HARTFORD, CT – Gov. Ned Lamont has acted upon all 203 bills approved by the Connecticut General Assembly during the 2025 legislative session, significantly fewer bills than the legislature put forth two years ago.
Lamont signed 198 bills into law this summer, including several climate bills and a bill increasing penalties for so-called street takeovers. He vetoed three bills:
- House Bill 7004, which would have allowed Connecticut towns of up to 16,000 people local control by referendum to overturn state environmental rulings
- Senate Bill 8, which would have allowed striking workers to collect unemployment benefits
- House Bill 5002, intended to address the shortage and high cost of housing in the state
In addition, Lamont signed but line-item vetoed two other bills: House Bills 7066 and 7067. His vetoes were related to funding allocations to community organizations and additional funding for special education.
Every odd-numbered year in Connecticut features a longer legislative session that runs for five months; in even-numbered years, the session is only three months. The 2025 session was a long session, and ran from Jan. 8 to June 4.
During the prior longer legislative session in 2023, which ran from Jan. 4 to June 7, Lamont signed 234 bills and vetoed five bills. He later signed an additional bill after a September special session.
Comparatively, for the 2021 regular legislative session, Lamont signed 235 bills and vetoed four. He later signed two more bills after a June special session.
In the shorter session in 2024, Lamont signed 173 bills and vetoed two. He later signed an additional bill from a June 2024 special session.
Two years prior, in the 2022 legislative session, the governor signed 168 bills and vetoed two. He later signed one additional bill after a November special session.
No plans for a special session later this year have yet been announced.