Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on April 17, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.
2008 Regular Session
House Bill 5544
AN ACT CONCERNING VETERANS' BENEFITS.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To require the Commissioner of Veterans' Affairs to study the feasibility of increasing veterans' benefits.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
February 20 to April 17, 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 action19 actions on 15 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 20 to Apr 17 · stopped57 days
Veterans' and Military Affairs CommitteeFeb 20 to Feb 288 days
Planning and Development CommitteeFeb 28 to Mar 1213 days
Appropriations CommitteeMar 12 to Mar 2816 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 20 – Mar 28
- Feb 20Introduced and sent to Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee
- Feb 22Heard in Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee
- Feb 28Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee recommended a substitute for it and sent it to Planning and Development Committee
- Mar 12Planning and Development Committee recommended it and sent it to Appropriations Committee
- Mar 28Appropriations Committee recommended a substitute for it
All 19 actions, as published
- Feb 20REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 22PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Feb 28Joint Favorable Substitute Change of ReferenceBoth houses
- Feb 29FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Mar 3RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Mar 4FAV. CHG. OF REF. HOUSE TO COMM. ONHouse of Representatives
- Mar 5FAV. CHG. OF REF., SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
- Mar 12Joint Favorable Change of ReferenceBoth houses
- Mar 14FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Mar 17RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Mar 17FAV. CHG. OF REF. HOUSE TO COMM. ONHouse of Representatives
- Mar 18FAV. CHG. OF REF., SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
- Mar 28Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
- Apr 1FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Apr 11REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Apr 17RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 17FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Apr 17HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- Apr 17FILE NO.Both houses