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Saud Anwar
Democratic · Senator

Saud Anwar

Represents District 3 in the State Senate.

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Votes with Democrats
99%
on 234 party-line votes · Senate Democrats median 99%
Cast a vote
99%
Yea or Nay on 654 of 657 roll calls · Senate median 98%
Their bills that became law
0 of 11
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 0
Roll calls on record
657
2026 General Assembly
Votes and bills updated Oct 4, 2026 from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0), which republishes the legislature’s own records. Profile details from OpenStates / Plural Policy. Figures cover 2026 General Assembly.

How Saud Anwar votes

A party-line vote is a roll call where most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides. Absences and not-voting are never counted. Same method as our Congress pages.

Where Saud Anwar sits in the Senate

Each dot is one member of the Senate, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. Saud Anwar is circled.

Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party

2 of 234 party-line votes.

HB05350 · An Act Concerning Cannabis, Hemp And Infused Beverage Regulation.
In plain English Replaces "marijuana" with "cannabis," allows out-of-state patients to access cannabis, modifies transport and financing rules, and adjusts product regulations and packaging requirements, among other changes.
Nay
Senate Roll Call Vote 221 · 2026-04-30 · Failed 18–17 · most Democrats voted the other way
SR00010 · Resolution Approving The Settlement Agreement In Isaiah Lindsay, Et Al. V. Nancy Navaretta In Her Official Capacity As Commissioner Of The Department Of Mental Health And Addiction Services, Et Al.
Yea
APP Vote Tally Sheet (Senate) · 2026-04-14 · Passed 8–6 · most Democrats voted the other way
Closest votes they cast

Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.

HB05350 · An Act Concerning Cannabis, Hemp And Infused Beverage Regulation.
In plain English Replaces "marijuana" with "cannabis," allows out-of-state patients to access cannabis, modifies transport and financing rules, and adjusts product regulations and packaging requirements, among other changes.
Nay
Senate Roll Call Vote 221 · 2026-04-30 · Failed 18–17
SR00010 · Resolution Approving The Settlement Agreement In Isaiah Lindsay, Et Al. V. Nancy Navaretta In Her Official Capacity As Commissioner Of The Department Of Mental Health And Addiction Services, Et Al.
Yea
APP Vote Tally Sheet (Senate) · 2026-04-14 · Passed 8–6
HB05367 · An Act Concerning The Removal Of Unauthorized Persons From Residential Property.
Nay
HSG Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) · 2026-03-10 · Passed 11–8
SB00257 · An Act Concerning Evictions For Cause.
Yea
HSG Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) · 2026-03-10 · Passed 11–8
HB05299 · An Act Allowing Trained Assisted Living Aides To Administer Medication To Assisted Living Residents.
Nay
PH Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) · 2026-04-07 · Failed 12–17
Republicans they vote with most

Share of contested roll calls (the losing side got at least 10%) where both voted and landed on the same side. Unanimous votes are left out, because on those everyone agrees.

Joe ZulloRepublican · District 99 · 23 shared contested votes
30%
Cara Pavalock-D’AmatoRepublican · District 77 · 70 shared contested votes
30%
Christie CarpinoRepublican · District 32 · 23 shared contested votes
26%
Their session, month by month

Dark bars are roll calls they were recorded on each month; the red part is the ones without a Yea or Nay (3 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.

2026-02: 21 roll calls, 0 without a Yea or Nay2026-03: 154 roll calls, 0 without a Yea or Nay2026-04: 290 roll calls, 1 without a Yea or Nay2026-05: 192 roll calls, 2 without a Yea or NayFeb 2026May 2026
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Their bills, from filing to law

Bills Saud Anwar was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.

Introduced11
Out of committee0
Passed one chamber0
Passed both chambers0
Became law0
Never left committee11

For comparison, the median Democratic member of the Senate has 0 bills that became law this session.

An Act Concerning Funding For School Meals.
To provide funding to reimburse school districts for the difference between the federal reimbursement rate for reduced-price and fully paid school meals.
Not out of committeePublic Hearing 03/05 · 2026-02-27
An Act Establishing A Tax Credit For Premium Payments For Certain Long-term Care Insurance Policies.
To establish a tax credit equal to any increase in premium costs that exceed two per cent of premiums paid annually to purchase an individual or group long-term care insurance policy during a taxable year, and allow long-term care policyholders to carry such credit over…
Not out of committeeReferred to Joint Committee on Insurance and Real Estate · 2026-02-17
An Act Increasing Medicaid Rates For Pediatric Care.
To increase Medicaid reimbursement rates for pediatric care services.
Not out of committeeReferred to Joint Committee on Human Services · 2026-02-17
An Act Authorizing Bonds Of The State For Renovations To The John J. Mitchell Fairgrounds In The Town Of South Windsor.
To provide funding to the town of South Windsor to renovate the John J. Mitchell Fairgrounds, including development of an event space for the community, installation of utilities and construction of a pavilion.
Not out of committeeReferred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding · 2026-02-17
An Act Concerning Funding For The 9-8-8 Suicide Prevention And Mental Health Crisis Lifeline And The 2-1-1 Infoline Program.
To require dedicated funding for the 9-8-8 Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Crisis Lifeline and the 2-1-1 Infoline program.
Not out of committeeReferred to Joint Committee on Public Health · 2026-02-17
An Act Increasing Medicaid Reimbursement Rates For Nephrology Services.
To increase Medicaid rates of reimbursement for nephrology services.
Not out of committeeReferred to Joint Committee on Human Services · 2026-02-17
An Act Authorizing Bonds Of The State For The Development Of A Water Storage Facility In The Town Of South Windsor.
To provide funding for the development of a water storage facility in the town of South Windsor to support emergency responses to residential fires and other disasters, ensure a reliable water supply for farms and livestock, prepare for droughts and extreme weather events and address…
Not out of committeeReferred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding · 2026-02-17
An Act Appropriating Funds To Investigate And Enforce Conduct Relating To Health Insurance Practices.
To: (1) Expand the capacity of the office of the Attorney General to investigate and enforce conduct related to health insurance practices by health carriers that impact access to health care, inflate consumer costs or violate federal or state law; and (2) require that said…
Not out of committeeReferred to Joint Committee on Insurance and Real Estate · 2026-02-17
An Act Authorizing Bonds Of The State For The Restoration And Renovation Of The Pinney House In The Town Of Ellington.
To provide funding for the restoration and renovation of the historic Pinney House in the town of Ellington, support local historical education and provide civic space for residents.
Not out of committeeReferred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding · 2026-02-17
An Act Authorizing Bonds Of The State To Establish A World War Ii Museum And Education Center In The Town Of East Hartford.
To provide funding to establish a Word War II museum and education center in the town of East Hartford to memorialize the contributions and sacrifices of the veterans of World War II.
Not out of committeeReferred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding · 2026-02-17
An Act Authorizing Bonds Of The State To Commemorate The Service And Sacrifice Of Philippine-american War Veterans.
To provide funding to commemorate the service and sacrifice of Philippine-American War veterans as part of the Connecticut State Veterans Memorial.
Not out of committeeReferred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding · 2026-02-17

Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.

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HJ00073 · 2026-05-06
Resolution Confirming The Nomination Of Sean O. Kehoe, Esquire, Of West Hartford To Be A Judge Of The Superior Court. (Senate Roll Call Vote 304)
Passed · 36-0
Yea
HB05125 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning Entertainment Event Tickets. (Senate Roll Call Vote 325)
Passed · 36-0
Yea
HB05578 · 2026-05-06
An Act Amending A Conveyance Of A Parcel Of State Land To The Chesprocott Health District. (Senate Roll Call Vote 314)
Passed · 36-0
Yea
HB05431 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning Cooperative Corporations. (Senate Roll Call Vote 330)
Passed · 36-0
Yea
HB05464 · 2026-05-06
An Act Implementing Recommendations From The Department Of Transportation And Concerning Vegetation Management Guidelines, Transportation Network Companies And Rider Safety, Traffic Signal Modernization Grant Program, Encampments, Marine Pilot License Fees, Motor Vehicle Mechanical Equipment, Distracted Driving, A Task Force To Study Access To Parking For Home Health Agencies And A Working Group To Study Use Of Alternative Fuels And Technologies In School Bus Fleets. (Senate Roll Call Vote 293)
Passed · 32-4
Yea
HB05583 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning Conveyance Of Parcels Of State Land In The Town Of Derby. (Senate Roll Call Vote 317)
Passed · 36-0
Yea
HJ00057 · 2026-05-06
Resolution Accepting The Recommendation Of The Claims Commissioner To Make Payment In Excess Of Thirty-five Thousand Dollars With Respect To The Claim Against The State Of Clifford Beers Community Health Partners, Llc O/b/o Youth Continuum, Llc. (Senate Roll Call Vote 309)
Passed · 36-0
Yea
HB05222 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning Consumer Protection, Cannabis, Data Privacy, Fire Inspections, Criminal Mischief And Artificial Intelligence. (Senate Roll Call Vote 299)
Passed · 35-1
Yea
HB05534 · 2026-05-06
An Act Designating The State As The Birthplace Of The Boys And Girls Club Movement, The State Amphibian And The State Rock. (Senate Roll Call Vote 324)
Passed · 36-0
Yea
HB05155 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning Pesticide Reporting Modernization. (Senate Roll Call Vote 322)
Passed · 36-0
Yea
HB05143 · 2026-05-06
An Act Requiring Training For Homemaker-companion Agency Employees. (Senate Roll Call Vote 319)
Passed · 36-0
Yea
HB05215 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning The Legislative Commissioners' Recommendations For Technical Revisions To The Education And Early Childhood Statutes. (Senate Roll Call Vote 333)
Passed · 36-0
Yea
HB05575 · 2026-05-06
An Act Conveying A Parcel Of State Land To The City Of Shelton. (Senate Roll Call Vote 312)
Passed · 36-0
Yea
SB00342 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning Health Coverage. (Senate Roll Call Vote 298)
Passed · 34-1
Yea
SB00477 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning The Failure To File For Certain Grand List Exemptions, A Municipal Option To Abate Delinquent Property Taxes On Certain Parcels Of Land, Allocations Of Certain State Funds And Items Implementing The State Budget For The Biennium Ending June 30, 2027. (Senate Roll Call Vote 295)
Passed · 26-9
Yea
SB00477 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning The Failure To File For Certain Grand List Exemptions, A Municipal Option To Abate Delinquent Property Taxes On Certain Parcels Of Land, Allocations Of Certain State Funds And Items Implementing The State Budget For The Biennium Ending June 30, 2027. (Senate Roll Call Vote 297)
Passed · 25-11
Yea
SB00477 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning The Failure To File For Certain Grand List Exemptions, A Municipal Option To Abate Delinquent Property Taxes On Certain Parcels Of Land, Allocations Of Certain State Funds And Items Implementing The State Budget For The Biennium Ending June 30, 2027. (Senate Roll Call Vote 296)
Failed · 11-25
Nay
SB00477 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning The Failure To File For Certain Grand List Exemptions, A Municipal Option To Abate Delinquent Property Taxes On Certain Parcels Of Land, Allocations Of Certain State Funds And Items Implementing The State Budget For The Biennium Ending June 30, 2027. (Senate Roll Call Vote 294)
Passed · 24-11
Yea
HJ00067 · 2026-05-06
Resolution Confirming The Nomination Of Sean P. Mcguinness, Esquire, Of Norwalk To Be A Judge Of The Superior Court. (Senate Roll Call Vote 300)
Passed · 36-0
Yea
HB05163 · 2026-05-06
An Act Establishing A Task Force To Study Methods And Programs For Improving Affordability For Children, Families And Young Professionals. (Senate Roll Call Vote 327)
Passed · 36-0
Yea
HB05574 · 2026-05-06
An Act Amending A Conveyance Of A Parcel Of State Land To The Town Of Hamden. (Senate Roll Call Vote 311)
Passed · 36-0
Yea
HJ00077 · 2026-05-06
Resolution Confirming The Nomination Of Rosemarie T. Weber, Esquire, Of Granby To Be A Judge Of The Superior Court. (Senate Roll Call Vote 306)
Passed · 36-0
Yea
HB05579 · 2026-05-06
An Act Amending A Conveyance Of Parcels Of State Land To The Town Of Cheshire. (Senate Roll Call Vote 315)
Passed · 36-0
Yea
HB05334 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning Riparian Areas. (Senate Roll Call Vote 337)
Passed · 36-0
Yea
HB05208 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning Data Security, Payroll Processing, Consumer Fraud Protection, Mortgage Loans And Employee Credit Rates. (Senate Roll Call Vote 331)
Passed · 36-0
Yea
HB05481 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning A Pilot Program To Treat Certain Medicaid Patients At A Short-term Hospital Special Hospice. (Senate Roll Call Vote 332)
Passed · 36-0
Yea
HJ00068 · 2026-05-06
Resolution Confirming The Nomination Of Nisa J. Khan, Esquire, Of West Hartford To Be A Judge Of The Superior Court. (Senate Roll Call Vote 301)
Passed · 36-0
Yea
HJ00076 · 2026-05-06
Resolution Confirming The Nomination Of Patrick T. Ring, Esquire, Of Windsor To Be A Judge Of The Superior Court. (Senate Roll Call Vote 305)
Passed · 36-0
Yea
HJ00069 · 2026-05-06
Resolution Confirming The Nomination Of Patrick M. Fahey, Esquire, Of South Glastonbury To Be A Judge Of The Superior Court. (Senate Roll Call Vote 302)
Passed · 36-0
Yea
HB05291 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning The Department Of Emergency Services And Public Protection's Recommendations Regarding Various Statutes Relating To Public Safety. (Senate Roll Call Vote 329)
Passed · 36-0
Yea
HB05532 · 2026-05-06
An Act Implementing The Recommendations Of The Office Of State Ethics For Revisions To The State Codes Of Ethics, Redefining "gift" For Purposes Of Said Codes And Increasing Various Monetary Thresholds In Said Codes. (Senate Roll Call Vote 349)
Passed · 33-0
Yea
HB05525 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning A Rapid Response Program For Certain Aquatic Invasive Species. (Senate Roll Call Vote 323)
Passed · 36-0
Yea
HB05577 · 2026-05-06
An Act Amending A Conveyance Of A Parcel Of Land To The Town Of Somers. (Senate Roll Call Vote 313)
Passed · 36-0
Yea
HJ00072 · 2026-05-06
Resolution Confirming The Nomination Of Campbell Barrett, Esquire, Of Durham To Be A Judge Of The Superior Court. (Senate Roll Call Vote 303)
Passed · 36-0
Yea
HB05373 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning The Insurance Department's Recommendations For Revisions To The Insurance Statutes. (Senate Roll Call Vote 346)
Passed · 33-0
Yea
HB05381 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning Unlawful Funeral Service Practices. (Senate Roll Call Vote 336)
Passed · 36-0
Yea
HB05476 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning Oversight Of Efforts To Prevent Human Trafficking And The Use Of Confidential Crisis Hotlines At Correctional Institutions. (Senate Roll Call Vote 321)
Passed · 36-0
Yea
HB05447 · 2026-05-06
An Act Implementing Recommendations Of The Transforming Children's Behavioral Health Policy And Planning Committee. (Senate Roll Call Vote 320)
Passed · 36-0
Yea
HB05126 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning The Legislative Commissioners' Recommendations For Minor And Technical Revisions To Statutes Concerning Consumer Protection. (Senate Roll Call Vote 326)
Passed · 36-0
Yea
HB05043 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning Convertible Pistols, Unfinished Frames Or Unfinished Lower Receivers, Voluntary Relinquishment Of Firearms And Ammunition And Refundability Of Permits For Sale At Retail Of Firearms And For Carrying Of Pistols And Revolvers. (Senate Roll Call Vote 345)
Passed · 22-11
Yea
HB05043 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning Convertible Pistols, Unfinished Frames Or Unfinished Lower Receivers, Voluntary Relinquishment Of Firearms And Ammunition And Refundability Of Permits For Sale At Retail Of Firearms And For Carrying Of Pistols And Revolvers. (Senate Roll Call Vote 344)
Failed · 11-21
Nay
HB05043 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning Convertible Pistols, Unfinished Frames Or Unfinished Lower Receivers, Voluntary Relinquishment Of Firearms And Ammunition And Refundability Of Permits For Sale At Retail Of Firearms And For Carrying Of Pistols And Revolvers. (Senate Roll Call Vote 343)
Failed · 10-20
Nay
HB05043 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning Convertible Pistols, Unfinished Frames Or Unfinished Lower Receivers, Voluntary Relinquishment Of Firearms And Ammunition And Refundability Of Permits For Sale At Retail Of Firearms And For Carrying Of Pistols And Revolvers. (Senate Roll Call Vote 342)
Failed · 11-21
Nay
HB05043 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning Convertible Pistols, Unfinished Frames Or Unfinished Lower Receivers, Voluntary Relinquishment Of Firearms And Ammunition And Refundability Of Permits For Sale At Retail Of Firearms And For Carrying Of Pistols And Revolvers. (Senate Roll Call Vote 341)
Failed · 10-22
Nay
HB05043 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning Convertible Pistols, Unfinished Frames Or Unfinished Lower Receivers, Voluntary Relinquishment Of Firearms And Ammunition And Refundability Of Permits For Sale At Retail Of Firearms And For Carrying Of Pistols And Revolvers. (Senate Roll Call Vote 340)
Failed · 11-20
Nay
HB05043 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning Convertible Pistols, Unfinished Frames Or Unfinished Lower Receivers, Voluntary Relinquishment Of Firearms And Ammunition And Refundability Of Permits For Sale At Retail Of Firearms And For Carrying Of Pistols And Revolvers. (Senate Roll Call Vote 339)
Failed · 11-21
Nay
HB05043 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning Convertible Pistols, Unfinished Frames Or Unfinished Lower Receivers, Voluntary Relinquishment Of Firearms And Ammunition And Refundability Of Permits For Sale At Retail Of Firearms And For Carrying Of Pistols And Revolvers. (Senate Roll Call Vote 338)
Failed · 11-22
Nay
HB05141 · 2026-05-06
An Act Requiring Fear Of Retaliation Training For Persons Providing Assisted Living Services In Managed Residential Communities. (Senate Roll Call Vote 318)
Passed · 36-0
Yea
SB00469 · 2026-05-06
An Act Implementing The Recommendations Of The State Contracting Standards Board. (Senate Roll Call Vote 353)
Passed · 33-0
Yea
HJ00042 · 2026-05-06
Resolution Vacating The Decision Of The Claims Commissioner To Deny The Claim Against The State Of Evan Clark, Ppa, Christopher Clark And Granting The Claimant Permission To Sue The State. (Senate Roll Call Vote 308)
Passed · 36-0
Yea
HB05580 · 2026-05-06
An Act Amending A Prior Conveyance Of A Parcel Of State Land To The Town Of Stratford To Permit The Parcel To Be Sold, Transferred Or Leased. (Senate Roll Call Vote 316)
Passed · 36-0
Yea
SB00323 · 2026-05-06
An Act Implementing The Recommendations Of The Office Of State Ethics For Revisions To The State Codes Of Ethics. (Senate Roll Call Vote 352)
Passed · 33-0
Yea
HJ00078 · 2026-05-06
Resolution Confirming The Nomination Of Justine L. Whalen, Esquire, Of Branford To Be A Judge Of The Superior Court. (Senate Roll Call Vote 307)
Passed · 36-0
Yea
HB05312 · 2026-05-06
An Act Establishing A Civil Action For The Office Of The Attorney General And A Private Right Of Action For Victims Of Unlawful Dissemination Of A Synthetically Created Intimate Image. (Senate Roll Call Vote 351)
Passed · 33-0
Yea
HB05401 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning Revisions To The State Building Code, State Fire Prevention Code And Fire Safety Code. (Senate Roll Call Vote 335)
Passed · 36-0
Yea
HB05229 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning Gaming. (Senate Roll Call Vote 359)
Passed · 32-1
Yea
SB00483 · 2026-05-06
An Act Establishing The Crime Of Digital Defrauding. (Senate Roll Call Vote 360)
Passed · 33-0
Yea
HB05336 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning Advanced Nuclear Energy. (Senate Roll Call Vote 347)
Passed · 33-0
Yea
HB05562 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning Various Revisions To Human Services Statutes. (Senate Roll Call Vote 356)
Passed · 33-0
Yea
HB05377 · 2026-05-06
An Act Concerning Return Of Health Care Provider Payments. (Senate Roll Call Vote 350)
Passed · 33-0
Yea
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 657 total roll-call votes this session).
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