SB00475 — Raised Bill
Last action — SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 09, 2026. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Ned Lamont (Democratic) on June 04, 2026.
Odds of enactment
High chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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4 sponsors
1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 4 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
In plain language
This bill changes operations and procedures in the Judicial Branch and affects civil and criminal proceedings.
The bill makes various modifications to the rules governing the Judicial Branch, including processes related to civil and criminal cases. These changes aim to streamline and update existing statutes.
Summary
To make various changes to the general statutes (1) governing Judicial Branch operations, processes and procedures, and (2) affecting civil and criminal proceedings.
Bill Text
We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.
Read SB00475 on the official Connecticut source →Action History
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SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNOR
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TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE
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PUBLIC ACT
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IN CONCURRENCE
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HOUSE PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.
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HOUSE ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.
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HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER
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FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDAR
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RULES SUSPENDED,TRANS.TO HOUSE
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SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.
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SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.
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FILE NO.
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SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER
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FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.
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RPTD. OUT OF LCO
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REFERRED TO OLR, OFA
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FILED WITH LCO
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Joint Favorable Substitute
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PUBLIC HEARING
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REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON
Sponsors
- Introducer JUD · Primary
- Introducer S07 · Cosponsor
- Introducer 014 · Cosponsor
- Introducer 129 · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 183 not signed on · 1 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Introducer JUD
Co-sponsors (3)
- Introducer S07
- Introducer 014
- Introducer 129
Not signed on (183)
183 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 183 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democratic | 98 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 147 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (151)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Aimee Berger-Girvalo | Democratic | Yea |
| Alphonse Paolillo | Democratic | Yea |
| Amy Morrin Bello | Democratic | Yea |
| Andre F. Baker | Democratic | Yea |
| Anne M. Hughes | Democratic | Yea |
| Anthony L. Nolan | Democratic | Yea |
| Antonio Felipe | Democratic | Yea |
| Aundre Bumgardner | Democratic | Yea |
| Bob Godfrey | Democratic | Yea |
| Bobby G. Gibson | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Brandon Chafee | Democratic | Yea |
| Christopher Poulos | Democratic | Yea |
| Christopher Rosario | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Corey P. Paris | Democratic | Yea |
| Cristin McCarthy Vahey | Democratic | Yea |
| Daniel Gaiewski | Democratic | Yea |
| David DeFronzo | Democratic | Yea |
| Derell Wilson | Democratic | Yea |
| Dominique Johnson | Democratic | Yea |
| Eilish Collins Main | Democratic | Yea |
| Eleni Kavros DeGraw | Democratic | Yea |
| Farley Santos | Democratic | Yea |
| Frank Smith | Democratic | Yea |
| Fred Gee | Democratic | Yea |
| Gary A. Turco | Democratic | Yea |
| Geoff Luxenberg | Democratic | Yea |
| Geraldo C. Reyes | Democratic | Yea |
| Gregory Haddad | Democratic | Yea |
| Hector Arzeno | Democratic | Yea |
| Henry J. Genga | Democratic | Yea |
| Hilda E. Santiago | Democratic | Yea |
| Hubert D. Delany | Democratic | Yea |
| Iris N Sanchez | Democratic | Yea |
| Jaime S. Foster | Democratic | Yea |
| James Sanchez | Democratic | Not Voting |
| James Sanchez | Democratic | Yea |
| Jane M. Garibay | Democratic | Yea |
| Jason Doucette | Democratic | Yea |
| Jason Rojas | Democratic | Yea |
| Jennifer Leeper | Democratic | Yea |
| Jill Barry | Democratic | Yea |
| Jillian Gilchrest | Democratic | Yea |
| John Santanella | Democratic | Yea |
| John-Michael Parker | Democratic | Yea |
| Jonathan Fazzino | Democratic | Yea |
| Jonathan Jacobson | Democratic | Yea |
| Jonathan Steinberg | Democratic | Yea |
| Joseph P. Gresko | Democratic | Yea |
| Josh Elliott | Democratic | Yea |
| Joshua M. Hall | Democratic | Yea |
| Juan R. Candelaria | Democratic | Yea |
| Julio A. Concepcion | Democratic | Yea |
| Kadeem Roberts | Democratic | Yea |
| Kai J. Belton | Democratic | Yea |
| Kaitlyn Shake | Democratic | Yea |
| Kara Rochelle | Democratic | Yea |
| Kate Farrar | Democratic | Yea |
| Kenneth Gucker | Democratic | Yea |
| Kerry S. Wood | Democratic | Yea |
| Kevin Brown | Democratic | Yea |
| Larry B. Butler | Democratic | Yea |
| Larry Pemberton | Democratic | Yea |
| Laurie Sweet | Democratic | Yea |
| Liz Linehan | Democratic | Yea |
| Lucy Dathan | Democratic | Yea |
| Marcus Brown | Democratic | Yea |
| Maria P. Horn | Democratic | Yea |
| Mary Fortier | Democratic | Yea |
| Mary M. Mushinsky | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Mary Welander | Democratic | Yea |
| Maryam Khan | Democratic | Yea |
| Matt Blumenthal | Democratic | Yea |
| Matthew Ritter | Democratic | Yea |
| Melissa Osborne | Democratic | Yea |
| Michael "MJ" Shannon | Democratic | Yea |
| Michael D. Quinn | Democratic | Yea |
| Michael DiGiovancarlo | Democratic | Yea |
| Mike Demicco | Democratic | Yea |
| Minnie Gonzalez | Democratic | Yea |
| Moira Rader | Democratic | Yea |
| Nicholas Menapace | Democratic | Yea |
| Nick Gauthier | Democratic | Yea |
| Patricia A. Dillon | Democratic | Yea |
| Patrick Biggins | Democratic | Yea |
| Patrick S. Boyd | Democratic | Yea |
| Raghib Allie-Brennan | Democratic | Yea |
| Rebecca Martinez | Democratic | Yea |
| Renee LaMark Muir | Democratic | Yea |
| Robin E. Comey | Democratic | Yea |
| Roland J. Lemar | Democratic | Yea |
| Ronald A. Napoli | Democratic | Yea |
| Sarah Keitt | Democratic | Yea |
| Savet Constantine | Democratic | Yea |
| Stephen R. Meskers | Democratic | Yea |
| Steven J. Stafstrom | Democratic | Yea |
| Steven Winter | Democratic | Yea |
| Susan M. Johnson | Democratic | Yea |
| Tammy R. Exum | Democratic | Yea |
| Toni E. Walker | Democratic | Yea |
| Travis Simms | Democratic | Yea |
| Trenee McGee | Democratic | Yea |
| William Heffernan | Democratic | Yea |
| Amy Romano | Republican | Yea |
| Anne Dauphinais | Republican | Yea |
| Arnold Jensen | Republican | Yea |
| Ben McGorty | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Buckbee | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Lanoue | Republican | Yea |
| Cara Christine Pavalock-D'Amato | Republican | Yea |
| Carol Hall | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Aniskovich | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Stewart | Republican | Yea |
| Christie M. Carpino | Republican | Yea |
| Craig C. Fishbein | Republican | Yea |
| Dave W. Yaccarino | Republican | Yea |
| David Rutigliano | Republican | Yea |
| Devin R. Carney | Republican | Yea |
| Donna Veach | Republican | Yea |
| Doug Dubitsky | Republican | Yea |
| Gale L. Mastrofrancesco | Republican | Yea |
| Greg S. Howard | Republican | Yea |
| Irene M. Haines | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Buchsbaum | Republican | Yea |
| Jay M. Case | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Canino | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Hoxha | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Polletta | Republican | Yea |
| John E. Piscopo | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph H. Zullo | Republican | Yea |
| Karen Reddington-Hughes | Republican | Yea |
| Kathy Kennedy | Republican | Yea |
| Kurt Vail | Republican | Yea |
| Lezlye Zupkus | Republican | Yea |
| Mark DeCaprio | Republican | Yea |
| Mark W. Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Martin Foncello | Republican | Yea |
| Mitch Bolinsky | Republican | Yea |
| Nicole Klarides-Ditria | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick E. Callahan | Republican | Yea |
| Seth Bronko | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Weir | Republican | Yea |
| Tami Zawistowski | Republican | Yea |
| Tammy Nuccio | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Ackert | Republican | Yea |
| Tina Courpas | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Delnicki | Republican | Yea |
| Tom O'Dea | Republican | Yea |
| Tony J. Scott | Republican | Yea |
| Tracy Marra | Republican | Yea |
| Vincent J. Candelora | Republican | Yea |
| William Pizzuto | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democratic | 94 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 147 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (151)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Collins Main | — | Yea |
| Mccarthy Vahey | — | Yea |
| Morrin Bello | — | Yea |
| Sanchez, J. | — | Yea |
| Aimee Berger-Girvalo | Democratic | Yea |
| Alphonse Paolillo | Democratic | Yea |
| Andre F. Baker | Democratic | Yea |
| Anne M. Hughes | Democratic | Yea |
| Anthony L. Nolan | Democratic | Yea |
| Antonio Felipe | Democratic | Yea |
| Aundre Bumgardner | Democratic | Yea |
| Bob Godfrey | Democratic | Yea |
| Bobby G. Gibson | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Brandon Chafee | Democratic | Yea |
| Christopher Poulos | Democratic | Yea |
| Christopher Rosario | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Corey P. Paris | Democratic | Yea |
| Daniel Gaiewski | Democratic | Yea |
| David DeFronzo | Democratic | Yea |
| Derell Wilson | Democratic | Yea |
| Dominique Johnson | Democratic | Yea |
| Eleni Kavros DeGraw | Democratic | Yea |
| Emmanuel Sanchez | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Farley Santos | Democratic | Yea |
| Frank Smith | Democratic | Yea |
| Fred Gee | Democratic | Yea |
| Gary A. Turco | Democratic | Yea |
| Geoff Luxenberg | Democratic | Yea |
| Geraldo C. Reyes | Democratic | Yea |
| Gregory Haddad | Democratic | Yea |
| Hector Arzeno | Democratic | Yea |
| Henry J. Genga | Democratic | Yea |
| Hilda E. Santiago | Democratic | Yea |
| Hubert D. Delany | Democratic | Yea |
| Iris N Sanchez | Democratic | Yea |
| Jaime S. Foster | Democratic | Yea |
| Jane M. Garibay | Democratic | Yea |
| Jason Doucette | Democratic | Yea |
| Jason Rojas | Democratic | Yea |
| Jennifer Leeper | Democratic | Yea |
| Jill Barry | Democratic | Yea |
| Jillian Gilchrest | Democratic | Yea |
| John Santanella | Democratic | Yea |
| John-Michael Parker | Democratic | Yea |
| Jonathan Fazzino | Democratic | Yea |
| Jonathan Jacobson | Democratic | Yea |
| Jonathan Steinberg | Democratic | Yea |
| Joseph P. Gresko | Democratic | Yea |
| Josh Elliott | Democratic | Yea |
| Joshua M. Hall | Democratic | Yea |
| Juan R. Candelaria | Democratic | Yea |
| Julio A. Concepcion | Democratic | Yea |
| Kadeem Roberts | Democratic | Yea |
| Kai J. Belton | Democratic | Yea |
| Kaitlyn Shake | Democratic | Yea |
| Kara Rochelle | Democratic | Yea |
| Kate Farrar | Democratic | Yea |
| Kenneth Gucker | Democratic | Yea |
| Kerry S. Wood | Democratic | Yea |
| Kevin Brown | Democratic | Yea |
| Larry B. Butler | Democratic | Yea |
| Larry Pemberton | Democratic | Yea |
| Laurie Sweet | Democratic | Yea |
| Liz Linehan | Democratic | Yea |
| Lucy Dathan | Democratic | Yea |
| Marcus Brown | Democratic | Yea |
| Maria P. Horn | Democratic | Yea |
| Mary Fortier | Democratic | Yea |
| Mary M. Mushinsky | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Mary Welander | Democratic | Yea |
| Maryam Khan | Democratic | Yea |
| Matt Blumenthal | Democratic | Yea |
| Matthew Ritter | Democratic | Yea |
| Melissa Osborne | Democratic | Yea |
| Michael "MJ" Shannon | Democratic | Yea |
| Michael D. Quinn | Democratic | Yea |
| Michael DiGiovancarlo | Democratic | Yea |
| Mike Demicco | Democratic | Yea |
| Minnie Gonzalez | Democratic | Yea |
| Moira Rader | Democratic | Yea |
| Nicholas Menapace | Democratic | Yea |
| Nick Gauthier | Democratic | Yea |
| Patricia A. Dillon | Democratic | Yea |
| Patrick Biggins | Democratic | Yea |
| Patrick S. Boyd | Democratic | Yea |
| Raghib Allie-Brennan | Democratic | Yea |
| Rebecca Martinez | Democratic | Yea |
| Renee LaMark Muir | Democratic | Yea |
| Robin E. Comey | Democratic | Yea |
| Roland J. Lemar | Democratic | Yea |
| Ronald A. Napoli | Democratic | Yea |
| Sarah Keitt | Democratic | Yea |
| Savet Constantine | Democratic | Yea |
| Stephen R. Meskers | Democratic | Yea |
| Steven J. Stafstrom | Democratic | Yea |
| Steven Winter | Democratic | Yea |
| Susan M. Johnson | Democratic | Yea |
| Tammy R. Exum | Democratic | Yea |
| Toni E. Walker | Democratic | Yea |
| Travis Simms | Democratic | Yea |
| Trenee McGee | Democratic | Yea |
| William Heffernan | Democratic | Yea |
| Amy Romano | Republican | Yea |
| Anne Dauphinais | Republican | Yea |
| Arnold Jensen | Republican | Yea |
| Ben McGorty | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Buckbee | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Lanoue | Republican | Yea |
| Cara Christine Pavalock-D'Amato | Republican | Yea |
| Carol Hall | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Aniskovich | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Stewart | Republican | Yea |
| Christie M. Carpino | Republican | Yea |
| Craig C. Fishbein | Republican | Yea |
| Dave W. Yaccarino | Republican | Yea |
| David Rutigliano | Republican | Yea |
| Devin R. Carney | Republican | Yea |
| Donna Veach | Republican | Yea |
| Doug Dubitsky | Republican | Yea |
| Gale L. Mastrofrancesco | Republican | Yea |
| Greg S. Howard | Republican | Yea |
| Irene M. Haines | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Buchsbaum | Republican | Yea |
| Jay M. Case | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Canino | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Hoxha | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Polletta | Republican | Yea |
| John E. Piscopo | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph H. Zullo | Republican | Yea |
| Karen Reddington-Hughes | Republican | Yea |
| Kathy Kennedy | Republican | Yea |
| Kurt Vail | Republican | Yea |
| Lezlye Zupkus | Republican | Yea |
| Mark DeCaprio | Republican | Yea |
| Mark W. Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Martin Foncello | Republican | Yea |
| Mitch Bolinsky | Republican | Yea |
| Nicole Klarides-Ditria | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick E. Callahan | Republican | Yea |
| Seth Bronko | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Weir | Republican | Yea |
| Tami Zawistowski | Republican | Yea |
| Tammy Nuccio | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Ackert | Republican | Yea |
| Tina Courpas | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Delnicki | Republican | Yea |
| Tom O'Dea | Republican | Yea |
| Tony J. Scott | Republican | Yea |
| Tracy Marra | Republican | Yea |
| Vincent J. Candelora | Republican | Yea |
| William Pizzuto | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democratic | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 34 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 3% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (36)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Bob Duff | Democratic | Yea |
| Catherine A. Osten | Democratic | Yea |
| Ceci Maher | Democratic | Yea |
| Christine Cohen | Democratic | Yea |
| Derek Slap | Democratic | Yea |
| Douglas McCrory | Democratic | Yea |
| Gary A. Winfield | Democratic | Yea |
| Herron Gaston | Democratic | Yea |
| James J. Maroney | Democratic | Yea |
| Jan Hochadel | Democratic | Yea |
| Joan V. Hartley | Democratic | Yea |
| John W. Fonfara | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Jorge Cabrera | Democratic | Yea |
| Julie Kushner | Democratic | Yea |
| MD Rahman | Democratic | Yea |
| Mae Flexer | Democratic | Nay |
| Martha Marx | Democratic | Yea |
| Martin M. Looney | Democratic | Yea |
| Matthew L. Lesser | Democratic | Yea |
| Norman Needleman | Democratic | Yea |
| Patricia Billie Miller | Democratic | Yea |
| Paul Honig | Democratic | Yea |
| Rick Lopes | Democratic | Yea |
| Saud Anwar | Democratic | Yea |
| Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox | Democratic | Yea |
| Eric C. Berthel | Republican | Yea |
| Heather S. Somers | Republican | Yea |
| Henri Martin | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Perillo | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Gordon | Republican | Yea |
| John A. Kissel | Republican | Yea |
| Paul Cicarella | Republican | Yea |
| Rob Sampson | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Fazio | Republican | Yea |
| Stephen G. Harding | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Hwang | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democratic | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 34 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 3% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (36)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Bob Duff | Democratic | Yea |
| Catherine A. Osten | Democratic | Yea |
| Ceci Maher | Democratic | Yea |
| Christine Cohen | Democratic | Yea |
| Derek Slap | Democratic | Yea |
| Douglas McCrory | Democratic | Yea |
| Gary A. Winfield | Democratic | Yea |
| Herron Gaston | Democratic | Yea |
| James J. Maroney | Democratic | Yea |
| Jan Hochadel | Democratic | Yea |
| Joan V. Hartley | Democratic | Yea |
| John W. Fonfara | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Jorge Cabrera | Democratic | Yea |
| Julie Kushner | Democratic | Yea |
| MD Rahman | Democratic | Yea |
| Mae Flexer | Democratic | Nay |
| Martha Marx | Democratic | Yea |
| Martin M. Looney | Democratic | Yea |
| Matthew L. Lesser | Democratic | Yea |
| Norman Needleman | Democratic | Yea |
| Patricia Billie Miller | Democratic | Yea |
| Paul Honig | Democratic | Yea |
| Rick Lopes | Democratic | Yea |
| Saud Anwar | Democratic | Yea |
| Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox | Democratic | Yea |
| Eric C. Berthel | Republican | Yea |
| Heather S. Somers | Republican | Yea |
| Henri Martin | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Perillo | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Gordon | Republican | Yea |
| John A. Kissel | Republican | Yea |
| Paul Cicarella | Republican | Yea |
| Rob Sampson | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Fazio | Republican | Yea |
| Stephen G. Harding | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Hwang | Republican | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- What does SB00475 do?
- To make various changes to the general statutes (1) governing Judicial Branch operations, processes and procedures, and (2) affecting civil and criminal proceedings.
- Who sponsors SB00475?
- SB00475 is sponsored by Introducer JUD, Introducer S07, Introducer 014, and Introducer 129.
- What is the current status of SB00475?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 09, 2026. Enacted.
- Where can I track SB00475?
- Track SB00475 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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