l9n/ Connecticut

2005 Regular Session

Senate Bill 55

AN ACT CONCERNING VOTER REGISTRATION, CERTAIN NOMINATING PROCEDURES, CAMPAIGN ACCOUNTABILITY, A VOTER GUIDE, PUSH POLLING AND ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES.

Became law as Public Act 05-188, signed July 1, 2005, 177 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To require any new voting machine to be constructed so as to produce an individual, permanent, voter-verified paper record for each elector casting a vote on the machine.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

13 co-sponsors

Donald J. DeFronzo, Edward Meyer, Andrea L. Stillman, Mary Ann Handley, Gary D. LeBeau, Gayle S. Slossberg, Anthony Guglielmo, Joseph J. Crisco Jr., Judith G. Freedman, Thomas A. Colapietro, Biagio Ciotto, Ernest E. Newton II, Jonathan A. Harris

In the House of Representatives

    36 co-sponsors

    Deborah W. Heinrich, Paul R. Doyle, Emil "Buddy" Altobello, Joseph S. Mioli, Toni Boucher, Patricia M. Widlitz, Juan R. Candelaria, Diana S. Urban, Ryan P. Barry, Vickie Orsini Nardello, Paul Davis, Roberta B. Willis, Faith McMahon, Jim Shapiro, Steve Fontana, James Field Spallone, Ernest Hewett, John "Jack" F. Hennessy, James A. O'Rourke III, Lile R. Gibbons, Joan A. Lewis, Raymond C. Kalinowski, Andrew M. Fleischmann, Donald B. Sherer, Livvy R. Floren, Gerald M. Fox III, Catherine F. Abercrombie, Peter F. Villano, Cathy C. Tymniak, Chris Perone, Sandy H. Nafis, Elizabeth B. Ritter, Themis Klarides, Richard F. Ferrari, William Aman, John C. Geragosian

    Its course

    January 5 to July 1, 2005, 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 action41 actions on 22 days

    In the SenateJan 5 to May 18133 days

    Government Administration and Elections CommitteeJan 5 to Mar 2377 days

    Appropriations CommitteeApr 26 to May 26 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMay 18 to Jun 215 days

    Joint Committee on Legislative ManagementMay 23 to May 263 days

    Judiciary CommitteeMay 27 to May 314 days

    Waiting to be sentJun 2 to Jun 2018 days

    With the GovernorJun 20 to Jul 111 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 18 · Adopted Jun 2

    • Senate floor amendmentRejected

      Rejected May 18

    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 Senate Jan 5 – May 18

    1. Jan 5Introduced and sent to Government Administration and Elections Committee
    2. Feb 8Drafted as a bill by Government Administration and Elections Committee
    3. Feb 9Sent to Government Administration and Elections Committee
    4. Feb 10Heard in Government Administration and Elections Committee
    5. Mar 23Government Administration and Elections Committee recommended a substitute for it
    6. Apr 26Sent to Appropriations Committee
    7. May 2Appropriations Committee recommended it
    8. May 18The Senate adopted Senate Amendment A
    9. The Senate rejected Senate Amendment B
    10. Passed the Senate with Senate Amendment A

    In the House of Representatives May 19 – Jun 2

    1. May 19Arrived in the House of Representatives
    2. May 23Sent to Joint Committee on Legislative Management
    3. May 26Joint Committee on Legislative Management recommended it
    4. May 27Sent to Judiciary Committee
    5. May 31Judiciary Committee recommended it
    6. Jun 2The House of Representatives adopted Senate Amendment A
    7. Passed the House of Representatives with Senate Amendment A

    To the Governor Jun 14 – Jul 1

    1. Jun 14Numbered Public Act 05-188
    2. Jun 20Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Jul 1Signed by the Governor
    All 41 actions, as published
    1. Jan 5REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Jan 28Vote to DraftBoth houses
    3. Feb 8DRAFTED BY COMMITTEEBoth houses
    4. Feb 9REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    5. Feb 10PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    6. Mar 23Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    7. Mar 24FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    8. Apr 4REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    9. Apr 11RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    10. Apr 11FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    11. Apr 11SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    12. Apr 11FILE NO.Both houses
    13. Apr 26REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
    14. May 2Joint FavorableBoth houses
    15. May 3FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    16. May 3RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    17. May 3NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    18. May 3FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    19. May 18SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    20. May 18SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    21. May 18SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    22. May 19FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    23. May 19HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    24. May 23REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
    25. May 26Joint FavorableBoth houses
    26. May 26FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    27. May 26RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    28. May 26NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    29. May 26TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    30. May 27REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
    31. May 31Joint FavorableBoth houses
    32. May 31FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    33. May 31RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    34. May 31NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    35. May 31TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    36. Jun 2HOUSE ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    37. Jun 2HOUSE PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    38. Jun 2IN CONCURRENCEHouse of Representatives
    39. Jun 14PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    40. Jun 20TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    41. Jul 1SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor