Kaitlyn Shake

This week, the House was in Session on Wednesday, April 8th, and Thursday, April 9th. I was honored to join Speaker Ritter during Thursday's session to lead the House Chamber in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Next week, the House will be in Session on April 8th and 9th as we head into the final weeks of the Short Session. Be sure to stay updated with committee meetings by checking the weekly CGA calendar here: https://www.cga.ct.gov/.

This week, the House convened on Wednesday, March 25th, to vote on 15 executive nominations, 20 judicial nominations, and a tentative agreement between the State of Connecticut and the Connecticut Employees Union Independent NP-2 Bargaining Unit (CEUI). On Thursday, the Senate convened to vote on the same. During Wednesday's House Session, I was thrilled to welcome Isabel Almeida, President and CEO from United Way Coastal and Western Connecticut to the House Floor.

Happy First Day of Spring! 🌷

The 2026 short legislative session continued this week as committees worked through long public hearings listening to state agencies, advocates, and professionals. Multiple committees also met this week and passed bills that will now be referred to screening and other committees as deemed appropriate. This is part of the legislative process that occurs prior to bills eventually making it to the House and Senate Floors for a vote. Be sure to follow along by checking the weekly CGA calendar here: https://www.cga.ct.gov/.

It has been a very busy and productive week at the Capitol, with many of the committees holding public hearings on crucial bills, listening to testimony from hundreds of advocates, professionals, and residents on proposed bills. Many other committees have held meetings to debate which bills will continue moving through the legislative process and on to the House and Senate Floors, which is known as JFing a bill. If you have any questions, concerns, or if my office can be of assistance to you, please call my office at any time or email me at kaitlyn.shake@cga.ct.gov.

It was a very productive week at the Capitol in Committee Meetings, Public Hearings, and meetings with advocates. In this week's email, you can read about our joint legislative letter calling on PURA to reject the Aquarion merger, review information and instructions on how to apply for the last Generation Power CT Emergency Energy Assistance Cycle, and more.

This week at the Capitol, the House was in Session on Thursday, February 26th, and the Senate was in Session the previous day on Wednesday. We convened to vote on two important measures, you can read more on both bills passed this week below.

This week at the Capitol, committees continued to hold meetings to raise concepts for the 2026 legislative session and public hearings to hear directly from advocates, professionals, and residents across the state on legislative priorities. Thank you to all the nurses, educators, social workers, and other professionals who attended the Higher Education and Employment Advancement public hearing on CHESLA this week. Your input helps continue to push these policies forward through the legislative process. Next week, the House will be in session again on Thursday, February 26th.