l9n/ Connecticut

2024 Regular Session

Senate Bill 257

AN ACT CONCERNING CERTIFICATION OF AND CASTING OF BALLOTS BY PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.

Became law as Public Act 24-3, signed May 9, 2024, 71 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To (1) specify that the Secretary of the State is the state executive for purposes of certifying presidential electors under the federal Electoral Count Reform Act of 2022, and (2) move later by one day the required meeting of the presidential electors.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

In the House of Representatives

    1 co-sponsor

    Hilda E. Santiago

    Its course

    February 28 to May 9, 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 action18 actions on 12 days

    In the SenateFeb 28 to Apr 1749 days

    Government Administration and Elections CommitteeFeb 28 to Mar 1516 days

    In the House of RepresentativesApr 17 to Apr 3013 days

    Waiting to be sentApr 30 to May 66 days

    With the GovernorMay 6 to May 93 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 Senate Feb 28 – Apr 17

    1. Feb 28Introduced and sent to Government Administration and Elections Committee
    2. Feb 29Heard in Government Administration and Elections Committee
    3. Mar 15Government Administration and Elections Committee recommended it
    4. Apr 17Passed the Senate

    In the House of Representatives Apr 19 – Apr 30

    1. Apr 19Arrived in the House of Representatives
    2. Apr 30Passed the House of Representatives

    To the Governor May 3 – May 9

    1. May 3Numbered Public Act 24-3
    2. May 6Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Sent to the Governor
    4. May 9Signed by the Governor
    All 18 actions, as published
    1. Feb 28REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 29PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 15Joint FavorableBoth houses
    4. Mar 18FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 25REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 2RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 2FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    8. Apr 2SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    9. Apr 2FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 17SENATE PASSEDSenate
    11. Apr 19FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    12. Apr 19HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    13. Apr 30HOUSE PASSEDHouse of Representatives
    14. Apr 30IN CONCURRENCEHouse of Representatives
    15. May 3PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    16. May 6TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    17. May 6TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
    18. May 9SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor