l9n/ Connecticut

2008 Regular Session

Senate Bill 65

AN ACT ALLOWING BLIND OR PHYSICALLY DISABLED STATE OR QUASI-PUBLIC EMPLOYEES TO USE ACCUMULATED SICK LEAVE FOR GUIDE DOG TRAINING.

Became law as Public Act 08-4, signed April 29, 2008, 76 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To allow blind or physically disabled state or quasi-public employees to use accumulated paid sick leave time to learn to handle their guide or assistance dog.

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

Edith G. Prague, Leonard A. Fasano

In the House of Representatives

    1 co-sponsor

    Peter A. Tercyak

    Its course

    February 13 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 action24 actions on 16 days

    In the SenateFeb 13 to Apr 956 days

    Labor and Public Employees CommitteeFeb 13 to Mar 420 days

    Government Administration and Elections CommitteeMar 4 to Mar 1713 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 13 – Apr 9

    1. Feb 13Introduced and sent to Labor and Public Employees Committee
    2. Feb 22Heard in Labor and Public Employees Committee
    3. Mar 4Labor and Public Employees Committee recommended a substitute for it and sent it to Government Administration and Elections Committee
    4. Mar 17Government Administration and Elections Committee recommended it
    5. 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 08-4
    2. Apr 24Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Apr 29Signed by the Governor
    All 24 actions, as published
    1. Feb 13REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 22PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 4Joint Favorable Substitute Change of ReferenceBoth houses
    4. Mar 5FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 6RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    6. Mar 7FAV. CHG. OF REF., SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
    7. Mar 7FAV. CHG. OF REF. HOUSE TO COMM. ONHouse of Representatives
    8. Mar 17Joint FavorableBoth houses
    9. Mar 18FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    10. Mar 28REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    11. Apr 3RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    12. Apr 3FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    13. Apr 3SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    14. Apr 3FILE NO.Both houses
    15. Apr 9SENATE PASSEDSenate
    16. Apr 9ON CONSENT CALENDARSenate
    17. Apr 11FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    18. Apr 11HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    19. Apr 16HOUSE PASSEDHouse of Representatives
    20. Apr 16ON CONSENT CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    21. Apr 16IN CONCURRENCEHouse of Representatives
    22. Apr 23PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    23. Apr 24TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    24. Apr 29SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor