l9n/ Connecticut

2011 Regular Session

House Bill 6279

AN ACT CONCERNING REVISIONS TO STATUTES RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES INCLUDING THE UTILIZATION OF RESPECTFUL LANGUAGE WHEN REFERRING TO PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY.

Became law as Public Act 11-16, signed May 24, 2011, 110 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To: (1) Utilize person first, respectful language in statutes relating to the Department of Developmental Services that refer to persons with intellectual disability, (2) eliminate obsolete statutes and reporting requirements, and (3) have the statutes accurately reflect the department's responsibilities for licensing community companion homes and community living arrangements.

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

Michael L. Molgano, Elizabeth A. Boukus, Joseph C. Serra, Gerald M. Fox III

Its course

February 3 to May 24, 2011, 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 action27 actions on 18 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 3 to May 389 days

Public Health CommitteeFeb 3 to Mar 1439 days

Human Services CommitteeMar 14 to Mar 228 days

Judiciary CommitteeApr 21 to Apr 287 days

In the SenateMay 3 to May 129 days

Waiting to be sentMay 12 to May 208 days

With the GovernorMay 20 to May 244 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 3 – May 3

  1. Feb 3Introduced and sent to Public Health Committee
  2. Feb 4Heard in Public Health Committee
  3. Mar 14Public Health Committee recommended a substitute for it and sent it to Human Services Committee
  4. Mar 22Human Services Committee recommended it
  5. Apr 21Sent to Judiciary Committee
  6. Apr 28Judiciary Committee recommended it
  7. May 3Passed the House of Representatives

In the Senate May 12

  1. May 12Arrived in the Senate
  2. Passed the Senate

To the Governor May 18 – May 24

  1. May 18Numbered Public Act 11-16
  2. May 20Sent to the Secretary of the State
  3. May 24Signed by the Governor
All 27 actions, as published
  1. Feb 3REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
  2. Feb 4PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
  3. Mar 14Joint Favorable Substitute Change of ReferenceBoth houses
  4. Mar 15FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
  5. Mar 16RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
  6. Mar 16FAV. CHG. OF REF. HOUSE TO COMM. ONHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 17FAV. CHG. OF REF., SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
  8. Mar 22Joint FavorableBoth houses
  9. Mar 23FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
  10. Apr 1REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
  11. Apr 7RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
  12. Apr 7FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
  13. Apr 7HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
  14. Apr 7FILE NO.Both houses
  15. Apr 21REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
  16. Apr 28Joint FavorableBoth houses
  17. Apr 29FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
  18. Apr 29RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
  19. Apr 29NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
  20. Apr 29TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
  21. May 3HOUSE PASSEDHouse of Representatives
  22. May 12FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
  23. May 12SENATE PASSEDSenate
  24. May 12ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCESenate
  25. May 18PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
  26. May 20TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
  27. May 24SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor