l9n/ Connecticut

2008 Regular Session

House Bill 5646

AN ACT CONCERNING VOLUNTEER SERVICE BY PAID EMERGENCY PERSONNEL OR PAID FIREFIGHTERS.

Became law as Public Act 08-131, signed June 5, 2008, 105 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To prohibit municipalities from banning their paid firefighter personnel and emergency personnel from serving as volunteer firefighters in another municipality during personal time.

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

91 co-sponsors

Roberta B. Willis, Sandy H. Nafis, Linda M. Gentile, Faith McMahon, Tom Reynolds, James Field Spallone, Linda Schofield, Jason Perillo, Thomas J. Kehoe, Patricia M. Widlitz, Vickie Orsini Nardello, Denise W. Merrill, Richard F. Ferrari, Ruth C. Fahrbach, Penny Bacchiochi, Claudia M. Powers, Leonard C. Greene Jr., Elizabeth B. Ritter, Beth Bye, Ryan P. Barry, Elissa T. Wright, Tom F. Christiano, Jason W. Bartlett, Bryan Hurlburt, George M. Wilber, Russell A. Morin, Ed Jutila, Deborah W. Heinrich, Lawrence G. Miller, Anne L. Ruwet, William Aman, Shawn T. Johnston, Bruce Zalaski, Michael A. Caron, Peggy Sayers, Mary M. Mushinsky, Claire L. Janowski, Linda A. Orange, Joseph S. Mioli, Edward E. Moukawsher, Joan A. Lewis, Ted C. Graziani, John E. Piscopo, Clark J. Chapin, Joe Aresimowicz, Kevin D. Witkos, DebraLee Hovey, Craig Miner, Steven T. Mikutel, Kathleen M. Tallarita, Brian J. O'Connor, Diana S. Urban, Al Adinolfi, John E. Stripp, Mike Alberts, David K. Labriola, Demetrios S. Giannaros, Mary G. Fritz, John W. Thompson, Antonio Guerrera, Walter M. Pawelkiewicz, James A. O'Rourke III, Vincent J. Candelora, Livvy R. Floren, Mary Ann Carson, Themis Klarides, Sean J. Williams, Raymond C. Kalinowski, William A. Hamzy, T.R. Rowe, Elizabeth A. Boukus, Kevin Ryan, Catherine F. Abercrombie, Kevin M. DelGobbo, Karen Jarmoc, Gerald M. Fox III, Lile R. Gibbons, Louis P. Esposito Jr., John W. Hetherington, John H. Frey, Janice R. Giegler, Stephen D. Dargan, Thomas J. Drew, Christel H. Truglia, Joseph J. Taborsak, Paul Davis, Pamela Z. Sawyer, Jeffrey J. Berger, Jack Malone, David A. Scribner, Michael P. Lawlor

In the Senate

    20 co-sponsors

    Edith G. Prague, Joseph J. Crisco Jr., Andrew W. Roraback, Paul R. Doyle, John A. Kissel, Anthony Guglielmo, Leonard A. Fasano, Thomas J. Herlihy, Sam S.F. Caligiuri, Dan Debicella, Gary D. LeBeau, David J. Cappiello, Mary Ann Handley, Robert D Russo, Robert J. Kane, Thomas A. Colapietro, Andrea L. Stillman, Jonathan A. Harris, Andrew M. Maynard, John McKinney

    Its course

    February 21 to June 5, 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 action36 actions on 19 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 21 to Apr 1756 days

    Public Safety and Security CommitteeFeb 21 to Mar 412 days

    Labor and Public Employees CommitteeMar 26 to Apr 38 days

    Appropriations CommitteeApr 8 to Apr 146 days

    In the SenateApr 17 to May 720 days

    Planning and Development CommitteeMay 5 to May 61 day

    Waiting to be sentMay 7 to May 2114 days

    With the GovernorMay 21 to Jun 515 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • Senate floor amendmentRejected

      Rejected May 7

    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 21 – Apr 17

    1. Feb 21Introduced and sent to Public Safety and Security Committee
    2. Feb 22Heard in Public Safety and Security Committee
    3. Mar 4Public Safety and Security Committee recommended it
    4. Mar 26Sent to Labor and Public Employees Committee
    5. Apr 3Labor and Public Employees Committee recommended it
    6. Apr 8Sent to Appropriations Committee
    7. Apr 14Appropriations Committee recommended it
    8. Apr 17Passed the House of Representatives

    In the Senate Apr 21 – May 7

    1. Apr 21Arrived in the Senate
    2. May 5Sent to Planning and Development Committee
    3. May 6Planning and Development Committee recommended it
    4. May 7The Senate rejected Senate Amendment A
    5. Passed the Senate

    To the Governor May 19 – Jun 5

    1. May 19Numbered Public Act 08-131
    2. May 21Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Jun 5Signed by the Governor
    All 36 actions, as published
    1. Feb 21REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 22PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 4Joint FavorableBoth houses
    4. Mar 5FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 14REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Mar 20RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Mar 20FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Mar 20HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Mar 20FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Mar 26REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
    11. Apr 3Joint FavorableBoth houses
    12. Apr 3FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    13. Apr 3RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    14. Apr 3NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    15. Apr 3TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    16. Apr 8REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
    17. Apr 14Joint FavorableBoth houses
    18. Apr 15FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    19. Apr 15RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    20. Apr 15NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    21. Apr 15TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    22. Apr 17HOUSE PASSEDHouse of Representatives
    23. Apr 21FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    24. Apr 21SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    25. May 5REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
    26. May 6Joint FavorableBoth houses
    27. May 6FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    28. May 6RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    29. May 6NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    30. May 6FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    31. May 7SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    32. May 7SENATE PASSEDSenate
    33. May 7IN CONCURRENCESenate
    34. May 19PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    35. May 21TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    36. Jun 5SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor