Opening Day/Helpful Resources During Session

January 7, 2021

I’m proud to be serving as your State Representative for a second term. While the country is experiencing a dark hour, I know here in Connecticut we are strong and all my colleagues are ready to serve the great State of Connecticut. Yesterday, my colleagues and I were sworn in and due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic we held the ceremonies outside the State Capitol. 

The 2021 Legislative Session is officially underway, and I would like to share a few  resources that will help you track our work.

Thank you for the great honor and privilege to serve you!

 
For this session, I am thrilled to have been tapped vice-chair of the Insurance & Real Estate Committee by our legislative leaders to work alongside Chair Kerry Wood and an excellent group of colleagues to tackle important and relevant insurance and real estate issues. I will also continue to serve on the Children and Education Committees.

The Covid-19 pandemic has reaffirmed how critical it is for our residents to have easy and reliable access to medical providers via telehealth medicine as well as access to affordable medications. I will continue to work on these priorities as we move forward.

 
Please remember that there are many resources that help constituents to keep track of bills, debates and general information about meetings, public hearings and opportunities to testify on issues, which will be particularly useful this year.

Here are some links to help keep you connected with everything that's happening at the State Capitol:

 
  • The non-partisan Office of Legislative Research recently published the 2021 Major Issues report, which summarizes key issues the legislature could take up during the upcoming session.
  • Go to the CGA website to view the General Assembly's schedule of events.
  • Follow CTN for live coverage of committee meetings and House and Senate floor debates.
  • Visit this website to register as a bill tracking user to track any bill as it makes its way through the legislative process.  Once you are logged in, you will be able to enter the bill number into the system. Whenever the bill's status changes, you will receive an email informing you of this change.
  • OpenConnecticut allows residents to track state government’s spending in real time and is operated by the Comptroller's office.