l9n/ Connecticut

2003 Regular Session

House Bill 5159

AN ACT AMENDING CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS CONCERNING DEBIT CARD PAYMENTS, EXPENDITURES BY CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR, SURPLUSES OF REFERENDUM COMMITTEES, PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGNS FEATURING CANDIDATES, SOLICITATION OF CONTRIBUTIONS BY MUNICIPAL DEPARTMENT HEADS AND AUTHORITY TO SUSPEND CERTAIN PARTY OR POLITICAL COMMITTEES.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Government Administration and Elections Committee on June 3, 2003. The 2003 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To allow political committees and candidate committees to use debit cards.

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

1 co-sponsor

Bob Peters

In the Senate

    1 co-sponsor

    Biagio Ciotto

    Its course

    January 16 to June 3, 2003, 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 action23 actions on 16 days

    In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to May 20124 days

    Government Administration and Elections CommitteeJan 16 to Mar 2164 days

    Judiciary CommitteeApr 22 to May 210 days

    In the SenateMay 20 to Jun 3 · stopped14 days

    Government Administration and Elections CommitteeJun 3 to Jun 3 · stopped0 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 29

    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 20

    1. Jan 16Introduced and sent to Government Administration and Elections Committee
    2. Jan 17Heard in Government Administration and Elections Committee
    3. Mar 21Government Administration and Elections Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. Apr 22Sent to Judiciary Committee
    5. May 2Judiciary Committee recommended it
    6. May 20Passed the House of Representatives

    In the Senate May 22 – Jun 3

    1. May 22Arrived in the Senate
    2. May 29The Senate adopted Senate Amendment A
    3. Jun 3Sent to Government Administration and Elections Committee
    All 23 actions, as published
    1. Jan 16REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Jan 17PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 5Vote to Hold until next meetingBoth houses
    4. Mar 14Vote to Hold until next meetingBoth houses
    5. Mar 21Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    6. Mar 24FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 3REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    8. Apr 9RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    9. Apr 9FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    10. Apr 9HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    11. Apr 9FILE NO.Both houses
    12. Apr 22REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
    13. May 2Joint FavorableBoth houses
    14. May 5FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    15. May 5RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    16. May 6NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    17. May 6TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    18. May 20HOUSE PASSEDHouse of Representatives
    19. May 22FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    20. May 22SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    21. May 29SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    22. May 29MATTER PASS RETAINEDSenate
    23. Jun 3SEN. RECOMMITTED TOSenate