# Bill Heffernan Bill Heffernan is a Democratic member of the Connecticut House for district 115. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Connecticut House, district 115 - Serving since: 2024-01-30 - Current term: CT 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/e4ee574a-8df3-46b3-93cb-3ec24cb49144 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e4ee574a-8df3-46b3-93cb-3ec24cb49144 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set]. ## Headline Heffernan voted against the majority of Connecticut House Democrats 29 times; party unity 86%, in the bottom tenth of the Connecticut House (average 95.0%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.43 (standard error 0.02), from 295 donors and 395 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 77% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (CT 2025–26 session) 754 roll calls. Attendance 97.0% (Connecticut House 96.7%). Party unity 86% (95.0%). 29 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-05-06 · voted yea · House Roll Call Vote · SB 391 AN ACT CONCERNING THE AVAILABILITY OF BREAST CANCER SCREENING, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT SERVICES FOR WOMEN COMMITTED TO THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF… · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB391/ - 2026-05-06 · voted yea · House Roll Call Vote · HB 5563 AN ACT CONCERNING VARIOUS CRIMINAL LAW AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROPOSALS, CERTIFICATES OF APPROVAL FOR AIRPORTS, HELIPORTS, VERTIPORTS, RESTRICTED… · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5563/ - 2026-05-06 · voted yea · House Roll Call Vote · SB 307 AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REVISIONS TO THE COMMERCE STATUTES AND PROHIBITING… · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB307/ - 2026-05-06 · voted yea · House Roll Call Vote · SB 306 AN ACT CONCERNING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY STRATEGY. · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB306/ - 2026-05-06 · voted yea · House Roll Call Vote · SB 220 AN ACT CONCERNING STUDENT LITERACY, ASPIRING EDUCATORS, AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE AS PART OF THE WORLD LANGUAGES CURRICULUM AND THE PARAEDUCATOR HEALTH… · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB220/ - 2026-05-06 · voted yea · House Roll Call Vote · SB 375 AN ACT CONCERNING SCHOOL MAPPING DATA SERVICES. · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB375/ - 2026-05-06 · voted yea · House Roll Call Vote · HB 5281 AN ACT CONCERNING PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT. · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5281/ - 2026-05-06 · voted yea · House Roll Call Vote · SB 247 AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE AUDITORS OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS. · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB247/ - 2026-05-06 · voted yea · House Roll Call Vote · SB 457 AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATE'S BOTTLE BILL. · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB457/ - 2026-05-06 · voted yea · House Roll Call Vote · SB 430 AN ACT ADOPTING THE INTEGRATED SETTING STANDARD OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT FOR PUBLIC ENTITIES. · pass · https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB430/ ## Legislation (CT 2025–26 session) Sponsored 78 bills: 78 reached committee, 25 passed one chamber, 20 passed both, 20 became law. Cosponsored 0. 32.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Connecticut House 35.3%; rank 81 of 150). Recent sponsored bills: - SB 509: AN ACT CONCERNING ADDRESS VERIFICATION REFORMS FOR REGISTRANTS. (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB509/ - HB 5312: 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… (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5312/ - HB 5342: AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND OTHER MEANS TO GENERATE DECEPTIVE SYNTHETIC MEDIA AND AFFECT ELECTIONS. (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5342/ - SB 421: AN ACT CONCERNING REPORTING OF DOUBLE UTILITY POLES. (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB421/ - HB 5486: AN ACT CONCERNING A DIAPER PARTNERSHIP GRANT PROGRAM. (in committee, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5486/ - HB 5480: AN ACT CONCERNING PEER SUPPORT SERVICES UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM. (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5480/ - HB 5149: AN ACT CONCERNING PHONE-FREE SCHOOLS. (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5149/ - HB 5237: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES. (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5237/ - HB 5035: AN ACT REQUIRING SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO BAN CELLULAR PHONES IN THE CLASSROOM. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/HB5035/ - SB 435: AN ACT CONCERNING AUTOMATED DECISION SYSTEMS PROTECTIONS FOR EMPLOYEES. (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/ct/bills/2026/SB435/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $7,070 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 94% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Heffernan - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bill.i.heffernan - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/firefightercousinbilltc/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e4ee574a-8df3-46b3-93cb-3ec24cb49144