l9n/ Connecticut

2001 Regular Session

House Bill 5850

AN ACT CONCERNING PEREMPTORY CHALLENGES IN A CIVIL ACTION.

Became law as Public Act 01-152, signed July 6, 2001, 171 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To ensure that when selecting a jury in a civil action where there are multiple plaintiffs or defendants, each side has an equal number of peremptory challenges.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

2 co-sponsors

Steve Jarmoc, Kathleen M. Tallarita

In the Senate

    1 co-sponsor

    Catherine W. Cook

    Its course

    January 16 to July 6, 2001, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action24 actions on 15 days

    In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to May 31135 days

    Judiciary CommitteeJan 16 to Apr 478 days

    In the SenateMay 31 to Jun 55 days

    Waiting to be sentJun 5 to Jun 2015 days

    With the GovernorJun 20 to Jul 616 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 31 · Adopted Jun 5

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentRejected

      Rejected May 31

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Jan 16 – May 31

    1. Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
    2. Drafted as a bill by Judiciary Committee
    3. Sent to Judiciary Committee
    4. Heard in Judiciary Committee
    5. Judiciary Committee recommended it
    6. The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    7. The House of Representatives ruled House of Representatives Amendment B not germane
    8. Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A

    In the Senate Jun 1 – Jun 5

    1. Sent to the Senate
    2. The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    3. Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendment A

    To the Governor Jun 13 – Jul 6

    1. Numbered Public Act 01-152
    2. Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Signed by the Governor
    All 24 actions, as published