The Connecticut Senate is honoring the longtime co-chairwoman of the General Assembly's tax committee. The Westbrook Democrat is retiring after serving nearly 20 years in the legislature.

Both Democrats and Republicans praised Daily during Tuesday's special legislative session for her work overseeing the Finance Revenue and Bonding Committee, her sense of humor, forthrightness, brevity and knowledge of the state budget.

Daily announced in May that she intended to retire. She has represented the towns of Chester, Clinton, Colchester, Deep River, East Haddam, East Hampton, Essex, Haddam, Lyme, Old Saybrook, Portland and Westbrook since 1993. At the time, she said holding public office had become physically demanding since being diagnosed with cancer and a re-election campaign would be difficult.

Daily also served as Westbrook First Selectman and as a school board member.