Connecticut House of Representatives
Representative Jill Gilchrest
| Seat | House District 18 |
|---|---|
| Party | Democratic |
| Capitol office | Room 2002 · Legislative Office Building |
| Mailing address | Room 2002, Legislative Office Building 300 Capitol Ave., Hartford, CT 06106 |
| Capitol phone | 800-842-8267 |
| Write to | jillian.gilchrest@cga.ct.gov (official address) |
| Tenure | Serving since January 9, 2019 |
Committees 4
- Joint Human Services Committee Co-chair joint
- Joint Appropriations Committee joint
- Joint Judiciary Committee joint
- Joint Public Health Committee joint
Bills, 2026 session 41 as principal author · 0 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- HB 5557An act concerning a plan to revise the definition of intellectual disability and the establishment of working groups on…Enacted100
- SB 478An act concerning consumer safeguards for long-term care policies.Enacted100
- HB 5375An act concerning the recommendations of the insurance and real estate committee working groups.Enacted100
- SB 5An act concerning online safety.Enacted100
- HB 5004An act concerning child welfare accountability and transparency.Enacted100
- HB 5567An act concerning health care in the department of correction facilities.Enacted100
- HB 5143An act requiring training for homemaker-companion agency employees.Enacted100
- SB 268An act authorizing the comptroller to withhold payment for violations of the prevailing wage statutes.Enacted100
- HB 5003An act concerning workforce development and working conditions in the state.Enacted100
- HB 5127An act concerning credit cards and health and veterinary care services.Enacted100
- HB 5211An act concerning commercial financing.Passed House of Representatives57
- HB 5304An act concerning long-term care insurance premium rates.Passed House of Representatives committee48
- SB 503An act concerning sentencing of and parole eligibility for individuals whose offense was committed when such individual…Passed Senate47
- HB 5482An act concerning twelve-month coverage for contraception and hormone therapy.Passed House of Representatives47
- SB 351An act establishing standard of review for teacher termination decisions and requiring termination hearings to be…Passed Senate committee45
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
58th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 25 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 18 / 9 / 7 |
| … became law | 7 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 16 (3) |
| Points vs. House majority average | 97 ÷ 113.51 = 0.85 |
| Most-authored topics | Business, jobs & the economy (8), Health & mental health (7), Children, families & social services (6) |
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Closest allies co-authorship, 2025–26
Most bills written together
- Nick Gauthier DHouse 38 33
- Laurie Sweet DHouse 91 30
- Nick Menapace DHouse 37 26
- Josh Elliott DHouse 88 23
- M.J. Shannon DHouse 117 22
- Eleni DeGraw DHouse 17 21
- Anthony Nolan DHouse 39 19
- Ken Gucker DHouse 138 18
- Amy Morrin Bello DHouse 28 17
- Anne Hughes DHouse 135 17
“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.
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Copied from https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/CGABillStatus/CGAMemberBills.asp?dist_code=%27018%27&dist_name=018%20-%Gilchrest,%Jillian 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.