Connecticut Senate vote

“an Act Concerning Convertible Pistols, Unfinished Frames Or Unfinished Lower Receivers, Voluntary...” (HB 5043)

Official title: An Act Concerning Convertible Pistols, Unfinished Frames Or Unfinished Lower Receivers, Voluntary Relinquishment Of Firearms And Ammunition And Refundability Of Permits For Sale At Retail Of Firearms And For Carrying Of Pistols And Revolvers.

Failed: 11 yes, 21 no, 4 not voting

May 6, 2026, HB 5043

Unverified: the two data sources do not agree yet.

Official source: cga.ct.gov

How each party voted

Republicans11 YES · 0 NO
Democrats0 YES · 19 NO · 2 not voting
Party not recorded0 YES · 2 NO · 2 not voting

Yes (11)

Republicans (11)

Eric BerthelState Senator
Paul CicarellaState Senator
Ryan FazioState Senator
Jeff GordonState Senator
Stephen HardingState Senator
Tony HwangState Senator
John KisselState Senator
Henri MartinState Senator
Jason PerilloState Senator
Robert SampsonState Senator
Heather Bond SomersState Senator

No (21)

Democrats (19)

Saud AnwarState Senator
Jorge CabreraState Senator
Christine CohenState Senator
Robert DuffState Senator
Mae FlexerState Senator
John FonfaraState Senator
Sujata Gadkar-WilcoxState Senator
Herron GastonState Senator
Joan HartleyState Senator

Absent (4)

Democrats (2)

Norman NeedlemanState Senator
Catherine OstenState Senator

Party not recorded (2)

Martha MarxState Senator
MD RahmanState Senator

Vote data: LegiScan (opens in a new tab) (CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab)), checked against Open States (opens in a new tab).

Positions are copied from LegiScan. They do not show why anyone voted. How we get this data

How each party voted

YESYes (11)

Republicans (11)

NONo (21)

Democrats (19)

ABSENTAbsent (4)

Democrats (2)

Party not recorded (2)

How each party voted

YESYes (11)

Republicans (11)

NONo (21)

Democrats (19)

ABSENTAbsent (4)

Democrats (2)

Party not recorded (2)

Party not recorded (2)

Yes (11)

No (21)

Absent (4)

Yes (11)

No (21)

Absent (4)