Rachel Khanna

Preventing gun violence, a visit from LiveGirl at the Capitol, the Rethink Waste Fair, Live Like Luke Clean-Up Day...there's a lot to talk about this week!

The deadlines to vote bills out of committees are quickly approaching. Once committees report bills out, the House and Senate leadership screens the bills and then bills come to the floor for a vote. If passed, the bills will go to the Governor’s office to be signed into law.

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.