Representative Cara Pavalock-D'Amato

Seat	House District 77
Party	Republican
Capitol office	Room 4200 · Legislative Office Building
Mailing address	Room 4200, Legislative Office Building 300 Capitol Ave., Hartford, CT 06106
Capitol phone	860-240-8700
Write to	cara.pavalock@housegop.ct.gov (official address)
Tenure	Serving since January 7, 2015

Committees 3

Joint Appropriations Committee joint
Joint Insurance and Real Estate Committee Ranking member joint
Joint Judiciary Committee joint

Bills, 2026 session 9 as principal author · 0 as coauthor

MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
SB 484An act concerning distracted driving and the safe operation of a motor vehicle in a highway work zone.Enacted100
HB 5265An act concerning court-ordered accountings of common interest community financial records and revising the disclosure…Enacted100
HB 5534An act designating the state as the birthplace of the boys and girls club movement, the state amphibian and the state…Enacted100
HB 5140An act allowing dental hygienists to provide dental hygiene services in patients' private residences.Passed House of Representatives57
HB 5263An act concerning the assignment of post-loss homeowners and commercial property insurance benefits, consumer bill of…Passed House of Representatives57
HB 5283An act authorizing municipalities to prohibit the sale of dogs, cats and rabbits in pet shops.Passed House of Representatives committee50
HB 5264An act concerning service animals in insurance underwriting, the appointment of an advocate in proceedings concerning…Passed House of Representatives committee39
SB 77An act establishing a personal income tax deduction for full-time home health care costs.In Senate committee13
HB 5051An act establishing a personal income tax deduction for tips or gratuities and overtime pay.In House of Representatives committee6

All 9 bills as principal author ›

Bills and sponsors: Open States bulk data (public domain dedication), 2026-10-public.pgdump; status is read from the official actions. About the momentum score

Effectiveness 2026 session

0.36115th of 151 in the House
24th percentile

Bills & joint resolutions authored	7
… passed committee / chamber / both	6 / 4 / 2
… became law	2
Carried in the other chamber (became law)	2 (1)
Points vs. House minority average	32 ÷ 87.86 = 0.36
Most-authored topics	Business, jobs & the economy (3), State government & agencies (2), Courts & civil law (2)

House rankings · How the score works. A count of bill progress, not a judgment of the member's work.

Closest allies co-authorship, 2025–26

Most bills written together

Kerry Wood DHouse 29 4
Anne Hughes DHouse 135 3
Bill Pizzuto RHouse 71 3
Héctor Arzeno DHouse 151 3
Michael Quinn DHouse 82 3
Mitch Bolinsky RHouse 106 3
Nicole Klarides-Ditria RHouse 105 3
Savet Constantine DHouse 42 3
Tom Delnicki RHouse 14 3
Tony Hwang RSenate 28 3

“Written together” = 2026 session bills and joint resolutions on which both are principal author or coauthor (measures with more than 60 sponsors are left out). Sharing bills does not imply a personal or political alliance.

Lobbyist reports naming this member 2025–2026

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Source

Copied from https://cga.ct.gov/asp/CGABillStatus/CGAMemberBills.asp?dist_code=%27077%27&dist_name=Pavalock-D%27Amato,%20Cara%20Christine on October 31, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0); member counts checked against official seat counts. Not endorsed by the Connecticut House of Representatives.