l9n/ Connecticut

2023 Regular Session

House Bill 6872

AN ACT CONCERNING FAITHLESS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS AND AUTHORIZING MANDAMUS ACTIONS RELATED TO THE CERTIFICATION OR DECLARATION OF ELECTION RESULTS.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on May 18, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To (1) nullify the vote of, remove, replace and impose certain penalties upon faithless presidential electors, and (2) allow for mandamus actions to be brought in the Supreme Court to compel certain officers to comply with laws relating to certification or declaration of election results.

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

2 co-sponsors

Bob Godfrey, Hubert D. Delany

In the Senate

    1 co-sponsor

    Matthew L. Lesser

    Its course

    March 3 to May 18, 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 action21 actions on 11 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMar 3 to May 1674 days

    Government Administration and Elections CommitteeMar 3 to Mar 1512 days

    Judiciary CommitteeApr 12 to Apr 197 days

    In the SenateMay 16 to May 18 · stopped2 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 16

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentRejected

      Rejected May 16

    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 16

    1. Mar 3Introduced and sent to Government Administration and Elections Committee
    2. Mar 6Heard in Government Administration and Elections Committee
    3. Mar 15Government Administration and Elections Committee recommended it
    4. Apr 12Sent to Judiciary Committee
    5. Apr 19Judiciary Committee recommended it
    6. May 16The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    7. The House of Representatives rejected House of Representatives Amendment B
    8. Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A

    In the Senate May 18

    1. May 18Arrived in the Senate
    All 21 actions, as published
    1. Mar 3REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Mar 6PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 15Joint FavorableBoth houses
    4. Mar 16FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 24REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Mar 30RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Mar 30FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Mar 30HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Mar 30FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 12REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
    11. Apr 19Joint FavorableBoth houses
    12. Apr 20FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    13. Apr 20RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    14. Apr 20NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    15. Apr 20TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    16. May 16HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    17. May 16HOUSE REJECTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    18. May 16HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    19. May 18FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    20. May 18SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    21. May 18FILE NO.Both houses