l9n/ Connecticut

2023 Regular Session

House Bill 6800

AN ACT CONCERNING ELECTRONIC BOOK AND DIGITAL AUDIOBOOK LICENSING.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Appropriations Committee on April 25, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To prohibit publishers of electronic books and digital audiobooks from including certain restrictions in contracts or license agreements with libraries in the state.

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

10 co-sponsors

David Michel, Cristin McCarthy Vahey, Tom Delnicki, Amy Morrin Bello, Gary A. Turco Jr., Aundre Bumgardner, Anne M. Hughes, Frank Smith, Jason Doucette, Corey P. Paris

In the Senate

    1 co-sponsor

    Tony Hwang

    Its course

    February 24 to April 25, 2023, 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 action10 actions on 7 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 24 to Apr 25 · stopped60 days

    Planning and Development CommitteeFeb 24 to Mar 1923 days

    Appropriations CommitteeApr 25 to Apr 25 · stopped0 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 Feb 24 – Apr 25

    1. Feb 24Introduced and sent to Planning and Development Committee
    2. Mar 6Heard in Planning and Development Committee
    3. Mar 19Planning and Development Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. Apr 25Sent to Appropriations Committee
    All 10 actions, as published
    1. Feb 24REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Mar 6PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 19Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Mar 20FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 29REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 4RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 4FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Apr 4HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Apr 4FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 25REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives