l9n/ Connecticut

2009 Regular Session

House Bill 6439

AN ACT CONCERNING THE VOTING RIGHTS OF CERTAIN SEVENTEEN YEAR OLD PERSONS.

Became law as Public Act 09-36, signed May 20, 2009, 98 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To implement the recent amendment to the State Constitution that allows seventeen year olds, who will have attained the age of eighteen by the time of a regular election, to vote in a primary for such regular election.

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

6 co-sponsors

Patricia Billie Miller, Timothy D. Larson, Henry J. Genga, Andrew M. Fleischmann, Bruce V. Morris, David A. Baram

In the Senate

    3 co-sponsors

    Paul R. Doyle, Donald J. DeFronzo, Mary Ann Handley

    Its course

    February 11 to May 20, 2009, 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 action23 actions on 15 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 11 to Apr 2977 days

    Government Administration and Elections CommitteeFeb 11 to Mar 623 days

    Appropriations CommitteeApr 17 to Apr 236 days

    In the SenateApr 29 to May 67 days

    Waiting to be sentMay 6 to May 1913 days

    With the GovernorMay 19 to May 201 day

    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 House of Representatives Feb 11 – Apr 29

    1. Feb 11Introduced and sent to Government Administration and Elections Committee
    2. Feb 13Heard in Government Administration and Elections Committee
    3. Mar 6Government Administration and Elections Committee recommended it
    4. Apr 17Sent to Appropriations Committee
    5. Apr 23Appropriations Committee recommended it
    6. Apr 29Passed the House of Representatives

    In the Senate May 1 – May 6

    1. May 1Arrived in the Senate
    2. May 6Passed the Senate

    To the Governor May 13 – May 20

    1. May 13Numbered Public Act 09-36
    2. May 19Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. May 20Signed by the Governor
    All 23 actions, as published
    1. Feb 11REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 13PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 6Joint FavorableBoth houses
    4. Mar 9FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 19REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Mar 25RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Mar 25FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Mar 25HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Mar 25FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 17REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
    11. Apr 23Joint FavorableBoth houses
    12. Apr 24FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    13. Apr 24RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    14. Apr 24NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    15. Apr 24TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    16. Apr 29HOUSE PASSEDHouse of Representatives
    17. May 1FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    18. May 1SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    19. May 6SENATE PASSEDSenate
    20. May 6ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCESenate
    21. May 13PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    22. May 19TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    23. May 20SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor