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2009 Regular Session

Senate Bill 899

AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE GUARANTEE OF EQUAL PROTECTION UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE FOR SAME SEX COUPLES.

Became law as Public Act 09-13, signed April 23, 2009, 71 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To implement the decision of the Connecticut Supreme Court in Kerrigan v. Commissioner of Public Health, provide for the recognition of marriages and relationships providing substantially the same rights, benefits and responsibilities entered into in another state or jurisdiction and provide for the merger of existing civil unions into marriages.

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

Mary Ann Handley

In the House of Representatives

    4 co-sponsors

    Beth Bye, Hector L. Robles, Charles D. Clemons Jr., Ernest Hewett

    Its course

    February 11 to April 30, 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 action25 actions on 10 days

    In the SenateFeb 11 to Apr 2270 days

    Judiciary CommitteeFeb 11 to Mar 3047 days

    In the House of RepresentativesApr 22 to Apr 220 days

    Waiting to be sentApr 22 to Apr 220 days

    With the GovernorApr 22 to Apr 231 day

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Apr 22

    • Senate floor amendmentRejected

      Rejected Apr 22

    • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Apr 22

    • Senate floor amendmentRejected

      Rejected Apr 22

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentRejected

      Rejected Apr 22

    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 11 – Apr 22

    1. Feb 11Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
    2. Mar 2Heard in Judiciary Committee
    3. Mar 30Judiciary Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. Apr 22The Senate adopted Senate Amendment A
    5. The Senate rejected Senate Amendment B
    6. The Senate adopted Senate Amendment C
    7. The Senate rejected Senate Amendment D
    8. Passed the Senate with Senate Amendments A and C

    In the House of Representatives Apr 22

    1. Apr 22Sent to the House of Representatives
    2. The House of Representatives adopted Senate Amendment A
    3. The House of Representatives adopted Senate Amendment C
    4. The House of Representatives rejected House of Representatives Amendment A
    5. Passed the House of Representatives with Senate Amendments A and C

    To the Governor Apr 22 – Apr 30

    1. Apr 22Sent to the Governor
    2. Apr 23Signed by the Governor
    3. Apr 29Numbered Public Act 09-13
    4. Apr 30Sent to the Secretary of the State
    All 25 actions, as published
    1. Feb 11REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Mar 2PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 30Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Mar 31FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Apr 9REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 16RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 16FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    8. Apr 16SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    9. Apr 16FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 22SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    11. Apr 22SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    12. Apr 22SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    13. Apr 22SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    14. Apr 22SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    15. Apr 22RULES SUSPENDED,TRANS.TO HOUSESenate
    16. Apr 22RULES SUSPENDEDSenate
    17. Apr 22HOUSE ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    18. Apr 22HOUSE ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    19. Apr 22HOUSE REJECTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    20. Apr 22HOUSE PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    21. Apr 22IN CONCURRENCEHouse of Representatives
    22. Apr 22RULES SUSPENDED, TRANSMITTED TO THE GOVERNORHouse of Representatives
    23. Apr 23SIGNED BY GOVERNOR IN ORIGINALGovernor
    24. Apr 29PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    25. Apr 30TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses