l9n/ Connecticut

2008 Regular Session

House Joint Resolution 21

RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE STATE CONSTITUTION TO ALLOW SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD PERSONS WHO WILL BE EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE AT THE NEXT REGULAR ELECTION TO VOTE IN PRIMARIES RELATED TO SUCH ELECTION.

Sent to the Secretary of the State, on May 21, 2008.

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

20 co-sponsors

James Field Spallone, Linda M. Gentile, Mary M. Mushinsky, Elizabeth B. Ritter, Tom Reynolds, Joseph S. Mioli, Steve Fontana, Patricia M. Widlitz, Louis P. Esposito Jr., Peter F. Villano, Andrew M. Fleischmann, Beth Bye, Elissa T. Wright, Peggy Sayers, Tom F. Christiano, Emil "Buddy" Altobello, Joan A. Lewis, Lile R. Gibbons, Livvy R. Floren, Kelvin Roldan

In the Senate

    16 co-sponsors

    Paul R. Doyle, Andrea L. Stillman, Gary D. LeBeau, Edwin A. Gomes, Toni Nathaniel Harp, Donald J. DeFronzo, Donald E. Williams Jr., Gayle S. Slossberg, Thomas A. Colapietro, Joseph J. Crisco Jr., Edith G. Prague, Eric D. Coleman, Jonathan A. Harris, Bob Duff, John McKinney, Edward Meyer

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentWithdrawn

      Withdrawn Apr 22

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentRejected

      Rejected Apr 22

    • Senate floor amendmentRejected

      Rejected May 1

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In both houses Feb 22 – Mar 10

    1. Feb 22Introduced and sent to Government Administration and Elections Committee
    2. Feb 25Heard in Government Administration and Elections Committee
    3. Mar 10Government Administration and Elections Committee recommended it

    In the House of Representatives Apr 22

    1. Apr 22House of Representatives Amendment A was withdrawn
    2. The House of Representatives rejected House of Representatives Amendment B
    3. Adopted in the House of Representatives

    In the Senate Apr 24 – May 1

    1. Apr 24Arrived in the Senate
    2. May 1The Senate rejected Senate Amendment A
    3. Adopted in the Senate

    In both houses May 21

    1. May 21Sent to the Secretary of the State
    All 20 actions, as published
    1. Feb 22REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 25PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 10Joint FavorableBoth houses
    4. Mar 11FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 24REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Mar 31RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Mar 31FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Mar 31HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Mar 31FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 9HOUSE DESIGNATED HO. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    11. Apr 9BILL PASSED TEMPORARILYHouse of Representatives
    12. Apr 22AMENDMENT WITHDRAWN HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    13. Apr 22HOUSE REJECTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    14. Apr 22ADOPTED, HOUSEHouse of Representatives
    15. Apr 24FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    16. Apr 24SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    17. May 1SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    18. May 1ADOPTED, SENATESenate
    19. May 1IN CONCURRENCESenate
    20. May 21TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses