2001 Regular Session

House Bill 6939

AN ACT CONCERNING PROTECTIVE SERVICES FOR ELDERLY PERSONS.

Became law as Public Act 01-209, signed July 13, 2001, 133 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To establish a state earned income tax credit; to streamline the application process for assistance programs administered by the Department of Social Services by minimizing the administrative expense of duplicate applications and ensuring that applicants receive information about programs for which they may be eligible; to require expedited fair hearings concerning denials of urgent, unmet needs; to provide that lack of safe and adequate child care shall constitute good cause for failure to participate in a work activity required under the temporary family assistance program; to permit families which have exhausted the twenty-one-month time limited benefits under the temporary family assistance program to regain eligibility for six-month extensions through establishing a work history or participation in individual performance contracts; and to permit families to seek review of sanctions.

Its course

March 2 to July 13, 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 action28 actions on 15 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 2 to Jun 595 days

Human Services CommitteeMar 2 to Apr 332 days

Appropriations CommitteeMay 2 to May 75 days

In the SenateJun 5 to Jun 61 day

Waiting to be sentJun 6 to Jun 2923 days

With the GovernorJun 29 to Jul 1314 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Jun 5 · Adopted Jun 6

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 Mar 2 – Jun 5

Mar 2Introduced and sent to Human Services Committee
Mar 22Heard in Human Services Committee
Apr 3Human Services Committee recommended a substitute for it
May 2Sent to Appropriations Committee
May 7Appropriations Committee recommended a substitute for it
Jun 5The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A

In the Senate Jun 5 – Jun 6

Jun 5Sent to the Senate
Jun 6The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendment A

To the Governor Jun 20 – Jul 13

Jun 20Numbered Public Act 01-209
Jun 29Sent to the Secretary of the State
Jul 13Signed by the Governor

All 28 actions, as published

Mar 2REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
Mar 22PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
Apr 3Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
Apr 5FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
Apr 12REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
Apr 19RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
Apr 19FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
Apr 19HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
Apr 19FILE NO.Both houses
May 2REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
May 7Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
May 7FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
May 9REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
May 15RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
May 15NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
May 15TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
May 15FILE NO.Both houses
Jun 5HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
Jun 5HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
Jun 5TRANSMITTED PURSUANT TO JOINT RULES.Both houses
Jun 5FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
Jun 5SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
Jun 6RULES SUSPENDEDSenate
Jun 6SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
Jun 6SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
Jun 20PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
Jun 29TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
Jul 13SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor