Became law as Public Act 15-23, signed June 4, 2015, 133 days after it was filed.
2015 Regular Session
Senate Bill 347
AN ACT CONCERNING THE PERCENTAGE OF STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDS THAT MAY BE USED TO PURCHASE OPEN SPACE UNDER THE OPEN SPACE AND WATERSHED LAND ACQUISITION PROGRAM.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To remove the seventy-per-cent cap on the use of state and federal funds for the purchase of open space.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
21 co-sponsors
Joan V. Hartley, Robert J. Kane, Art Linares, Henri Martin, Martin M. Looney, Edwin A. Gomes, Bob Duff, Andrew M. Maynard, Joseph J. Crisco Jr., Marilyn V. Moore, Ted Kennedy Jr., Timothy D. Larson, Paul R. Doyle, Catherine A. Osten, Michael A. McLachlan, John A. Kissel, Carlo Leone, Danté Bartolomeo, Steve Cassano, Beth Bye, Kevin C. Kelly
In the House of Representatives
27 co-sponsors
David Zoni, Roberta B. Willis, Kevin Ryan, Melissa H. Ziobron, Devin R. Carney, Rob Sampson, Mike Alberts, Pam Staneski, Terrie E. Wood, Livvy R. Floren, Janice R. Giegler, Lezlye Zupkus, Gayle J. Mulligan, Cecilia Buck-Taylor, Tami Zawistowski, Dave W. Yaccarino, Laura M. Devlin, Daniel S. Rovero, Noreen S. Kokoruda, Arthur J. O'Neill, Christopher Davis, Vincent J. Candelora, John T. Shaban, Kim Rose, Louis P. Esposito Jr., Sam Belsito, Jesse MacLachlan
Its course
January 22 to June 4, 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 action21 actions on 12 days
In the SenateJan 22 to May 6104 days
Environment CommitteeJan 22 to Feb 2736 days
In the House of RepresentativesMay 6 to May 1812 days
Waiting to be sentMay 18 to May 2911 days
With the GovernorMay 29 to Jun 46 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
Senate floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted May 6 · Adopted May 18
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 Jan 22 – May 6
- Jan 22Introduced and sent to Environment Committee
- Jan 23Heard in Environment Committee
- Feb 27Environment Committee recommended a substitute for it
- May 6The Senate adopted Senate Amendment A
- Passed the Senate with Senate Amendment A
In the House of Representatives May 7 – May 18
- May 7Arrived in the House of Representatives
- May 18The House of Representatives adopted Senate Amendment A
- Passed the House of Representatives with Senate Amendment A
To the Governor May 26 – Jun 4
- May 26Numbered Public Act 15-23
- May 29Sent to the Secretary of the State
- Sent to the Governor
- Jun 4Signed by the Governor
All 21 actions, as published
- Jan 22REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Jan 23PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 3FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Feb 27Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
- Mar 10REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Mar 17RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Mar 17FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
- Mar 17SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
- Mar 17FILE NO.Both houses
- May 6SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- May 6SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- May 6ON CONSENT CALENDARSenate
- May 7FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- May 7HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- May 18HOUSE ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- May 18HOUSE PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- May 18IN CONCURRENCEHouse of Representatives
- May 26PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
- May 29TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
- May 29TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
- Jun 4SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor