l9n/ Connecticut

2019 Regular Session

House Bill 7343

AN ACT CONCERNING THE OFFICE OF THE CLAIMS COMMISSIONER.

Became law as Public Act 19-182, signed July 9, 2019, 123 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To: (1) Increase the Claims Commissioner's threshold for settling claims from twenty thousand dollars to fifty thousand dollars, (2) permit the Claims Commissioner to hold hearings on liability only, (3) to permit certain medical malpractice claims to be initiated in state court instead of the Office of the Claims Commissioner, and (4) give the Claims Commissioner authority to delegate certain decision making authority to a magistrate.

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

Its course

March 8 to July 9, 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 action20 actions on 12 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 8 to May 861 days

Judiciary CommitteeMar 8 to Apr 831 days

In the SenateMay 8 to Jun 528 days

Waiting to be sentJun 5 to Jun 2823 days

With the GovernorJun 28 to Jul 911 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted May 8 · Adopted Jun 5

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 8 – May 8

  1. Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
  2. Heard in Judiciary Committee
  3. Judiciary Committee recommended a substitute for it
  4. The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
  5. Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A

In the Senate May 10 – Jun 5

  1. Arrived in the Senate
  2. The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
  3. Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendment A

To the Governor Jun 25 – Jul 9

  1. Numbered Public Act 19-182
  2. Sent to the Secretary of the State
  3. Sent to the Governor
  4. Signed by the Governor
All 20 actions, as published