l9n/ Connecticut

2017 Regular Session

House Bill 7291

AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF CELL SITE SIMULATOR DEVICES BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS TO CONDUCT CELLULAR TELEPHONE SURVEILLANCE.

Became law as Public Act 17-221, signed July 10, 2017, 116 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To require a law enforcement official to obtain a court order in order to conduct cellular telephone surveillance through use of a cell site simulator device.

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

6 co-sponsors

Rob Sampson, Craig C. Fishbein, Kurt Vail, Jeffrey J. Berger, Mike France, Joseph C. Serra

In the Senate

    1 co-sponsor

    Steve Cassano

    Its course

    March 16 to July 10, 2017, 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 action18 actions on 11 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMar 16 to May 1762 days

    Judiciary CommitteeMar 16 to Apr 722 days

    In the SenateMay 17 to Jun 721 days

    Waiting to be sentJun 7 to Jun 2922 days

    With the GovernorJun 29 to Jul 1011 days

    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 Mar 16 – May 17

    1. Mar 16Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
    2. Mar 23Heard in Judiciary Committee
    3. Apr 7Judiciary Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. May 17Passed the House of Representatives

    In the Senate May 19 – Jun 7

    1. May 19Arrived in the Senate
    2. Jun 7Passed the Senate

    To the Governor Jun 23 – Jul 10

    1. Jun 23Numbered Public Act 17-221
    2. Jun 29Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Sent to the Governor
    4. Jul 10Signed by the Governor
    All 18 actions, as published
    1. Mar 16REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Mar 23PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Apr 7Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Apr 7FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Apr 18REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 25RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 25FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Apr 25HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Apr 25FILE NO.Both houses
    10. May 17HOUSE PASSEDHouse of Representatives
    11. May 19FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    12. May 19SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    13. Jun 7SENATE PASSEDSenate
    14. Jun 7ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCESenate
    15. Jun 23PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    16. Jun 29TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    17. Jun 29TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
    18. Jul 10SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor