l9n/ Connecticut

2016 Regular Session

House Bill 5140

AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF THERAPY ANIMALS TO COMFORT CHILDREN TESTIFYING IN CERTAIN CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on April 6, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To allow the use of therapy animals to provide comfort to children who are testifying in a criminal prosecution of an offense involving the assault, sexual assault or abuse of a child twelve years of age or younger.

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

Kelly J.S. Luxenberg, John K. Hampton, Christopher Rosario, Ezequiel Santiago

Its course

February 10 to April 6, 2016, 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 action15 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 10 to Apr 6 · stopped56 days

Committee on ChildrenFeb 10 to Mar 827 days

Judiciary CommitteeMar 31 to Apr 66 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 10 – Apr 6

  1. Feb 10Introduced and sent to Committee on Children
  2. Feb 11Heard in Committee on Children
  3. Mar 8Committee on Children recommended it
  4. Mar 31Sent to Judiciary Committee
  5. Apr 6Judiciary Committee recommended it
All 15 actions, as published
  1. Feb 10REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
  2. Feb 11PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
  3. Mar 8Joint FavorableBoth houses
  4. Mar 8FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
  5. Mar 16REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
  6. Mar 22RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
  7. Mar 22FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 22HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 22FILE NO.Both houses
  10. Mar 31REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
  11. Apr 6Joint FavorableBoth houses
  12. Apr 6FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
  13. Apr 6RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
  14. Apr 6NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
  15. Apr 6TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives