Connecticut 2025 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SJ 79 — RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF DEVAUGHN L. WARD OF HARTFORD TO BE CORRECTION OMBUDS.

Last action — IN CONCURRENCE

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

This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

  • Senate Joint Nomination View text Current pdf

Action History

  1. IN CONCURRENCE

  2. ADOPTED, HOUSE

  3. HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 461

  4. FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDAR

  5. ADOPTED, SENATE

  6. SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 126

  7. FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.

  8. PUBLIC HEARING 0318

  9. NOMINATION REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON Executive and Legislative Nominations

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 187 not signed on · 10 voted No

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (187)

187 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

House Roll Call Vote

Passed 126 Yea · 9 Nay · 16 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 840012
Republican 37903
Unaffiliated 5001
Total 1269016
% of votes cast 83%6%0%11%
How each member voted (151)
Member Party Vote
Ryan — Yea
Collins Main — Yea
Mccarthy Vahey — Yea
Morrin Bello — Yea
Sanchez, J. — Not Voting
Sanchez, R. — Yea
Aimee Berger-Girvalo Democratic Yea
Alphonse Paolillo Democratic Yea
Andre F. Baker Democratic Not Voting
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 Yea
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
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
Jaime S. Foster Democratic Yea
James Sanchez Democratic Not Voting
Jane M. Garibay Democratic Yea
Jason Doucette Democratic Yea
Jason Rojas Democratic Yea
Jennifer Leeper Democratic Not Voting
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 Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Kate Farrar Democratic Yea
Kenneth Gucker Democratic Yea
Kerry S. Wood Democratic Yea
Kevin Brown Democratic Yea
Larry B. Butler Democratic Yea
Laurie Sweet Democratic Yea
Liz Linehan Democratic Not Voting
Lucy Dathan Democratic Not Voting
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 Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Toni E. Walker Democratic Yea
Travis Simms Democratic Not Voting
Trenee McGee Democratic Yea
William Heffernan Democratic Yea
Amy Romano Republican Yea
Anne Dauphinais Republican Nay
Arnold Jensen Republican Yea
Ben McGorty Republican Yea
Bill Buckbee Republican Yea
Brian Lanoue Republican Nay
Cara Christine Pavalock-D'Amato Republican Nay
Carol Hall Republican Yea
Chris Aniskovich Republican Yea
Chris Stewart Republican Not Voting
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 Nay
Gale L. Mastrofrancesco Republican Nay
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 Not Voting
Joe Polletta Republican Yea
John E. Piscopo Republican Nay
Joseph H. Zullo Republican Yea
Karen Reddington-Hughes Republican Nay
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 Not Voting
Nicole Klarides-Ditria Republican Yea
Patrick E. Callahan Republican Yea
Seth Bronko Republican Yea
Steve Weir Republican Nay
Tami Zawistowski Republican Yea
Tammy Nuccio Republican Yea
Tim Ackert Republican Nay
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

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Senate Roll Call Vote

Passed 30 Yea · 1 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 22003
Republican 8102
Total 30105
% of votes cast 83%3%0%14%
How each member voted (36)
Member Party Vote
Bob Duff Democratic Yea
Catherine A. Osten Democratic Yea
Ceci Maher Democratic Yea
Christine Cohen Democratic Not Voting
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 Not Voting
John W. Fonfara Democratic Yea
Jorge Cabrera Democratic Yea
Julie Kushner Democratic Yea
MD Rahman Democratic Yea
Mae Flexer Democratic Yea
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 Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Rob Sampson Republican Nay
Ryan Fazio Republican Yea
Stephen G. Harding Republican Yea
Tony Hwang Republican Not Voting

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Subjects

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