AT THE CAPITOL
This week, the governor will announce a new nomination slate of superior court judges who will need approval by the Judiciary Committee and the legislature. Meanwhile, one of the first orders of business in the legislature is the approval of 22 new superior court judges, two family magistrates, and three workers’ compensation administrative law judges who were recently approved by the Judiciary Committee.
Additionally, Governor Lamont will also announce this week the nomination of a new Supreme Court justice who will need to be vetted and approved by the Judiciary Committee and then endorsed by the General Assembly prior to the end of the legislative session on May 4. Justice Christine Keller privately announced to the governor a few months ago of her plans to take senior status on May 31, 2022. She was originally appointed a family magistrate in the 1980s, then sat for nearly twenty years as a superior court judge, and was nominated as an appellate court judge by Governor Malloy. She rose to the position of Supreme Court justice in late 2020. Justice Keller is a former administrative judge of juvenile matters and has been active for many years in the CBA Child Welfare and Juvenile Law Section.
The legislature will not be in session this week as it awaits the deadline conclusions of the Judiciary, Finance Revenue and Bonding, and the Appropriations Committees. They will bring activity to the second and third floors of the capitol with business on April 13, with only three weeks of the session remaining after that. They will likely meet four and five days each week to cover business. The public is still not permitted beyond the second floor of the capitol building and the first floor of the Legislative office building (LOB).
In the Appropriations Committee this week, adjustments will be made to the governor’s budget. Also heading to the legislature is the State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition (SEBAC) union contract granting three years of step increases and 2.5 percent raises, plus a $3,500 bonus this year. The bonuses to 43,000 workers will cost $150 million.
YLS ANNUAL LEGISLATIVE BREAKFAST
The Annual YLS legislative breakfast will be held virtually over Zoom on Tuesday, April 19at 9:00 am. The speakers will be Rep. Steve Stafstrom, Judiciary Committee chair, and Rep. Rosa Rebimbas, House Deputy Republican Leader. Learn more and register
SENATE MEMBERS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MEMBERS
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2022
EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE: The Executive and Legislative Nominations committee will hold a committee meeting immediately following a 10:00 A.M public hearing on Tuesday, April 5, 2022 via Zoom. The committee meeting can be viewed via YouTube Live.
FINANCE REVENUE AND BONDING COMMITTEE: The Finance Revenue and Bonding Committee will hold a committee meeting to JF bills at 10:00 A.M on Tuesday, April 6, 2022 via Zoom. The committee meeting can be viewed via YouTube Live.
THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2022
EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE: The Executive and Legislative Nominations committee will hold a committee meeting immediately following a 10:00 A.M public hearing on Tuesday, April 7, 2022 via Zoom. The committee meeting can be viewed via YouTube Live.
FINANCE REVENUE AND BONDING COMMITTEE: The Finance Revenue and Bonding Committee will hold a committee meeting to JF bills at 10:00 A.M on Thursday, April 7, 2022 via Zoom. This is its deadline. The committee meeting can be viewed via YouTube Live.
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: The Appropriations Committee will hold a committee meeting to JF bills on Thursday April 7, 2022 via Zoom. The committee meeting can be viewed via YouTube Live.
FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 2022
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: The Appropriations Committee will hold a committee meeting to JF bills on Friday April 8, 2022 via Zoom. This is its deadline. The committee meeting can be viewed via YouTube Live.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2022
EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE
The Executive and Legislative Nominations Committee will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at 10:00 A.M. via Zoom. The public hearing can be viewed via YouTube Live. Individuals who wish to testify via Zoom must register using the On-line Testimony Registration Form. Registration will close on Monday, April 4, 2022 at 3:00 P.M. Please email written testimony in Word or PDF format to EXNtestimony@cga.ct.gov.
SUBJECT MATTER: Executive and Legislative Nominations
The Honorable Daniel Dilzer of Berlin to be an alternate member of the Judicial Review Council
The Honorable Peter Mlynarczyk of Haddam to be an alternate member of the Judicial Review Council
The Honorable Soline Oslena of Oakdale to be an alternate member of the Judicial Review Council
Lynda Sorenson of Fairfield to be a member of the Judicial Review Council
THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2022
EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE
The Executive and Legislative Nominations Committee will hold a public hearing on Thursday, April 7, 2022 at 9:00 A.M. via Zoom. The public hearing can be viewed via YouTube Live. Individuals who wish to testify via Zoom must register using the On-line Testimony Registration Form. Registration will close on Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at 3:00 P.M. Please email written testimony in Word or PDF format to EXNtestimony@cga.ct.gov.
SUBJECT MATTER: Executive and Legislative Nominations
Jeffrey R. Beckham of Tolland to be the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management
Attorney Joaquina Borges King of Hamden to be a member of the Judicial Review Council
Stephen Carroll of Cheshire to be a member of the Judicial Review Council
Attorney William F. Dow, III of New Haven to be an alternate member of the Judicial Review Council
Jia Luo of Avon to be a member of the Judicial Review Council
Basil R. A. Mahoney of Bloomfield to be a member of the Judicial Review Council
Michelle Murphy of West Hartford to be a member of the Judicial Review Council
Katherine Verano of Waterford to be a member of the Judicial Review Council
Attorney Lincoln Woodard of Glastonbury to be a member of the Judicial Review Council
TELEVISION COVERAGE
CT-N, The Connecticut Network, provides daily live and taped coverage of the legislature's activities. When hearings, committee meetings or floor sessions are being taped, live video coverage will be available in the Capitol and LOB over the in-house television system. House and Senate sessions will be covered in their entirety and selected hearings and committee meetings will also be covered. This live coverage can be viewed in-house on the channel assigned to the room where the proceeding is taking place. CT-N itself can be seen on channel 98 of the in-house system and on Comcast Cable’s Hartford system.
CT-N is available full-time on cable TV statewide, and on basic or expanded cable in most of the state.
For more information on The Connecticut Network or to find out where CT-N is available in your area, visit their website at www.ct-n.com or call (860) 240-1400.