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2024 Regular Session

House Bill 5498

AN ACT CONCERNING ELECTION SECURITY AND TRANSPARENCY, THE COUNTING OF ABSENTEE BALLOTS, ABSENTEE VOTING FOR CERTAIN PATIENTS OF NURSING HOMES, SECURITY OF CERTAIN ELECTION WORKERS, STATE ELECTIONS ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION COMPLAINTS, BALLOTS MADE AVAILABLE IN LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH AND VARIOUS OTHER REVISIONS RELATED TO ELECTION ADMINISTRATION.

Became law as Public Act 24-148, signed June 6, 2024, 85 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To (1) provide for video recording of absentee ballot drop boxes and retention of such recordings, (2) require town clerks to record the method of receipt for absentee ballots, (3) limit who may apply for additional absentee voting sets, (4) amend an election crime statute regarding suppression or destruction of votes to specify applicability to various methods of casting such votes, (5) require confidentiality of certain election data provided by other states, (6) limit the authorized use of absentee ballot applications to specified periods of time, (7) require town clerks to track absentee ballots in the state-wide centralized voter registration system, (8) prohibit the commercial use of certain voter registration information, (9) prohibit certain candidates from being present in early voting, same-day election registration and absentee ballot central counting locations, (10) bring into compliance with federal case law certain state statutes relating to the circulation of nominating and primary petitions, (11) delete a grounds for removal of an elector from permanent absentee ballot status, (12) modify the timeline for the conduct of a post-election audit, (13) require town clerks to, when a vacancy in candidacy is unfilled, obscure the name of the vacated candidate on the ballot, (14) prohibit the use of "independent" or any similar word in any party designation recorded with the Secretary of the State, (15) require that certain election-related filings be made in the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford, and (16) provide a deadline for mandatory referral of a complaint from the State Elections Enforcement Commission to the Chief State's Attorney.

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

6 co-sponsors

Greg S. Howard, Donna Veach, Kathy Kennedy, Martin Foncello, Holly H. Cheeseman, Matt Blumenthal

In the Senate

    6 co-sponsors

    Tony Hwang, Patricia Billie Miller, Rob Sampson, Lisa Seminara, Eric C. Berthel, Jeff Gordon

    Its course

    March 13 to June 6, 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 action32 actions on 13 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMar 13 to May 351 days

    Government Administration and Elections CommitteeMar 13 to Mar 2613 days

    Judiciary CommitteeApr 25 to Apr 294 days

    In the SenateMay 3 to May 85 days

    Waiting to be sentMay 8 to May 3123 days

    With the GovernorMay 31 to Jun 66 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 3 · Adopted May 8

    • Senate floor amendmentRejected

      Rejected May 8

    • Senate floor amendmentRejected

      Rejected May 8

    • Senate floor amendmentRejected

      Rejected May 8

    • Senate floor amendmentRejected

      Rejected May 8

    • Senate floor amendmentRejected

      Rejected May 8

    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 13 – May 3

    1. Mar 13Introduced and sent to Government Administration and Elections Committee
    2. Mar 14Heard in Government Administration and Elections Committee
    3. Mar 26Government Administration and Elections Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. Apr 25Sent to Judiciary Committee
    5. Apr 29Judiciary Committee recommended it
    6. May 3The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    7. Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A

    In the Senate May 3 – May 8

    1. May 3Sent to the Senate
    2. May 8The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    3. The Senate rejected Senate Amendment A
    4. The Senate rejected Senate Amendment B
    5. The Senate rejected Senate Amendment C
    6. The Senate rejected Senate Amendment D
    7. The Senate rejected Senate Amendment E
    8. Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendment A

    To the Governor May 22 – Jun 6

    1. May 22Numbered Public Act 24-148
    2. May 31Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Sent to the Governor
    4. Jun 6Signed by the Governor
    All 32 actions, as published
    1. Mar 13REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Mar 14PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 26Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Mar 27FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Apr 8REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 15RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 15FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Apr 15HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Apr 15FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 25REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
    11. Apr 29Joint FavorableBoth houses
    12. Apr 29FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    13. Apr 29RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    14. Apr 29NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    15. Apr 29TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    16. May 3HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    17. May 3HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    18. May 3IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO THE SENATEHouse of Representatives
    19. May 3FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    20. May 3SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    21. May 8SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    22. May 8SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    23. May 8SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    24. May 8SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    25. May 8SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    26. May 8SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    27. May 8SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    28. May 8IN CONCURRENCESenate
    29. May 22PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    30. May 31TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    31. May 31TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
    32. Jun 6SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor