Connecticut State Senate
Senator Eric Berthel
| Seat | Senate District 32 |
|---|---|
| Party | Republican |
| Capitol office | Room 3901 · Legislative Office Building |
| Mailing address | Room 3901, Legislative Office Building 300 Capitol Ave., Hartford, CT 06106 |
| Capitol phone | 860-240-8800 |
| Write to | eric.berthel@cga.ct.gov (official address) |
| Tenure | Serving since March 3, 2017 |
Committees 6
- Joint Appropriations Committee joint
- Joint Banking Committee Ranking member joint
- Joint Education Committee Ranking member joint
- Joint Executive and Legislative Nominations Committee Ranking republican member joint
- Joint Internship Committee Ranking republican member joint
- Joint Special Education Committee joint
Bills, 2026 session 41 as principal author · 0 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- HB 5509An act concerning justices of the peace.Enacted100
- HB 5572An act conveying a parcel of state land to the town of woodbury.Enacted100
- SB 220An act concerning student literacy, aspiring educators, american sign language as part of the world languages…Enacted100
- SB 247An act implementing the recommendations of the auditors of public accounts.Enacted100
- SB 468An act concerning the payment of nonprofit human services providers.Enacted100
- HB 5561An act concerning a five-year medicaid rate review, dental representation on a medical assistance oversight council…Enacted100
- SB 478An act concerning consumer safeguards for long-term care policies.Enacted100
- HB 5208An act concerning data security, payroll processing, consumer fraud protection, mortgage loans and employee credit…Enacted100
- HB 5476An act concerning oversight of efforts to prevent human trafficking and the use of confidential crisis hotlines at…Enacted100
- SB 116An act concerning the prevention of human trafficking.Enacted100
- SB 9An act supporting commuters and microtransit services and concerning public transportation.Enacted100
- HB 5004An act concerning child welfare accountability and transparency.Enacted100
- HB 5336An act concerning advanced nuclear energy.Enacted100
- HB 5039An act requiring transparency and additional oversight of the distribution of certain legislatively directed funds and…Enacted100
- HB 5532An act implementing the recommendations of the office of state ethics for revisions to the state codes of ethics…Enacted100
All 41 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
0.9316th of 36 in the Senate
58th percentile
58th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 24 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 16 / 10 / 7 |
| … became law | 7 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 17 (9) |
| Points vs. Senate minority average | 121 ÷ 130.77 = 0.93 |
| Most-authored topics | Business, jobs & the economy (8), Budget & taxes (5), Transportation & vehicles (5) |
Senate 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
- Tom Delnicki RHouse 14 22
- Stephen Harding RSenate 30 17
- Heather Somers RSenate 18 16
- Paul Cicarella RSenate 34 16
- John Kissel RSenate 7 15
- Rob Sampson RSenate 16 12
- Ken Gucker DHouse 138 11
- Craig Fishbein RHouse 90 10
- Chris Poulos DHouse 81 8
- Jason Perillo RSenate 21 8
“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.
District 32
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Copied from https://cga.ct.gov/asp/CGABillStatus/CGAMemberBills.asp?dist_code=%27S32%27&dist_name=Berthel,%20Eric%20C. on October 31, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0); member counts checked against official seat counts. Not endorsed by the Connecticut State Senate.