General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6417
January Session, 2017 LCO No. 2209
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Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
REP. O'NEILL, 69th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 6417
January Session, 2017
LCO No. 2209
*02209*
Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
REP. O'NEILL, 69th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURES FOR BUDGET AND REVENUE RELATED BILLS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to (1) require any emergency certified budget or revenue related bill to be made publicly available not less than seventy-two hours before being presented for a vote on the House or Senate floor, (2) prohibit any vote being taken on a proposed state budget and any proposed legislation to implement the state budget or revenue related bill between the hours of 11:59 p.m. and 9:00 a.m., and (3) prohibit such requirement and prohibition from being suspended without the approval of a vote of at least three-quarters of the members of each chamber of the General Assembly.
Statement of Purpose:
To provide appropriate notice to members of the General Assembly and the public prior to votes on budget and revenue related bills.