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2008 Regular Session

House Bill 5845

AN ACT CONCERNING THE HOMECARE OPTION PROGRAM FOR THE ELDERLY (HOPE).

Became law as Public Act 08-140, signed June 5, 2008, 94 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To provide a Connecticut income tax deduction of five thousand dollars for single filers and ten thousand dollars for joint filers for deposits to the Homecare Option Program for the Elderly (HOPE), to allow dividends, as well as interest, on contributions to HOPE to be deductible, and to provide clarifying language for the administration of HOPE.

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

8 co-sponsors

Anthony J. D'Amelio, Peggy Sayers, Carlo Leone, Bruce Zalaski, Russell A. Morin, Elissa T. Wright, Tom F. Christiano, Claudia M. Powers

In the Senate

    12 co-sponsors

    Mary Ann Handley, Edith G. Prague, Andrew J. McDonald, Paul R. Doyle, Thomas A. Colapietro, Andrea L. Stillman, Donald E. Williams Jr., Toni Nathaniel Harp, Jonathan A. Harris, Edward Meyer, John W. Fonfara, Martin M. Looney

    Its course

    March 3 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 action24 actions on 14 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMar 3 to May 159 days

    Finance, Revenue and Bonding CommitteeMar 3 to Mar 1411 days

    Government Administration and Elections CommitteeApr 8 to Apr 146 days

    In the SenateMay 1 to May 76 days

    Waiting to be sentMay 7 to May 2114 days

    With the GovernorMay 21 to Jun 515 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 Mar 3 – May 1

    1. Mar 3Introduced and sent to Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
    2. Mar 7Heard in Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
    3. Mar 14Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. Apr 8Sent to Government Administration and Elections Committee
    5. Apr 14Government Administration and Elections Committee recommended it
    6. May 1Passed the House of Representatives

    In the Senate May 2 – May 7

    1. May 2Sent to the Senate
    2. May 7Passed the Senate

    To the Governor May 19 – Jun 5

    1. May 19Numbered Public Act 08-140
    2. May 21Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Jun 5Signed by the Governor
    All 24 actions, as published
    1. Mar 3REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Mar 7PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 14Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Mar 14FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 25REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 1RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 1FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Apr 1HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Apr 1FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 8REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
    11. Apr 14Joint FavorableBoth houses
    12. Apr 15FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    13. Apr 15RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    14. Apr 15NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    15. Apr 15TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    16. May 1HOUSE PASSEDHouse of Representatives
    17. May 2RULES SUSPENDED, TRANSMITTED TO SENATEHouse of Representatives
    18. May 2FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    19. May 2SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    20. May 7SENATE PASSEDSenate
    21. May 7ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCESenate
    22. May 19PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    23. May 21TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    24. Jun 5SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor