l9n/ Connecticut

2010 Regular Session

House Bill 5247

AN ACT CONCERNING COMPETENCY TO STAND TRIAL.

Became law as Public Act 10-28, signed May 10, 2010, 81 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To (1) add additional criminal offenses to those for which periodic competency examinations of defendants may be ordered, and to provide that ordered examinations occur at intervals of not less than six months, and (2) allow a court to receive notice if a defendant is released from the custody of the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations for the crime with which the defendant was charged.

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

4 co-sponsors

Elizabeth H. Esty, David A. Baram, Louis P. Esposito Jr., Joseph C. Serra

Its course

February 18 to May 10, 2010, 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 action17 actions on 11 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 18 to Apr 2061 days

Judiciary CommitteeFeb 18 to Mar 313 days

In the SenateApr 20 to Apr 288 days

Waiting to be sentApr 28 to May 57 days

With the GovernorMay 5 to May 105 days

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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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 18 – Apr 20

  1. Feb 18Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
  2. Feb 22Heard in Judiciary Committee
  3. Mar 3Judiciary Committee recommended a substitute for it
  4. Apr 20Passed the House of Representatives

In the Senate Apr 22 – Apr 28

  1. Apr 22Arrived in the Senate
  2. Apr 28Passed the Senate

To the Governor May 4 – May 10

  1. May 4Numbered Public Act 10-28
  2. May 5Sent to the Secretary of the State
  3. May 10Signed by the Governor
All 17 actions, as published
  1. Feb 18REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
  2. Feb 22PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
  3. Mar 3Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
  4. Mar 3FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
  5. Mar 9REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
  6. Mar 16RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
  7. Mar 16FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 16HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 16FILE NO.Both houses
  10. Apr 20HOUSE PASSEDHouse of Representatives
  11. Apr 22FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
  12. Apr 22SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
  13. Apr 28SENATE PASSEDSenate
  14. Apr 28ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCESenate
  15. May 4PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
  16. May 5TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
  17. May 10SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor