Became law as Public Act 08-172, signed June 6, 2008, 94 days after it was filed.
2008 Regular Session
House Bill 5853
AN ACT CONCERNING THE ALLOCATION OF STATE FOREST TIMBER SALES, THIRD-PARTY CERTIFICATION FOR CONNECTICUT STATE FORESTS AND A SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To increase the current allocation of state timber sales, to require third-party certification of state forests and to study, develop and fund a plan regarding sustainable harvesting of state forests.
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
6 co-sponsors
George M. Wilber, Patricia M. Widlitz, Lawrence G. Miller, Felipe Reinoso, Patricia A. Dillon, Sandy H. Nafis
In the Senate
3 co-sponsors
Its course
March 4 to June 6, 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 RepresentativesMar 4 to May 562 days
Environment CommitteeMar 4 to Mar 1410 days
Appropriations CommitteeApr 8 to Apr 146 days
Finance, Revenue and Bonding CommitteeApr 30 to May 22 days
In the SenateMay 5 to May 72 days
Waiting to be sentMay 7 to May 2922 days
With the GovernorMay 29 to Jun 68 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Apr 30 · Adopted May 7
House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted May 5 · Adopted 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 Mar 4 – May 5
- Mar 4Introduced and sent to Environment Committee
- Mar 6Heard in Environment Committee
- Mar 14Environment Committee recommended a substitute for it
- Apr 8Sent to Appropriations Committee
- Apr 14Appropriations Committee recommended a substitute for it
- Apr 30The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
- Sent to Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
- May 2Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee recommended it
- May 5The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment B
- Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendments A and B
In the Senate May 5 – May 7
- May 5Sent to the Senate
- May 7The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendments A and B
- Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendments A and B
To the Governor May 27 – Jun 6
- May 27Numbered Public Act 08-172
- May 29Sent to the Secretary of the State
- Jun 6Signed by the Governor
All 36 actions, as published
- Mar 4REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Mar 6PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 14Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
- Mar 17FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Mar 28REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Apr 3RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 3FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Apr 3HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- Apr 3FILE NO.Both houses
- Apr 8REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
- Apr 14Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
- Apr 15FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Apr 18REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Apr 24RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 24NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
- Apr 24TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Apr 24FILE NO.Both houses
- Apr 30HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- Apr 30REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
- May 2Joint FavorableBoth houses
- May 2FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- May 2RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- May 2NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
- May 2TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- May 5HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- May 5HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- May 5TRANSMITTED PURSUANT TO JOINT RULES.Both houses
- May 6FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
- May 6SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
- May 7RULES SUSPENDEDSenate
- May 7SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- May 7SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- May 7ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCESenate
- May 27PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
- May 29TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
- Jun 6SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor