Votes at a glance: key items passed by Connecticut Senate on April 21, 2026
April 21, 2026 | 2026 Legislature CT, Connecticut
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The Connecticut Senate moved through a packed docket on April 21 and recorded outcomes on several items of interest:
- HJR 65 — Confirmation of Michael R. Ricci to the State Department of Education Arbitration Panel: adopted (consent roll‑call ordered on the floor).
- HJR 66 — Confirmation of Robert Mezzo to the Connecticut Port Authority: adopted (roll‑call ordered; sponsor comments recorded on the floor).
- SB 305 — Act establishing a working group to study statewide marketing and tourism: sponsor argued the sector produces billions in economic output; Senate passed the bill on an immediate roll call.
- SB 260 — Roaming dogs: updated penalties and clarified exemptions for certain working dogs; passed on an immediate roll call.
- SB 452 — Restricting release of lighter‑than‑air balloons with retailer weight requirement and reduced enforcement fines: the Senate adopted an amendment lowering a penalty (from $500 to $20) and passed the bill as amended. The tally announced on the floor was 31 yea, 4 nay, 1 absent (as read by the clerk during the vote sequence).
- SB 430 (as amended) — Codifying portions of the Americans with Disabilities Act into state law: the chamber considered and adopted an amendment focused on integration mandates and passed the bill as amended by roll call.
- SB 401 — Bridge program to allow access to food, housing and health benefits: passed following sponsor remarks directing agencies to prepare a plan and appropriation estimate by 2027.
- SB 89 — Prison Rape Elimination Act codification and clarifications: an amendment clarified reporting and ombuds responsibilities; Senate passed the bill unanimously as amended.
- SB 259 — Establishing a criminal prohibition on female genital mutilation and related civil remedies: passed on roll call.
Notes on procedure: Several items were placed on the "go" list for immediate roll‑call consideration; the clerk frequently announced immediate roll‑call votes and recorded tallies in the transcript. For some items the transcript records only "legislation passes" without a full numeric tally; where tallies were read aloud they are included above.
- HJR 65 — Confirmation of Michael R. Ricci to the State Department of Education Arbitration Panel: adopted (consent roll‑call ordered on the floor).
- HJR 66 — Confirmation of Robert Mezzo to the Connecticut Port Authority: adopted (roll‑call ordered; sponsor comments recorded on the floor).
- SB 305 — Act establishing a working group to study statewide marketing and tourism: sponsor argued the sector produces billions in economic output; Senate passed the bill on an immediate roll call.
- SB 260 — Roaming dogs: updated penalties and clarified exemptions for certain working dogs; passed on an immediate roll call.
- SB 452 — Restricting release of lighter‑than‑air balloons with retailer weight requirement and reduced enforcement fines: the Senate adopted an amendment lowering a penalty (from $500 to $20) and passed the bill as amended. The tally announced on the floor was 31 yea, 4 nay, 1 absent (as read by the clerk during the vote sequence).
- SB 430 (as amended) — Codifying portions of the Americans with Disabilities Act into state law: the chamber considered and adopted an amendment focused on integration mandates and passed the bill as amended by roll call.
- SB 401 — Bridge program to allow access to food, housing and health benefits: passed following sponsor remarks directing agencies to prepare a plan and appropriation estimate by 2027.
- SB 89 — Prison Rape Elimination Act codification and clarifications: an amendment clarified reporting and ombuds responsibilities; Senate passed the bill unanimously as amended.
- SB 259 — Establishing a criminal prohibition on female genital mutilation and related civil remedies: passed on roll call.
Notes on procedure: Several items were placed on the "go" list for immediate roll‑call consideration; the clerk frequently announced immediate roll‑call votes and recorded tallies in the transcript. For some items the transcript records only "legislation passes" without a full numeric tally; where tallies were read aloud they are included above.
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