l9n/ Connecticut

2024 Regular Session

House Bill 5312

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 April 30, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

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

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

38 co-sponsors

Josh Elliott, Christine Palm, David Michel, Matt Blumenthal, Eleni Kavros DeGraw, Sarah Keitt, Travis Simms, Frank Smith, Tom Delnicki, Gary A. Turco Jr., Anne M. Hughes, Lucy Dathan, Maria P. Horn, Cristin McCarthy Vahey, Rachel Khanna, Joseph P. Gresko, Mary Welander, Amy Morrin Bello, William Heffernan, Hubert D. Delany, Jaime S. Foster, Michael D'Agostino, Juan R. Candelaria, Tracy Marra, Robin E. Comey, Hector Arzeno, Kate Farrar, Christopher Poulos, Melissa Osborne, John-Michael Parker, Bobby G. Gibson Jr., Stephen R. Meskers, Patricia A. Dillon, James Sanchez, Robyn A. Porter, Aundre Bumgardner, Devin R. Carney, Jonathan Steinberg

In the Senate

    4 co-sponsors

    Tony Hwang, Martha Marx, Norman Needleman, Christine Cohen

    Its course

    February 28 to April 30, 2024, 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 action17 actions on 10 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 28 to Apr 30 · stopped62 days

    Government Administration and Elections CommitteeFeb 28 to Mar 2223 days

    Judiciary CommitteeApr 16 to Apr 226 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentRejected

      Rejected Apr 30

    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 Feb 28 – Apr 30

    1. Feb 28Introduced and sent to Government Administration and Elections Committee
    2. Feb 29Heard in Government Administration and Elections Committee
    3. Mar 22Government Administration and Elections Committee recommended it
    4. Apr 16Sent to Judiciary Committee
    5. Apr 22Judiciary Committee recommended it
    6. Apr 30The House of Representatives rejected House of Representatives Amendment A
    All 17 actions, as published
    1. Feb 28REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 29PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 22Joint FavorableBoth houses
    4. Mar 25FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Apr 5REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 11RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 11FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Apr 11HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Apr 11FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 16REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
    11. Apr 22Joint FavorableBoth houses
    12. Apr 23FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    13. Apr 23RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    14. Apr 23NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    15. Apr 23TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    16. Apr 30HOUSE REJECTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    17. Apr 30BILL PASSED TEMPORARILYHouse of Representatives