Legislative Management Committee, Connecticut General Assembly
The Joint Committee on Legislative Management is a joint standing committee of the Connecticut General Assembly and contains members of the Senate and the House. In the Connecticut Legislature, there are no separate chamber committees.
Per each chamber's rules, committees of the Connecticut General Assembly are assigned by the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House. Committees are assigned by the fifth regular session day of the first year of the term.[1][2] The President Pro Tempore of the Senate, Speaker of the House, and the majority and minority leaders of the Senate and the House are considered ex officio members of all committees.[3]
See rules: Senate Rules
See rules: House Rules
See rules: Joint Rules
Function
“ | The committee on LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT that shall conduct the business affairs of the General Assembly. The committee shall be responsible for the operation of the General Assembly, coordination and supervision of committee work, improvement of legislative operations, deciding on matters of organization, procedures, facilities and working conditions of the General Assembly, compensation of employees of the legislative branch, and the facilitation of positive relationships with the federal government and other state governments. All bills and resolutions relating to such matters may be referred to the committee. The committee shall consist of twenty members of the House who shall be (i) the Speaker, (ii) the deputy speakers, (iii) the majority leader, (iv) four members appointed by the Speaker, (v) three members appointed by the majority leader, (vi) the minority leader, (vii) two deputy minority leaders appointed by the minority leader, and (viii) five members appointed by the minority leader, and (B) thirteen members of the Senate who shall be (i) the President Pro Tempore, (ii) the majority leader, (iii) a deputy majority leader appointed by the majority leader, (iv) five members appointed by the President Pro Tempore, (v) the minority leader, (vi) an assistant minority leader appointed by the minority leader, and (vii) three members appointed by the minority leader. In matters of legislative operations, the legislative commissioners and the clerks of each chamber shall serve as ex-officio, non-voting members of the committee. The committee shall be chaired by the President Pro Tempore and the Speaker. A majority of the membership shall constitute a quorum and all actions shall require the affirmative vote of a majority. At any meeting, if a committee member present of either chamber requests, a vote of the majority of the members present of each chamber shall be required for approval of a question.[4][5] | ” |
Membership
Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes yearly updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: [email protected]
2023-2024 legislative session
Legislative Management Committee, 2023-2024 |
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Democratic members (15) | Republican members (8) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
Legislative Management Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (18) | Republican members (8) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
Legislative Management Committee, 2019-2020 |
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Democratic members (17) | Republican members (10) | Third-party members(0) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
Legislative Management Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (17) | Republican members (15) | |||
• Martin Looney, Co-chair | • Leonard Fasano, Co-chair | |||
• Joe Aresimowicz, Co-chair | • Themis Klarides, Ranking member | |||
• Bob Duff, Vice chair | • Kevin Witkos, Vice chair | |||
• Matthew Ritter, Vice chair | • Antonietta Boucher | |||
• Beth Bye | • Vincent Candelora | |||
• Michelle Cook | • Scott Frantz | |||
• Paul Doyle | • John Frey | |||
• John Fonfara | • Anthony Guglielmo | |||
• Linda Gentile | • Laura Hoydick | |||
• Bob Godfrey | • John Kissel | |||
• Minnie Gonzalez | • Noreen Kokoruda | |||
• Joan Hartley | • Michael McLachlan | |||
• Marilyn Moore | • Tom O'Dea | |||
• Russell Morin | • Arthur O'Neill | |||
• Bruce Morris | • John Piscopo | |||
• Linda Orange | ||||
• Emmett Riley |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Legislative Management Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (18) | Republican members (10) | |||
• Martin Looney, Chair | • Leonard Fasano, Ranking Member | |||
• J. Brendan Sharkey, Chair | • Themis Klarides, Ranking Member | |||
• Bob Duff, Vice chair | • Vincent Candelora | |||
• Joe Aresimowicz, Vice chair | • Scott Frantz | |||
• Beth Bye | • Laura Hoydick | |||
• Juan Candelaria | • Kevin C. Kelly | |||
• Eric Coleman | • Craig Miner | |||
• Michelle Cook | • Arthur O'Neill | |||
• Joseph Crisco | • John Piscopo | |||
• Louis Esposito | • Kevin Witkos | |||
• John Fonfara | ||||
• Linda Gentile | ||||
• Bob Godfrey | ||||
• Joan Hartley | ||||
• Douglas McCrory | ||||
• Russell Morin | ||||
• Linda Orange | ||||
• Kevin Ryan |
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
Legislative Management Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (19) | Republican members (10) | |||
• Donald Williams, Co-Chair | • John McKinney, Ranking Member | |||
• Brendan Sharkey, Co-Chair | • Lawrence Cafero, Ranking Member | |||
• Martin Looney, Vice Chair | • Vincent Candelora | |||
• Joe Aresimowicz, Vice Chair | • Leonard Fasano | |||
• Juan Candelaria | • Scott Frantz | |||
• Joseph Crisco | • John Kissel | |||
• Paul Davis | • Themis Klarides | |||
• Louis Esposito | • Arthur O'Neill | |||
• John Fonfara | • John Piscopo | |||
• Bob Godfrey | • Pamela Sawyer | |||
• Auden Grogins | ||||
• Toni Harp | ||||
• Ernest Hewett | ||||
• Gary LeBeau | ||||
• Russell Morin | ||||
• Sandy Nafis | ||||
• Linda Orange | ||||
• Kevin Ryan | ||||
• Andrea Stillman |
2011-2012
Legislative Management Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (20) | Republican members (10) | |||
• Donald Williams, Co-Chair | • John McKinney, Ranking Member | |||
• Christopher Donovan, Co-Chair | • Lawrence Cafero, Ranking Member | |||
• Martin Looney, Vice Chair | • Vincent Candelora | |||
• J. Brendan Sharkey, Vice Chair | • Leonard Fasano | |||
• Emil Altobello | • John Kissel | |||
• Joseph Crisco | • Themis Klarides | |||
• Eileen Daily | • Michael McLachlan | |||
• Louis Esposito | • Arthur O'Neill | |||
• Mary Fritz | • John Piscopo | |||
• Bob Godfrey | • Pamela Sawyer | |||
• Toni Harp | ||||
• Joan Hartley | ||||
• Ernest Hewett | ||||
• Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey | ||||
• Gary LeBeau | ||||
• Melissa Olson | ||||
• Linda Orange | ||||
• Tom Reynolds | ||||
• Kevin Ryan | ||||
• Kathleen Tallarita |
2009-2010
Legislative Management Members, 2009 | ||||
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Democratic members (14) | Republican members (3) | |||
• Christopher Donovan, Co-Chair | • Lawrence Cafero, Ranking Member | |||
• Denise Merrill, Vice Chair | • Pamela Sawyer | |||
• Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey | • John Piscopo | |||
• David D. McCluskey | ||||
• John C. Geragosian | ||||
• Peter Tercyak | ||||
• Sandy Nafis | ||||
• James O'Rourke | ||||
• Brian O'Connor | ||||
• Linda Orange | ||||
• Emil Altobello | ||||
• Mary Fritz | ||||
• Bob Godfrey | ||||
• Louis Esposito |
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ State of Connecticut General Assembly, "Resolution Concerning the Rules of the Senate," accessed February 18, 2021
- ↑ State of Connecticut General Assembly, "Resolution Concerning the House Rules," accessed February 18, 2021
- ↑ State of Connecticut General Assembly, "Resolution Concerning the Joint Rules of the Senate and the House of Representatives," accessed February 18, 2021
- ↑ State of Connecticut General Assembly, "Resolution Concerning the Joint Rules of the Senate and the House of Representatives," accessed February 18, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.