l9n/ Connecticut

2004 Regular Session

House Bill 5617

AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATE-ADMINISTERED GENERAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Appropriations Committee on March 19, 2004. The 2004 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To enhance the state-administered general assistance program by: (1) Increasing cash assistance benefit levels; (2) eliminating copayment requirements for prescription drugs; (3) ensuring that medical service providers are fully reimbursed for services provided; and (4) allowing cash assistance beneficiaries to remain eligible for such benefits pending the outcome of an administrative hearing concerning the continuation of 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

1 co-sponsor

Peter F. Villano

In the Senate

    2 co-sponsors

    Mary Ann Handley, Eric D. Coleman

    Its course

    March 3 to March 19, 2004, 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 action7 actions on 6 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMar 3 to Mar 19 · stopped16 days

    Human Services CommitteeMar 3 to Mar 1613 days

    Appropriations CommitteeMar 16 to Mar 19 · stopped3 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 3 – Mar 16

    1. Mar 3Introduced and sent to Human Services Committee
    2. Mar 4Heard in Human Services Committee
    3. Mar 16Human Services Committee recommended a substitute for it and sent it to Appropriations Committee
    All 7 actions, as published
    1. Mar 3REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Mar 4PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 16Joint Favorable Substitute Change of ReferenceBoth houses
    4. Mar 16FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 17RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    6. Mar 18FAV. CHG. OF REF. HOUSE TO COMM. ONHouse of Representatives
    7. Mar 19FAV. CHG. OF REF., SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate