l9n/ Connecticut

2006 Regular Session

House Bill 5488

AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEFINITION OF VETERAN AND THE REPORTING OF VETERAN'S BENEFITS.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Appropriations Committee on April 5, 2006. The 2006 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To amend the definition of "armed forces" to include the Connecticut National Guard and reserve components of the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Air Force; to revise certain definitions to conform with the United States Code; and to require the compilation of data regarding state benefits provided to veterans for use by the Military Department to recruit and retain military personnel.

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

2 co-sponsors

Robert T. Keeley Jr., Linda M. Gentile

In the Senate

    1 co-sponsor

    Gayle S. Slossberg

    Its course

    February 22 to April 5, 2006, 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 action15 actions on 10 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 22 to Apr 5 · stopped42 days

    Veterans' and Military Affairs CommitteeFeb 22 to Mar 713 days

    Planning and Development CommitteeMar 7 to Mar 136 days

    Appropriations CommitteeApr 5 to Apr 5 · stopped0 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 Feb 22 – Apr 5

    1. Feb 22Introduced and sent to Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee
    2. Feb 24Heard in Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee
    3. Mar 7Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee recommended a substitute for it and sent it to Planning and Development Committee
    4. Mar 13Planning and Development Committee recommended it
    5. Apr 5Sent to Appropriations Committee
    All 15 actions, as published
    1. Feb 22REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 24PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 7Joint Favorable Substitute Change of ReferenceBoth houses
    4. Mar 7FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 8RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    6. Mar 9FAV. CHG. OF REF. HOUSE TO COMM. ONHouse of Representatives
    7. Mar 10FAV. CHG. OF REF., SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
    8. Mar 13FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    9. Mar 13Joint FavorableBoth houses
    10. Mar 20REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    11. Mar 27RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    12. Mar 27FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    13. Mar 27HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    14. Mar 27FILE NO.Both houses
    15. Apr 5REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives