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M.J. Shannon's Connecticut House voting record

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M.J. Shannon (Democratic) is a member of the Connecticut House for District 117. This page covers the 704 floor roll calls held while M.J. Shannon was in office, from Jan. 8, 2025 to May 6, 2026. Votes with the Speaker on 95% of contested votes. Votes with own party on 99% of party-line votes. 10th percentile in the Connecticut House from liberal to conservative. Didn't vote on 0% of roll calls. M.J. Shannon sponsored 40 statewide bills this term; 0 passed. Below are the contested votes where M.J. Shannon split from the Speaker or the party, recent key votes, every roll call with filters, the bills M.J. Shannon sponsored and contact details.

Votes with the Speaker 95% On 231 contested votes where both voted · 98% on all votes Votes with own party 99% Partisan rank: 3 of 151 in the House (tied with 35 others) Didn't vote at roll call 0% 0 of 704 roll calls
Bills passed 0 40 sponsored · 0 became law · Rank 18 of 151 in the House (tied with 133 others) Bills that became law 0 of 0 passed · 0 vetoed

Where they sit

Every current House member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.

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M.J. Shannon's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work

Connecticut House10th percentile
More liberal than 90% of the Connecticut House.
Most liberalMost conservative
16th most liberal of 151

The scores

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Votes with the Speaker
95%
Democrats Republicans 0%100%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is M.J. Shannon.

On 231 contested votes where both voted98% on all 704 votes where both voted
Votes with own party
99%
Democrats Republicans 65%100%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is M.J. Shannon.

On 190 party-line votesPartisan rank: 3 of 151 in the House (tied with 35 others)2 House members vote with their party more often

Bills

The bills M.J. Shannon sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.

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Bills
Sponsored40
Passed both chambers0
Became law0
Vetoed by the Governor0

Rank by bills passed: Rank 18 of 151 in the House (tied with 133 others) · 13 of 102 Democrats (tied with 89 others)

A bill counts for the members who introduced it; bills introduced by a committee count for no one.

Bills that passed both chambers

None of the bills M.J. Shannon sponsored passed both chambers.

Budget projects

Connecticut's budget bills don't say which legislator asked for an item, so there's no budget figure for Connecticut legislators.

Contested votes where they split

11 against the Speaker; 5 against most of their party.

DateBill and motion Their voteSpeakerMost of their party
May 6, 2026 HB 5281: An Act Concerning Planning and Development
Passage		 Nay Yea Nay
May 6, 2026 HB 5281: An Act Concerning Planning and Development
Amendment		 Nay Yea Nay
May 5, 2026 SB 439: An Act Concerning Electronic Surveillance Devices and Systems and Self-Service Kiosks in Employee Lounges
Passage in Concurrence		 Nay Yea Nay
June 4, 2025 HB 7003: An Act Concerning Planning and Development
Amendment		 Nay Yea Nay
June 3, 2025 HB 7181: An Act Concerning Enforcement of the State's Cannabis, Hemp and Tobacco Laws
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
June 2, 2025 HB 7004: An Act Concerning Municipal Issues
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
May 31, 2025 HB 7018: An Act Establishing a Test Bed Technologies Program
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
May 30, 2025 HB 5607: An Act Concerning the Subminimum Wage for Persons with Disabilities
Passage		 Yea Nay Yea
May 28, 2025 HB 6999: An Act Requiring a Report Concerning Health Care Plans, Retirement Plans and Other Benefits Provided by Nonstate Public Employers
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
May 27, 2025 HB 6075: An Act Concerning Instructors for an Airframe and Powerplant Certificate Program
Passage		 Nay Yea Yea
May 22, 2025 SB 1405: An Act Modifying Campaign Finance Laws and the Powers of the State Elections Enforcement Commission
Passage in Concurrence		 Nay Yea Nay

Recent key votes

M.J. Shannon's most recent key votes: contested or party-line votes that gave the chamber's last word on a whole bill (passage, budgets included, the other chamber's changes or a conference report) or overrode a veto, with what each bill does where a checked explanation exists. The full record is below.

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  1. May 6, 2026
    House
    HB 5521: An Act Concerning Sterile Cultivars
    Voted yea Passage in Concurrence · Yeas 131, nays 19

    What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.

  2. May 6, 2026
    House
    HB 5281: An Act Concerning Planning and Development
    Voted nayAgainst the Speaker Passage · Yeas 85, nays 64

    What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.

  3. May 6, 2026
    House
    SB 191: An Act Concerning the Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy PILOT Program
    Voted yea Passage in Concurrence · Yeas 122, nays 27

    What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.

  4. May 6, 2026
    House
    SB 87: An Act Strengthening Nonprofits
    Voted yea Passage in Concurrence · Yeas 122, nays 27

    What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.

  5. May 6, 2026
    House
    SB 335: An Act Concerning Utility Charges for Residential Dwelling Units
    Voted yea Passage in Concurrence · Yeas 112, nays 38

    What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.

Every roll call

How M.J. Shannon voted on each of the 704 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

DateVoteTheir vote Most of their partySpeakerYeas–nays
May 6, 2026HB 5521: An Act Concerning Sterile Cultivars
Passage in Concurrence		YeaYeaYea131–19
May 6, 2026HB 5281: An Act Concerning Planning and Development
Passage		NayNayYea85–64
May 6, 2026SB 191: An Act Concerning the Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy PILOT Program
Passage in Concurrence		YeaYeaYea122–27
May 6, 2026SB 87: An Act Strengthening Nonprofits
Passage in Concurrence		YeaYeaYea122–27
May 6, 2026SB 335: An Act Concerning Utility Charges for Residential Dwelling Units
Passage in Concurrence		YeaYeaYea112–38
May 6, 2026HB 5521: An Act Concerning Sterile Cultivars
Passage		YeaYeaYea121–27
May 6, 2026SB 477: An Act Concerning the Failure to File for Certain Grand List Exemptions
Passage in Concurrence		YeaYeaYea105–45
May 5, 2026SB 452: An Act Concerning the Release of Lighter-Than- Air Balloons
Passage in Concurrence		YeaYeaYea112–36
May 5, 2026SB 439: An Act Concerning Electronic Surveillance Devices and Systems and Self-Service Kiosks in Employee Lounges
Passage in Concurrence		NayNayYea78–71
May 5, 2026SB 488: An Act Implementing the Treasurer's Recommendations for Revisions to the Unclaimed Property Program and Second Injury Fund
Passage in Concurrence		YeaYeaYea127–22
May 4, 2026SB 444: An Act Authorizing Certain Municipal Employees to Serve on Municipal Boards of Finance
Passage		YeaYeaYea88–61
May 4, 2026HB 5145: An Act Concerning the Department of Economic and Community Development
Passage		YeaYeaYea128–20
May 4, 2026SB 268: An Act Authorizing the Comptroller to Withhold Payment for Violations of the Prevailing Wage Statutes
Passage in Concurrence		YeaYeaYea107–40
May 4, 2026SB 521: An Act Conveying a Parcel of State Land to the Northwest Resource Recovery Authority
Passage in Concurrence		YeaYeaYea115–33
May 4, 2026SB 196: An Act Concerning Hospital Sale-Leaseback Agreements and Attestations Concerning Lack of Private Equity Control of the Hospital and Control of or Interference…
Passage in Concurrence		YeaYeaYea130–18
May 2, 2026SB 1: An Act Concerning Affordability
Passage in Concurrence		YeaYeaYea127–21
May 1, 2026HB 5340: An Act Concerning Renewable Power Generation
Passage		YeaYeaYea99–43
May 1, 2026HB 5362: An Act Implementing the Recommendations of the Majority Leader's Roundtable
Passage		YeaYeaYea89–58
May 1, 2026SB 5: An Act Concerning Online Safety
Passage in Concurrence		YeaYeaYea131–17
May 1, 2026SB 397: An Act Concerning Democracy and Government Accountability
Passage in Concurrence		YeaYeaYea91–53
April 29, 2026HB 5256: An Act Concerning the Process for Initiating Local Legislation in the General Assembly
Passage		YeaYeaYea130–20
April 29, 2026HB 5464: An Act Implementing Recommendations from the Department of Transportation
Passage		YeaYeaYea99–51
April 28, 2026HB 5531: An Act Concerning Faithful Presidential Electors
Passage		YeaYeaYea102–43
April 28, 2026HB 5003: An Act Concerning Workforce Development and Working Conditions in the State
Passage		YeaYeaYea117–29
April 27, 2026HB 5508: An Act Concerning Historic Districts and Historic Preservation
Passage		YeaYeaYea105–43
April 27, 2026HB 5035: An Act Requiring School Districts to Ban Cellular Phones in the Classroom
Passage		YeaYeaYea117–31
April 23, 2026HB 5468: An Act Concerning the Provision of Equivalent Instruction
Passage		YeaYeaYea96–53
April 23, 2026HB 5001: An Act Concerning Absentee Voting for All and Various Other Reforms to the Administration of Elections
Passage		YeaYeaYea101–49
April 22, 2026HB 5500: An Act Concerning a Waiver of Interest on Certain Delinquent Municipal Property Taxes
Passage		YeaYeaYea132–18
April 22, 2026HB 5043: An Act Prohibiting the Manufacture and Sale of Convertible Pistols
Passage		YeaYeaYea86–64
April 21, 2026HB 5044: An Act Establishing Connecticut Vaccine Standards
Passage		YeaYeaYea89–60
April 20, 2026HB 5225: An Act Prohibiting Certain Licensees and Registrants from Selling, Dispensing, Transferring or Delivering Any Drug or Device to Execute a Sentence of Death
Passage		YeaYeaYea85–58
April 20, 2026HB 5350: An Act Concerning Cannabis, Hemp and Infused Beverage Regulation
Passage		YeaYeaYea83–61
April 9, 2026HB 5289: An Act Concerning the Publication of Municipal Legal Notices
Passage		YeaYeaYea96–48
April 8, 2026HB 5157: An Act Concerning the Tire Stewardship Program
Passage		YeaYeaYea124–21
Feb. 26, 2026SB 298: An Act Concerning the Reallocation of Certain State Funds and Various Provisions Relating to Education, Public Safety, General Government, Elections…
Passage in Concurrence		YeaYeaYea96–48
Feb. 5, 2026SB 83: An Act Establishing the Federal Cuts Response Fund
Passage in Concurrence		YeaYeaYea97–48
Nov. 12, 2025HB 8004: An Act Concerning Children's Behavioral Health, a Standard Self-Employment Expense Deduction for Temporary Family Assistance, the Telecommunications Surcharge…
Passage		YeaYeaYea96–48
Nov. 12, 2025HB 8003: An Act Concerning Temporary Adjustments to the Budget Reserve Fund and Appropriating Funds to Address Reductions in Federal Funding
Passage		YeaYeaYea126–20
Nov. 12, 2025HB 8002: An Act Concerning Housing Growth
Passage		YeaYeaYea90–56
June 4, 2025SB 1490: An Act Concerning the Sale of Battery- Powered Smoke Detectors in the State
Passage in Concurrence		YeaYeaYea122–28
June 4, 2025SB 1187: An Act Concerning Foreclosure, Assignment and Other Enforcement Actions for Unpaid Sewer Assessments and Other Fees and Charges
Passage in Concurrence		YeaYeaYea84–65
June 4, 2025HB 5269: An Act Concerning Gaming Advertisements and Permissible Payment Mechanisms for Online Gaming Accounts
Passage		YeaYeaYea100–46
June 4, 2025HB 5271: An Act Prohibiting Gaming-Related Advertising, Marketing and Promotional Activities at Public Institutions of Higher Education
Passage		YeaYeaYea129–19
June 4, 2025SB 1523: An Act Concerning Bear Hunting
Passage		YeaYeaYea121–28
June 4, 2025SB 1396: An Act Concerning Earned but Unpaid Wage or Salary Income Advances
Passage in Concurrence		YeaYeaYea101–46
June 3, 2025SB 1295: An Act Concerning Social Media Platforms and Online Services, Products and Features
Passage in Concurrence		YeaYeaYea127–15
June 3, 2025SB 1444: An Act Concerning the Conversion of Commercial Real Property for Residential Use
Passage in Concurrence		YeaYeaYea105–43
June 3, 2025HB 5428: An Act Concerning Mobile Manufactured Home Parks
Passage		YeaYeaYea132–16
June 3, 2025SB 1542: An Act Raising the Age of Arrest of a Child and the Use of Handcuffs on Young Children
Passage		YeaYeaYea99–49
June 3, 2025HB 7087: An Act Concerning Shared Clean Energy Subscriptions
Passage		YeaYeaYea103–42
June 3, 2025SB 1312: An Act Implementing the Recommendations of the Labor Department
Passage in Concurrence		YeaYeaYea96–42
June 3, 2025HB 7181: An Act Concerning Enforcement of the State's Cannabis, Hemp and Tobacco Laws
Passage		NayYeaYea116–22
June 2, 2025HB 7004: An Act Concerning Municipal Issues
Passage		NayYeaYea104–43
June 2, 2025SB 1427: An Act Expanding Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program Benefits to Certain School Employees
Passage		YeaYeaYea102–46
June 2, 2025HB 7287: An Act Concerning the State Budget for the Biennium Ending June 30, 2027, and Making Appropriations Therefor, and Provisions Related to Revenue and Other…
Passage		YeaYeaYea99–49
June 2, 2025HB 7166: An Act Concerning the Department of Economic and Community Development's Recommendations for Revisions to Certain Tax Credit Statutes
Passage		YeaYeaYea125–22
June 2, 2025HB 6951: An Act Concerning Children's Behavioral Health Services
Passage		YeaYeaYea125–23
June 2, 2025SB 10: An Act Concerning Health Insurance and Patient Protection
Passage in Concurrence		YeaYeaYea122–26
May 31, 2025HB 7018: An Act Establishing a Test Bed Technologies Program
Passage		NayYeaYea67–76
May 31, 2025HB 7284: An Act Conveying a Parcel of State Land to the Town of Preston
Passage		YeaYeaYea126–18
May 31, 2025HB 7283: An Act Conveying a Parcel of State Land to the Capital Region Development Authority
Passage		YeaYeaYea112–32
May 31, 2025HB 7285: An Act Conveying a Parcel of State Land to the Town of Hamden and Repealing a Prior Conveyance
Passage		YeaYeaYea116–28
May 31, 2025SB 1377: An Act Implementing the Recommendations of the Department of Transportation
Passage in Concurrence		YeaYeaYea110–34
May 31, 2025SB 1: An Act Increasing Resources for Students, Schools and Special Education
Passage in Concurrence		YeaYeaYea101–45
May 30, 2025HB 5607: An Act Concerning the Subminimum Wage for Persons with Disabilities
Passage		YeaYeaNay83–62
May 30, 2025SB 8: An Act Concerning Protections for Workers and Enhancements to Workers' Rights
Passage in Concurrence		YeaYeaYea87–59
May 29, 2025SB 7: An Act Concerning Protections for Access to Health Care and the Equitable Delivery of Health Care Services in the State
Passage		YeaYeaYea92–55
May 29, 2025SB 3: An Act Concerning Consumer Protection and Safety
Passage in Concurrence		YeaYeaYea112–34
May 28, 2025SB 1328: An Act Prohibiting the Private Ownership, Operation or Management of State Correctional Facilities
Passage in Concurrence		YeaYeaYea109–37
May 28, 2025HB 6999: An Act Requiring a Report Concerning Health Care Plans, Retirement Plans and Other Benefits Provided by Nonstate Public Employers
Passage		NayYeaYea116–32
May 28, 2025HB 7231: An Act Concerning Sunday Hunting
Passage		YeaYeaYea101–45
May 28, 2025SB 9: An Act Concerning the Environment, Climate and Sustainable Municipal and State Planning, and the Use of Neonicotinoids and Second-Generation Anticoagulant…
Passage in Concurrence		YeaYeaYea115–33
May 28, 2025SB 1221: An Act Making Changes to the Connecticut Retirement Security Program
Passage in Concurrence		YeaYeaYea102–38
May 27, 2025HB 6075: An Act Concerning Instructors for an Airframe and Powerplant Certificate Program
Passage		NayYeaYea126–25
May 27, 2025HB 6982: An Act Concerning Liability for Injuries Inherent in Camping While at a Private Campground
Passage		YeaYeaYea135–16
May 27, 2025HB 5002: An Act Concerning Housing and the Needs of Homeless Persons
Passage		YeaYeaYea84–67
May 22, 2025HB 7162: An Act Reforming the Motor Vehicle Towing Statutes
Passage		YeaYeaYea126–21
May 22, 2025HB 6844: An Act Concerning Permanent Partial Disability Benefits and Pension Offsets
Passage		YeaYeaYea100–46
May 22, 2025SB 1317: An Act Concerning Liens for Violations of the Housing Code
Passage in Concurrence		YeaYeaYea125–22
May 22, 2025SB 1367: An Act Prohibiting a Bail Bondsman or Agent from Apprehending a Principal on a Bond on the Premises, Grounds or Campus of Any Health Care Facility, School…
Passage in Concurrence		YeaYeaYea93–55
May 22, 2025SB 1405: An Act Modifying Campaign Finance Laws and the Powers of the State Elections Enforcement Commission
Passage in Concurrence		NayNayYea92–46
May 21, 2025HB 7259: An Act Concerning Revisions to Various Statutes Concerning Criminal Justice
Passage		YeaYeaYea96–51
May 20, 2025HB 7210: An Act Concerning Halfway Houses
Passage		YeaYeaYea100–46
May 20, 2025HB 7035: An Act Prohibiting a Municipality from Implementing a Ban on Multifamily Housing Development
Passage		YeaYeaYea94–54
May 19, 2025HB 7065: An Act Concerning the Decriminalization of Possession of Small Amounts of Psilocybin
Passage		YeaYeaYea74–65
May 19, 2025HB 6040: An Act Requiring the State Commission on Capitol Preservation and Restoration to Develop a Process for Adding Statues to the State Capitol and Establishing…
Passage		YeaYeaYea95–45
May 19, 2025HB 6863: An Act Making Deficiency Appropriations for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2025
Passage		YeaYeaYea98–46
May 15, 2025SB 1234: An Act Prohibiting Libraries from Agreeing to Certain Terms in Electronic Book and Digital Audiobook License Agreements or Contracts
Passage in Concurrence		YeaYeaYea106–38
May 15, 2025HB 7158: An Act Concerning Safety Plans and Discharge Plans for Minor Patients
Passage		YeaYeaYea105–42
May 14, 2025HB 6477: An Act Requiring a Plan for the Translation and Review of All Forms and Applications Required to Access State Agency Services or Benefits by Limited-English…
Passage		YeaYeaYea100–46
May 14, 2025HB 7248: An Act Concerning Well Water Quality
Passage		YeaYeaYea101–46
May 14, 2025HB 6841: An Act Concerning the Establishment of a Universal Basic Income PILOT Program
Passage		YeaYeaYea110–37
May 14, 2025HB 6857: An Act Concerning the Attorney General's Recommendations Regarding Social Media and Minors
Passage		YeaYeaYea121–26
May 13, 2025HB 7242: An Act Studying an Increase in Voter Participation
Passage		YeaYeaYea99–46
May 13, 2025HB 7009: An Act Concerning the Establishment of the Connecticut State Seal of Civics Education and Engagement
Passage		YeaYeaYea128–20
May 8, 2025HB 6913: An Act Concerning LGBTQ+ Discrimination in Long-Term Care Facilities
Passage		YeaYeaYea124–19
May 8, 2025HB 6908: An Act Requiring a Study of Communication Systems Used by Public Safety Personnel and Establishing a Working Group to Study the Consolidation of Public Safety…
Passage		YeaYeaYea97–45
May 7, 2025HB 6907: An Act Concerning the Use of Quotas by Warehouse Distribution Centers
Passage		YeaYeaYea97–48
May 1, 2025HB 7213: An Act Concerning Access to Reproductive Health Care
Passage		YeaYeaYea117–27
May 1, 2025HB 5004: An Act Concerning the Protection of the Environment and the Development of Renewable Energy Sources and Associated Job Sectors
Passage		YeaYeaYea98–47
April 30, 2025HB 7042: An Act Concerning Implementation of the Firearm Industry Responsibility Act
Passage		YeaYeaYea100–46
April 28, 2025HB 6930: An Act Concerning the Social Equity Council's Recommendations Regarding Social Equity Plans, Strategic Planning, Ethics, License Renewal Fees and Financial…
Passage		YeaYeaYea114–30
March 5, 2025SB 1453: An Act Concerning Emergency Nonprofit Assistance
Passage in Concurrence		YeaYeaYea92–51
March 5, 2025HB 7163: An Act Concerning Emergency Grants to Municipalities for Special Education
Passage		YeaYeaYea117–29
Feb. 24, 2025HB 7066: An Act Concerning Interactions Between School Personnel and Immigration Authorities, the Purchase and Operation of Certain Drones, Grants to Certain Nonprofit…
Passage		YeaYeaYea94–49

Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.

Contact, committees and caucuses

Contact

Email
mj.shannon@cga.ct.gov
Capitol office
Room 4048, Legislative Office Building 300 Capitol Ave., Hartford, CT 06106
860-240-8585

Committees

  • Environment
  • Finance, Revenue and Bonding
  • Government Administration and Elections

Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the Connecticut General Assembly, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 20, 2026.

Source: the Connecticut House and Senate Journals, Jan. 8, 2025 to May 6, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections