Cooperation Between Local Law Enforcement and Federal Immigration Agencies Bill Passed - House (79 - 61)
May 2, 2018 CT HB 5460 Requires Raise for Home Care Employees Bill Passed - House (88 - 62)
April 25, 2018 CT SB 4 Authorizes Financial Aid for Undocumented Students Bill Passed - House (91 - 59)
May 19, 2015 CT HB 6844 Amends Eligibility Requirements for In-State Tuition Bill Passed - House (78 - 70)
April 25, 2014 CT HB 5274 Prohibits Employers from Discriminating Against Unemployed Applicants Bill Passed - House (81 - 55)
April 25, 2014 CT HB 5274 Prohibits Employers from Discriminating Against Unemployed Applicants Bill Passed - House (81 - 55)
March 26, 2014 CT SB 32 Increases Minimum Wage Bill Passed - House (87 - 54)
May 22, 2013 CT HB 6495 Authorizes Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants Bill Passed - House (74 - 55)
April 20, 2012 CT HB 5312 Authorizes Day Care and Personal Care Workers to Join Unions Bill Passed - House (84 - 57)
April 20, 2012 CT HB 5312 Authorizes Day Care and Personal Care Workers to Join Unions Bill Passed - House (84 - 57)
May 19, 2011 CT HB 6599 Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Gender Identity or Expression Bill Passed - House (77 - 62)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/06 HB 5046 Prohibits Nursing Homes from Placing New Residents in Rooms with More than 2 Beds Beginning July 1, 2027 Bill Passed - House (143 - 7)
5/03 HB 5431 Establishes the Connecticut Families and Workers Account Bill Passed - House (90 - 59)
5/02 SB 222 Amends State Paid Family And Medical Leave Statutes Bill Passed - House (108 - 41)
6/06 HB 6888 Amends Various Juvenile Justice Policies and Regulations Bill Passed - House (96 - 54)
6/05 SB 7 Expands Protections for Connecticut's Energy Customers Bill Passed - House (115 - 33)
5/24 HB 6768 Authorizes Pharmacists to Prescribe Birth Control Bill Passed - House (125 - 21)
5/10 HJ 34 Establishes a Joint Resolution Recognizing the Harm Done by the Salem Witch Trials Joint Resolution Passed - House (121 - 30)
5/04 SB 286 Amends Elder Abuse Reporting Requirements Bill Passed - House (110 - 32)
4/13 HB 5444 Specifies Unfair Labor Practices Bill Passed - House (91 - 49)
4/13 HB 5216 Authorizes Banking Institutions to Make Low-Cost Bank Accounts Available Bill Passed - House (109 - 31)
6/04 SB 1091 Expands the Definition of Domestic Violence to Include Coercive Control Bill Passed - House (134 - 8)
5/20 HB 6107 Amends Zoning Regulations to Address Long-Standing Housing Inequities Bill Passed - House (84 - 59)
3/25 HB 6672 Expands Governors Emergency Declarations for an Additional Month Bill Passed - House (90 - 50)
5/31 SB 1 Establishes Paid Family and Medical Leave Bill Passed - House (79 - 69)
5/30 SB 992 Limits Cooperation Between Local Law Enforcement and Federal Immigration Agencies Bill Passed - House (79 - 61)
5/02 HB 5460 Requires Raise for Home Care Employees Bill Passed - House (88 - 62)
4/25 SB 4 Authorizes Financial Aid for Undocumented Students Bill Passed - House (91 - 59)
5/19 HB 6844 Amends Eligibility Requirements for In-State Tuition Bill Passed - House (78 - 70)
4/25 HB 5274 Prohibits Employers from Discriminating Against Unemployed Applicants Bill Passed - House (81 - 55)
4/25 HB 5274 Prohibits Employers from Discriminating Against Unemployed Applicants Bill Passed - House (81 - 55)
3/26 SB 32 Increases Minimum Wage Bill Passed - House (87 - 54)
5/22 HB 6495 Authorizes Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants Bill Passed - House (74 - 55)
4/20 HB 5312 Authorizes Day Care and Personal Care Workers to Join Unions Bill Passed - House (84 - 57)
4/20 HB 5312 Authorizes Day Care and Personal Care Workers to Join Unions Bill Passed - House (84 - 57)
5/19 HB 6599 Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Gender Identity or Expression Bill Passed - House (77 - 62)

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