Became law as Public Act 07-249, signed July 10, 2007, 125 days after it was filed.
2007 Regular Session
Senate Bill 1406
AN ACT CONCERNING AUTHORIZATION OF STATE GRANT COMMITMENTS FOR SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECTS AND CHANGES TO THE STATUTES CONCERNING SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECTS.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To authorize state grant commitments for school building projects, to limit the grant eligibility of school construction renovation projects to only those facilities where at least seventy-five per cent of the total facility area is at least thirty years old and it has been at least twenty years since the last major renovation, to provide that for all projects authorized on or after July 1, 2007, all attorneys' fees and court costs related to litigation shall be eligible for state school construction grant assistance only if the town is the prevailing party, to limit school construction grant eligibility of site remediation costs so that site remediation costs eligible for state grant assistance not exceed twenty-five per cent of the appraised value of the site unless the purchase price of the site is adjusted so that the purchase price plus remediation costs do not exceed one hundred twenty-five per cent of the appraised value, to exempt the regional vocational-technical school system from requirements preventing projects from appearing on a list of projects seeking a change in scope or cost more than twice without reauthorization, to clarify that regional-vocational technical school projects shall be treated equally to other school projects when seeking grants for roof replacements, code compliance and other safety, health or emergency repairs and to permit reimbursement for fuel cells under the school construction program.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
7 co-sponsors
Paul R. Doyle, Gary D. LeBeau, Joseph J. Crisco Jr., Andrea L. Stillman, Mary Ann Handley, Edwin A. Gomes, Martin M. Looney
In the House of Representatives
Its course
March 7 to July 10, 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 action37 actions on 16 days
In the SenateMar 7 to Jun 691 days
Education CommitteeMar 7 to Mar 2922 days
Finance, Revenue and Bonding CommitteeMar 29 to Apr 1719 days
In the House of RepresentativesJun 6 to Jun 60 days
Back in the SenateJun 6 to Jun 2822 days
Waiting to be sentJun 28 to Jun 291 day
With the GovernorJun 29 to Jul 1011 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
Senate floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Jun 6
House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Jun 6 · Senate agreed Jun 6
House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Jun 6 · Senate agreed Jun 6
House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Jun 6 · Senate agreed Jun 6
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 Mar 7 – Jun 6
- Mar 7Introduced and sent to Education Committee
- Mar 8Heard in Education Committee
- Mar 29Education Committee recommended a substitute for it and sent it to Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
- Apr 17Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee recommended a substitute for it
- Jun 6The Senate adopted Senate Amendment A
- Passed the Senate with Senate Amendment A
In the House of Representatives Jun 6
- Jun 6Sent to the House of Representatives
- The House of Representatives adopted Senate Amendment A
- The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
- The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment B
- The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment C
- Passed the House of Representatives with Senate Amendment A
Back in the Senate Jun 6 – Jun 28
- Jun 6Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendments A, B and C
- Sent to the Senate
- The Senate agreed to House of Representatives Amendments A, B and C
- Passed the Senate with Senate Amendment A
- Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendments A, B and C
- Jun 28Numbered Public Act 07-249
To the Governor Jun 29 – Jul 10
- Jun 29Sent to the Secretary of the State
- Jul 10Signed by the Governor
All 37 actions, as published
- Mar 7REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Mar 8PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 29Joint Favorable Substitute Change of ReferenceBoth houses
- Mar 30FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Apr 4RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 4FAV. CHG. OF REF., SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
- Apr 5FAV. CHG. OF REF. HOUSE TO COMM. ONHouse of Representatives
- Apr 17Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
- Apr 18FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Apr 27REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- May 3RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- May 3FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
- May 3SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
- May 3FILE NO.Both houses
- May 9MOVED TO FOOT OF CAL., SENATESenate
- Jun 4REMOVED FOOT OF CALENDAR SENATESenate
- Jun 6SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- Jun 6SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- Jun 6TRANSMITTED PURSUANT TO JOINT RULES.Both houses
- Jun 6FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Jun 6HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- Jun 6RULES SUSPENDEDHouse of Representatives
- Jun 6HOUSE ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- Jun 6HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- Jun 6HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- Jun 6HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- Jun 6HOUSE PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- Jun 6HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- Jun 6TRANSMITTED PURSUANT TO JOINT RULE 17Both houses
- Jun 6RULES SUSPENDEDHouse of Representatives
- Jun 6SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- Jun 6SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- Jun 6SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- Jun 6IN CONCURRENCESenate
- Jun 28PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
- Jun 29TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
- Jul 10SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor