Rachel Khanna

Happy St. Patrick's Day! It's been a busy week up here and I have a lot of information to share with you.

This week was a busy one as bills are making their way through the public hearing process.

I hope you had a good Presidents Day weekend. I was right back to work on Tuesday and though short, it was a busy week in Hartford. Following is a summary of what I've been working on. Also, I'll be participating in a legislative panel discussion in Greenwich on Tuesday evening, February 28, at 7 p.m. Please join us if you can. Details are below. As always, if you would like to contact me, please do so at the link at the bottom of this newsletter.

Please join the Greenwich delegation to discuss the 2023 legislative session and important topics at Greenwich Town Hall Meeting Room at 7 p.m. on February 28.

On February 8, Governor Lamont presented his budget to the General Assembly. The budget which the governor proposed is the beginning of a multi-step process that will yield a final budget. At this point, our Finance, Revenue & Bonding and Appropriations Committees will start examining the proposal through meetings with state agencies and public hearings. Then, the Appropriations Committee will develop a spending plan, and the Finance and Revenue and Bonding Committees will develop a revenue plan and bond package. This will lead to further discussions to negotiate a final budget, which would be adopted by the Senate and House and subsequently signed by Governor Lamont.

This week, I had the honor of testifying at two public hearings in favor of two bills that I sponsored.

We're about one month into the 2023 Legislative Session and this week marked the start of our committees’ public hearings.