Aimee Berger-Girvalo

During Wednesday's House session, I spoke on the House floor in support of House Bill 6672

ICYMI: Below is a list of bills the House passed this week.

Connecticut voters asked the legislature for more voting options through a constitutional amendment on early voting that they overwhelmingly approved, and we are answering the call.

The Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) unanimously voted to begin a search for consultants to monitor the performance of the state's two electric distribution companies - Eversource and United Illuminating. This is an important step toward eventually shifting to performance-based regulation for the companies.

Mental Health Awareness Month aims to increase awareness about the vital role mental health plays in our overall health and well-being.

We are in the final six weeks of the 2023 legislative session. Each week we are in the chamber for multiple days, and potentially long hours, while we debate and vote on the bills that have passed out of committee. As legislators, we don’t typically have advance notice of which bills will be called, since there are so many factors that go into the decision to call up legislation for a vote.

We are more than halfway through the regular session, and this is the time of year when legislative activity picks up in the Connecticut General Assembly.

After weeks of holding public hearings, the Finance, Revenue, and Bonding Committee and Appropriations Committee approved their budget proposals (Appropriations handles the spending side and Finance handles the revenue side).

The next step…negotiations and compromise: Legislators will work with the Governor and his staff to craft the final budget agreement. The budget bill then goes before the House and Senate for consideration. After being passed by both chambers, the legislature’s final budget must then be signed into law by the governor before the end of the fiscal year, June 30.

Before Wednesday's session, the Bipartisan Women's Caucus held a press conference announcing the caucus's 2023 legislative priorities. The caucus's legislative priorities are representative of the issues that impact women in Connecticut the most.