The lieutenant-governor shall by virtue of his office, be president of the senate, and have, when in committee of the whole, a right to debate, and when the senate is equally divided, to give the casting vote.
Conn. Const. art. fourth, § 17 — under THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
Conn. Const. art. fourth, § 17
Section 17
The lieutenant-governor shall by virtue of his office, be president of the senate, and have, when in committee of the whole, a right to debate, and when the senate is equally divided, to give the casting vote.