l9n/ Connecticut

2015 Regular Session

House Bill 6900

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE CONCERNING CANDIDATE COMMITTEES.

Became law as Special Act 15-15, signed June 30, 2015, 125 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To (1) require that all candidates provide a signature in order to accept an endorsement, (2) require that minor party candidates, petitioning candidates and write-in candidates reside in the district represented by the office they seek, and (3) eliminate discretionary supervised balloting.

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

2 co-sponsors

Hilda E. Santiago, Terry B. Adams

In the Senate

    5 co-sponsors

    John A. Kissel, Eric D. Coleman, Joseph J. Crisco Jr., Marilyn V. Moore, Edwin A. Gomes

    Its course

    February 25 to June 30, 2015, 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 action19 actions on 12 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 25 to May 1478 days

    Government Administration and Elections CommitteeFeb 25 to Mar 2528 days

    In the SenateMay 14 to Jun 219 days

    Waiting to be sentJun 2 to Jun 1513 days

    With the GovernorJun 15 to Jun 3015 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • Senate floor amendmentRejected

      Rejected Jun 2

    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 25 – May 14

    1. Feb 25Introduced and sent to Government Administration and Elections Committee
    2. Mar 5Heard in Government Administration and Elections Committee
    3. Mar 25Government Administration and Elections Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. May 14Passed the House of Representatives

    In the Senate May 18 – Jun 2

    1. May 18Arrived in the Senate
    2. Jun 2The Senate rejected Senate Amendment A
    3. Passed the Senate

    To the Governor Jun 11 – Jun 30

    1. Jun 11Numbered Special Act 15-15
    2. Jun 15Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Sent to the Governor
    4. Jun 30Signed by the Governor
    All 19 actions, as published
    1. Feb 25REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Mar 5PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 25Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Mar 26FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Apr 6REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 13RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 13FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Apr 13HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Apr 13FILE NO.Both houses
    10. May 14HOUSE PASSEDHouse of Representatives
    11. May 18FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    12. May 18SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    13. Jun 2SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    14. Jun 2SENATE PASSEDSenate
    15. Jun 2IN CONCURRENCESenate
    16. Jun 11SPECIAL ACTBoth houses
    17. Jun 15TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    18. Jun 15TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
    19. Jun 30SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor