l9n/ Connecticut

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 7242

AN ACT STUDYING EFFORTS TO INCREASE VOTER PARTICIPATION AND AUTHORIZING MUNICIPAL PILOT PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE SUCH EFFORTS.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on May 15, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To establish a task force to study increasing voter participation, and civic engagement generally, in this state by examining the potential implementation concerns in pursuing such goal and looking at the experiences of other jurisdictions.

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

25 co-sponsors

Hilda E. Santiago, Nick Gauthier, Gregory Haddad, Josh Elliott, Geraldo C. Reyes Jr., Larry B. Butler, Anne M. Hughes, Rep. 139A, Corey P. Paris, Travis Simms, Dominique Johnson, Eilish Collins Main, Nicholas Menapace, Mary M. Mushinsky, Mike Demicco, James Sanchez, Kenneth Gucker, Bob Godfrey, Michael D. Quinn, Kevin Brown, Hector Arzeno, Anthony L. Nolan, David DeFronzo, Michael "MJ" Shannon Jr., John Santanella

In the Senate

    3 co-sponsors

    John W. Fonfara, Martha Marx, Julie Kushner

    Its course

    March 19 to May 15, 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 action15 actions on 7 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMar 19 to May 1355 days

    Government Administration and Elections CommitteeMar 19 to Mar 278 days

    In the SenateMay 13 to May 15 · stopped2 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 13

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentRejected

      Rejected May 13

    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 19 – May 13

    1. Mar 19Introduced and sent to Government Administration and Elections Committee
    2. Mar 20Heard in Government Administration and Elections Committee
    3. Mar 27Government Administration and Elections Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. May 13The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    5. The House of Representatives rejected House of Representatives Amendment B
    6. Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A

    In the Senate May 15

    1. May 15Arrived in the Senate
    All 15 actions, as published
    1. Mar 19REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Mar 20PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 27Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Mar 27FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Apr 3REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 9RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 9FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Apr 9HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Apr 9FILE NO.Both houses
    10. May 13HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    11. May 13HOUSE REJECTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    12. May 13HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    13. May 15FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    14. May 15SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    15. May 15FILE NO.Both houses