Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on March 31, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.
2008 Regular Session
House Bill 5662
AN ACT CONCERNING AN AGREEMENT AMONG THE STATES TO ELECT THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES BY NATIONAL POPULAR VOTE.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To elect the President of the United States by popular vote rather than the electoral college.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
February 22 to March 31, 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 action9 actions on 6 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 22 to Mar 31 · stopped38 days
Government Administration and Elections CommitteeFeb 22 to Mar 1017 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 22 – Mar 10
- Feb 22Introduced and sent to Government Administration and Elections Committee
- Feb 25Heard in Government Administration and Elections Committee
- Mar 10Government Administration and Elections Committee recommended it
All 9 actions, as published
- Feb 22REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 25PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 10Joint FavorableBoth houses
- Mar 11FILED 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