l9n/ Connecticut

2008 Regular Session

Senate Bill 178

AN ACT CONCERNING THE REGULATION OF FIREARMS AND THE LICENSING OF BAIL ENFORCEMENT AGENTS, PROFESSIONAL BONDSMEN AND SURETY BAIL BOND AGENTS.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on May 2, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To increase from eight weeks to twelve weeks the time for approval or denial of a temporary permit to carry a firearm; to require gun show promoters to notify the Commissioner of Public Safety of any planned gun show; to mandate annual firearms safety refresher courses for bail enforcement agents, professional bondsmen and surety bail bond agents; to require that certain firearms and criminal justice courses be approved by the Commissioner of Public Safety; to provide an exemption to the offenses of selling, carrying or brandishing a facsimile firearm for a participant in a state-certified qualified production; and to change the blood alcohol limit for the offense of carrying a firearm while intoxicated to achieve parity with the level for the offense of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

1 co-sponsor

Gary D. LeBeau

Its course

February 14 to May 2, 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 action26 actions on 13 days

In the SenateFeb 14 to May 177 days

Public Safety and Security CommitteeFeb 14 to Feb 2814 days

Judiciary CommitteeFeb 28 to Mar 2425 days

Finance, Revenue and Bonding CommitteeApr 15 to Apr 227 days

In the House of RepresentativesMay 1 to May 2 · stopped1 day

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted May 1

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 Senate Feb 14 – May 1

  1. Feb 14Introduced and sent to Public Safety and Security Committee
  2. Feb 15Heard in Public Safety and Security Committee
  3. Feb 28Public Safety and Security Committee recommended a substitute for it and sent it to Judiciary Committee
  4. Mar 24Judiciary Committee recommended it
  5. Apr 15Sent to Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
  6. Apr 22Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee recommended it
  7. May 1The Senate adopted Senate Amendment A
  8. Passed the Senate with Senate Amendment A

In the House of Representatives May 1

  1. May 1Sent to the House of Representatives
All 26 actions, as published
  1. Feb 14REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
  2. Feb 15PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
  3. Feb 28Joint Favorable Substitute Change of ReferenceBoth houses
  4. Feb 28FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
  5. Feb 29RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
  6. Mar 3FAV. CHG. OF REF., SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
  7. Mar 3FAV. CHG. OF REF. HOUSE TO COMM. ONHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 24Joint FavorableBoth houses
  9. Mar 24FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
  10. Mar 31REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
  11. Apr 7RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
  12. Apr 7FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
  13. Apr 7SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
  14. Apr 7FILE NO.Both houses
  15. Apr 15REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
  16. Apr 22Joint FavorableBoth houses
  17. Apr 22FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
  18. Apr 22RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
  19. Apr 23NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
  20. Apr 23FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
  21. May 1SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
  22. May 1SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
  23. May 1ON CONSENT CALENDARSenate
  24. May 1IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO THE HOUSESenate
  25. May 2FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
  26. May 2HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives