l9n/ Connecticut

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 7099

AN ACT FUNDING JOURNALISM FELLOWSHIPS FOR GRADUATES OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Appropriations Committee on March 19, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To require the Office of Higher Education to establish a journalism fellowship program to fund not fewer than twelve journalism fellowship positions at local news organizations.

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

1 co-sponsor

Kate Farrar

Its course

February 27 to March 19, 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 action7 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 27 to Mar 19 · stopped20 days

Higher Education and Employment Advancement CommitteeFeb 27 to Mar 1314 days

Appropriations CommitteeMar 13 to Mar 19 · stopped6 days

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 Feb 27 – Mar 13

  1. Feb 27Introduced and sent to Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee
  2. Mar 3Heard in Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee
  3. Mar 13Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee recommended it and sent it to Appropriations Committee
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Feb 27REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
  2. Mar 3PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
  3. Mar 13Joint Favorable Change of ReferenceBoth houses
  4. Mar 17FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
  5. Mar 17RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
  6. Mar 18FAV. CHG. OF REF. HOUSE TO COMM. ONHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 19FAV. CHG. OF REF., SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate