ConnecticutConfirms Janice Beecher as a Connecticut utility commissioner
The General Assembly confirms Janice Beecher for the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority through June 30, 2030, or longer until a successor is appointed and qualified.
What it does
Janice Beecher is confirmed as a utility commissioner, succeeding Katherine Scharf Dykes. Her term runs through June 30, 2030, or longer until a successor is appointed and qualified to take office.
Argument forKeeping Beecher in office until a successor is appointed and qualified could prevent a vacancy when her stated term ends.
Argument againstThe holdover rule could extend Beecher’s service beyond June 2030 without a firm departure date if no successor is appointed and qualified.
More detail
The General Assembly confirms the governor’s nomination of Janice Beecher as a utility commissioner. Beecher, of New Britain, succeeds Katherine Scharf Dykes at the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. Her term ends June 30, 2030, or when a successor is appointed and qualified to take office, whichever is later.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 5IN CONCURRENCELatest
- Vote recorded Senate Roll Call Vote 285. Result: pass.Upper
- May 5ADOPTED, SENATEPassed 2nd Chamber
- Mar 27SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 159
- Mar 27FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Minor
- Mar 25ADOPTED, HOUSEPassed 1st Chamber
- Mar 9HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 32
- Mar 9FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARMinor
- Mar 9PUBLIC HEARING 0305Introduced
- May 5IN CONCURRENCELatest
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