Connecticut lawmakers wrap up 2025 legislative session

What Happened in the 2025 Legislative Session

The Connecticut General Assembly’s 2025 session ended June 4, with Gov. Ned Lamont and lawmakers approving a $55.8 billion biennial budget. The governor hailed it as a “balanced, sensible budget” with significant investments in education and Medicaid. But the budget weakened the volatility cap — one of the 2017 fiscal guardrails designed to protect taxpayers from budget shortfalls and tax hikes — and Gov. Lamont declared a “fiscal emergency” to …

Despite key bills' passage, legislative session ends on sour note

A number of bills passed in the waning hours of CT's 2025 legislative session, but many more died, and there were a few twists along the way.

Connecticut lawmakers wrap up 2025 legislative session

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — When the clock struck midnight on Wednesday evening, the 2025 session of the Connecticut General Assembly officially ended. Lawmakers in the State Senate and state House of Representatives wrapped up their business, taking last minute votes late into the night. Connecticut lawmakers racing against the clock as legislative session winds down The last night of the state legislative session always brings with it a sen…