State Representative Chris Aniskovich
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State Rep. Chris Aniskovich (R-35) has been proudly serving the people of Clinton, Killingworth, & Westbrook since 2022.
06/17/2026
I wanted to share that the Connecticut General Assembly’s 2026 Major Acts Report is available for you to review. This report is a summary of the major pieces of legislation that were enacted during this legislative session.
You’ll find that it covers many different topics, including aging, banking, and education, among other important categories.
The report can be accessed here:
👉 https://tinyurl.com/329hsde5
05/06/2026
👏We welcomed Matthew and Tyler Medina in the House chamber earlier this afternoon to highlight the work of these these twin brothers from Killingworth. The siblings were here for their efforts to change a state law that prohibits new teen drivers from carrying passengers who are younger than 18 for the first six months of driving, even immediate family members.
This made it difficult for the siblings to practice driving, since they couldn't be in the car together.
And as so many parents know with having to get kids to games, and other events, that meant a parent had to take two separate cars whenever one twin was driving.
We were joined today by House Republican Leader Vincent Candelora who had a bill proposal on this very issue. The siblings had testified before the Transportation Committee, and while working with Senator Christine Cohen, co-chairman of the committee, were able to tweak the law through S.B. 413, which I’m glad to say passed through the Senate and advanced from the House yesterday.
As long as one sibling holds a learner's permit, this specific change allows 16- and 17-year-old learner's permit holders to drive with their sibling, as long as they are accompanied by, and under the instruction of, an adult who is at least 20 who has been licensed for at least four years.
Thank you to the Medinas for your efforts!
Last night on the House floor, I shared a deeply personal story, one that I felt was important to the debate on hand.
The majority in the House passed a controversial proposal (HB 5350) eliminating potency and dosage limits on ma*****na products sold in Connecticut, and I opposed it. The reason is personal: my 26-year-old stepson died from an overdose just three years ago. His loss deeply impacted our family, and it’s a pain we feel each and every day.
During what was a lengthy debate, my colleagues and I offered several amendments, including one to keep potency limits in place. I spoke because ma*****na can be the starting point of a dangerous path, and addiction is taking lives, including someone in my own family.
At a time when families and communities are already struggling with substance abuse, raising potency levels sends the wrong message. Ma*****na is not harmless, and increasing its strength raises the risk of dependency and, in some cases, progression to more dangerous drugs. This bill was driven by concerns that Connecticut is losing business to states with higher potency levels, but we should be far more concerned about the lives at stake.
Public safety is also a serious concern. Higher potency products can further impair judgment and reaction time, increasing the risk of impaired driving and putting more people in danger on our roads.
We should be working to make our communities safer, not expanding access to stronger, more dangerous substances, and I would urge my colleagues in the Senate to think about the impact this will have on so many families.
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