Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Government Administration and Elections Committee on February 16, 2007. The 2007 session has ended.
2007 Regular Session
House Bill 5299
AN ACT CONCERNING COMPUTER SOFTWARE PURCHASED BY STATE AGENCIES.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To require state agencies to consider the use of open source code software as an alternative to the use of proprietary software.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
January 10 to February 16, 2007, 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 action5 actions on 5 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 10 to Feb 16 · stopped37 days
Government Administration and Elections CommitteeJan 10 to Feb 16 · stopped37 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 10 – Feb 16
- Jan 10Introduced and sent to Government Administration and Elections Committee
- Feb 13Drafted as a bill by Government Administration and Elections Committee
- Feb 14Sent to Government Administration and Elections Committee
- Feb 16Heard in Government Administration and Elections Committee
All 5 actions, as published
- Jan 10REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Jan 29Vote to DraftBoth houses
- Feb 13DRAFTED BY COMMITTEEBoth houses
- Feb 14REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 16PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses