l9n/ Connecticut

2019 Regular Session

House Bill 5703

AN ACT CONCERNING ACCEPTABLE FORMS OF CURRENCY AS PAYMENT IN LOCAL BUSINESSES.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on May 20, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To prohibit persons who offer consumer goods and services to the public from refusing to accept cash as a form of payment.

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

7 co-sponsors

Holly H. Cheeseman, Peter A. Tercyak, Catherine F. Abercrombie, Patricia A. Dillon, Charlie L. Stallworth, William A. Petit Jr., M.D., Tami Zawistowski

In the Senate

    1 co-sponsor

    George S. Logan

    Its course

    January 22 to May 20, 2019, 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 RepresentativesJan 22 to May 16114 days

    General Law CommitteeJan 22 to Mar 2158 days

    In the SenateMay 16 to May 20 · stopped4 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 16

    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 Jan 22 – May 16

    1. Jan 22Introduced and sent to General Law Committee
    2. Feb 15Heard in General Law Committee
    3. Mar 18Drafted as a bill by General Law Committee
    4. Mar 19Sent to General Law Committee
    5. Mar 21General Law Committee recommended it
    6. May 16The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    7. Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A

    In the Senate May 20

    1. May 20Arrived in the Senate
    All 18 actions, as published
    1. Jan 22REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Jan 31Reserved for Subject Matter Public HearingBoth houses
    3. Feb 15PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    4. Mar 5Vote to DraftBoth houses
    5. Mar 18DRAFTED BY COMMITTEEBoth houses
    6. Mar 19REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    7. Mar 21Joint FavorableBoth houses
    8. Mar 22FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    9. Apr 1REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    10. Apr 8RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    11. Apr 8FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    12. Apr 8HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    13. Apr 8FILE NO.Both houses
    14. May 16HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    15. May 16HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    16. May 20FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    17. May 20SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    18. May 20FILE NO.Both houses