l9n/ Connecticut

2018 Regular Session

House Bill 5407

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO PROMOTE EFFICIENCIES IN THE FILING OF HABEAS CORPUS MATTERS.

Became law as Special Act 18-18, signed June 7, 2018, 97 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To establish a task force that shall examine methods by which the state can better evaluate an application for a writ of habeas corpus claim at the time of filing in order to reduce the number of frivolous applications filed.

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

5 co-sponsors

Arthur J. O'Neill, William A. Petit Jr., M.D., Nicole Klarides-Ditria, Themis Klarides, Pam Staneski

In the Senate

    2 co-sponsors

    Eric C. Berthel, George S. Logan

    Its course

    March 2 to June 7, 2018, 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 12 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMar 2 to Apr 2453 days

    Judiciary CommitteeMar 2 to Mar 2826 days

    In the SenateApr 24 to May 915 days

    Waiting to be sentMay 9 to May 2516 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 House of Representatives Mar 2 – Apr 24

    1. Mar 2Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
    2. Mar 5Heard in Judiciary Committee
    3. Mar 28Judiciary Committee recommended it
    4. Apr 24Passed the House of Representatives

    In the Senate Apr 26 – May 9

    1. Apr 26Arrived in the Senate
    2. May 9Passed the Senate

    To the Governor May 23 – Jun 7

    1. May 23Numbered Special Act 18-18
    2. May 25Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Sent to the Governor
    4. Jun 7Signed by the Governor
    All 18 actions, as published
    1. Mar 2REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Mar 5PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 28Joint FavorableBoth houses
    4. Mar 29FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Apr 9REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 16RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 16FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Apr 16HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Apr 16FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 24HOUSE PASSEDHouse of Representatives
    11. Apr 26FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    12. Apr 26SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    13. May 9SENATE PASSEDSenate
    14. May 9IN CONCURRENCESenate
    15. May 23SPECIAL ACTBoth houses
    16. May 25TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    17. May 25TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
    18. Jun 7SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor