l9n/ Connecticut

2023 Regular Session

House Bill 6829

AN ACT MAKING CERTAIN TERMS IN ELECTRONIC BOOK AND DIGITAL AUDIOBOOK LICENSE AGREEMENTS OR CONTRACTS UNENFORCEABLE.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on June 7, 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

7 co-sponsors

Amy Morrin Bello, Gregory Haddad, Kerry S. Wood, Gary A. Turco Jr., Anne M. Hughes, Frank Smith, Jason Doucette

In the Senate

    1 co-sponsor

    Tony Hwang

    Its course

    March 1 to June 7, 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 action18 actions on 10 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMar 1 to Jun 7 · stopped98 days

    Government Administration and Elections CommitteeMar 1 to Mar 2423 days

    Judiciary CommitteeApr 18 to Apr 213 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Jun 7

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

    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 1 – Jun 7

    1. Mar 1Introduced and sent to Government Administration and Elections Committee
    2. Mar 2Heard in Government Administration and Elections Committee
    3. Mar 24Government Administration and Elections Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. Apr 18Sent to Judiciary Committee
    5. Apr 21Judiciary Committee recommended it
    6. Jun 7The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    All 18 actions, as published
    1. Mar 1REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Mar 2PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 24Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Mar 27FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Apr 6REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 13RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 13FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Apr 13HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Apr 13FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 18REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
    11. Apr 21Joint FavorableBoth houses
    12. Apr 24FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    13. Apr 24RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    14. Apr 24NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    15. Apr 24TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    16. Jun 7HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    17. Jun 7HOUSE DESIGNATED HO. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    18. Jun 7BILL PASSED TEMPORARILYHouse of Representatives