l9n/ Connecticut

2023 Regular Session

House Bill 6870

AN ACT CONCERNING RETRIEVAL BY TOWN CLERKS OF ABSENTEE BALLOTS IN DROP BOXES.

Became law as Public Act 23-158, signed June 27, 2023, 116 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To allow town clerks to retrieve absentee ballots from drop boxes beginning the first day absentee voting sets are issued.

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

1 co-sponsor

Matt Blumenthal

Its course

March 3 to June 27, 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 12 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 3 to May 361 days

Government Administration and Elections CommitteeMar 3 to Mar 2219 days

In the SenateMay 3 to Jun 735 days

Waiting to be sentJun 7 to Jun 2215 days

With the GovernorJun 22 to Jun 275 days

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 3 – May 3

  1. Mar 3Introduced and sent to Government Administration and Elections Committee
  2. Mar 6Heard in Government Administration and Elections Committee
  3. Mar 22Government Administration and Elections Committee recommended it
  4. May 3Passed the House of Representatives

In the Senate May 5 – Jun 7

  1. May 5Arrived in the Senate
  2. Jun 7Passed the Senate

To the Governor Jun 15 – Jun 27

  1. Jun 15Numbered Public Act 23-158
  2. Jun 22Sent to the Secretary of the State
  3. Sent to the Governor
  4. Jun 27Signed by the Governor
All 18 actions, as published
  1. Mar 3REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
  2. Mar 6PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
  3. Mar 22Joint FavorableBoth houses
  4. Mar 23FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
  5. Mar 28REFERRED 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. May 3HOUSE PASSEDHouse of Representatives
  11. May 5FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
  12. May 5SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
  13. Jun 7SENATE PASSEDSenate
  14. Jun 7ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCESenate
  15. Jun 15PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
  16. Jun 22TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
  17. Jun 22TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
  18. Jun 27SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor