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Letter from the Chairman

ACU & ACUF Board Members

Selecting the Votes

2016 Winners & Losers

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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CT Senate Vote Descriptions

CT Senate Scores

CT House Vote Descriptions

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AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION FOUNDATION’S 2016 Ratings of Connecticut

Dear Fellow Conservatives,

We are pleased to present the American Conservative Union Foundation’s ratings for the 2016 meeting of the Connecticut General Assembly. Like our Congressional Ratings, our State Ratings reflect how elected officials view the role of government in an individual's life. The Connecticut legislators with the highest scores voted most consistently with the ideals articulated in the U.S. Constitution: limited and transparent government, individual rights, personal responsibility, and lasting cultural values.

In 2015, ACU Foundation was proud to make history by being the first organization to rate every single state legislature across the full spectrum of issues, helping each voter understand how his or her state ranks among the rest.

Ultimately, we are trying to help people understand what conservatism is and how it improves the lives of everyday Americans. Conservatism is the political philosophy that sovereignty resides in the person. We think that understanding this idea is essential if Americans are to successfully govern themselves again.

Working with our policy centers and fellows, the ACU Foundation engages in deep policy analysis to help create our annual state scorecards. We have enhanced the vote descriptions this year to show this effort more clearly.

By examining all 50 of our State Ratings, we can see which states have most effectively promoted conservative solutions and which have struggled. Our ratings also help identify legislators who have courageously fought against liberal majorities. We hope that this guide helps you learn how well, or poorly, your legislators work to preserve the values we share.

Sincerely,

Matt SchlappChairmanAmerican Conservative Union

LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN

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SELECTING THE VOTES

ACU researched and selected a range of bills before the Connecticut General Assembly that determine a member’s adherence to conservative principles. We selected bills that focus on Ronald Reagan’s philosophy of the “three-legged stool”: 1) fiscal and economic: taxes, budgets, regulation, spending, healthcare, and property; 2) social and cultural: 2nd amendment, religion, life, welfare, and education; and 3) government integrity: voting, individual liberty, privacy, and transparency. This wide range of issues are designed to give citizens an accurate assessment that conveys which of Connecticut’s elected leaders best defend the principles of a free society: Life, Liberty and Property.

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Matt Schlapp Chairman

Charlie Gerow First Vice Chairman

Carolyn D. Meadows Second Vice Chairman

Bob Beauprez Treasuer

Amy Frederick Secretary

Thomas Winter Executive Committee Member

Larry Beasley

Kimberly Bellissimo

Morton C. Blackwell

John Bolton

Jose Cardenas

Ron Christie

Muriel Coleman

Kellyanne Conway

Tom DeLay

Becky Norton Dunlop

John Eddy

Luis Fortuno

Alan M. Gotleib

Van D. Hipp, Jr.

Dr. M. Zuhdi Jasser

James V. Lacy

Michael R. Long

Ed McFadden

Grover G. Norquist

Ron Robinson

Mike Rose

Ned Ryun

Peter Samuelson

Sabrina Schaeffer

Fred L. Smith, Jr.

Matt Smith

Ed Yevoli

ACU BOARD MEMBERS

Matt Schlapp Chairman

Millie Hallow Vice Chairman

Van D. Hipp, Jr. Treasurer

Amy Frederick Secretary

Kimberly Bellissimo

Jose Cardenas

Jonathan Garthwaite

Charlie Gerow

Colin Hanna

Niger Innes

Willes Lee

Carolyn D. Meadows

Randy Neugebauer

Thomas Winter

ACU FOUNDATION BOARD MEMBERS

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2016 WINNERS & LOSERS

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1. SB 390 Reporting Requirements for Welfare Programs. This bill eliminates objective reporting requirements for the Two-Generational Initiative welfare program, such as reporting on the number of adults who have obtained jobs as a result of the program and replacing them with subjective evaluations, such as “workforce readiness” and “school readiness.” ACU supports objective reporting requirements that allow for a true evaluation of government programs and opposed this bill. The Senate passed the bill on April 13, 2016 by a vote of 32-3.

2. SB 191 Stair Lift Technician Regulations. This bill establishes a residential stair lift technician license. As a result, a person installing a stair lift does not have to obtain an advanced elevator license that requires years of apprenticeship, which they previously had to do. Expanding entrepreneurship promotes economic growth, allowing families to prosper, as illustrated by the ACU Foundation’s Family Prosperity Index. ACU opposes the proliferation of licenses for every occupation but supported this bill as a way of reducing burdensome regulation and increasing competition. The Senate passed the bill on April 13, 2016 by a vote of 36-0.

3. SB 334 Cost-Benefit Analysis. This bill removes the oversight responsibilities of government building projects from the Department of Administrative Services and gives it to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. The bill also eliminates requirements for cost-benefit analyses for major capital projects, among other provisions. ACU supports cost-benefit analyses for spending programs and opposed this bill. The Senate passed the bill on April 19, 2016 by a vote of 35-0.

4. SB 147 Illegal Immigrant Benefits. This bill gives in-state tuition status for illegal immigrants and adds benefits for educational grants, tuition waivers, and student employment. ACU opposes special benefits for illegal immigrants and opposed this bill. The Senate passed the bill on April 20, 2016 by a vote of 21-13.

5. SB 233 Packaging Material Regulations. This bill establishes a regulatory regime for packaging materials, including the labeling of recycling content, mandating what material certain goods can be packed in, and banning or reducing the use of some substances in packaging to “reduce environmental impact.” ACU opposes this micromanagement of packaging that will drive up the cost of business and opposed this bill. The Senate passed the bill on April 20, 2016 by a vote of 35-0.

6. HB 5262 Workers’ Compensation. This bill provides firefighter’s workers’ compensation benefits for cancer treatment unless it can be proven the cancer was not caused by their work. Workers’ compensation is designed to help workers who can demonstrate a work-connected illness; it is not a universal health insurance program. ACU opposes this distortion of worker’s compensation and opposed this bill. The Senate passed the bill on April 26, 2016 by a vote of 35-1.

7. SB 227 Ivory Possession Laws. This bill makes it a felony with a penalty of up to two years in prison for possessing a “specimen” of any of five types of African animals, including any object with ivory in it, even if it was initially acquired legally, and requires any ivory (or other specimen) confiscated by the government be destroyed unless the owner gets a certificate from the state. ACU opposes criminalizing ivory possession and opposed this bill. The Senate passed the bill on April 27, 2016 by a vote of 27-9.

8. SB 304 Legislative Control over Spending. This bill increases the amount of funds the Department of Economic and Community Development can spend without legislative approval from $20 million to $27 million. ACU supports strengthening legislative oversight over executive branch spending and opposed this bill. The Senate passed the bill on April 27, 2016 by a vote of 25-11.

9. SB 272 Renewable Energy Mandates and Grants. This bill expands the state’s renewable energy mandate by expanding the types of projects that must purchase renewable energy credits and expanding the renewable energy grant and loan program. ACU supports all forms of energy, opposes government favoring one form of energy over another, and opposed this bill. The Senate passed the bill on April 27, 2016 by a vote of 33-0.

10. SB 240 Splash Pad Regulation. This bill prohibits municipalities from designating splash pads and spray parks as swimming pools that require special design elements and expensive fencing. ACU supports this common-sense regulatory reform and supported this bill. The Senate passed the bill on April 29, 2016 by a vote of 36-0.

CONNECTICUT SENATE VOTE DESCRIPTIONS

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11. HB 5591 Retirement Program Mandate. This bill creates a new bureaucracy, the Connecticut Retirement Security Authority, to administer a program that requires every employer with 5 or more employees that do not already have an approved retirement plan to automatically enroll employees in a state-sponsored IRA. Employees will contribute 6% of their income unless they formally opt-out of the program. ACU opposes this government interference that will result in a government program competing with private retirement programs and opposed this bill. The Senate passed the bill on April 30, 2016 by a vote of 19-18 with Lt. Governor Wyman casting the tie-breaking vote.

12. SB 433 Health Insurance Mandate. This bill requires health insurers to meet subjective standards that result in “adequate” provider networks that are accessible without “unreasonable” travel or delay. The bill also requires companies to provide reduced rate benefits to providers not in their network if the provider in the network is not “available.” ACU opposes these mandates that drive up the cost of health insurance and reduce competition and opposed this bill. The Senate passed the bill on April 30, 2016 by a vote of 36-0.

13. SB 5054 Confiscation of Firearms. This bill requires the recipient of a temporary restraining order to surrender any firearms in their possession to the police or a licensed dealer within 24 hours of being served with an order. ACU opposes this violation of Second Amendment rights based on an order that does not require evidence of criminal behavior and issued without the accused appearing in court and opposed this bill. The Senate passed the bill on May 2, 2016 by a vote of 23-13.

14. SB 463 All-Terrain Vehicle Forfeiture. This bill allows municipalities to seize and destroy all-terrain vehicles (ATV) such as dirt bikes and snowmobiles if they violate ordinances on where they can be used three times. ACU Foundation’s Center for 21st Century Property Rights engages heavily on this issue and opposes these draconian penalties as a violation of property rights and ACU opposed this bill. The Senate passed the bill on May 3, 2016 by a vote of 33-2.

15. SJR 36 Selling Government Land. This resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that would require a two-thirds vote in each chamber of the legislature to sell state land. It also requires that the state replace any land sold with new land of a similar value. ACU Foundation’s Center for 21st Century Property Rights engages heavily on this issue and supports a reduction in government-owned land and an increase in privately-owned property. ACU opposed this resolution. The Senate passed the resolution on May 4, 2016 by a vote of 31-5.

16. SB 388 Legislative Oversight of Building Codes. This bill removes legislative oversight over the adoption of new or updated building codes. ACU supports legislative oversight over government regulations and opposed this bill. The Senate passed the bill on May 4, 2016 by a vote of 36-0.

17. HB 5247 Government Integrity. This bill strengthens reporting requirements for the misuse of taxpayer funds and extends reporting requirements to quasi-public agencies as well as state agencies. The bill also limits the ability of the Office of Policy and Management Secretary to waive competitive bidding requirements for some contracts. Although the bill allows for a delay in reporting some misuses of state funds, ACU supported this bill as strengthening government integrity overall. The Senate passed the bill on May 4, 2016 by a vote of 36-0.

18. SB 397 Special Tax Exemption. This bill allows municipalities to eliminate part or all of property taxes for any property used for “arts and culture,” including “restaurants catering to the arts.” ACU opposes these special exemptions that add to everyone else’s tax burden and opposed this bill. The Senate passed the bill on June 20, 2016 by a vote of 25-10.

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CONNECTICUT SENATE VOTE DETAIL

Party District SB 390 SB 191 SB 334 SB 147 SB 233HB

5262 SB 227 SB 304 SB 272 SB 240HB

5591 SB 433SB

5054 SB 463 SJR 36 SB 388HB

5247 SB 397 ACU VotesVotes Cast

2016 %

2015 %

LIFETIME AVG

Bartolomeo D 13 - + - - - - - - - + - - - + - - + - 4 18 22% 11% 16%

BOUCHER R 26 - + - + - - - + - + + - - - - - + - 6 18 33% 53% 43%

Bye D 5 - + - - - - - - - + - - - - + - + + 5 18 28% 6% 17%

Cassano D 4 - + - - - - - - - + - - - X - - + + 4 17 24% 5% 14%

CHAPIN R 30 - + - - - - + + - + + - + - - - + - 7 18 39% 58% 48%

Coleman D 2 - + - - - - - - - + - - - - + - + + 5 18 28% 5% 17%

Crisco D 17 - + - - - - - - - + - - - - - - + - 3 18 17% 5% 11%

Doyle D 9 - + - + - - - - - + + - - - - - + + 6 18 33% 26% 30%

Duff D 25 - + - - - - - - - + - - - - - - + + 4 18 22% 5% 14%

FASANO R 34 + + - + - - - + - + + - + - - - + - 8 18 44% 58% 51%

Flexer D 29 - + - - - - - - - + - - - - - - + - 3 18 17% 6% 11%

Fonfara D 1 - + - - - - - - - + - - - - - - + + 4 18 22% 5% 14%

FORMICA R 20 - + - + - - + + - + + - + - - - + - 8 18 44% 53% 49%

FRANTZ R 36 X + - + - - - - - + + - - - - - + - 5 17 29% 58% 44%

Gerratana D 6 - + - - - - - - - + - - - - - - + - 3 18 17% 5% 11%

Gomes D 23 - + - - - - - - - + - - - - - - + + 4 18 22% 5% 14%

GUGLIELMO R 35 - + - + - - + + - + + - + - - - + - 8 18 44% 37% 41%

Hartley D 15 - + - - - - - - - + + - - - + - + - 5 18 28% 28% 28%

HWANG R 28 - + - + - - - - - + + - - - - - + - 5 18 28% 63% 45%

CONNECTICUT SENATE SCORESCONNECTICUT SENATE STATISTICS

SPARKS 38%

36%OVERALL AVERAGE

DOYLE 33%HIGHEST DEMOCRATLOWEST REPUBLICAN

41%REPUBLICAN AVERAGE

23%DEMOCRAT AVERAGE

HWANG 28%

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CONNECTICUT SENATE VOTE DETAIL

Party District SB 390 SB 191 SB 334 SB 147 SB 233HB

5262 SB 227 SB 304 SB 272 SB 240HB

5591 SB 433SB

5054 SB 463 SJR 36 SB 388HB

5247 SB 397 ACU VotesVotes Cast

2016 %

2015 %

LIFETIME AVG

KANE R 32 + + - + - + + - - + + - + - - - + X 9 17 53% 67% 60%

KELLY R 21 - + X X X - - + - + + - + + - - + - 7 15 47% 58% 52%

Kennedy D 12 - + - - - - - - - + - - - - - - + - 3 18 17% 6% 11%

KISSEL R 7 - + - + - - + + X + + - + - - - + - 8 17 47% 61% 54%

Larson D 3 - + - - - - - - - + - - - - - - + - 3 18 17% 6% 11%

Leone D 27 - + - - - - - - - + - - - - - - + + 4 18 22% 5% 14%

LINARES R 33 - + - X - - + - X + + - + - - - + - 6 16 38% 41% 39%

Looney D 11 - + - - - - - - - + - - - - + - + - 4 18 22% 5% 14%

MARKLEY R 16 - + - + - - + + - + + - + - - - + - 8 18 44% 72% 58%

MARTIN R 31 - + - + - - - + - + + - + - - - + - 7 18 39% 47% 43%

Maynard D 18 - + - - - - - - - + - - - - - - + + 4 18 22% 11% 17%

McLACHLAN R 24 - + - + - - + + - + + - + - - - + - 8 18 44% 68% 56%

Moore D 22 - + - - - - - - - + - - - - - - + + 4 18 22% 6% 14%

Osten D 19 - + - - - - + - - + - - + - - - + - 5 18 28% 11% 19%

Slossberg D 14 - + - - - - - - - + + - - - - - + - 4 18 22% 6% 14%

Winfield D 10 - + - - - - - - - + - - - - + - + - 4 18 22% 5% 14%

WITKOS R 8 + + - + - - - + X + + - + - - - + - 8 17 47% 44% 46%

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1. HB 5314 Vehicle Emission Mandates. This bill eliminates any legislative review from the California Low Emission Vehicle program that Connecticut has signed on to. The program, administered by the federal EPA, allows any state to copy any law implemented in California, but allows the adopting state to review any changes. ACU opposes this blind submission to California’s strict environmental standards and opposed this bill. The House passed the bill on April 12, 2016 by a vote of 112-31.

2. HB 191 Stair Lift Technician Regulations. This bill establishes a residential stair lift technician license. As a result, a person installing a stair lift does not have to obtain an advanced elevator license that requires years of apprenticeship, which they previously had to do. Expanding entrepreneurship promotes economic growth, allowing families to prosper, as illustrated by the ACU Foundation’s Family Prosperity Index. ACU opposes the proliferation of licensing but supported this bill as a way of reducing burdensome regulation and increasing competition. The House passed the bill on April 19, 2016 by a vote of 136-5.

3. HB 5426 Government Ad Campaign. This bill creates a new government program, including radio and television advertising, to promote businesses chosen by the government that showcase certain Connecticut-made products. ACU believes government should not favor one business over another and opposed this bill. The House passed the bill on April 19, 2016 by a vote of 138-0.

4. HB 5262 Workers’ Compensation. This bill provides firefighter’s workers’ compensation benefits for cancer treatment unless it can be proven the cancer was not caused by their work. Workers’ compensation is designed to help workers who can demonstrate a work-connected illness; it is not a universal health insurance program. ACU opposes this distortion of worker’s compensation and opposed this bill. The House passed the bill on April 21, 2016 by a vote of 141-0.

5. HB 5303 Child Nutrition Mandates. This bill prohibits child care facilities from serving beverages to children with any added sweetener and prohibits fruit juice that is less than 100% fruit, among other restrictions. Many exceptions are made to these rules, including parents supplying the beverage and flavored milk drinks. ACU opposes this micromanagement by the government of children’s food and drink and opposed this bill. The House passed the bill on April 26, 2016 by a vote of 109-34.

6. HB 5378 Prevailing Wage Expansion. This bill expands the state’s “prevailing wage” requirement – known in Connecticut as the “standard wage” – to the Connecticut Airport Authority. An increase in the minimum wage results in higher unemployment. High rates of unemployment hinder family prosperity, as illustrated by the ACU Foundation’s Family Prosperity Index. ACU opposes these artificial wage requirements that are above the market rate and increase the costs to companies and consumers alike and opposed this bill. The House passed the bill on April 26, 2016 by a vote of 80-63.

7. HB 5591 Retirement Program Mandate. This bill creates a new bureaucracy, the Connecticut Retirement Security Authority, to administer a program that requires every employer with 5 or more employees, which do not already have an approved retirement plan, to automatically enroll employees in a state-sponsored IRA. Employees will contribute 6% of their income unless they formally opt-out of the program. ACU opposes this government interference that will result in a government program competing with private retirement programs and opposed this bill. The House passed the bill on April 26, 2016 by a vote of 76-63.

8. SB 5054 Confiscation of Firearms. This bill requires the recipient of a temporary restraining order to surrender any firearms in their possession to the police or a licensed dealer within 24 hours of being served with an order. ACU opposes this violation of Second Amendment rights based on an order that does not require evidence of criminal behavior and issued without the accused appearing in court and opposed this bill. The House passed the bill on April 27, 2016 by a vote of 104-42.

9. HB 5367 Unemployment Compensation Reform. This bill reforms some unemployment compensation standards that haven’t been changed in 50 years, including raising the minimum earnings to qualify from $600 to $2,000, calculating benefit rates based on annual earnings rather than two quarters, freezing current benefits for three years, and strengthening job search requirements. An overreliance on welfare diminishes recipients’ employment prospects, keeping families out of the workforce and unable to prosper, which is illustrated by the ACU Foundation’s Family Prosperity Index. ACU supports reasonable requirements for government assistance and supported this bill. The House passed the bill on April 30, 2016 by a vote of 134-7.

10. SJR 36 Selling Government Land. This resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that would require a two-thirds vote in each chamber of the legislature to sell state land. It also requires that the state replace any land sold with new land of a similar value. ACU Foundation’s Center for 21st Century Property Rights engages heavily on this issue and supports a reduction in government-owned land and an increase in privately-owned property. ACU opposed this resolution. The House passed the resolution on May 4, 2016 by a vote of 85-62.

CONNECTICUT HOUSE VOTE DESCRIPTIONS

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11. SB 233 Packaging Material Regulations. This bill establishes a regulatory regime for packaging materials, including the labeling of recycling content, mandating what material certain goods can be packed in, and banning or reducing the use of some substances in packaging to “reduce environmental impact.” ACU opposes this micromanagement of packaging that will drive up the cost of business and opposed this bill. The House passed the bill on May 4, 2016 by a vote of 122-22.

12. SB 240 Splash Pad Regulation. This bill prohibits municipalities from designating splash pads and spray parks as swimming pools, which require special design elements and expensive fencing. ACU supports this common-sense regulatory reform and supported this bill. The House passed the bill on May 4, 2016 by a vote of 117-29.

13. SB 272 Renewable Energy Mandates and Grants. This bill expands the state’s renewable energy mandate by expanding the types of projects that must purchase renewable energy credits and expanding the renewable energy grant and loan program. ACU supports all forms of energy, opposes government favoring one form of energy over another and opposed this bill. The House passed the bill on May 4, 2016 by a vote of 125-20.

14. SB 334 Cost-Benefit Analysis. This bill removes the oversight responsibilities of government building projects from the Department of Administrative Services and gives it to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. The bill also eliminates requirements for cost-benefit analyses for major capital projects, among other provisions. ACU supports cost-benefit analyses for spending programs and opposed this bill. The House passed the bill on May 4, 2016 by a vote of 125-20.

15. SB 388 Legislative Oversight of Building Codes. This bill removes legislative oversight over the adoption of new or updated building codes. ACU supports legislative oversight over government regulations and opposed this bill. The House passed the bill on May 4, 2016 by a vote of 125-20.

16. SB 397 Special Tax Exemption. This bill allows municipalities to eliminate part or all of property taxes for any property used for “arts and culture,” including “restaurants catering to the arts.” ACU opposes these special exemptions that add to everyone else’s tax burden and opposed this bill. The House passed the bill on May 4, 2016 by a vote of 125-20.

17. SB 433 Health Insurance Mandate. This bill requires health insurers to meet subjective standards that result in “adequate” provider networks that are accessible without “unreasonable” travel or delay. The bill also requires companies to provide reduced rate benefits to providers not in their network if the provider in the network is not “available.” ACU opposes these mandates that drive up the cost of health insurance and reduce competition and opposed this bill. The House passed the bill on May 4, 2019 by a vote of 125-20.

18. HB 5261 Amendment “A” Purchasing Retirement Benefits. House Amendment “A” to a bill affecting unemployment benefits allows members of the General Assembly to purchase up to four years of credited service in the teachers’ retirement system. ACU opposes this distortion of the retirement system and opposed this amendment. The House defeated the amendment on May 4, 2016 by a vote of 43-102.

19. SB 463 All-Terrain Vehicle Forfeiture. This bill allows municipalities to seize and destroy all-terrain vehicles (ATV) such as dirt bikes and snowmobiles if they violate ordinances on where they can be used three times. ACU Foundation’s Center for 21st Century Property Rights engages heavily on this issue and opposes these draconian penalties as a violation of property rights and ACU opposed this bill. The House passed the bill on May 4, 2016 by a vote of 101-46.

20. SB 501 Amendment “A” Legislative Oversight of State Employees. House Amendment “A” to the budget bill requires General Assembly approval of changes to the state employees’ retirement system or health and welfare benefits through collective bargaining agreements. ACU supports legislative oversight over government spending and supported the amendment. The House defeated the amendment on May 13, 2016 by a vote of 62-82.

21. SB 501 Amendment “C” Education Spending. House Amendment “C” to the budget bill reduces appropriations for the Board of Regents for the Community Technical College System and the Board of Regents for Connecticut State University to bring down administrative costs. ACU supports spending reductions for the education bureaucracy, which is one of the causes of ever-higher tuition costs, and supported this amendment. The House defeated the amendment on May 13, 2016 by a vote of 65-79.

22. HB 5247 Government Integrity. This bill strengthens reporting requirements for the misuse of taxpayer funds and extends reporting requirements to quasi-public agencies as well as state agencies. The bill also limits the ability of the Office of Policy and Management Secretary to waive competitive bidding requirements for some contracts. Although the bill allows for a delay in reporting some misuses of state funds, ACU supported this bill as strengthening government integrity overall. The House passed the bill on June 20, 2016 by a vote of 114-3.

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CONNECTICUT HOUSE SCORESCONNECTICUT HOUSE STATISTICS

CONNECTICUT HOUSE VOTE DETAIL

Party DistrictHB

5314HB 191

HB 5426

HB 5262

HB 5303

HB 5378

HB 5591

SB 5054

HB 5367

SJR 36

SB 233

SB 240

SB 272

SB 334

SB 388

SB 397

SB 433

HB 5261 Amd.

ASB 463

SB 501

Amd. A

SB 501

Amd. C

SB 5247

ACU Votes

Votes Cast

2016 %

2015 %

LIFETIME AVG

Abercrombie D 83 - + - - - - - - + - - + - - - - - + - - - + 5 22 23% 7% 15%

ACKERT R 8 - + - - - + + + + - - + - - - - - + + + + + 11 22 50% 60% 55%

Adams D 146 - + - - - - - - + - - + - - - - - - - - - + 4 22 18% 7% 13%

ADINOLFI R 103 + + - - + + + + + - + + - - - - - + + + + X 13 21 62% 67% 64%

ALBERTS R 50 + + - X + + X + + + + + + + + + + + - + + + 18 20 90% 50% 70%

Albis D 99 - + - - - - - - + - - + - - - - - + - - - + 5 22 23% 13% 18%

Alexander D 58 X + - - - - - - + + - X - - - - - + - - - + 5 20 25% 13% 19%

Altobello D 82 - + - - - - - - + - - + - - - - - - - - - + 4 22 18% 20% 19%

AMAN R 14 + + - - - + + - + - - + - - - - - + - + + + 10 22 45% 53% 49%

Arce D 4 - + - - - - - - + + - + - - - - - - - - - + 5 22 23% 7% 15%

Arconti D 109 - + - - - - - - + - - + - - - - - + - - - + 5 22 23% 7% 15%

Aresimowicz D 30 - + - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - + - - - + 4 22 18% 7% 13%

Baker D 124 - + - - - - - - + - - + - - - - - + - - - X 4 21 19% 7% 13%

Baram D 15 - + - - - - - - + - - + - - - - - - - X X + 4 20 20% 7% 14%

Becker D 19 - + - - - - + - + + - + - - - - - + - - - + 7 22 32% 7% 19%

BELSITO R 53 + - - - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 19 22 86% 73% 80%

Berger D 73 - + X - - - - - + - - + - - - - - - - - - + 4 21 19% 15% 17%

BERTHEL R 68 + + - - - + + + + - - - - - - - - + + + + + 11 22 50% 53% 52%

BETTS R 78 + + - - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 20 22 91% 53% 72%

38%OVERALL AVERAGE

ROVERO 59%HIGHEST DEMOCRAT

BOCCHINO 38%LOWEST REPUBLICAN

60%REPUBLICAN AVERAGE

22%DEMOCRAT AVERAGE

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Party DistrictHB

5314HB 191

HB 5426

HB 5262

HB 5303

HB 5378

HB 5591

SB 5054

HB 5367

SJR 36

SB 233

SB 240

SB 272

SB 334

SB 388

SB 397

SB 433

HB 5261 Amd.

ASB 463

SB 501

Amd. A

SB 501

Amd. C

SB 5247

ACU Votes

Votes Cast

2016 %

2015 %

LIFETIME AVG

BOCCHINO R 150 - + - - X X X X X + - - - - - - - + + + + X 6 16 38% 47% 42%

BOLINSKY R 106 - + - - - + + - + + - - - - - - - + + + + X 9 21 43% 50% 46%

Boukus D 22 X + - X X X X - X - - + - - - - - - - - - X 2 15 13% n/a 13%

Brycki D 45 - + - - - - - - + - - + - - - - - - - - - + 4 22 18% 7% 13%

BUCK-TAYLOR R 67 + + - - X X X + + + + - + + + + + + + X X X 13 16 81% 64% 73%

BUMGARDNER R 41 - + - - - + + + + - - + - - - - - + - + + + 10 22 45% 40% 43%

Butler D 72 - + - - - - - - + + - + - - - - - + - - - + 6 22 27% 14% 21%

BYRON R 27 - + - - - + + - + - - + - - - - - + - + + + 9 22 41% 53% 47%

CAMILLO R 151 - + - - - + + - + - - + + + + + + + + + + + 15 22 68% 50% 59%

Candelaria D 95 - + X - - - - - + - - + - - - - - - - - - X 3 20 15% 13% 14%

CANDELORA R 86 + + - - + + + + + + + - - - - - - + - + + + 13 22 59% 47% 53%

CARNEY R 23 - + - - + + + + + - - + - - - - - + + + + + 12 22 55% 40% 47%

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Cook D 65 - + - - - - - - + - - + - - - - - + - - - X 4 21 19% 7% 13%

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Fleischmann D 18 - + - - - - - - + - - + - - - - - + - - - + 5 22 23% 14% 18%

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Genga D 10 - + X - - - - - + - - + - - - - - - - - - + 4 21 19% 7% 13%

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Gonzalez D 3 - + - - - - - - + + - + - - - - - - - - - + 5 22 23% 14% 18%

Gresko D 121 - + - - - - - - + - - + - - - - - + - - - + 5 22 23% n/a 23%

Guerrera D 29 - + - - - - - - + - - + - - - - - - - - - + 4 22 18% 20% 19%

Haddad D 54 - + - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - + - - - + 4 22 18% 13% 16%

Hampton D 16 - + - - - - + - + - - - - - - - - + - - - X 4 21 19% 20% 20%

HARDING R 107 + + - - - + + - + + - + - - - - - + + + + + 12 22 55% 60% 57%

Hennessy D 127 - + - - - - - - + - - + - - - - - - - - - + 4 22 18% 13% 16%

Hewett D 39 - + - - - - - - + - - + - - - - - - - - - + 4 22 18% 7% 13%

HOYDICK R 120 - + - - - + + - + - - + - - - - - + - + + + 9 22 41% 54% 47%

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Johnson D 49 - + - - - - - - + + - + - - - - - - - - - X 4 21 19% 7% 13%

Jutila D 37 - + - - - - + - + - - + - - - - - + - - - X 5 21 24% 7% 15%

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KUPCHICK R 132 - + - - - + + - + + - + - - - - - + + + + + 11 22 50% 62% 56%

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Lopes D 24 - + - - - - - - + - - + - - - - - + - - - + 5 22 23% 7% 15%

Luxenberg D 12 - + - - - - - - + - - + - - - - - - - - - X 3 21 14% 14% 14%

MacLACHLAN R 35 - + - - + + + + + - + - + + + + + + + + + + 17 22 77% 33% 55%

McCarthy Vahey D 133 - + - - - - - - + + - + - - - - - + - - + + 7 22 32% 13% 22%

McCARTY R 38 - + - - - + + - + + - + - - - - - + + + + + 11 22 50% 53% 52%

McCrory D 7 X + - - - - - - + + - + - - - - - - - - - - 4 21 19% 7% 13%

McGee D 5 - + - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - + 3 22 14% 7% 10%

McGORTY R 122 - + - - - + + + + + - - - - - - - + + + + + 11 22 50% 47% 49%

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Mushinsky D 85 - + - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - - + 3 22 14% 7% 10%

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O'NEILL R 69 - + - - - + + + + - - + - - - - - + - + + + 10 22 45% 40% 43%

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PERILLO R 113 - + - - - + + + + - - + - - - - - + - + + + 10 22 45% 50% 48%

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Reed D 102 - + - - - - - - + - - + - - - - - + - - - X 4 21 19% 14% 17%

Reyes† D 75 X X X X X X X X + + - + - - - - - - - - - + 4 14 n/a n/a n/a

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Ritter D 1 - + - - - - - - + - - + - - - - - - - - - + 4 22 18% 0% 9%

Rojas D 9 - + - - - - - - + + - - - - - - - + - - - + 5 22 23% 7% 15%

Rosario D 128 - + - - - - - - + + - + - - - - - - - - - X 4 21 19% 13% 16%

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Santiago, H. D 84 - X X - - - - - + - - + - - - - - - - - - + 3 20 15% 7% 11%

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Scanlon D 98 - + - - - - - - + - - + - - - - - + - - - + 5 22 23% 13% 18%

SCOTT R 40 + + - - + + + + + + + + - - - - - + + + + + 15 22 68% 50% 59%

Serra D 33 - + - X - - - - + + - + - - - - - - - - - + 5 21 24% 8% 16%

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SIMANSKI R 62 - + - - + + + + + - - + - - - - - + + + + X 11 21 52% 53% 53%

Simmons D 144 - + - - - - - - + - - + - - - - - + - - - + 5 22 23% 7% 15%

SMITH R 108 + + - - + + + + + + X - - - - - - + + + + + 13 21 62% 50% 56%

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Stafstrom D 129 - + - - - - - - + - - + - - - - - - - - - X 3 21 14% 7% 11%

Stallworth D 126 - + - - - - - - X - - + - - - - - - - - - + 3 21 14% 7% 11%

STANESKI R 119 + + - - + + + + + + + - - - - - - + + + + + 14 22 64% 53% 58%

Steinberg D 136 - + - - - - + - + - - + - - - - - + - - - + 6 22 27% 13% 20%

Tercyak D 26 - + - - - - - - + + - + - - - - - + - - - + 6 22 27% 7% 17%

Tong D 147 - + - - - - - - + - - + - - - - - + - - - - 4 22 18% 7% 13%

TWEEDIE R 13 + + - - + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + + + X 18 21 86% 53% 69%

Urban D 43 - + - - - - - - + - - + - - - - - + - - - + 5 22 23% 15% 19%

VAIL R 52 + + - - + + + + + - + + + + + + + + - + + + 18 22 82% 53% 67%

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Walker D 93 - + X - - - - - X - X X - - - - - X - - - + 2 17 12% 0% 6%

Willis D 64 - + - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - + - - - X 3 21 14% 25% 20%

WILMS R 142 - + - - + + + - + + - - + + + + + + + + + + 16 22 73% 40% 56%

WOOD R 141 - + - - - + + - + - - + - - - - - + - + + + 9 22 41% 43% 42%

YACCARINO R 87 - + - - + + + - + - - - - - - - - + - + + + 9 22 41% 40% 40%

ZAWISTOWSKI R 61 - + - - + + + + + + - + + + + + + + + + + X 17 21 81% 67% 74%

ZIOBRON R 34 - + - - + + + + + - - - + + + + + + + + + + 16 22 73% 60% 66%

Zoni D 81 - + - - - - - - + + - - - - - - - + + - - + 6 22 27% 13% 20%

ZUPKUS R 89 - + - - + + + + + - + + + + + + + + + + + X 17 21 81% 71% 76% † Legislator did not vote on enough of the selected bills and as a result the 2016 percentage was not rated.

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