Chris Poulos

This week, the Select Committee on Special Education passed amended versions of HB 7277 and SB 1561 out of committee — an important procedural step that allows continued work on the legislation.

This week, the Select Committee on Special Education held both a press conference and a public hearing focused on HB 7277 and SB 1561.

Thank you to everyone who joined me this week at the new Southington Public Library for another great stop on my Legislative Session Q&A Listening Tour.

This morning’s Annual Veterans Coffee Hour & Resource Discussion at the Southington Calendar House was a productive and heartfelt gathering — and another powerful stop on my 2025 Listening Tour.

Great news for Southington! This week I was proud to share that Southington has been awarded an $8,000 state grant through the neglected cemeteries program for the maintenance of the Merriman Cemetery in Plantsville. I am proud to have worked with Town Historian, Phil Wooding, to support this initiative.

This week's Legislative Session Listening Tour stop with Southington teachers offered an insightful and productive conversation. I truly appreciate everyone who took the time to share their thoughts, concerns, and ideas about the challenges and opportunities facing our schools, teachers, and students.

Great news on my "I-84 Traffic Safety Corridor" initiative!  Public Safety Bill HB 7204, which includes a provision to establish a traffic safety corridor program, passed unanimously out of committee and will now be considered by the full legislature. 

This week, Paul Paniccia—the Southington resident who first proposed the I-84 Traffic Safety Corridor—testified before the Public Safety Committee in support of the legislation I introduced to make our highways safer