
Sampson, Rob
16th District (R)
Senate Republican Whip
- 860-240-8800
- rob.sampson@cga.ct.gov
Towns Represented
Cheshire (p), Prospect, Southington, Waterbury (p), Wolcott
Committees
Government Administration and Elections (Ranking Member); Finance, Revenue and Bonding; Judiciary
Voting Record
Year | Vote Name | Score |
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2019 |
2019 Budget
HB 7424
Favorable vote indicates support for the budget which increased ECS funds, excluded a proposal to shift the teacher pension costs to municipalities, and restructured the unfunded liability of the Teachers' Retirement Fund. |
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2019 |
Minority Teacher Recruitment
SB 1022
Favorable vote indicates support for SDE's development and implementation of strategies and use of existing resources to hire and employ minority teachers. |
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2019 |
Black and Latino Studies
HB 7082
Favorable vote indicates support for the inclusion of Black and Latino studies in the public school curriculum. |
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2019 |
School Climate
HB 7215
Favorable vote indicates support for the development of a statewide school climate survey,addressing social-emotional learning, and taking steps to make schools safer by expanding the definition of bullying to acts causing physical or emotional harm on any individual in a school, including staff. |
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2019 |
School Play
HB 7250
Favorable vote indicates support for inclusion of additional time for undirected play in the school day. |
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2019 |
School Counselors
SB 956
Favorable vote indicates support for the development of guidelines for a comprehensive school counseling program for all students. |
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2019 |
Cultural Responsiveness
SB 1020
Favorable vote indicates support for the inclusion of cultural responsiveness in training and professional development provided to teachers. |
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2019 |
IEP Retaliation
HB 7353
Favorable vote indicates support for establishing protections to ensure educators who make recommendations in IEP's and PPT's are not retaliated against. |
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2018 |
Classroom Safety
SB 453
Favorable vote indicates support for a bill providing greater teacher input and access to resources to address incidents where a student causes physical harm to others in the classroom. (Passed; Vetoed) |
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2018 |
Veto Override on Classroom Safety
SB 453
Favorable vote supported a procedural action to permit a future vote to override the governor's veto of the Classroom Safety Bill. |
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2018 |
Prohibition of Governor's Recissions
HB 5171
Favorable vote indicates support of a bill that would prevent the governor from unilaterally making mid-year reductions to the education cost sharing grant for cities and towns without legislative approval. (Passed; Vetoed) |
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2018 |
Prohibition of Governor's Recissions in Education Committee
HB 5171
Favorable vote indicates support of a bill in the Education Committee that would prevent the governor from unilaterally making mid-year reductions to the education cost sharing grant for cities and towns without legislative approval. (Passed; Vetoed) |
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2018 |
Education Savings Accounts
HB 5340
Favorable vote indicated opposition to this bill in the Banking Committee, which would have required the state to study Education Savings Accounts (ESAs), a type of voucher plan for children to attend a private school. |
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2018 |
CT Lottery to the Retirement System
SB 280
Favorable vote indicates support for studying a proposal to preserve retirement benefits and strengthen the financial position of the Teachers Retirement System using the full value of the state's lottery system. |
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2018 |
DREAMERS
SB 4
Favorable vote indicates support for a bill that allows undocumented graduates of high schools in Connecticut aka ("Dreamers") be eligible for tuition assistance at public colleges and universities in the state. |
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2018 |
School Security
SB 454
Favorable vote supported legislation to expand school security infrastructure grants, which help to make school facilities more secure. |
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2017 |
October Budget and ECS
SB 1502
Favorable vote prevented deeper ECS cuts proposed b1 the governor and staved off efforts to undermine collective bargaining. Opposition (passed SB 1502) |
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2017 |
Teacher Pension Increase
SB 1502
Favorable vote indicates opposition to increasing teachers contrubution to the TRF from 6% to 7%. (SB 1502) |
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2017 |
September Budget
HB 7501
Favorable vote indicates opposition to provisions of this bill that: Increased Teacher Pension contribution to 8%; redistributed ECS to the detriment of needier districts; limited state employee collective bargaining; and undermined municipal collective bargaining. (Passed HB 7501; vetoed) |