l9n/ Connecticut

2008 Regular Session

Senate Bill 579

AN ACT CONCERNING METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS.

Became law as Public Act 08-12, signed April 29, 2008, 60 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To require each hospital in the state to develop a plan to reduce the incidence of persons contracting the methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus infection at such hospital.

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

Mary Ann Handley, Gayle S. Slossberg

In the House of Representatives

    2 co-sponsors

    Deborah W. Heinrich, Peter A. Tercyak

    Its course

    February 29 to April 29, 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 action19 actions on 13 days

    In the SenateFeb 29 to Apr 940 days

    Public Health CommitteeFeb 29 to Mar 1414 days

    In the House of RepresentativesApr 9 to Apr 167 days

    Waiting to be sentApr 16 to Apr 248 days

    With the GovernorApr 24 to Apr 295 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 29 – Apr 9

    1. Feb 29Introduced and sent to Public Health Committee
    2. Mar 7Heard in Public Health Committee
    3. Mar 14Public Health Committee recommended it
    4. Apr 9Passed the Senate

    In the House of Representatives Apr 11 – Apr 16

    1. Apr 11Arrived in the House of Representatives
    2. Apr 16Passed the House of Representatives

    To the Governor Apr 23 – Apr 29

    1. Apr 23Numbered Public Act 08-12
    2. Apr 24Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Apr 29Signed by the Governor
    All 19 actions, as published
    1. Feb 29REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Mar 7PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 14Joint FavorableBoth houses
    4. Mar 17FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 28REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 3RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 4FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    8. Apr 4SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    9. Apr 4FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 9SENATE PASSEDSenate
    11. Apr 9ON CONSENT CALENDARSenate
    12. Apr 11FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    13. Apr 11HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    14. Apr 16HOUSE PASSEDHouse of Representatives
    15. Apr 16ON CONSENT CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    16. Apr 16IN CONCURRENCEHouse of Representatives
    17. Apr 23PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    18. Apr 24TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    19. Apr 29SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor