Became law as Public Act 08-83, signed May 27, 2008, 97 days after it was filed.
2008 Regular Session
House Bill 5537
AN ACT CONCERNING CONSTRUCTION SAFETY.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To require that all workers on public works projects take an OSHA safety course or program and not just those performing manual labor.
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
Sponsor
2 co-sponsors
In the Senate
Its course
February 20 to May 27, 2008, 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 action26 actions on 14 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 20 to Apr 2464 days
Labor and Public Employees CommitteeFeb 20 to Mar 1322 days
General Law CommitteeApr 8 to Apr 157 days
In the SenateApr 24 to May 28 days
Waiting to be sentMay 2 to May 1917 days
With the GovernorMay 19 to May 278 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Apr 24 · Adopted May 2
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 20 – Apr 24
- Feb 20Introduced and sent to Labor and Public Employees Committee
- Mar 7Heard in Labor and Public Employees Committee
- Mar 13Labor and Public Employees Committee recommended a substitute for it
- Apr 8Sent to General Law Committee
- Apr 15General Law Committee recommended it
- Apr 24The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
- Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A
In the Senate Apr 28 – May 2
- Apr 28Arrived in the Senate
- May 2The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
- Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendment A
To the Governor May 9 – May 27
- May 9Numbered Public Act 08-83
- May 19Sent to the Secretary of the State
- May 27Signed by the Governor
All 26 actions, as published
- Feb 20REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Mar 7PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 13Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
- Mar 13FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Mar 24REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Mar 31RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Mar 31FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Mar 31HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- Mar 31FILE NO.Both houses
- Apr 8REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
- Apr 15Joint FavorableBoth houses
- Apr 15FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Apr 15RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 16NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
- Apr 16TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Apr 24HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- Apr 24HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- Apr 28FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
- Apr 28SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
- Apr 28FILE NO.Both houses
- May 2SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- May 2SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- May 2ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCESenate
- May 9PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
- May 19TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
- May 27SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor