Connecticut 2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted 4 D cosponsors

SB 543 — AN ACT CONCERNING REVISIONS TO THE STATE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019 AND DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018.

Last action — TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE

Track this bill free

No card. One bill, free forever — alerts when it moves.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 09, 2018. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 66% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 18 sponsors

    18 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (4 D).

  • Mixed recorded votes

    2 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Bill Text

  • R00 Current html

How this bill changes current law

25 changes Share ↗

AI-generated reading aid from the bill's amendatory text — verify against the official bill.

The bill revises the state budget for fiscal year 2019 by adjusting appropriations and funding amounts for various state agencies and programs.

  • General Fund

    [43,332,854] → 42,119,559

    Reduces the Personal Services appropriation for Legislative Management.

  • General Fund

    [13,975,741] → 11,976,294

    Reduces the Other Expenses appropriation for Legislative Management.

  • General Fund

    [100,000] → 50,000

    Reduces the Equipment appropriation for Legislative Management.

  • General Fund

    [452,875] → 19,984

    Drastically reduces the Interim Salary/Caucus Offices appropriation for Legislative Management.

  • General Fund

    [100,000] → 25,000

    Reduces the Redistricting appropriation for Legislative Management.

  • General Fund

    [2,375,598] → 2,291,501

    Reduces the total agency budget for the Governor's Office.

  • General Fund

    [8,980,949] → 8,743,156

    Reduces the total agency budget for the Secretary of the State.

  • General Fund

    [651,963] → 648,950

    Reduces the total agency budget for the Lieutenant Governor's Office.

  • General Fund

    [31,992,210] → 31,098,825

    Reduces the total agency budget for the Attorney General.

  • General Fund

    [187,995,449] → 182,645,113

    Reduces the total agency budget for the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection.

  • General Fund

    [5,614,366] → 5,425,700

    Reduces the total agency budget for the Military Department.

  • General Fund

    [36,758,476] → 36,662,281

    Slightly reduces the Workforce Investment Act appropriation for the Labor Department.

  • General Fund

    [400,489] → 300,367

    Reduces funds for the Spanish-American Merchants Association under the Labor Department.

  • General Fund

    [1,000,000] → 500,000

    Halves the funding for the Healthcare Apprenticeship Initiative.

  • General Fund

    [444,861] → 311,403

    Reduces funding for the Second Chance Initiative.

  • General Fund

    [1,000,000] → 500,000

    Halves the funding dedicated to the Manufacturing Pipeline Initiative.

  • General Fund

    [10,006,964] → 9,728,126

    Reduces the Personal Services appropriation for the Office of Policy and Management.

  • General Fund

    [25,000,000] → 31,037,000

    Increases funds for Private Providers.

  • General Fund

    [370,000,258] → 325,649,732

    Reduces the total agency budget across various programs.

  • General Fund

    [106,000] → 102,250

    Reduces funding for the Judicial Selection Commission.

  • General Fund

    [0] → 94,734

    Adds funds for the Child Fatality Review Panel.

  • General Fund

    [2,777,546] → 2,708,107

    Slight reduction in the Property Tax Relief for Veterans.

  • General Fund

    [374,065] → 364,713

    Reduces funding for Property Tax - Disability Exemption.

  • General Fund

    [105,889,432] → 0

    Removes funding for Reimbursements to Towns for Private Tax-Exempt Property.

  • General Fund

    [56,045,788] → 0

    Removes funding for Reimbursement to Towns for Loss of Taxes on State Property.

Action History

  1. TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE

  2. PUBLIC ACT 18-81

  3. SIGNED BY GOVERNOR IN ORIGINAL

  4. RULES SUSPENDED, TRANSMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR

  5. IN CONCURRENCE

  6. HOUSE PASSED

  7. HOUSE REJECTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A

  8. TRANSMITTED PURSUANT TO JOINT RULE 17

  9. SENATE PASSED

  10. EMERGENCY CERTIFICATION

Sponsors

  • L. Scott Frantz · Primary
  • Kevin D. Witkos · Primary
  • Leonard A. Fasano · Primary
  • Matthew Ritter · Primary
  • Dave W. Yaccarino · Primary
  • Jason Rojas · Primary
  • Toni E. Walker · Primary
  • Terry B. Adams · Primary
  • Joe Aresimowicz · Primary
  • Melissa H. Ziobron · Primary
  • Christopher Davis · Primary
  • Paul M. Formica · Primary
  • Themis Klarides · Primary
  • Vincent J. Candelora · Primary
  • Martin M. Looney · Primary
  • Catherine A. Osten · Primary
  • John W. Fonfara · Primary
  • Bob Duff · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

18 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 169 not signed on · 36 voted No

Sponsors (18)

  • Frantz, L. Scott
  • Witkos, Kevin D.
  • Fasano, Leonard A.
  • Ritter, Matthew
  • Yaccarino, Dave W.
  • Rojas, Jason
  • Walker, Toni E.
  • Adams, Terry B.
  • Aresimowicz, Joe
  • Ziobron, Melissa H.
  • Davis, Christopher
  • Formica, Paul M.
  • Klarides, Themis
  • Candelora, Vincent J.
  • Martin M. Looney Democratic
  • Catherine A. Osten Democratic
  • John W. Fonfara Democratic
  • Bob Duff Democratic

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (169)

169 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 169 →

"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.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 8000
Unaffiliated 22000
Republican 6000
Total 36000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (36)
Member Party Vote
PAUL M. FORMICA — Yea
TIM LARSON — Yea
STEVE CASSANO — Yea
BETH BYE — Yea
EDWIN A. GOMES — Yea
TERRY B. GERRATANA — Yea
MICHAEL A. MCLACHLAN — Yea
KEVIN D. WITKOS — Yea
TONI BOUCHER — Yea
PAUL DOYLE — Yea
CARLO LEONE — Yea
CRAIG MINER — Yea
LEN SUZIO — Yea
GAYLE SLOSSBERG — Yea
ART LINARES — Yea
JOE MARKLEY — Yea
LEONARD FASANO — Yea
GEORGE LOGAN — Yea
ANTHONY GUGLIELMO — Yea
L. SCOTT FRANTZ — Yea
Kevin C. Kelly — Yea
Marilyn Moore — Yea
Bob Duff Democratic Yea
Catherine A. Osten Democratic Yea
Douglas McCrory Democratic Yea
Gary A. Winfield Democratic Yea
Joan V. Hartley Democratic Yea
John W. Fonfara Democratic Yea
Mae Flexer Democratic Yea
Martin M. Looney Democratic Yea
Eric C. Berthel Republican Yea
Heather S. Somers Republican Yea
Henri Martin Republican Yea
John A. Kissel Republican Yea
Kathy Kennedy Republican Yea
Tony Hwang Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Failed 68 Yea · 82 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 394900
Republican 25100
Democratic 43200
Total 688200
% of votes cast 45%55%0%0%
How each member voted (150)
Member Party Vote
ABERCROMBIE — Nay
PORTER — Nay
ADAMS — Nay
REED — Nay
ALBIS — Nay
REBIMBAS — Yea
ALTOBELLO — Nay
RILEY — Nay
ARCONTI — Nay
CHEESEMAN — Yea
CUMMINGS — Yea
SIEGRIST — Yea
BORER — Nay
D'AMELIO — Yea
SIMANSKI — Yea
ROSE — Nay
SKULCZYCK — Nay
ROVERO — Nay
DAVIS — Yea
CONLEY — Nay
SANCHEZ — Nay
SREDZINSKI — Yea
CURREY — Nay
DEVLIN — Yea
SRINIVASAN — Yea
D'AGOSTINO — Nay
STANESKI — Yea
DE LA CRUZ — Nay
SCANLON — Nay
STOKES — Yea
SERRA — Nay
DUNSBY — Yea
STORMS — Yea
SIMMONS — Nay
FERGUSON — Yea
TWEEDIE — Yea
DIMASSA — Nay
FERRARO — Yea
SOTO — Nay
WILMS — Yea
FLEISCHMANN — Nay
FLOREN — Yea
FOX — Nay
STALLWORTH — Nay
FRANCE — Yea
FREY — Yea
TERCYAK — Nay
FUSCO — Yea
TONG — Nay
GREEN — Yea
ZIOBRON — Yea
URBAN — Nay
GUERRERA — Nay
VARGAS — Nay
VERRENGIA — Nay
KLARIDES — Yea
HAMPTON — Nay
WINKLER — Nay
KOKORUDA — Yea
ARESIMOWICZ — Nay
HENNESSY — Nay
YOUNG — Nay
KUPCHICK — Yea
JOHNSON — Nay
ZIOGAS — Nay
LABRIOLA — Yea
JULESON-SCOPINO — Nay
LAVIELLE — Yea
LEGEYT — Yea
MACLACHLAN — Yea
BERGER — Nay
BELSITO — Yea
BETTS — Yea
COOK — Nay
BOCCHINO — Yea
OHLER — Yea
GENTILE — Nay
O'NEILL — Yea
MORIN — Nay
MORRIS — Nay
BYRON — Nay
ORANGE — Nay
PERONE — Nay
CAMILLO — Yea
PETIT — Yea
RYAN — Nay
Mccarthy Vahey — Nay
Mccarty, K. — Yea
Alphonse Paolillo Democratic Nay
Andre F. Baker Democratic Nay
Bob Duff Democratic Yea
Bob Godfrey Democratic Nay
Bobby G. Gibson Democratic Nay
Christopher Rosario Democratic Nay
Derek Slap Democratic Nay
Derell Wilson Democratic Yea
Frank Smith Democratic Yea
Geraldo C. Reyes Democratic Nay
Gregory Haddad Democratic Nay
Henry J. Genga Democratic Nay
Hilda E. Santiago Democratic Nay
Hilda E. Santiago Democratic Nay
Jason Rojas Democratic Nay
Jonathan Steinberg Democratic Nay
Joseph P. Gresko Democratic Nay
Josh Elliott Democratic Nay
Joshua M. Hall Democratic Nay
Juan R. Candelaria Democratic Nay
Kerry S. Wood Democratic Yea
Larry B. Butler Democratic Nay
Liz Linehan Democratic Nay
Mary M. Mushinsky Democratic Nay
Matthew L. Lesser Democratic Nay
Matthew Ritter Democratic Nay
Mike Demicco Democratic Nay
Minnie Gonzalez Democratic Nay
Patricia A. Dillon Democratic Nay
Patricia Billie Miller Democratic Nay
Patrick S. Boyd Democratic Nay
Rick Lopes Democratic Nay
Roland J. Lemar Democratic Nay
Steven J. Stafstrom Democratic Nay
Toni E. Walker Democratic Nay
Trenee McGee Democratic Nay
Anne Dauphinais Republican Yea
Ben McGorty Republican Yea
Bill Buckbee Republican Yea
Cara Christine Pavalock-D'Amato Republican Yea
Carol Hall 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
Doug Dubitsky Republican Yea
Jason Perillo Republican Yea
Jay M. Case Republican Yea
Joe Polletta Republican Yea
John E. Piscopo Republican Yea
Kurt Vail Republican Nay
Lezlye Zupkus Republican Yea
Mitch Bolinsky Republican Yea
Nicole Klarides-Ditria Republican Yea
Rob Sampson Republican Yea
Stephen G. Harding Republican Yea
Tami Zawistowski Republican Yea
Tim Ackert Republican Yea
Tom Delnicki Republican Yea
Tom O'Dea Republican Yea
Vincent J. Candelora Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Passed 142 Yea · 8 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 84400
Republican 23300
Democratic 35100
Total 142800
% of votes cast 95%5%0%0%
How each member voted (150)
Member Party Vote
ABERCROMBIE — Yea
PORTER — Yea
ADAMS — Yea
REED — Yea
ALBIS — Yea
REBIMBAS — Nay
ALTOBELLO — Yea
RILEY — Yea
ARCONTI — Yea
CHEESEMAN — Yea
CUMMINGS — Yea
SIEGRIST — Yea
BORER — Yea
D'AMELIO — Yea
SIMANSKI — Yea
ROSE — Yea
SKULCZYCK — Yea
ROVERO — Yea
DAVIS — Yea
CONLEY — Yea
SANCHEZ — Yea
SREDZINSKI — Yea
CURREY — Yea
DEVLIN — Yea
SRINIVASAN — Yea
D'AGOSTINO — Nay
STANESKI — Yea
DE LA CRUZ — Yea
SCANLON — Yea
STOKES — Yea
SERRA — Yea
DUNSBY — Yea
STORMS — Yea
SIMMONS — Yea
FERGUSON — Yea
TWEEDIE — Yea
DIMASSA — Yea
FERRARO — Yea
SOTO — Yea
WILMS — Yea
FLEISCHMANN — Yea
FLOREN — Yea
FOX — Yea
STALLWORTH — Yea
FRANCE — Nay
FREY — Yea
TERCYAK — Yea
FUSCO — Yea
TONG — Yea
GREEN — Yea
ZIOBRON — Yea
URBAN — Yea
GUERRERA — Yea
VARGAS — Yea
VERRENGIA — Yea
KLARIDES — Yea
HAMPTON — Yea
WINKLER — Yea
KOKORUDA — Yea
ARESIMOWICZ — Yea
HENNESSY — Yea
YOUNG — Yea
KUPCHICK — Yea
JOHNSON — Yea
ZIOGAS — Yea
LABRIOLA — Yea
JULESON-SCOPINO — Yea
LAVIELLE — Yea
LEGEYT — Yea
MACLACHLAN — Yea
BERGER — Yea
BELSITO — Nay
BETTS — Yea
COOK — Yea
BOCCHINO — Yea
OHLER — Yea
GENTILE — Yea
O'NEILL — Yea
MORIN — Yea
MORRIS — Yea
BYRON — Yea
ORANGE — Yea
PERONE — Yea
CAMILLO — Yea
PETIT — Yea
RYAN — Yea
Mccarthy Vahey — Yea
Mccarty, K. — Yea
Alphonse Paolillo Democratic Yea
Andre F. Baker Democratic Yea
Bob Duff Democratic Yea
Bob Godfrey Democratic Yea
Bobby G. Gibson Democratic Yea
Christopher Rosario Democratic Yea
Derek Slap Democratic Yea
Derell Wilson Democratic Yea
Frank Smith Democratic Yea
Geraldo C. Reyes Democratic Yea
Gregory Haddad Democratic Yea
Henry J. Genga Democratic Yea
Hilda E. Santiago Democratic Yea
Hilda E. Santiago Democratic Yea
Jason Rojas Democratic Yea
Jonathan Steinberg Democratic Yea
Joseph P. Gresko Democratic Yea
Josh Elliott Democratic Nay
Joshua M. Hall Democratic Yea
Juan R. Candelaria Democratic Yea
Kerry S. Wood Democratic Yea
Larry B. Butler Democratic Yea
Liz Linehan Democratic Yea
Mary M. Mushinsky Democratic Yea
Matthew L. Lesser Democratic Yea
Matthew Ritter Democratic Yea
Mike Demicco Democratic Yea
Minnie Gonzalez Democratic Yea
Patricia A. Dillon Democratic Yea
Patricia Billie Miller Democratic Yea
Patrick S. Boyd Democratic Yea
Rick Lopes Democratic Yea
Roland J. Lemar Democratic Yea
Steven J. Stafstrom Democratic Yea
Toni E. Walker Democratic Yea
Trenee McGee Democratic Yea
Anne Dauphinais Republican Yea
Ben McGorty Republican Yea
Bill Buckbee Republican Yea
Cara Christine Pavalock-D'Amato Republican Yea
Carol Hall Republican Yea
Christie M. Carpino Republican Yea
Craig C. Fishbein Republican Nay
Dave W. Yaccarino Republican Yea
David Rutigliano Republican Yea
Devin R. Carney Republican Yea
Doug Dubitsky Republican Nay
Jason Perillo Republican Nay
Jay M. Case Republican Yea
Joe Polletta Republican Yea
John E. Piscopo Republican Yea
Kurt Vail Republican Yea
Lezlye Zupkus Republican Yea
Mitch Bolinsky Republican Yea
Nicole Klarides-Ditria Republican Yea
Rob Sampson Republican Yea
Stephen G. Harding Republican Yea
Tami Zawistowski Republican Yea
Tim Ackert Republican Yea
Tom Delnicki Republican Yea
Tom O'Dea Republican Yea
Vincent J. Candelora Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 543?
SB 543 is sponsored by Frantz, L. Scott, Witkos, Kevin D., Fasano, Leonard A., Ritter, Matthew, Yaccarino, Dave W., Rojas, Jason, Walker, Toni E., Adams, Terry B., Aresimowicz, Joe, Ziobron, Melissa H., Davis, Christopher, Formica, Paul M., Klarides, Themis, Candelora, Vincent J., Martin M. Looney (Democratic), Catherine A. Osten (Democratic), John W. Fonfara (Democratic), and Bob Duff (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 543?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 09, 2018. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 543?
Track SB 543 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on SB 543

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Stay ahead of SB 543

Last checked for changes 2 months ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →