Became law as Public Act 25-40, signed June 23, 2025, 157 days after it was filed.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 5425
AN ACT CONCERNING RAILWAYS AND ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To amend the Liquor Control Act by (1) defining "heritage railway", (2) establishing a short-term heritage railway cafe permit, and (3) establishing a reduced fee for cafe permits issued to heritage railways.
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
Sponsor
3 co-sponsors
In the Senate
4 co-sponsors
Henri Martin, Norman Needleman, Paul Cicarella, John A. Kissel
Its course
January 17 to June 23, 2025, 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 action24 actions on 16 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 17 to May 22125 days
General Law CommitteeJan 17 to Mar 1254 days
In the SenateMay 22 to May 297 days
Waiting to be sentMay 29 to Jun 57 days
With the GovernorJun 5 to Jun 2318 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted May 22 · Adopted May 29
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
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 Jan 17 – May 22
- Jan 17Introduced and sent to General Law Committee
- Feb 19Drafted as a bill by General Law Committee
- Feb 20Sent to General Law Committee
- Feb 21Heard in General Law Committee
- Mar 12General Law Committee recommended it
- May 22The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
- Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A
In the Senate May 27 – May 29
- May 27Arrived in the Senate
- May 29The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
- Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendment A
To the Governor Jun 3 – Jun 23
- Jun 3Numbered Public Act 25-40
- Jun 5Sent to the Secretary of the State
- Jun 9Sent to the Governor
- Jun 23Signed by the Governor
All 24 actions, as published
- Jan 17REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 3Vote to DraftBoth houses
- Feb 19DRAFTED BY COMMITTEEBoth houses
- Feb 20REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 21PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 12Joint FavorableBoth houses
- Mar 13FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Mar 21REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Mar 27RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Mar 27FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Mar 27HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- Mar 27FILE NO.Both houses
- May 22HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- May 22HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- May 27FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
- May 27SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
- May 27FILE NO.Both houses
- May 29SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- May 29SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- May 29ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCESenate
- Jun 3PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
- Jun 5TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
- Jun 9TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
- Jun 23SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor