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2008 Regular Session

Senate Bill 407

AN ACT CONCERNING "ROBO" CALLS.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on April 30, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To ban the use of an automatic dialing-announcing device for the purpose of placing a telephone call or playing a message that promotes the success or defeat of a political campaign, candidate or party to a telephone number appearing on the Department of Consumer Protection's "do not call" list.

Sponsors

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

In the Senate

2 co-sponsors

Judith G. Freedman, David J. Cappiello

In the House of Representatives

    6 co-sponsors

    William Tong, Claudia M. Powers, John J. Ryan, Livvy R. Floren, Lile R. Gibbons, Jack F. Hennessy

    Its course

    February 21 to April 30, 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 action22 actions on 14 days

    In the SenateFeb 21 to Apr 30 · stopped69 days

    General Law CommitteeFeb 21 to Mar 614 days

    Government Administration and Elections CommitteeMar 6 to Mar 1913 days

    Judiciary CommitteeApr 15 to Apr 216 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 Senate Feb 21 – Apr 21

    1. Feb 21Introduced and sent to General Law Committee
    2. Feb 22Heard in General Law Committee
    3. Mar 6General Law Committee recommended it and sent it to Government Administration and Elections Committee
    4. Mar 19Government Administration and Elections Committee recommended it
    5. Apr 15Sent to Judiciary Committee
    6. Apr 21Judiciary Committee recommended a substitute for it
    All 22 actions, as published
    1. Feb 21REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 22PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 6Joint Favorable Change of ReferenceBoth houses
    4. Mar 7FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 10RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    6. Mar 11FAV. CHG. OF REF., SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
    7. Mar 12FAV. CHG. OF REF. HOUSE TO COMM. ONHouse of Representatives
    8. Mar 19Joint FavorableBoth houses
    9. Mar 19FILED 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 21Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    17. Apr 21FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    18. Apr 24REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    19. Apr 30RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    20. Apr 30NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    21. Apr 30FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    22. Apr 30FILE NO.Both houses