Connecticut 2019 Regular Session

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3	3	LCO No. 11279 1 of 5
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5	5	General Assembly House Joint
6	6	Resolution No. 401
7	7	July 22 Special Session,
8	8	2019
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10	10	LCO No. 11279
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13	13	Referred to Committee on No Committee
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16	16	Introduced by:
17	17	REP. ARESIMOWICZ, 30
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19	19	Dist.
20	20	REP. RITTER M., 1
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23	23	REP. KLARIDES, 114
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27	27	SEN. LOONEY, 11
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30	30	SEN. DUFF, 25
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33	33	SEN. FASANO, 34
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40	40	RESOLUTION CONCERNIN G THE JOINT RULES OF THE JULY 22
41	41	SPECIAL SESSION, 2019.
42	42	Resolved by this Assembly:
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44	44	That the joint rules of this Special Session shall be the same as the 1
45	45	joint rules in force at the 2019 regular session, except as said rules are 2
46	46	amended, altered or repealed in this resolution. 3
47	47	Strike out Rules 3, 4, 5 and 6. 4
48	48	Strike out Rule 7 and insert in lieu thereof the following: 5
49	49	BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS GENERALLY 6
50	50	7. Only bills and substantive resolutions specified in the Resolution 7
51	51	Convening the General Assembly in Special Session to commence not 8
52	52	earlier than 12:01 a.m. on July 22, 2019, and for the purpose of 9
53	53	considering and enacting bills concerning workforce training needs 10
54	54	and regulation of gratuities permitted or applied as part of the 11
55	55	House Joint Resolution No.
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58	58	LCO No. 11279 2 of 5
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60	60	minimum fair wage, shall be received. 12
61	61	The Legislative Commissioners' Office shall prepare all bills and 13
62	62	resolutions. When a bill or resolution has been prepared by the 14
63	63	Legislative Commissioners' Office and signed by the Speaker and 15
64	64	President Pro Tempore, the bill or resolution shall immediately be 16
65	65	given to the clerk of the Senate or the House as designated. Before or at 17
66	66	the time the bill or resolution is given to the clerk, the Legislative 18
67	67	Commissioners' Office shall provide to the Office of Fiscal Analysis 19
68	68	copies of each bill or resolution to prepare a fiscal note if required by 20
69	69	Rule 15 of the joint rules. 21
70	70	Each bill and resolution shall be printed, without interlineation or 22
71	71	erasure. The duplicate copies of each bill or resolution shall be made 23
72	72	on yellow-colored and blue-colored paper, respectively, of the same 24
73	73	size and format as the original. 25
74	74	Each bill amending any statute or special act shall set forth in full 26
75	75	the section or subsection of the statute or the special act to be 27
76	76	amended. Matter to be omitted or repealed shall be surrounded by 28
77	77	brackets or overstricken so that the omitted or repealed matter remains 29
78	78	readable, and new matter shall be indicated by capitalization or 30
79	79	underscoring of all words in the original bill and by capitalization, 31
80	80	underscoring or italics in its printed form. In the case of a section or 32
81	81	subsection not amending an existing section of the general statutes but 33
82	82	intended to be part of the general statutes, the section or subsection 34
83	83	may be in upper and lower case letters preceded by the word (NEW). 35
84	84	Each bill and resolution shall be transmitted, in triplicate by the 36
85	85	Legislative Commissioners' Office to the clerks of the House or Senate. 37
86	86	The clerks shall number each bill and resolution. 38
87	87	The clerks shall certify and keep on file a duplicate copy of each bill 39
88	88	and resolution. The certified duplicate copy shall remain at all times in 40
89	89	the clerk's office. If the original cannot be located, a copy of such 41
90	90	House Joint Resolution No.
