l9n/ Connecticut

2018 Regular Session

House Bill 5419

AN ACT CONCERNING CENTRAL COUNTING OF ABSENTEE BALLOTS.

Became law as Public Act 18-124, signed June 6, 2018, 93 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To require that absentee ballots cast at any election, primary or referendum in a municipality be counted at a central location unless the registrars of voters of such municipality agree to count such ballots at the respective polling places.

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

1 co-sponsor

Terry B. Adams

In the Senate

    1 co-sponsor

    Heather S. Somers

    Its course

    March 5 to June 6, 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 5 to Apr 1945 days

    Government Administration and Elections CommitteeMar 5 to Mar 2318 days

    In the SenateApr 19 to May 920 days

    Waiting to be sentMay 9 to May 2516 days

    With the GovernorMay 25 to Jun 612 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 5 – Apr 19

    1. Mar 5Introduced and sent to Government Administration and Elections Committee
    2. Mar 9Heard in Government Administration and Elections Committee
    3. Mar 23Government Administration and Elections Committee recommended it
    4. Apr 19Passed the House of Representatives

    In the Senate Apr 23 – May 9

    1. Apr 23Arrived in the Senate
    2. May 9Passed the Senate

    To the Governor May 23 – Jun 6

    1. May 23Numbered Public Act 18-124
    2. May 25Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Sent to the Governor
    4. Jun 6Signed by the Governor
    All 18 actions, as published
    1. Mar 5REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Mar 9PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 23Joint FavorableBoth houses
    4. Mar 26FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Apr 6REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 12RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 12FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Apr 12HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Apr 12FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 19HOUSE PASSEDHouse of Representatives
    11. Apr 23FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    12. Apr 23SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    13. May 9SENATE PASSEDSenate
    14. May 9ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCESenate
    15. May 23PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    16. May 25TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    17. May 25TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
    18. Jun 6SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor