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2003 Regular Session

House Bill 6594

AN ACT CONCERNING MUNICIPAL ETHICS, MUNICIPAL WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS AND THE INVESTIGATION OF MUNICIPAL CORRUPTION, PROHIBITING PERSONS CONVICTED OF CERTAIN CRIMES FROM BEING CANDIDATES FOR OR HOLDING PUBLIC OFFICE AND EXPANDING THE PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF PUBLIC RESOURCES FOR CAMPAIGN PURPOSES.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on May 20, 2003. The 2003 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To (1) establish a code of ethics and an ethics commission for each municipality and special district, (2) apply whistleblower protections to employees of municipalities, special districts and large municipal or special district contractors, and (3) facilitate grand jury investigations into the commission of crimes involving corruption in municipal governments.

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

Robert T. Keeley Jr.

In the Senate

    2 co-sponsors

    Martin M. Looney, Gary D. LeBeau

    Its course

    March 6 to May 20, 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 action17 actions on 10 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMar 6 to May 20 · stopped75 days

    Government Administration and Elections CommitteeMar 6 to Apr 732 days

    Judiciary CommitteeApr 30 to May 66 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 Mar 6 – May 6

    1. Mar 6Introduced and sent to Government Administration and Elections Committee
    2. Mar 10Heard in Government Administration and Elections Committee
    3. Apr 7Government Administration and Elections Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. Apr 30Sent to Judiciary Committee
    5. May 6Judiciary Committee recommended a substitute for it
    All 17 actions, as published
    1. Mar 6REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Mar 10PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Apr 7FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    4. Apr 7Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    5. Apr 16REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 23RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 23FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Apr 23HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Apr 23FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 30REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
    11. May 6Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    12. May 7FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    13. May 14REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    14. May 20RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    15. May 20NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    16. May 20TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    17. May 20FILE NO.Both houses