l9n/ Connecticut

2003 Regular Session

House Bill 5663

AN ACT CONCERNING ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS TO VETERANS.

Became law as Public Act 03-85, signed June 3, 2003, 132 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To define service during Operation Enduring Freedom as wartime service for purposes of veterans' benefits.

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

34 co-sponsors

J. Brendan Sharkey, Andrea L. Stillman, Jim O'Rourke, Andrew M. Fleischmann, Stephen D. Dargan, Mary G. Fritz, Alfred Adinolfi, Roger Brian Michele, Hank W. Bielawa, John Stone Jr., Felipe Reinoso, Gail K. Hamm, Kenneth P. Green, Joan A. Lewis, Bob Godfrey, Vincent J. Tonucci, Linda A. Orange, Carlo Leone, Joseph C. Serra, Claire L. Janowski, Gary Orefice, Louis P. Esposito Jr., Steven T. Mikutel, Joseph E. Mann, Julia B. Wasserman, Anne L. Ruwet, Kevin M. DelGobbo, John C. Geragosian, William A. Hamzy, Bob Peters, Raymond C. Kalinowski, Marilyn Giuliano, Robert T. Keeley Jr., Bob Congdon

In the Senate

    9 co-sponsors

    Kevin B. Sullivan, Gary D. LeBeau, Donald J. DeFronzo, Leonard A. Fasano, Win Smith, Thomas J. Herlihy, Bill Finch, Biagio Ciotto, Anthony Guglielmo

    Its course

    January 22 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 action24 actions on 17 days

    In the House of RepresentativesJan 22 to May 14112 days

    Public Safety and Security CommitteeJan 22 to Mar 2057 days

    Finance, Revenue and Bonding CommitteeMar 20 to Apr 2435 days

    In the SenateMay 14 to May 206 days

    Waiting to be sentMay 20 to May 3010 days

    With the GovernorMay 30 to Jun 34 days

    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 22 – May 14

    1. Jan 22Introduced and sent to Public Safety and Security Committee
    2. Jan 31Heard in Public Safety and Security Committee
    3. Mar 18Drafted as a bill by Public Safety and Security Committee
    4. Mar 19Sent to Public Safety and Security Committee
    5. Mar 20Public Safety and Security Committee recommended a substitute for it and sent it to Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
    6. Apr 24Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee recommended it
    7. May 14Passed the House of Representatives

    In the Senate May 15 – May 20

    1. May 15Arrived in the Senate
    2. May 20Passed the Senate

    To the Governor May 29 – Jun 3

    1. May 29Numbered Public Act 03-85
    2. May 30Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Jun 3Signed by the Governor
    All 24 actions, as published
    1. Jan 22REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Jan 31PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Feb 27Vote to DraftBoth houses
    4. Mar 18DRAFTED BY COMMITTEEBoth houses
    5. Mar 19REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    6. Mar 20Joint Favorable Substitute Change of ReferenceBoth houses
    7. Mar 20FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    8. Mar 25RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    9. Mar 25FAV. CHG. OF REF. HOUSE TO COMM. ONHouse of Representatives
    10. Mar 26FAV. CHG. OF REF., SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
    11. Apr 24Joint FavorableBoth houses
    12. Apr 24FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    13. Apr 29REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    14. May 6RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    15. May 6FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    16. May 6HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    17. May 6FILE NO.Both houses
    18. May 14HOUSE PASSEDHouse of Representatives
    19. May 15FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    20. May 15SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    21. May 20SENATE PASSEDSenate
    22. May 29PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    23. May 30TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    24. Jun 3SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor