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2007 Regular Session

House Bill 5656

AN ACT CONCERNING ACCESS TO POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION.

Vetoed by the Governor on June 26, 2007; the veto was not overridden. The 2007 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To allow the Department of Children and Families to provide post secondary school financial assistance to individuals who were committed to the department at the time of their eighteenth birthday in an amount that does not exceed the total cost of in-state tuition, room, board and matriculation fees associated with attending The University of Connecticut at Storrs.

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

4 co-sponsors

Felipe Reinoso, Kelvin Roldan, Michael P. Lawlor, John C. Geragosian

In the Senate

    3 co-sponsors

    Toni Nathaniel Harp, Mary Ann Handley, Donald E. Williams Jr.

    Its course

    January 17 to June 26, 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 action48 actions on 22 days

    In the House of RepresentativesJan 17 to May 17120 days

    Human Services CommitteeJan 17 to Mar 2062 days

    Appropriations CommitteeMay 3 to May 41 day

    In the SenateMay 17 to Jun 115 days

    Waiting to be sentJun 1 to Jun 1514 days

    With the GovernorJun 15 to Jun 2611 days

    After the vetoJun 26 to Jun 26 · stopped0 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 17 · Adopted Jun 1

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentRejected

      Rejected May 17

    • Senate floor amendmentRejected

      Rejected Jun 1

    • Senate floor amendmentRejected

      Rejected Jun 1

    • Senate floor amendmentRejected

      Rejected Jun 1

    • Senate floor amendmentRejected

      Rejected Jun 1

    • Senate floor amendmentRejected

      Rejected Jun 1

    • Senate floor amendmentRejected

      Rejected Jun 1

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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    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 17 – May 17

    1. Introduced and sent to Human Services Committee
    2. Heard in Human Services Committee
    3. Drafted as a bill by Human Services Committee
    4. Sent to Human Services Committee
    5. Human Services Committee recommended it
    6. Sent to Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee
    7. Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee recommended a substitute for it
    8. Sent to Appropriations Committee
    9. Appropriations Committee recommended it
    10. The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    11. The House of Representatives rejected House of Representatives Amendment B
    12. Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A

    In the Senate May 21 – Jun 1

    1. Arrived in the Senate
    2. The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    3. The Senate rejected Senate Amendment A
    4. The Senate rejected Senate Amendment B
    5. The Senate rejected Senate Amendment C
    6. The Senate rejected Senate Amendment D
    7. The Senate rejected Senate Amendment E
    8. The Senate rejected Senate Amendment F
    9. Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendment A

    To the Governor Jun 1 – Jun 26

    1. Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendment A
    2. Numbered Public Act 07-135
    3. Sent to the Secretary of the State
    4. Vetoed by the Governor
    All 48 actions, as published