l9n/ Connecticut

2023 Regular Session

House Bill 6845

AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH A BOOK GIFTING PROGRAM.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Appropriations Committee on March 22, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To establish a (1) state-wide book gifting program for children for the purpose of providing age-appropriate books to children in the state each month from birth until such children's fifth birthday, and (2) home reading grant program for the purpose of awarding state matching funds to any school district that provides age-appropriate books to children in grades kindergarten to five, inclusive.

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

4 co-sponsors

Dominique Johnson, Mary Welander, Robert Sanchez, Frank Smith

In the Senate

    1 co-sponsor

    Patricia Billie Miller

    Its course

    March 2 to March 22, 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 action7 actions on 6 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMar 2 to Mar 22 · stopped20 days

    Education CommitteeMar 2 to Mar 1715 days

    Appropriations CommitteeMar 17 to Mar 22 · stopped5 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 2 – Mar 17

    1. Mar 2Introduced and sent to Education Committee
    2. Mar 3Heard in Education Committee
    3. Mar 17Education Committee recommended a substitute for it and sent it to Appropriations Committee
    All 7 actions, as published
    1. Mar 2REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Mar 3PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 17Joint Favorable Substitute Change of ReferenceBoth houses
    4. Mar 20FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 21RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    6. Mar 21FAV. CHG. OF REF. HOUSE TO COMM. ONHouse of Representatives
    7. Mar 22FAV. CHG. OF REF., SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate