HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — The 2021 regular legislative session gaveled out Thursday at midnight. As of June 10, the governor has signed 42 bills into law. Many of them surrounding equity.
Lawmakers will go into extra innings next week over the cannabis bill. It has been an “unusual” legislative session because of the pandemic.
RELATED: 2021 CT legislative session concludes with special session planned to pick up marijuana
On January 6, COVID forced an outdoor swearing in and remote meetings.
State Representative Vin Candelora, the Republican House Minority Leader, said it’s time to open the people’s house: “We have wanted this building open since January.”
Lawmakers have had the ability to vote remotely from laptops or in person in the chamber since the pandemic began last year.
In the final days of the session, more legislators took their seats in the Senate and House with masks on, a rule that has been enforced daily.
State Senator Martin Looney, the Democratic Senate President, admits it was a productive session given the circumstances: “It was more challenging than usual because of the pandemic and the concern that we were still in a situation of great risk when we started the session.”
RELATED: State Senate passes constitutional amendment allowing early voting in CT, goes to voters in 2022
Two constitutional amendments were passed:
- In 2022, voters decide on early voting prior to…
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HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — The 2021 regular legislative session gaveled out Thursday at midnight. As of June 10, the governor has signed 42 bills into law. Many of them surrounding equity.
Lawmakers will go into extra innings next week over the cannabis bill. It has been an “unusual” legislative session because of the pandemic.
RELATED: 2021 CT legislative session concludes with special session planned to pick up marijuana
On January 6, COVID forced an outdoor swearing in and remote meetings.
State Representative Vin Candelora, the Republican House Minority Leader, said it’s time to open the people’s house: “We have wanted this building open since January.”
Lawmakers have had the ability to vote remotely from laptops or in person in the chamber since the pandemic began last year.
In the final days of the session, more legislators took their seats in the Senate and House with masks on, a rule that has been enforced daily.
State Senator Martin Looney, the Democratic Senate President, admits it was a productive session given the circumstances: “It was more challenging than usual because of the pandemic and the concern that we were still in a situation of great risk when we started the session.”
RELATED: State Senate passes constitutional amendment allowing early voting in CT, goes to voters in 2022
Two constitutional amendments were passed:
- In 2022, voters decide on early voting prior to…
