l9n/ Connecticut

2016 Regular Session

Senate Bill 213

AN ACT CONCERNING THE INHERITANCE RIGHTS OF A BENEFICIARY OR SURVIVOR WHO IS FOUND NOT GUILTY OF MURDER OR MANSLAUGHTER BY REASON OF MENTAL DISEASE OR DEFECT.

Became law as Public Act 16-168, signed June 7, 2016, 106 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To: (1) Prohibit a person found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect of causing the death of the deceased from benefiting from the estate of the deceased or from the deceased's life insurance policy or annuity, and (2) add the crimes of manslaughter in the second degree and manslaughter in the second degree with a firearm to the list of crimes for which the conviction of a beneficiary for such crime committed against the deceased disqualifies the beneficiary from benefiting from the estate of the deceased or from the deceased's life insurance policy or annuity.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

6 co-sponsors

Paul R. Doyle, Joseph J. Crisco Jr., Timothy D. Larson, Martin M. Looney, Steve Cassano, Marilyn V. Moore

In the House of Representatives

    5 co-sponsors

    Doug Dubitsky, Robyn A. Porter, Patricia A. Dillon, Terry B. Adams, Patricia Billie Miller

    Its course

    February 22 to June 7, 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 action19 actions on 12 days

    In the SenateFeb 22 to Apr 1351 days

    Judiciary CommitteeFeb 22 to Mar 1118 days

    In the House of RepresentativesApr 13 to May 421 days

    Waiting to be sentMay 4 to May 2521 days

    With the GovernorMay 25 to Jun 713 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 Senate Feb 22 – Apr 13

    1. Feb 22Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
    2. Feb 25Heard in Judiciary Committee
    3. Mar 11Judiciary Committee recommended it
    4. Apr 13Passed the Senate

    In the House of Representatives Apr 14 – May 4

    1. Apr 14Arrived in the House of Representatives
    2. May 4Passed the House of Representatives

    To the Governor May 23 – Jun 7

    1. May 23Numbered Public Act 16-168
    2. May 25Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Sent to the Governor
    4. Jun 7Signed by the Governor
    All 19 actions, as published
    1. Feb 22REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 25PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 11Joint FavorableBoth houses
    4. Mar 14FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 18REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Mar 24RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Mar 24FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    8. Mar 24SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    9. Mar 24FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 13SENATE PASSEDSenate
    11. Apr 13ON CONSENT CALENDARSenate
    12. Apr 14FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    13. Apr 14HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    14. May 4HOUSE PASSEDHouse of Representatives
    15. May 4IN CONCURRENCEHouse of Representatives
    16. May 23PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    17. May 25TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    18. May 25TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
    19. Jun 7SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor