Connecticut State Senate
Senator Rob Sampson
| Seat | Senate District 16 |
|---|---|
| Party | Republican |
| Capitol office | Room 3602 · Legislative Office Building |
| Mailing address | Room 3602, Legislative Office Building 300 Capitol Ave., Hartford, CT 06106 |
| Capitol phone | 860-240-8800 |
| Write to | rob.sampson@cga.ct.gov (official address) |
| Tenure | Serving since January 9, 2019 |
Committees 5
- Joint Government Administration and Elections Committee Ranking republican member joint
- Joint Government Oversight Committee Ranking member joint
- Joint Housing Committee Ranking republican member joint
- Joint Judiciary Committee joint
- Joint Labor and Public Employees Committee Ranking member joint
Bills, 2026 session 67 as principal author · 0 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- HB 5153An act concerning minor revisions to department of energy and environmental protection related statutes.Enacted100
- HB 5578An act amending a conveyance of a parcel of state land to the chesprocott health district.Enacted100
- HB 5579An act amending a conveyance of parcels of state land to the town of cheshire.Enacted100
- SB 247An act implementing the recommendations of the auditors of public accounts.Enacted100
- SB 393An act concerning special elections to fill vacancies due to the death of certain elected officials.Enacted100
- SB 468An act concerning the payment of nonprofit human services providers.Enacted100
- SB 439An act concerning electronic surveillance devices and systems and self-service kiosks in employee lounges.Enacted100
- HB 5374An act concerning health coverage mandates for certain health conditions.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
- HB 5525An act concerning a rapid response program for certain aquatic invasive species.Enacted100
- HB 5039An act requiring transparency and additional oversight of the distribution of certain legislatively directed funds and…Enacted100
- HB 5146An act concerning a study of the remediation and development of brownfields in this state.Enacted100
- HB 5532An act implementing the recommendations of the office of state ethics for revisions to the state codes of ethics…Enacted100
- SB 423An act concerning oversight over higher education.Enacted100
All 67 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
1.0215th of 36 in the Senate
61st percentile
61st percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 52 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 29 / 10 / 7 |
| … became law | 7 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 15 (9) |
| Points vs. Senate minority average | 134 ÷ 130.77 = 1.02 |
| Most-authored topics | State government & agencies (21), Budget & taxes (13), Elections & ethics (10) |
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
- Gale Mastrofrancesco RHouse 80 16
- Paul Cicarella RSenate 34 15
- Stephen Harding RSenate 30 14
- Tom Delnicki RHouse 14 13
- Eric Berthel RSenate 32 12
- Heather Somers RSenate 18 12
- Craig Fishbein RHouse 90 11
- Jason Perillo RSenate 21 10
- John Kissel RSenate 7 10
- Jeff Gordon RSenate 35 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.
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Source
Copied from https://cga.ct.gov/asp/CGABillStatus/CGAMemberBills.asp?dist_code=%27S16%27&dist_name=Sampson,%20Rob on October 31, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0); member counts checked against official seat counts. Not endorsed by the Connecticut State Senate.