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Votes at a glance: Senate adopts conservation plan, confirms judicial and administrative nominees and clears multiple consent items
Summary
On March 5 the Connecticut Senate adopted the state Conservation and Development Policy Plan and approved multiple confirmations and consent-calendar items, including judicial nominations and administrative appointments. Several items were placed on the consent calendar and transmitted as required.
A roundup of roll-call results and consent‑calendar actions taken by the Connecticut Senate on March 5, 2025.
Major roll-call outcomes - House Joint Resolution 67 (Adoption of the State Plan of Conservation and Development, Connecticut Conservation and Development Policy Plan 2025–2030): Adopted by roll call; tally announced by clerk: total voting 34; yea 33; nay 1; absent 2. The Senate ordered immediate transmittal to the House.
- House Bill 7163 (Emergency grants to municipalities for special education): Passed (see separate article for floor debate and amendment history). Final tally recorded on the floor: total voting 33; yea 26; nay 7; absent 3.
- Senate Bill 1453 (Emergency Nonprofit Assistance): Passed as amended (see separate article). Final tally on passage as amended: total number voting 35; yea 25; nay 10; absent 1.
Judicial and administrative confirmations (selected roll-call results and consent calendar items) - Senate joint resolution 63 (William H. Bright Jr.) — Resolution confirming nomination to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court and judge of the Superior Court: adopted (tally: 32–0; four absent).
- Senate joint resolution 64 (Michael C. D'Agostino) — Nomination to be judge of the Superior Court: adopted (tally: 30–1; five absent).
- Additional confirmations and nominations were considered by the Senate, many on the consent calendars (supplemental and main). Consent calendar tallies announced on the floor included: • Consent calendar number 1 (various resolutions): total voting 35; yea 35; absent 1 — adopted as a group and sent to the House. • Consent calendar number 2 (various resolutions): total voting 35; yea 35; absent 1 — adopted as a group and sent to the House. • Consent calendar number 3 (supplemental calendar of nominations): total voting 31; yea 31; absent 5 — adopted as a group and transmitted as appropriate.
What this means: the Senate cleared a mix of policy and personnel items in a single floor-day. The conservation-and-development plan and the mix of confirmations now move to the next step for transmittal to the House or the governor as appropriate, and several emergency funding measures advanced to implementation steps or to the governor’s desk.
Ending: The Senate recorded multiple transmittals to the House and the governor’s office and closed its day after adopting consent calendars and moving bills forward for final action.
