Public Health Committee

The Public Health Committee is one of the joint standing committees of the Connecticut General Assembly. It has cognizance of all programs and matters relating to the Department of Public Health; the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and the Department of Developmental Services; the Office of Health Care Access; and all other matters relating to health, including emergency medical services, all licensing boards within the Department of Public Health, nursing homes, pure food and drugs, and controlled substances, including the treatment of substance abuse.

Calendar

Calendar

  Committee Membership   

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District Position Name  Website Party
S03 Co-Chair Anwar, Saud https://www.senatedems.ct.gov/senator/saud-anwar/ D
133 Co-Chair McCarthy Vahey, Cristin http://www.housedems.ct.gov/McCarthyVahey D
S24 Vice Chair Kushner, Julie https://www.senatedems.ct.gov/senator/julie-kushner/ D
S20 Vice Chair Marx, Martha https://www.senatedems.ct.gov/senator/martha-marx/ D
101 Vice Chair Parker, John-Michael http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Parker D
S18 Ranking Member Somers, Heather S. http://www.ctsenaterepublicans.com/home-Somers R
105 Ranking Member Klarides-Ditria, Nicole http://www.cthousegop.com/Klarides-Ditria/ R
100 Member Belton, Kai J. http://housedems.ct.gov/belton D
111 Member Berger-Girvalo, Aimee http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Berger-Girvalo D
S17 Member Cabrera, Jorge https://www.senatedems.ct.gov/senator/jorge-cabrera/ D
032 Member Carpino, Christie M. http://www.cthousegop.com/Carpino/ R
065 Member Cook, Michelle L. http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Cook D
044 Member Dauphinais, Anne http://www.cthousegop.com/Dauphinais/ R
048 Member DeCaprio, Mark http://www.cthousegop.com/decaprio/ R
021 Member Demicco, Mike http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Demicco D
042 Member Denning, Keith http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Denning D
088 Member Elliott, Josh http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Elliott D
010 Member Genga, Henry J. http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Genga D
018 Member Gilchrest, Jillian http://www.housedems.ct.gov/gilchrest D
S35 Member Gordon, Jeff http://www.ctsenaterepublicans.com/home-gordon R
017 Member Kavros DeGraw, Eleni http://www.housedems.ct.gov/KavrosDegraw D
134 Member Keitt, Sarah http://www.housedems.ct.gov/keitt D
119 Member Kennedy, Kathy http://www.cthousegop.com/kennedy/ R
103 Member Linehan, Liz http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Linehan D
141 Member Marra, Tracy http://www.cthousegop.com/Marra/ R
038 Member McCarty, Kathleen M. http://www.cthousegop.com/McCarty/ R
036 Member Palm, Christine http://www.housedems.ct.gov/palm D
113 Member Perillo, Jason http://www.cthousegop.com/Perillo/ R
098 Member Rader, Moira http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Rader D
S04 Member Rahman, MD https://www.senatedems.ct.gov/senator/md-rahman/ D
066 Member Reddington-Hughes, Karen http://www.cthousegop.com/Reddington-Hughes/ R
139 Member Ryan, Kevin http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Ryan D
S05 Member Slap, Derek https://www.senatedems.ct.gov/senator/derek-slap/ D
136 Member Steinberg, Jonathan http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Steinberg D
026 Member Tercyak, Peter A. http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Tercyak D
114 Member Welander, Mary http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Welander D
089 Member Zupkus, Lezlye http://www.cthousegop.com/Zupkus/ R

Contact

Public Health Committee
  • Legislative Office Building, Room 3000
  • Hartford, CT 06106
  •   (860) 240‑0560
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