Connecticut House of Representatives
Representative Joe Canino
| Seat | House District 65 |
|---|---|
| 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 | joe.canino@housegop.ct.gov (official address) |
| Tenure | Serving since January 8, 2025 |
Committees 4
Bills, 2026 session 10 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
- HB 5265An act concerning court-ordered accountings of common interest community financial records and revising the disclosure…Enacted100
- HB 5476An act concerning oversight of efforts to prevent human trafficking and the use of confidential crisis hotlines at…Enacted100
- HB 5229An act concerning gaming.Enacted100
- SB 373An act allowing a personal income tax deduction for stipends paid to volunteer firefighters, volunteer fire police…Passed Senate57
- HB 5292An act exempting certain sales to military and veterans-related organizations from the sales and use taxes.Passed House of Representatives54
- SB 410An act concerning firefighter cancer.Passed Senate committee48
- HB 5046An act supporting first responder recruitment and retention.Passed House of Representatives committee44
- HB 5403An act concerning health insurance coverage for survivors of unpaid volunteer firefighters and state marshals.Passed House of Representatives committee44
- HB 5059An act establishing a research and development tax credit for pass-through entities.In House of Representatives committee6
All 10 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
37th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 8 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 7 / 5 / 4 |
| … became law | 4 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 2 (0) |
| Points vs. House minority average | 45 ÷ 87.86 = 0.51 |
| Most-authored topics | Criminal justice & public safety (3), Business, jobs & the economy (3), Budget & taxes (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
- Tom Delnicki RHouse 14 8
- Nick Menapace DHouse 37 6
- Paul Cicarella RSenate 34 6
- Michael Quinn DHouse 82 5
- Bill Heffernan DHouse 115 4
- Bill Pizzuto RHouse 71 4
- Chris Poulos DHouse 81 4
- Devin Carney RHouse 23 4
- Eleni DeGraw DHouse 17 4
- Greg Howard RHouse 43 4
“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 65
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- Litchfield
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- Paul Honig (8), Stephen Harding (30), Henri Martin (31), Eric Berthel (32)
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Source
Copied from https://www.cthousegop.com/canino/ 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.