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93	93	LCO No. 11279 3 of 5
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95	95	certified duplicate copy shall be made by the clerk and used in lieu of 42
96	96	the original. 43
97	97	The clerk shall make a notation on the certified duplicate copy of all 44
98	98	action taken on the original. 45
99	99	Any member of the General Assembly may co-sponsor a bill or 46
100	100	resolution by making a request in writing after it has been filed, to the 47
101	101	clerk of the chamber in which the bill or resolution has been filed to 48
102	102	add his or her name as a co-sponsor of the bill or resolution, but not 49
103	103	later than the date of the signing of the bill, or the deadline for the 50
104	104	signing of the bill, by the Governor, whichever is earlier, or the 51
105	105	adoption of the resolution. 52
106	106	After introduction no bill or resolution shall be altered except by the 53
107	107	legislative commissioners. 54
108	108	Strike out Rule 8. 55
109	109	Strike out Rule 9 and insert in lieu thereof the following: 56
110	110	EMERGENCY CERTIFIED BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS 57
111	111	9. Only bills and substantive resolutions certified by the Speaker 58
112	112	and President Pro Tempore in accordance with section 2-26 of the 59
113	113	general statutes may be introduced. Bills and resolutions so certified 60
114	114	by the Speaker and the President Pro Tempore shall be identified as 61
115	115	"bills" or "resolutions". 62
116	116	Strike out Rules 10, 11 and 13. 63
117	117	Strike out Rule 14 and insert in lieu thereof the following: 64
118	118	TRANSMITTAL BETWEEN HOUSES 65
119	119	14. Upon passage in the first house, the bill or resolution shall be 66
120	120	transmitted immediately to the second house. 67
121	121	House Joint Resolution No.
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126	126	Strike out Rule 15 and insert in lieu thereof the following: 68
127	127	15. Any bill or substantive resolution which if passed or adopted, 69
128	128	would affect state or municipal revenue, or would require the 70
129	129	expenditure of state or municipal funds, shall have a fiscal note 71
130	130	attached. Any fiscal note printed with or prepared for a bill or 72
131	131	resolution shall be solely for the purpose of information, 73
132	132	summarization and explanation for members of the General Assembly 74
133	133	and shall not be construed to represent the intent of the General 75
134	134	Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. Each such fiscal 76
135	135	note shall bear the following disclaimer: "The following Fiscal Impact 77
136	136	Statement is prepared for the benefit of the members of the General 78
137	137	Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and 79
138	138	explanation and does not represent the intent of the General Assembly 80
139	139	or either chamber thereof for any purpose." When an amendment is 81
140	140	offered to a bill or resolution in the House or the Senate, which, if 82
141	141	adopted, would require the expenditure of state or municipal funds or 83
142	142	affect state or municipal revenue, a fiscal note shall be available at the 84
143	143	time the amendment is offered. Any fiscal note prepared for such an 85
144	144	amendment shall be construed in accordance with the provisions of 86
145	145	this rule and shall bear the disclaimer required under this rule. 87
146	146	Strike out Rule 16 and insert in lieu thereof the following: 88
147	147	BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS - READINGS 89
148	148	16. First reading of a bill or resolution shall be by title and number. 90
149	149	Second reading shall be passage or rejection of the bill or resolution. 91
150	150	Strike out Rule 17 and insert in lieu thereof the following: 92
151	151	17. Each bill or substantive resolution may be acted upon 93
152	152	immediately. No bill or substantive resolution may be acted upon 94
153	153	unless it is accompanied by a fiscal note. 95
154	154	Each bill and substantive resolution shall be voted upon by a roll 96
155	155	call vote. A bill or resolution, certified in accordance with section 2-26 97
156	156	House Joint Resolution No.
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161	161	of the general statutes, if filed in the House, may be transmitted to and 98
162	162	acted upon first by the Senate with the consent of the Speaker; and if 99
163	163	filed in the Senate, may be transmitted to and acted upon first by the 100
164	164	House with the consent of the President Pro Tempore. 101
165	165	Strike out Rules 18, 19, 20, 31, 32 and 34. 102
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