Connecticut 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SJ00001 Compare Versions

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15	15	SEN. LOONEY, 11
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18	18	SEN. DUFF, 25
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21	21	SEN. FASANO, 34
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25	25	REP. ARESIMOWICZ, 30
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28	28	REP. RITTER M., 1
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38	38	RESOLUTION CONCERNIN G THE JOINT RULES OF THE SENATE
39	39	AND THE HOUSE OF REP RESENTATIVES.
40	40	Resolved by this Assembly:
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42	42	That the following shall be the Joint Rules of the Senate and House 1
43	43	of Representatives for the regular sessions of the General Assembly 2
44	44	and for interim periods during the 2019-2020 legislative term. 3
45	45	MESSAGES BETWEEN CHAMBERS 4
46	46	1. Messages from one chamber to the other shall be delivered to the 5
47	47	presiding officer. 6
48	48	JOINT CONVENTIONS 7
49	49	2. Joint conventions shall be held in the Hall of the House. Either 8
50	50	chamber may request a convention stating the purposes thereof in its 9
51	51	message. The President of the Senate shall preside. The President and 10
52	52	the Speaker shall make reports to their respective chambers of the 11
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58	58	proceedings of the convention which shall be printed in the respective 12
59	59	journals. 13
60	60	JOINT COMMITTEES 14
61	61	3. (a) Designation of Committees. There shall be twenty-two joint 15
62	62	standing committees as provided in subsection (b) of this rule. There 16
63	63	shall be two statutory committees as provided in subsection (c) of this 17
64	64	rule. Committees shall consider all matters referred to them and report 18
65	65	as required by these rules. 19
66	66	(b) Standing Committees. Each joint standing committee shall 20
67	67	consist of not more than nine senators and not more than thirty-five 21
68	68	representatives, except that the joint standing committees on 22
69	69	Appropriations and Finance, Revenue and Bonding shall consist of not 23
70	70	more than thirteen senators and not more than forty -five 24
71	71	representatives, and the joint standing committee on Judiciary shall 25
72	72	consist of not more than eleven senators and not more than thirty-five 26
73	73	representatives. The joint standing committees shall be divided into 27
74	74	Group A and Group B as follows: 28
75	75	GROUP A 29
76	76	(1) A committee on APPROPRIATIONS that shall have cognizance 30
77	77	of all matters relating to appropriations and the operating budgets and 31
78	78	all matters relating to state employees' salaries, benefits and 32
79	79	retirement, teachers' retirement, veterans' pensions and collective 33
80	80	bargaining agreements and arbitration awards for state employees. In 34
81	81	addition, any bills or resolutions carrying or requiring appropriations, 35
82	82	or creating or enlarging a state mandate to local governments, defined 36
83	83	in subsection (a)(2) of section 2-32b of the general statutes, and 37
84	84	favorably reported by any other committee, except the payment of 38
85	85	claims by the state, shall be referred to the committee, unless such 39
86	86	reference is dispensed with by at least a two-thirds vote of each 40
87	87	chamber, provided the committee's consideration shall be limited to 41
88	88	their fiscal aspects and appropriation provisions of such bills or 42
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94	94	resolutions and shall not extend to their other substantive provisions 43
95	95	or purpose, except to the extent that such other provisions or purpose 44
96	96	relate to the fiscal aspects and appropriation provisions of such bills or 45
97	97	resolutions. 46
98	98	(2) A committee on EDUCATION that shall have cognizance of all 47
99	99	matters relating to (A) the Department of Education and the Office of 48
100	100	Early Childhood, and (B) school building projects, local and regional 49
101	101	boards of education, the substantive law of collective bargaining 50
102	102	covering teachers and professional employees of such boards, 51
103	103	vocational rehabilitation, and libraries, including the State Library, 52
104	104	museums and historical and cultural associations. 53
105	105	(3) A committee on ENVIRONMENT that shall have cognizance of 54
106	106	all matters relating to (A) the Department of Energy and 55
107	107	Environmental Protection concerning the preservation and protection 56
108	108	of the air, water and other natural resources of the state and the 57
109	109	Department of Agriculture, including farming, dairy products and 58
110	110	domestic animals, and (B) conservation, recreation, pollution control, 59
111	111	fisheries and game, state parks and forests, water resources and flood 60
112	112	and erosion control, and the preservation and protection of the air, 61
113	113	water and other natural resources of the state. 62
114	114	(4) A committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING that 63
115	115	shall have cognizance of all matters relating to (A) the Department of 64
116	116	Revenue Services, and (B) finance, revenue, capital bonding and 65
117	117	taxation. Any bill or resolution favorably reported by another 66
118	118	committee relating to finance, revenue, capital bonding, taxation, 67
119	119	employer contributions for unemployment compensation purposes, all 68
120	120	matters relating to the Department of Revenue Services and the 69
121	121	revenue aspects of the Gaming Division within the Department of 70
122	122	Consumer Protection shall be referred to the committee, provided the 71
123	123	committee's consideration shall be limited to the financial provisions 72
124	124	and purposes of such bill or resolution, such as finance, revenue, 73
125	125	bonding, taxation and fees, and shall not extend to the other 74
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131	131	substantive provisions or purposes, except to the extent that such other 75
132	132	provisions or purposes relate to the financial provisions of such bills or 76
133	133	resolutions. 77
134	134	(5) A committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND 78
135	135	ELECTIONS that shall have cognizance of all matters relating to (A) (i) 79
136	136	the Department of Administrative Services, including purchasing and 80
137	137	central collections, but excluding personnel and labor relations, fire 81
138	138	marshals, the fire safety code, the state building code and school 82
139	139	building projects, (ii) the administrative functions of the Office of 83
140	140	Governmental Accountability, including the office's personnel and 84
141	141	employment policies and information technology, and (iii) the 85
142	142	Freedom of Information Commission, the Office of State Ethics, the 86
143	143	Citizen's Ethics Advisory Board and the State Elections Enforcement 87
144	144	Commission, (B) state government organization and reorganization, 88
145	145	structures and procedures, (C) leasing, construction, maintenance, 89
146	146	purchase and sale, transfer or other disposition of state property and 90
147	147	facilities, (D) state and federal relations, (E) interstate compacts, (F) 91
148	148	compacts between the state and Indian tribes, (G) constitutional 92
149	149	amendments, and (H) all matters relating to elections and election 93
150	150	laws. Any bill favorably reported by another committee that requires a 94
151	151	state agency to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any real property 95
152	152	or interest in real property that is under the custody or control of such 96
153	153	agency to any person or entity other than another state agency, or any 97
154	154	resolution favorably reported by another committee that proposes a 98
155	155	constitutional amendment shall be referred to the committee on 99
156	156	Government Administration and Elections. 100
157	157	(6) A committee on JUDICIARY that shall have cognizance of all 101
158	158	matters relating to (A) the Judicial Department, the Department of 102
159	159	Correction and the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, 103
160	160	(B) courts, judicial procedures, criminal law, probate courts, probation, 104
161	161	parole, wills, estates, adoption, divorce, bankruptcy, escheat, law 105
162	162	libraries, deeds, mortgages, conveyancing, preservation of land 106
163	163	records and other public documents, the law of business organizations, 107
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169	169	uniform laws, validations, authorizations to sue and to appeal, claims 108
170	170	against the state, (C) all (i) judicial nominations, (ii) nominations of 109
171	171	workers' compensation commissioners, and (iii) nominations of 110
172	172	members of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, and (D) all bills 111
173	173	carrying civil penalties that exceed the sum of, or that may exceed in 112
174	174	the aggregate, five thousand dollars. Any bill favorably reported by 113
175	175	another committee that carries a criminal penalty, other than an 114
176	176	infraction, shall be referred to the committee, provided the committee's 115
177	177	consideration shall be limited to the criminal penalties established in 116
178	178	such bill and shall not extend to the other substantive provisions or 117
179	179	purposes of such bill. 118
180	180	(7) A committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT that shall 119
181	181	have cognizance of all matters relating to local governments, housing, 120
182	182	urban renewal, fire, sewer and metropolitan districts, home rule, 121
183	183	planning and zoning, regional planning and development activities, 122
184	184	the state plan of conservation and development and economic 123
185	185	development programs impacting local governments. 124
186	186	(8) A committee on PUBLIC HEALTH that shall have cognizance of 125
187	187	all matters relating to (A) the Department of Public Health, the 126
188	188	Department of Mental Health and Addiction Service and the 127
189	189	Department of Developmental Services, and (B) health, including 128
190	190	emergency medical services, all licensing boards within the 129
191	191	Department of Public Health, nursing homes, pure foods and drugs, 130
192	192	and controlled substances, including the treatment of substance abuse. 131
193	193	(9) A committee on TRANSPORTATION that shall have cognizance 132
194	194	of all matters relating to (A) the Department of Transportation, the 133
195	195	Office of the State Traffic Administration and the Department of Motor 134
196	196	Vehicles, and (B) transportation, including highways and bridges, 135
197	197	navigation, aeronautics, mass transit and railroads. 136
198	198	GROUP B 137
199	199	(10) A committee on BANKING that shall have cognizance of all 138
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205	205	matters relating to (A) the Department of Banking, and (B) banks, 139
206	206	savings banks, bank and trust companies, savings and loan 140
207	207	associations, credit unions, the supervision of the sale of securities, 141
208	208	fraternal benefit societies and secured and unsecured lending. 142
209	209	(11) A committee on ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY that shall have 143
210	210	cognizance of all matters relating to (A)(i) the Public Utilities 144
211	211	Regulatory Authority, and (ii) the Department of Energy and 145
212	212	Environmental Protection concerning energy, energy policy planning 146
213	213	and regulation, telecommunications, information systems and related 147
214	214	technology, and (B) energy, energy policy planning and regulation, 148
215	215	telecommunications, information systems and related technology. 149
216	216	(12) A committee on GENERAL LAW that shall have cognizance of 150
217	217	all matters relating to (A) the Department of Consumer Protection, 151
218	218	except legalized gambling, and (B) alcoholic beverages, fair trade and 152
219	219	sales practices, consumer protection, mobile homes and occupational 153
220	220	licensing, except licensing by the Department of Public Health. 154
221	221	(13) A committee on INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE that shall 155
222	222	have cognizance of all matters relating to (A) the Insurance 156
223	223	Department, and (B) insurance law and real estate law. 157
224	224	(14) A committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES that shall 158
225	225	have cognizance of all matters relating to (A) the Labor Department, 159
226	226	(B) workers' compensation, unemployment compensation, conditions 160
227	227	of employment, hours of labor, minimum wages, industrial safety, 161
228	228	occupational health and safety, labor unions and labor disputes, and 162
229	229	(C) conditions of employment of state and municipal employees and 163
230	230	the substantive law of state and municipal employees' collective 164
231	231	bargaining. 165
232	232	(15) A committee on HUMAN SERVICES that shall have cognizance 166
233	233	of all matters relating to the Department of Social Services, including 167
234	234	institutions under its jurisdiction, and the Department of 168
235	235	Rehabilitation Services. 169
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241	241	(16) A committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY that shall 170
242	242	have cognizance of all matters relating to (A) the Department of 171
243	243	Emergency Services and Public Protection, and (B) civil preparedness 172
244	244	and homeland security, state police, the state-wide organized crime 173
245	245	investigative task force, municipal police training, fire marshals, the 174
246	246	fire safety code, the state building code, and legalized gambling. 175
247	247	(17) A committee on COMMERCE that shall have cognizance of all 176
248	248	matters relating to the Department of Economic and Community 177
249	249	Development and Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated. 178
250	250	(18) A committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT 179
251	251	ADVANCEMENT that shall have cognizance of all matters relating to 180
252	252	(A) the Board of Regents for Higher Education and the Office of 181
253	253	Higher Education, and (B) public and independent institutions of 182
254	254	higher education, private occupational schools, post-secondary 183
255	255	education, job training institutions and programs, apprenticeship 184
256	256	training programs and adult job training programs offered to the 185
257	257	public by any state agency or funded in whole or in part by the state. 186
258	258	(19) A committee on HOUSING that shall have cognizance of all 187
259	259	matters relating to housing. 188
260	260	(20) A committee on AGING that shall have cognizance of all 189
261	261	matters relating to senior citizens. 190
262	262	(21) A committee on CHILDREN that shall have cognizance of all 191
263	263	matters relating to (A) the Department of Children and Families, 192
264	264	including institutions under its jurisdiction, and (B) children. 193
265	265	(22) A committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS that shall have 194
266	266	cognizance of all matters relating to military and veterans' affairs, 195
267	267	except veterans' pensions. 196
268	268	(c) Statutory Committees. In addition, there shall be: 197
269	269	(1) The committee on LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT that shall 198
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275	275	conduct the business affairs of the General Assembly. The committee 199
276	276	shall be responsible for the operation of the General Assembly, 200
277	277	coordination and supervision of committee work, improvement of 201
278	278	legislative operations, deciding on matters of organization, procedures, 202
279	279	facilities and working conditions of the General Assembly, 203
280	280	compensation of employees of the legislative branch, and the 204
281	281	facilitation of positive relationships with the federal government and 205
282	282	other state governments. All bills and resolutions relating to such 206
283	283	matters may be referred to the committee. The committee shall consist 207
284	284	of (A) twenty members of the House who shall be (i) the Speaker, (ii) 208
285	285	the deputy speakers, (iii) the majority leader, (iv) four members 209
286	286	appointed by the Speaker, (v) three members appointed by the 210
287	287	majority leader, (vi) the minority leader, (vii) two deputy minority 211
288	288	leaders appointed by the minority leader, and (viii) five members 212
289	289	appointed by the minority leader, and (B) thirteen members of the 213
290	290	Senate who shall be (i) the President Pro Tempore, (ii) the majority 214
291	291	leader, (iii) a deputy majority leader appointed by the majority leader, 215
292	292	(iv) five members appointed by the President Pro Tempore, (v) the 216
293	293	minority leader, (vi) an assistant minority leader appointed by the 217
294	294	minority leader, and (vii) three members appointed by the minority 218
295	295	leader. In matters of legislative operations, the legislative 219
296	296	commissioners and the clerks of each chamber shall serve as ex-officio, 220
297	297	non-voting members of the committee. The committee shall be chaired 221
298	298	by the President Pro Tempore and the Speaker. A majority of the 222
299	299	membership shall constitute a quorum and all actions shall require the 223
300	300	affirmative vote of a majority. At any meeting, if a committee member 224
301	301	present of either chamber requests, a vote of the majority of the 225
302	302	members present of each chamber shall be required for approval of a 226
303	303	question. 227
304	304	(2) The committee on EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE 228
305	305	NOMINATIONS that shall consist of (A) nineteen members of the 229
306	306	House who shall be (i) the majority leader, or the majority leader's 230
307	307	designee, (ii) the minority leader, or the minority leader's designee, (iii) 231
308	308	ten members appointed by the Speaker, and (iv) seven members 232
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314	314	appointed by the minority leader, and (B) eight members of the Senate 233
315	315	who shall be (i) the majority leader, or the majority leader's designee, 234
316	316	(ii) the minority leader, or the minority leader's designee, (iii) three 235
317	317	members appointed by the President Pro Tempore, and (iv) three 236
318	318	members appointed by the minority leader. The chairpersons and 237
319	319	ranking members of the committee or committees having cognizance 238
320	320	of matters relating to the duties of a nominee for the position of a 239
321	321	department head, as defined in section 4-5 of the general statutes, shall 240
322	322	serve as ex-officio, non-voting members of the committee on executive 241
323	323	and legislative nominations for the consideration of such nomination. 242
324	324	All executive and legislative nominations requiring action of either or 243
325	325	both chambers, except judicial nominations, nominations of workers' 244
326	326	compensation commissioners and nominations of members of the 245
327	327	Board of Pardons and Paroles, shall be referred to the committee on 246
328	328	executive and legislative nominations. 247
329	329	(d) Committee Appointments. Appointments of committee 248
330	330	members, except to fill a vacancy caused by death or incapacity or by 249
331	331	resignation from the General Assembly or a committee of the General 250
332	332	Assembly, shall be made on or before the fifth regular session day of 251
333	333	the first year of the term and, except as otherwise provided in the rules 252
334	334	of each chamber, shall be for the entire term for which the members 253
335	335	were elected. Committee appointments of a member elected after the 254
336	336	fifth regular session day of the first year of the term shall be made not 255
337	337	later than five calendar days after the member takes the oath of office, 256
338	338	and may be made, at the discretion of the appointing authority, to any 257
339	339	committee. 258
340	340	Senate and House committees shall be appointed and organized in 259
341	341	accordance with the rules of each chamber and members of the 260
342	342	minority party shall be appointed on nomination of the minority 261
343	343	leader of each chamber. 262
344	344	LEADERS ON COMMITTEES 263
345	345	4. The President Pro Tempore of the Senate, Speaker of the House, 264
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351	351	and majority and minority leaders of the Senate and the House shall be 265
352	352	ex-officio members of all committees, with the right to be present at all 266
353	353	meetings and to take part in deliberations but without the right to vote, 267
354	354	except as to those committees to which they are appointed members. 268
355	355	COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND PROCEDURES 269
356	356	5. (a) Scheduling. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of 270
357	357	this rule and in Rule 15, chairpersons of committees shall jointly 271
358	358	schedule meetings during periods when the General Assembly is in 272
359	359	session as follows: 273
360	360	(1) Committees may meet on any day from January 9 through 274
361	361	January 16 in 2019 and from February 5 through February 7 in 2020. 275
362	362	The chairpersons of each committee shall jointly call a meeting during 276
363	363	said period in 2019 for the purpose of organization and to consider 277
364	364	such other business as is deemed necessary. 278
365	365	(2) Beginning on January 17 in 2019 and on February 10 in 2020, and 279
366	366	ending on the committee's deadline to report bills and resolutions in 280
367	367	such year, as provided in Rule 15, Group A committees shall meet on 281
368	368	Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays only and Group B committees 282
369	369	shall meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays only. 283
370	370	(3) Statutory committees, as described in subsection (c) of Rule 3, 284
371	371	may meet on any day. 285
372	372	(4) Committees, except conference committees, may not meet during 286
373	373	a session of either chamber without the consent of each chamber which 287
374	374	is in session. 288
375	375	(b) Exceptions to Scheduling Requirements. 289
376	376	(1) The committees on Appropriations and Finance, Revenue and 290
377	377	Bonding may meet on any day. The committee on Judiciary may meet 291
378	378	on any day after March 29 in 2019 and after March 16 in 2020. The 292
379	379	committee on Government Administration and Elections may meet on 293
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385	385	any day after April 3 in 2019 and after March 25 in 2020 to raise, hear 294
386	386	or report favorably or unfavorably a conveyance bill. 295
387	387	(2) Any committee may meet at the State Capitol or in the 296
388	388	Legislative Office Building on any day, provided certification of a 297
389	389	significant need for the meeting is made in writing by the Speaker of 298
390	390	the House and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate or their 299
391	391	designees. 300
392	392	(3) If, in any week, the designated meeting day of a committee falls 301
393	393	on a holiday or on a day when the State Capitol or Legislative Office 302
394	394	Building is officially closed, the committee may meet on another day, 303
395	395	not so designated, within seven calendar days before or after such day, 304
396	396	provided certification of the need for the meeting is made, in writing, 305
397	397	by one of the following: The President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the 306
398	398	Speaker of the House, the majority leader of the Senate or the majority 307
399	399	leader of the House and all reasonable efforts have been made to notify 308
400	400	each member of the committee of the meeting. 309
401	401	(c) Conduct of Meetings. A chairperson or a vice chairperson shall 310
402	402	convene all meetings. If a meeting, other than a meeting on the day of 311
403	403	the committee's deadline to report bills and resolutions, as provided in 312
404	404	Rule 15, is not so convened within fifteen minutes following its 313
405	405	scheduled starting time, the meeting shall be deemed cancelled. In all 314
406	406	meetings of joint committees, and at all public hearings held by such 315
407	407	committees, the Senate and House chairpersons shall mutually agree 316
408	408	as to who shall preside and in the absence of agreement the Senate 317
409	409	chairperson and the House chairperson shall alternately preside. A 318
410	410	chairperson shall recognize each member wishing to be heard prior to 319
411	411	ordering the vote on the final question of a favorable or unfavorable 320
412	412	report, a favorable change of reference or the boxing of a bill or 321
413	413	resolution. All questions of order, hearings and other proceedings 322
414	414	including the raising of bills or resolutions and questions relating to 323
415	415	evidence shall be determined by a majority of votes but, if the majority 324
416	416	of the committee members present of either chamber so request, the 325
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422	422	committee members of each chamber shall separately determine all 326
423	423	questions. A vote of a committee may be reconsidered only at the next 327
424	424	regular meeting of the committee, except that any vote on the day of 328
425	425	the committee's deadline to report bills and resolutions as provided in 329
426	426	Rule 15, may be reconsidered at the same meeting not later than 5:00 330
427	427	p.m. 331
428	428	(d) Final Action. Except as otherwise provided, at each committee 332
429	429	meeting, the vote on the final question of a favorable or unfavorable 333
430	430	report, a favorable change of reference or the boxing of a bill or 334
431	431	resolution shall be recorded to show the names of the members voting 335
432	432	yea and the members voting nay. No motion to dispense with the 336
433	433	recording of the names of the members voting yea and the members 337
434	434	voting nay shall be entertained and no bill or resolution shall be 338
435	435	reported to either chamber unless the names of the members voting 339
436	436	yea and the members voting nay have been recorded and a record of 340
437	437	the names of the members voting yea and the members voting nay has 341
438	438	been attached to the bill or resolution submitted to the Legislative 342
439	439	Commissioners' Office as provided in Rule 13. A copy of the voting 343
440	440	record shall be sent to the clerk of the appropriate chamber, by the 344
441	441	Legislative Commissioners' Office, with the favorably or unfavorably 345
442	442	reported bill or resolution and retained by the clerks. 346
443	443	(e) Proxies. No member may vote by proxy and no committee shall 347
444	444	record a vote cast by any member as a proxy for any other member. 348
445	445	(f) Notice Requirements. Notice of the date, time and place of 349
446	446	committee meetings during periods when the General Assembly is in 350
447	447	session shall be (1) given to the clerk of each chamber at least one day 351
448	448	in advance of the meeting, and (2) when practicable, (A) given to the 352
449	449	Legislative Bulletin clerk for inclusion in the next Legislative Bulletin, 353
450	450	and (B) posted on the General Assembly's web site. The committee 354
451	451	clerks shall post notice of the meetings in a conspicuous place in or 355
452	452	near their respective committee offices. 356
453	453	(g) Exception to Notice Requirements. A meeting may be held on 357
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459	459	less than one calendar day's notice, provided announcement of the 358
460	460	meeting is made from the floor of the Senate or House during a session 359
461	461	and both chairpersons have approved the date, time, place and agenda 360
462	462	for the meeting. Such approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. If 361
463	463	the announcement cannot be made in one or both chambers because 362
464	464	no regular session is being held on that day, an emergency meeting 363
465	465	may still be held, provided certification of the need for the meeting is 364
466	466	made, in writing, by one of the following: The President Pro Tempore 365
467	467	of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, the majority leader of the 366
468	468	Senate or the majority leader of the House, and all reasonable efforts 367
469	469	have been made to notify each member of the committee of the 368
470	470	meeting. 369
471	471	(h) Agendas. An agenda, approved by both chairpersons, shall be 370
472	472	prepared for each meeting and made available at least one day before 371
473	473	the meeting, except that for a meeting held under subsection (g) of this 372
474	474	rule, the agenda shall be prepared and made available prior to the 373
475	475	meeting. Items not on the agenda may be considered upon a majority 374
476	476	vote of the committee members present. 375
477	477	(i) Substitute Language. A committee clerk shall, as soon as 376
478	478	practicable, post on the committee's web site any written substitute 377
479	479	language offered at a committee meeting by a committee member that 378
480	480	has been prepared by the Legislative Commissioners' Office and 379
481	481	assigned an LCO number by that office and reported favorably 380
482	482	without any changes at such committee meeting. 381
483	483	PUBLIC HEARINGS 382
484	484	6. (a) Scheduling. 383
485	485	(1) A committee may hold subject matter public hearings on any 384
486	486	subject and on specified proposed bills and proposed resolutions, and 385
487	487	on committee and raised bills and resolutions, during sessions, except 386
488	488	that subject matter public hearings on proposed bills and proposed 387
489	489	resolutions shall be held not later than twenty-one calendar days in 388
490	490	Senate Joint Resolution No.
491	491
492	492
493	493	LCO No. 893 14 of 52
494	494
495	495	2019 and fourteen calendar days in 2020 before the committee's 389
496	496	reporting out date designated in the schedule shown in Rule 15. 390
497	497	(2) Public hearings shall be scheduled for the convenience of the 391
498	498	public and in accordance with the schedule for committee meetings of 392
499	499	that committee as provided in Rule 5. 393
500	500	(3) In the event of inclement weather on the day on which a 394
501	501	committee has scheduled a public hearing: 395
502	502	(A) If the State Capitol and Legislative Office Building have been 396
503	503	officially closed due to inclement weather: 397
504	504	(i) If the hearing has been convened prior to the official closing, the 398
505	505	committee may continue the hearing or may recess the hearing as 399
506	506	provided in subsection (c)(5) of this rule. 400
507	507	(ii) If the hearing has not been convened prior to the official closing, 401
508	508	the hearing shall be deemed cancelled and shall be rescheduled 402
509	509	pursuant to subsection (a)(3)(D) of this rule. 403
510	510	(B) If the State Capitol and Legislative Office Building have not been 404
511	511	officially closed: 405
512	512	(i) If the hearing has been convened, the committee may recess the 406
513	513	hearing as provided in subsection (c)(5) of this rule. 407
514	514	(ii) If the hearing has not yet been convened, the chairpersons of the 408
515	515	committee may cancel the hearing if, in their opinion, the seriousness 409
516	516	of the weather conditions is likely to reduce substantially the 410
517	517	attendance at the hearing by members of the public or members of the 411
518	518	committee. 412
519	519	(C) If the State Capitol and Legislative Office Building have not been 413
520	520	officially closed, the committee clerk shall give notice of cancellation to 414
521	521	the clerk of each chamber and shall post notice of the cancellation in a 415
522	522	conspicuous place in or near the committee office, at the location of the 416
523	523	Senate Joint Resolution No.
524	524
525	525
526	526	LCO No. 893 15 of 52
527	527
528	528	scheduled hearing and on the General Assembly web site. 417
529	529	(D) The chairpersons shall reschedule a cancelled hearing on the 418
530	530	earliest feasible date that is on a day specified for that committee in 419
531	531	Rule 5(a) or 5(b) or on any other day with the approval of the President 420
532	532	Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, the majority 421
533	533	leader of the Senate or the majority leader of the House. The committee 422
534	534	clerk shall give notice of the rescheduled hearing to the clerk of each 423
535	535	chamber and, when practicable, to the Legislative Bulletin clerk for 424
536	536	inclusion in the next Legislative Bulletin and shall post notice of the 425
537	537	rescheduled hearing in a conspicuous place in or near that committee 426
538	538	office and on the General Assembly web site. The notice of the 427
539	539	rescheduled hearing shall include the date, time, place and subject 428
540	540	matter of the rescheduled hearing, together with a list of the numbers 429
541	541	and titles of each bill and resolution to be considered, which subject 430
542	542	matter and list shall be identical to the subject matter and list in the 431
543	543	notice of the original hearing. The notice of the rescheduled hearing is 432
544	544	not subject to subsection (b) of this rule if the notice of the original 433
545	545	hearing complied with said subsection (b). 434
546	546	(4) Committees may group bills and resolutions by subject matter 435
547	547	and schedule hearings so that similar bills and resolutions are heard at 436
548	548	the same time. 437
549	549	(b) Notice Requirements. During the periods when the General 438
550	550	Assembly is in session, notice of the date, time, place and subject 439
551	551	matter of each hearing, together with a list of the numbers and titles of 440
552	552	each bill and resolution to be considered shall be published in the 441
553	553	Legislative Bulletin at least five calendar days in advance of the 442
554	554	hearing. In no event shall a bill or resolution be listed for a hearing 443
555	555	unless copies of the bill or resolution have been made in accordance 444
556	556	with section 2-23 of the general statutes, and the original bill or 445
557	557	resolution has been returned from the printer and is in the possession 446
558	558	of the committee. 447
559	559	For the purpose of meeting the hearing requirements under this 448
560	560	Senate Joint Resolution No.
561	561
562	562
563	563	LCO No. 893 16 of 52
564	564
565	565	rule, the day of publication in the Legislative Bulletin during the time 449
566	566	the General Assembly is in session and the day of the hearing shall 450
567	567	both be counted as full days. 451
568	568	(c) Conduct of Hearings. 452
569	569	(1) Convening and Procedures. A chairperson or a vice chairperson 453
570	570	shall convene all hearings. If a hearing is not so convened within 454
571	571	fifteen minutes following its scheduled starting time, any member of 455
572	572	the committee may convene that hearing. The time of commencement 456
573	573	of the public hearing shall be designated in the published notice. The 457
574	574	order of testimony of the witnesses and the length of time that each 458
575	575	witness may testify shall be determined by the presiding chairperson 459
576	576	who shall give due regard for the convenience of the public. Members 460
577	577	of the public who wish to testify at a public hearing may place their 461
578	578	names on a list, which shall be made available at a time and place to be 462
579	579	determined by the chairpersons. Members of the public shall either (A) 463
580	580	place their own name on the list, if they wish to testify, or (B) place the 464
581	581	name of one other person on the list who will testify. Members of the 465
582	582	public placing the name of another person on the list shall also place 466
583	583	their own name on the list next to the name of the person who will 467
584	584	testify. The placement of another person's name on the list by a person 468
585	585	who receives a fee solely for that service shall be ineffective and the 469
586	586	person so named shall not be permitted to testify. 470
587	587	(2) Testimony by Public Officials. A committee may permit 471
588	588	legislators who are not members of the committee, representatives of 472
589	589	state agencies, and municipal chief elected officials testifying in their 473
590	590	official capacity to testify during but not beyond the first hour of a 474
591	591	public hearing. The public portion of the hearing shall be 475
592	592	uninterrupted by testimony from a legislator, a representative of a 476
593	593	state agency or a municipal chief elected official. If any legislators, 477
594	594	representatives of state agencies or municipal chief elected officials are 478
595	595	unable to testify during the first hour, they may testify at the end of the 479
596	596	hearing after all members of the public wishing to testify have been 480
597	597	Senate Joint Resolution No.
598	598
599	599
600	600	LCO No. 893 17 of 52
601	601
602	602	heard. 481
603	603	(3) Written Testimony. Legislators, representatives of state agencies, 482
604	604	municipal chief elected officials and members of the public may 483
605	605	submit to the committee written testimony on a bill or resolution or 484
606	606	subject matter in person, by mail or facsimile transmission, or 485
607	607	electronically at any time and the written testimony may be included 486
608	608	by the committee in the transcript of the hearing. If the written 487
609	609	testimony is not included in the transcript, it shall be attached to the 488
610	610	transcript. Committee chairpersons should encourage a witness to 489
611	611	submit a written statement and confine oral testimony to a summary of 490
612	612	that statement, but the full written statement shall be included in or 491
613	613	attached to the transcript of the hearing. 492
614	614	(4) Notifying Other Committees. Each bill or resolution referred by 493
615	615	one committee to another with a favorable report shall be accompanied 494
616	616	by a notation of the date or dates on which public hearings were held 495
617	617	by the first committee. The chairpersons of any committee other than 496
618	618	Appropriations or Finance, Revenue and Bonding to which any bill or 497
619	619	resolution calling for an appropriation or a bond issue is referred shall 498
620	620	notify the chairpersons of the committee on Appropriations or Finance, 499
621	621	Revenue and Bonding of the date, time and place of the hearing 500
622	622	thereon. 501
623	623	(5) Recessing. The committee may recess any public hearing to a 502
624	624	date, time and place specified at the time of the recess, which shall be 503
625	625	on a day specified for that committee in Rule 5(a) or 5(b) or on any 504
626	626	other day with the approval of the President Pro Tempore of the 505
627	627	Senate, the Speaker of the House, the majority leader of the Senate or 506
628	628	the majority leader of the House. The committee clerk shall give notice 507
629	629	of any hearing recessed to another date to the clerk of each chamber 508
630	630	and, when practicable, to the Legislative Bulletin clerk for inclusion in 509
631	631	the next Legislative Bulletin, and shall post notice of the recessed 510
632	632	hearing in a conspicuous place in or near that committee office. 511
633	633	BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS GENERALLY 512
634	634	Senate Joint Resolution No.
635	635
636	636
637	637	LCO No. 893 18 of 52
638	638
639	639	7. (a) Definitions. As used in these rules: 513
640	640	(1) "Proposed bill" means a bill drafted in informal, non-statutory 514
641	641	language setting forth the substance of a proposal; 515
642	642	(2) "Proposed resolution" means a resolution drafted in informal, 516
643	643	non-statutory language setting forth the substance of a proposal; 517
644	644	(3) "Committee bill" means a bill drafted in formal statutory 518
645	645	language that incorporates the principles expressed in a proposed bill 519
646	646	or proposed bills; 520
647	647	(4) "Committee resolution" means a resolution drafted in formal 521
648	648	statutory language that incorporates the principles expressed in a 522
649	649	proposed resolution or proposed resolutions; 523
650	650	(5) "Raised bill" means an original bill drafted in formal statutory 524
651	651	language raised by a committee without reference to a proposed bill or 525
652	652	proposed bills; 526
653	653	(6) "Raised resolution" means an original resolution drafted in 527
654	654	formal statutory language raised by a committee without reference to a 528
655	655	proposed resolution or proposed resolutions; 529
656	656	(7) "Emergency certified bill" means a bill drafted in formal 530
657	657	statutory language that is certified by the President Pro Tempore of the 531
658	658	Senate and the Speaker of the House to be of an emergency nature, 532
659	659	pursuant to subsection (c) of Rule 9; 533
660	660	(8) "Governor's bill" means a bill drafted in formal statutory 534
661	661	language that accompanies the Governor's budget or other message; 535
662	662	and 536
663	663	(9) "Conveyance bill" means any committee bill, raised bill, 537
664	664	emergency certified bill or Governor's bill drafted in formal language 538
665	665	that requires a state agency to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any 539
666	666	real property or interest in real property that is under the custody or 540
667	667	Senate Joint Resolution No.
668	668
669	669
670	670	LCO No. 893 19 of 52
671	671
672	672	control of such agency to any person or entity other than another state 541
673	673	agency. 542
674	674	(b) Numbering. Senate bills shall be numbered from 1 to 5000, House 543
675	675	bills shall be numbered from 5001 to 9999 and resolutions shall be 544
676	676	numbered starting with 1 in each chamber. 545
677	677	(c) Preparation and Alteration. Each proposed bill, proposed 546
678	678	resolution, committee bill, raised bill, committee resolution, raised 547
679	679	resolution, emergency certified bill and Governor's bill shall be 548
680	680	prepared by the Legislative Commissioners' Office. No such bill or 549
681	681	resolution shall be altered after such bill or resolution has been filed, 550
682	682	except by the legislative commissioners, in accordance with the 551
683	683	provisions of Rule 13. 552
684	684	(d) Form and Format. (1) Each proposed bill, proposed resolution, 553
685	685	committee bill, committee resolution, raised bill, raised resolution, 554
686	686	emergency certified bill and Governor's bill shall be printed without 555
687	687	interlineation or erasure. All such bills and resolutions shall be printed 556
688	688	on white-colored and yellow-colored paper and filed with the clerk of 557
689	689	the chamber of the introducer in the form required by these rules. Each 558
690	690	copy of such bill or resolution shall include the number of such bill or 559
691	691	resolution, the session of introduction, the introducer or introducers of 560
692	692	such bill or resolution, and, if applicable, the committee to which it 561
693	693	was referred. In the case of a committee bill or committee resolution, 562
694	694	each copy of such committee bill or committee resolution shall also 563
695	695	include the names of any co-sponsors. 564
696	696	(2) Each committee bill, raised bill, emergency certified bill or 565
697	697	Governor's bill amending a statute or special act shall set forth in full 566
698	698	the section or subsection of the statute or the special act to be 567
699	699	amended. Text to be deleted or repealed shall be surrounded by 568
700	700	brackets or overstricken so that the deleted or repealed text remains 569
701	701	readable, and new text shall be indicated by capitalization, underlining 570
702	702	or italics. In the case of a section or subsection not amending an 571
703	703	existing section of the general statutes but intended to be part of the 572
704	704	Senate Joint Resolution No.
705	705
706	706
707	707	LCO No. 893 20 of 52
708	708
709	709	general statutes, the section or subsection shall be preceded by the 573
710	710	word (NEW). 574
711	711	(e) Statement of Purpose. At the conclusion of each proposed bill, 575
712	712	proposed resolution, committee bill and raised bill there shall be a 576
713	713	statement of its purpose in not more than one hundred fifty words, to 577
714	714	be printed under the caption "STATEMENT OF PURPOSE". The 578
715	715	statement of purpose shall not be a part of such bill or resolution for 579
716	716	consideration and enactment into law. 580
717	717	(f) Sponsors. (1) Any member of the General Assembly may co-581
718	718	sponsor (A) a proposed bill or proposed resolution by requesting the 582
719	719	Legislative Commissioners' Office, in writing, to add such member's 583
720	720	name to such proposed bill or proposed resolution in its possession, or 584
721	721	(B) a proposed bill, proposed resolution, committee bill, committee 585
722	722	resolution, raised bill, raised resolution, emergency certified bill or 586
723	723	Governor's bill by requesting the clerk of the chamber in which such 587
724	724	bill or resolution has been filed, in writing, to add such member's name 588
725	725	as a co-sponsor of such bill or resolution, provided such request is 589
726	726	made not later than the date of the signing of such bill, or the deadline 590
727	727	for the signing of such bill, by the Governor, whichever is earlier, or 591
728	728	the date of the adoption of such resolution. 592
729	729	(2) A member of the General Assembly may request the clerk of the 593
730	730	chamber in which a proposed bill, proposed resolution, committee bill, 594
731	731	committee resolution, raised bill, raised resolution, emergency certified 595
732	732	bill or Governor's bill was filed, in writing, to remove such member's 596
733	733	name as an introducer or a co-sponsor of such bill or resolution, 597
734	734	provided such request is made not later than the time specified in 598
735	735	subsection (f)(1)(B) of this rule. The clerk shall notify the Legislative 599
736	736	Commissioners' Office of such removal and the member's name shall 600
737	737	be removed from the legislative database for such bill or resolution. 601
738	738	(g) Clerks' Certified Copies. The clerk of each chamber shall certify 602
739	739	and keep on file in the clerk's office at all times a duplicate copy of 603
740	740	each proposed bill, proposed resolution, committee bill, committee 604
741	741	Senate Joint Resolution No.
742	742
743	743
744	744	LCO No. 893 21 of 52
745	745
746	746	resolution, raised bill and raised resolution. The certified duplicate 605
747	747	copy shall be made on yellow-colored paper of the same size and 606
748	748	format as the original. If the original proposed bill, proposed 607
749	749	resolution, committee bill, committee resolution, raised bill and raised 608
750	750	resolution cannot be located, a copy of the certified duplicate copy of 609
751	751	such bill or resolution shall be made by the clerk and used in lieu of 610
752	752	such original. The clerk shall make a notation on the original of the 611
753	753	certified duplicate copy of all action taken on the original proposed 612
754	754	bill, proposed resolution, committee bill, committee resolution, raised 613
755	755	bill and raised resolution. 614
756	756	(h) Copies. Sufficient copies of proposed bills, proposed resolutions, 615
757	757	committee bills, committee resolutions, raised bills, raised resolutions 616
758	758	and Governor's bills shall be prepared, in accordance with section 2-23 617
759	759	of the general statutes, for use by the General Assembly and the public 618
760	760	and shall be available in the legislative bill room. 619
761	761	(i) Types of Bills and Resolutions in 2020 Session. In the 2020 620
762	762	session, only the following bills and resolutions may be introduced: 621
763	763	Those (1) relating to budgetary, revenue and financial matters, (2) 622
764	764	raised by committees of the General Assembly, and (3) relating to 623
765	765	matters certified in writing by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate 624
766	766	and the Speaker of the House to be of an emergency nature. 625
767	767	PROPOSED BILLS AND PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS 626
768	768	8. (a) Introduction by Members. Deadline. Members of the General 627
769	769	Assembly may introduce proposed bills or proposed resolutions for 628
770	770	consideration by the joint standing committees and the Legislative 629
771	771	Management committee. The deadline for members of the General 630
772	772	Assembly to submit a request to the Legislative Commissioners' Office 631
773	773	to draft a proposed bill or proposed resolution shall be January 18, 632
774	774	2019, for the 2019 session and on February 7, 2020, for the 2020 session, 633
775	775	in each session at 5:00 p.m. or at an hour the presiding officer of each 634
776	776	chamber designates. The chamber of origin for a proposed bill or 635
777	777	proposed resolution shall be the chamber of the first introducer of such 636
778	778	Senate Joint Resolution No.
779	779
780	780
781	781	LCO No. 893 22 of 52
782	782
783	783	proposed bill or proposed resolution. 637
784	784	(b) Preparation. At the request of any member of the General 638
785	785	Assembly, the Legislative Commissioners' Office shall prepare a 639
786	786	proposed bill or proposed resolution and return the proposed bill or 640
787	787	proposed resolution to the member who submitted the request or file 641
788	788	the proposed bill or proposed resolution with the clerk of the 642
789	789	appropriate chamber not later than ten days after the receipt of the 643
790	790	request, unless the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the 644
791	791	Speaker of the House consent, in writing, to a request by a legislative 645
792	792	commissioner for an extension of time. 646
793	793	(c) Suggested Committee Referral. The Legislative Commissioners' 647
794	794	Office shall make a notation as to the suggested committee reference 648
795	795	for each proposed bill and proposed resolution based on its subject 649
796	796	matter. The clerk of the appropriate chamber shall, on introduction of 650
797	797	each such proposed bill or proposed resolution, make a tentative 651
798	798	reference for the President Pro Tempore of the Senate or the Speaker of 652
799	799	the House. 653
800	800	(d) Receipt by Clerk; Initial Reference to Committee. The clerk of 654
801	801	the Senate or House shall receive each proposed bill and proposed 655
802	802	resolution and shall cause copies to be prepared in accordance with 656
803	803	subsection (h) of Rule 7. After copies of the proposed bill or proposed 657
804	804	resolution have been made, the proposed bill or proposed resolution 658
805	805	shall receive its first reading as set forth in Rule 16. The President Pro 659
806	806	Tempore of the Senate or the Speaker of the House shall refer the 660
807	807	proposed bill or proposed resolution to the appropriate joint standing 661
808	808	committee or the Legislative Management committee and then send 662
809	809	such proposed bill or proposed resolution to the other chamber for 663
810	810	concurring reference. The original of the proposed bill or proposed 664
811	811	resolution shall be delivered forthwith to the clerk of the appropriate 665
812	812	committee. 666
813	813	COMMITTEE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS, RAISED BILLS AND 667
814	814	RESOLUTIONS, EMERGENCY CERTIFIED BILLS AND 668
815	815	Senate Joint Resolution No.
816	816
817	817
818	818	LCO No. 893 23 of 52
819	819
820	820	GOVERNOR'S BILLS 669
821	821	9. (a) Committee Bills and Committee Resolutions. 670
822	822	(1) Introduction. Committee bills and committee resolutions may be 671
823	823	introduced only by committees. A committee, upon receiving the 672
824	824	proposed bills or proposed resolutions referred to it pursuant to Rule 673
825	825	8, may separate them into subject categories and may vote to have 674
826	826	committee bills or resolutions on the subjects prepared by the 675
827	827	Legislative Commissioners' Office. Each committee bill and committee 676
828	828	resolution shall be (A) identified as a committee bill or committee 677
829	829	resolution, (B) endorsed with the signature of each chairperson of the 678
830	830	committee, except such chairperson may permit the vice chairperson of 679
831	831	the same chamber to sign any such bill or resolution, (C) filed with the 680
832	832	clerk of the appropriate chamber, and (D) assigned a number in 681
833	833	accordance with the provisions of subdivision (3) of this subsection. 682
834	834	(2) Deadlines. 683
835	835	(A) Initial Committee Action. The deadline for committees to vote 684
836	836	(i) to reserve proposed bills and proposed resolutions for subject 685
837	837	matter public hearings under Rule 6, or (ii) to have the Legislative 686
838	838	Commissioners' Office prepare committee bills and committee 687
839	839	resolutions shall be 5:00 p.m. on the following dates in 2019: 688
840	840	T1 February 5 Aging
841	841	T2 Banking
842	842	T3 Housing
843	843	T4 Children
844	844	T5 Veterans' Affairs
845	845	T6 February 7 Energy and Technology
846	846	T7 Higher Education and Employment Advancement
847	847	T8 Insurance and Real Estate
848	848	T9 General Law
849	849	T10 Public Safety and Security
850	850	Senate Joint Resolution No.
851	851
852	852
853	853	LCO No. 893 24 of 52
854	854
855	855	T11 February 13 Education
856	856	T12 Environment
857	857	T13 Planning and Development
858	858	T14 Public Health
859	859	T15 Transportation
860	860	T16 February 14 Labor and Public Employees
861	861	T17 Legislative Management
862	862	T18 Commerce
863	863	T19 Human Services
864	864	T20 February 20 Government Administration & Elections
865	865	T21 Judiciary
866	866	T22 Finance, Revenue and Bonding
867	867	T23 Appropriations
868	868
869	869	In 2020, such deadline shall be 5:00 p.m. on February 21 for the 689
870	870	committees in Group A and on February 20 for the committees in 690
871	871	Group B and the Legislative Management committee. 691
872	872	(B) Committee Action on Bills and Resolutions Reserved for Subject 692
873	873	Matter Public Hearings. The deadline for committees to vote to have 693
874	874	the Legislative Commissioners' Office prepare committee bills and 694
875	875	committee resolutions based on proposed bills or proposed resolutions 695
876	876	that have been reserved for subject matter public hearings under 696
877	877	subparagraph (A) of this subdivision and on which subject matter 697
878	878	public hearings have been held under Rule 6 shall be 5:00 p.m. on the 698
879	879	seventeenth calendar day in 2019 and the tenth calendar day in 2020 699
880	880	prior to the committee's deadline to report bills and resolutions in such 700
881	881	year, as provided in Rule 15. 701
882	882	(3) Numbering. Each committee bill and committee resolution shall 702
883	883	have the same number and chamber of origin as the proposed bill or 703
884	884	proposed resolution on which it is based. Such number and chamber 704
885	885	of origin shall be used in any reference to such proposed bill, proposed 705
886	886	resolution, committee bill or committee resolution. When a committee 706
887	887	Senate Joint Resolution No.
888	888
889	889
890	890	LCO No. 893 25 of 52
891	891
892	892	bill is based on two or more proposed bills, or a committee resolution 707
893	893	is based on two or more proposed resolutions, the members of the 708
894	894	committee shall designate the proposed bill or proposed resolution 709
895	895	number to be used on the committee bill or committee resolution. The 710
896	896	numbers of any other proposed bills or proposed resolutions that the 711
897	897	committee bill or committee resolution is based on shall be listed at the 712
898	898	end of the committee bill or committee resolution with the names of 713
899	899	the introducers and co-sponsors. The number of any committee bill or 714
900	900	committee resolution based on proposed bills or proposed resolutions 715
901	901	on which subject matter public hearings have been held under Rule 6 716
902	902	shall be determined by the committee in the same manner as provided 717
903	903	in this subdivision. 718
904	904	(b) Raised Bills and Raised Resolutions. 719
905	905	(1) Introduction. Raised bills and raised resolutions may be 720
906	906	introduced only by committees. A committee may vote to raise bills 721
907	907	and resolutions and have such raised bills or raised resolutions 722
908	908	prepared by the Legislative Commissioners' Office. Each raised bill 723
909	909	and raised resolution shall be (A) identified as a raised bill or raised 724
910	910	resolution, (B) endorsed with the signature of each chairperson of the 725
911	911	committee, except such chairperson may permit the vice chairperson of 726
912	912	the same chamber to sign any such bill or resolution, (C) filed with the 727
913	913	clerk of the appropriate chamber, and (D) assigned a number by such 728
914	914	clerk. 729
915	915	(2) Deadline. Exceptions. (A) Except as otherwise provided in 730
916	916	subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, the deadline for committees to 731
917	917	vote to have the Legislative Commissioners' Office prepare raised bills 732
918	918	and raised resolutions shall be, (i) in 2019, (I) 5:00 p.m. on February 20 733
919	919	for the committees in Group A, and (II) 5:00 p.m. on February 19 for 734
920	920	the committees in Group B and the Legislative Management 735
921	921	committee, and (ii) in 2020, (I) 5:00 p.m. on February 21 for the 736
922	922	committees in Group A, and (II) 5:00 p.m. on February 20 for the 737
923	923	committees in Group B and the Legislative Management committee. 738
924	924	Senate Joint Resolution No.
925	925
926	926
927	927	LCO No. 893 26 of 52
928	928
929	929	(B) The following may be raised at any time: (i) Bills or resolutions 739
930	930	to provide for the current expenses of government, (ii) emergency 740
931	931	certified bills or resolutions the President Pro Tempore of the Senate 741
932	932	and the Speaker of the House certify in writing to be, in their opinion, 742
933	933	of an emergency nature, (iii) bills or resolutions the Governor requests 743
934	934	in a special message addressed to the General Assembly, which 744
935	935	message sets forth the emergency or necessity requiring such bills or 745
936	936	resolutions, and (iv) the legislative commissioners' revisor's bill. 746
937	937	(c) Emergency Certified Bills. Emergency certified bills may be 747
938	938	introduced by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the 748
939	939	Speaker of the House. Such bills shall be certified by the President Pro 749
940	940	Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House to be of an 750
941	941	emergency nature. Each emergency certified bill shall be identified 751
942	942	simply as a bill, filed with the clerk of the appropriate chamber, and 752
943	943	assigned a number by such clerk. 753
944	944	(d) Governor's Bills. 754
945	945	(1) Introduction. Any fully drafted bill accompanying the 755
946	946	Governor's budget or other message may be introduced by the 756
947	947	legislative leaders of the Governor's party in the Senate and the House, 757
948	948	provided one copy of each bill is supplied by the Governor to the 758
949	949	legislative leaders of both parties. Each bill accompanying the 759
950	950	Governor's budget or other message shall be identified as a Governor's 760
951	951	bill, filed with the clerk of the appropriate chamber, and assigned a 761
952	952	number by such clerk. 762
953	953	(2) Suggested Committee Referral; Receipt by Clerk; Initial 763
954	954	Reference to Committee. The Legislative Commissioners' Office shall 764
955	955	make a notation as to the suggested committee reference for each 765
956	956	Governor's bill based on its subject matter. The clerk of the appropriate 766
957	957	chamber shall, on introduction of each such Governor's bill, make a 767
958	958	tentative reference for the President Pro Tempore of the Senate or the 768
959	959	Speaker of the House. The clerk of the Senate or House shall receive 769
960	960	each Governor's bill. 770
961	961	Senate Joint Resolution No.
962	962
963	963
964	964	LCO No. 893 27 of 52
965	965
966	966	(e) Conveyance Bills. 771
967	967	(1) The committee on Government Administration and Elections 772
968	968	may raise a conveyance bill on or before May 8 in 2019 and April 8 in 773
969	969	2020. 774
970	970	(2) A chamber may not pass a conveyance bill unless the sale, 775
971	971	transfer or other disposition of real property, or interest in real 776
972	972	property, under the custody or control of a state agency, that is the 777
973	973	subject of such conveyance bill has received a public hearing in 778
974	974	accordance with the provisions of Rule 6. 779
975	975	(3) No conveyance bill that requires the sale, transfer or disposition 780
976	976	of real property or an interest in real property that is under the custody 781
977	977	or control of the Department of Agriculture or the Department of 782
978	978	Energy and Environmental Protection, or a successor agency of either 783
979	979	department, shall be passed by either chamber without a yea vote of at 784
980	980	least two-thirds of the total membership of the chamber. 785
981	981	SUBSTITUTE BILLS OR RESOLUTIONS 786
982	982	10. A bill or resolution redrafted with a favorable report by a 787
983	983	committee shall be reported as a substitute bill or resolution. 788
984	984	Any substitute bill or resolution reported favorably shall be printed 789
985	985	on white-colored and yellow-colored paper and filed with the clerk of 790
986	986	the chamber where the bill or resolution originated. The yellow-791
987	987	colored copy shall be certified by the clerk and shall be kept at all times 792
988	988	in the clerk's office. If the original bill or resolution cannot be located, a 793
989	989	copy of the certified copy shall be made by the clerk and used in lieu of 794
990	990	the original. The clerk shall make a notation on the certified copy of all 795
991	991	action taken on the original. 796
992	992	PETITION FOR PREPARATION OF BILLS OR RESOLUTIONS 797
993	993	11. Not later than 5:00 p.m. on the seventh calendar day after the 798
994	994	deadline of a committee to request the drafting of a committee bill or 799
995	995	Senate Joint Resolution No.
996	996
997	997
998	998	LCO No. 893 28 of 52
999	999
1000	1000	resolution, set forth in Rule 9, any member of the General Assembly 800
1001	1001	may present to the clerk of the member's chamber, who shall present 801
1002	1002	the same to the Legislative Commissioners' Office, a written petition 802
1003	1003	requesting preparation of a bill or resolution based on a proposed bill 803
1004	1004	or proposed resolution, introduced or co-sponsored by such member 804
1005	1005	and previously referred to such committee, unless the proposed bill or 805
1006	1006	resolution has been scheduled for a subject matter public hearing to be 806
1007	1007	held after the committee's deadline to request a committee bill or 807
1008	1008	resolution, in which case the petition may be presented not later than 808
1009	1009	5:00 p.m. on the seventh calendar day before the committee's reporting 809
1010	1010	out date designated in the schedule shown in Rule 15. The petition 810
1011	1011	shall be signed in the original by at least fifty-one members of the 811
1012	1012	House if a House petition and by at least twelve members of the Senate 812
1013	1013	if a Senate petition. The Legislative Commissioners' Office shall 813
1014	1014	prepare the requested bill or resolution and forward it to the clerk of 814
1015	1015	the chamber of origin for processing and referral to the appropriate 815
1016	1016	committee which shall hold a public hearing on the bill or resolution, 816
1017	1017	except that if the committee has already held a subject matter public 817
1018	1018	hearing on the bill or resolution no further public hearing shall be 818
1019	1019	required. 819
1020	1020	AMENDMENTS 820
1021	1021	12. All amendments to any bill or resolution in the Senate or House 821
1022	1022	shall be prepared by the Legislative Commissioners' Office. An 822
1023	1023	original of each amendment to be offered and a copy of such 823
1024	1024	amendment shall be printed. The clerk of the appropriate chamber 824
1025	1025	shall certify the copy of each amendment and keep such certified copy 825
1026	1026	in such clerk's office at all times. 826
1027	1027	LEGISLATIVE COMMISSIONERS' 827
1028	1028	PROCESS AFTER COMMITTEE ACTION 828
1029	1029	829
1030	1030	13. (a) Receipt. When a committee reports a bill or resolution 830
1031	1031	favorably it shall be submitted forthwith to the Legislative 831
1032	1032	Senate Joint Resolution No.
1033	1033
1034	1034
1035	1035	LCO No. 893 29 of 52
1036	1036
1037	1037	Commissioners' Office which shall immediately enter the receipt of the 832
1038	1038	bill or resolution in the legislative database and notify the Office of 833
1039	1039	Fiscal Analysis and the Office of Legislative Research of the bill or 834
1040	1040	resolution number and the committee's action. 835
1041	1041	(b) Examination and Correction. The legislative commissioners shall 836
1042	1042	examine the bill or resolution and make any correction therein as may 837
1043	1043	be necessary for the purpose of avoiding repetition and 838
1044	1044	unconstitutional provisions, and of ensuring accuracy in the text and 839
1045	1045	references, clearness and conciseness in the phraseology and 840
1046	1046	consistency with existing statutes. Whenever the legislative 841
1047	1047	commissioners make any changes in a bill or resolution, other than 842
1048	1048	corrections of spelling, grammar, punctuation or typographical errors 843
1049	1049	the correction of which in no way alters the meaning, they shall 844
1050	1050	prepare a statement which describes each change, where it was made, 845
1051	1051	and explicitly why they made the change. This statement shall be 846
1052	1052	entered into the legislative database and printed with the file copy of 847
1053	1053	the bill or resolution and shall bear the same file number as the bill or 848
1054	1054	resolution. 849
1055	1055	(c) Deadline. Unless the President Pro Tempore and the Speaker 850
1056	1056	consent, in writing, to a request by a legislative commissioner for an 851
1057	1057	extension of time, the Legislative Commissioners' Office shall complete 852
1058	1058	its examination of the bill or resolution within ten calendar days, 853
1059	1059	excluding holidays, after its receipt, except the Legislative 854
1060	1060	Commissioners' Office shall complete its examination of a conveyance 855
1061	1061	bill within five calendar days, excluding holidays, after its receipt. If 856
1062	1062	the bill or resolution is approved by a commissioner, the commissioner 857
1063	1063	shall notify the Office of Fiscal Analysis and the Office of Legislative 858
1064	1064	Research of the approval and, if a substitute, furnish each office with a 859
1065	1065	copy of the bill or resolution for preparation of a fiscal note and bill 860
1066	1066	analysis. Unless the President Pro Tempore and the Speaker consent, 861
1067	1067	in writing, to a request by the director of the Office of Fiscal Analysis 862
1068	1068	or the director of the Office of Legislative Research for an extension of 863
1069	1069	time, a legislative commissioner shall transmit the bill or resolution 864
1070	1070	Senate Joint Resolution No.
1071	1071
1072	1072
1073	1073	LCO No. 893 30 of 52
1074	1074
1075	1075	with his or her approval to the clerk of the chamber in which it 865
1076	1076	originated within five calendar days, excluding holidays, after such 866
1077	1077	notice. 867
1078	1078	(d) Bills or Resolutions Returned to Committee . If the 868
1079	1079	commissioner finds upon completion of the examination of a bill or 869
1080	1080	resolution that the bill or resolution is unconstitutional or is already 870
1081	1081	law, the commissioner shall return the bill or resolution to the 871
1082	1082	committee and shall notify the Office of Fiscal Analysis and the Office 872
1083	1083	of Legislative Research of its return. Whenever a bill or resolution has 873
1084	1084	been so returned to the committee, it may nevertheless be reported 874
1085	1085	favorably by the committee and be returned to the Legislative 875
1086	1086	Commissioners' Office for completion of the procedures prescribed 876
1087	1087	above, notwithstanding the provisions of Rule 15. If a bill or resolution 877
1088	1088	is returned after the committee's reporting out date designated in the 878
1089	1089	schedule shown in Rule 15, the committee shall take such action before 879
1090	1090	the start of the session on the third regular session day of the chamber 880
1091	1091	making the referral after the bill or resolution is returned by the 881
1092	1092	Legislative Commissioners' Office. The clerk shall enter it on the 882
1093	1093	calendar under a heading "Favorable Report, Matter Not Approved by 883
1094	1094	Legislative Commissioner" unless the committee reports a substitute 884
1095	1095	bill or resolution which the legislative commissioners approve. 885
1096	1096	(e) Change of Reference. Favorable changes of reference shall be 886
1097	1097	treated as provided in this rule except that no fiscal note or bill 887
1098	1098	analysis shall be required. When a committee votes a straight change 888
1099	1099	of reference, the bill or resolution shall be submitted to the Legislative 889
1100	1100	Commissioners' Office which shall prepare the change of reference 890
1101	1101	jacket and deliver the bill or resolution to the clerk of the chamber of 891
1102	1102	origin. Reading and referral of straight changes of reference shall be by 892
1103	1103	printing in the House and Senate journals. 893
1104	1104	REPORTING OF BILLS OR RESOLUTIONS 894
1105	1105	14. Except as provided in Rules 19 and 20, all bills and joint 895
1106	1106	resolutions reported by any committee shall be first reported to the 896
1107	1107	Senate Joint Resolution No.
1108	1108
1109	1109
1110	1110	LCO No. 893 31 of 52
1111	1111
1112	1112	chamber of origin, but any bill or resolution favorably reported by 897
1113	1113	only one chamber shall first be reported to that chamber regardless of 898
1114	1114	the chamber of origin. 899
1115	1115	FINAL COMMITTEE ACTION 900
1116	1116	15. (a) Deadline for Favorable Reports. The deadline for committees 901
1117	1117	to vote to report favorably and submit bills, except conveyance bills, 902
1118	1118	and resolutions proposing amendments to the constitution and other 903
1119	1119	substantive resolutions to the Legislative Commissioners' Office shall 904
1120	1120	be 5:00 p.m. on the dates designated in the following schedule: 905
1121	1121	T24 Committee 2019 2020
1122	1122	T25 Aging March 12 March 12
1123	1123	T26 Children March 12 March 12
1124	1124	T27 Housing March 12 March 12
1125	1125	T28 Veterans' Affairs March 14 March 12
1126	1126	T29 Banking March 14 March 19
1127	1127	T30 Commerce March 19 March 19
1128	1128	T31 Higher Education and Employment March 19 March 17
1129	1129	T32 Advancement
1130	1130	T33 Legislative Management March 20 March 16
1131	1131	T34 Public Safety and Security March 21 March 17
1132	1132	T35 Insurance and Real Estate March 21 March 19
1133	1133	T36 Energy and Technology March 21 March 24
1134	1134	T37 Transportation March 25 March 20
1135	1135	T38 General Law March 26 March 17
1136	1136	T39 Labor and Public Employees March 26 March 24
1137	1137	T40 Human Services March 28 March 26
1138	1138	T41 Environment March 29 March 25
1139	1139	T42 Education April 1 March 23
1140	1140	T43 Planning and Development April 1 March 23
1141	1141	T44 Public Health April 3 March 27
1142	1142	T45 Government Administration and Elections April 3 March 25
1143	1143	T46 Judiciary April 12 March 30
1144	1144	T47 Finance, Revenue and Bonding May 2 April 2
1145	1145	T48 Appropriations May 3 April 3
1146	1146
1147	1147	(b) Hearing Requirement for Favorable Report. (1) Except as 906
1148	1148	Senate Joint Resolution No.
1149	1149
1150	1150
1151	1151	LCO No. 893 32 of 52
1152	1152
1153	1153	provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection and Rule 32 (2)(A), no 907
1154	1154	bill and no resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution or 908
1155	1155	other substantive resolution shall be reported favorably by a 909
1156	1156	committee unless a public hearing has been held as provided in Rule 6, 910
1157	1157	but no further public hearing shall be required for a favorable report 911
1158	1158	on a substitute for such bill or resolution, provided the substitute is 912
1159	1159	based on or is germane to the subject matter of the original bill or 913
1160	1160	resolution, or for a bill or resolution petitioned under Rule 11 on which 914
1161	1161	a subject matter public hearing has been held. 915
1162	1162	(2) No bill requiring the sale, transfer or other disposition of real 916
1163	1163	property, or interest in real property, under the custody or control of a 917
1164	1164	state agency, shall be reported favorably or unfavorably by a 918
1165	1165	committee unless such sale, transfer or other disposition has been the 919
1166	1166	subject of a public hearing as provided in Rule 6. 920
1167	1167	(c) Fiscal Notes and Bill Analyses; Bills or Resolutions 921
1168	1168	Unfavorably Reported; List of Reported Bills or Resolutions. (1) Any 922
1169	1169	bill or resolution reported favorably by any committee which if passed 923
1170	1170	or adopted, would affect state or municipal revenue or would require 924
1171	1171	the expenditure of state or municipal funds, shall have a fiscal note 925
1172	1172	attached, as required by section 2-24 of the general statutes with 926
1173	1173	respect to bills. The fiscal note for a bill or resolution and the analysis 927
1174	1174	of a bill shall be printed with the bill or resolution and shall bear the 928
1175	1175	same file number as the bill or resolution. Any fiscal note printed with 929
1176	1176	or prepared for a bill or resolution and any analysis of a bill printed 930
1177	1177	with or prepared for a bill, are solely for the purpose of information, 931
1178	1178	summarization and explanation for members of the General Assembly 932
1179	1179	and shall not be construed to represent the intent of the General 933
1180	1180	Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. Each such fiscal 934
1181	1181	note and bill analysis shall bear the following disclaimer: "The 935
1182	1182	following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for 936
1183	1183	the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for 937
1184	1184	purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not 938
1185	1185	represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof 939
1186	1186	Senate Joint Resolution No.
1187	1187
1188	1188
1189	1189	LCO No. 893 33 of 52
1190	1190
1191	1191	for any purpose." When an amendment is offered to a bill or resolution 940
1192	1192	in the House or the Senate, which, if adopted, would require the 941
1193	1193	expenditure of state or municipal funds or affect state or municipal 942
1194	1194	revenue, a fiscal note shall be available at the time the amendment is 943
1195	1195	offered. Any fiscal note prepared for such an amendment shall be 944
1196	1196	construed in accordance with the provisions of this rule and shall bear 945
1197	1197	the disclaimer required under this rule. Each fiscal note prepared 946
1198	1198	under this subdivision shall include a brief statement of the sources of 947
1199	1199	information, in addition to the general knowledge of the fiscal analyst, 948
1200	1200	consulted or relied on to calculate the fiscal impact. 949
1201	1201	(2) All bills or resolutions unfavorably reported by a committee 950
1202	1202	shall be submitted to the Legislative Commissioners' Office not later 951
1203	1203	than 5:00 p.m. on the final reporting out date for favorable reports for 952
1204	1204	that committee, designated in the schedule shown in this rule. 953
1205	1205	(3) The legislative commissioners shall prepare a list of the bills or 954
1206	1206	resolutions submitted to them which at the deadline time for each 955
1207	1207	committee are not printed and in the files and the clerks shall print the 956
1208	1208	same in the House and Senate journals. 957
1209	1209	(d) Bills or Resolutions Not Acted on by Committee; Bills or 958
1210	1210	Resolutions Not Printed and in Files. All bills or resolutions not acted 959
1211	1211	on by the committees within the time limits established by this section 960
1212	1212	shall be deemed to have failed in committee, except that (1) a bill or 961
1213	1213	resolution shall be reported to the chamber in which it originated if the 962
1214	1214	Speaker of the House and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate 963
1215	1215	certify, in writing, the facts which in their opinion necessitate it being 964
1216	1216	acted on by the General Assembly or (2) if a majority of the members 965
1217	1217	of either chamber present to the clerk of such chamber a written 966
1218	1218	petition as provided by Rule 19, requesting that a bill or resolution be 967
1219	1219	reported, it shall be reported to the chamber in which the petition 968
1220	1220	originated. Any bill or resolution not printed and in the files of the 969
1221	1221	members of the General Assembly may be acted upon by the General 970
1222	1222	Assembly if the Speaker of the House and the President Pro Tempore 971
1223	1223	Senate Joint Resolution No.
1224	1224
1225	1225
1226	1226	LCO No. 893 34 of 52
1227	1227
1228	1228	of the Senate certify, in writing, the facts which in their opinion 972
1229	1229	necessitate an immediate vote on the bill or resolution, in which case a 973
1230	1230	copy of the bill or resolution, accompanied by a fiscal note, shall 974
1231	1231	nevertheless be upon the desks of the members, but not necessarily 975
1232	1232	printed, before the bill or resolution is acted upon. 976
1233	1233	(e) Conveyance Bills. Subject to the provisions of Rule 9(e), the 977
1234	1234	deadline for the committee on Government Administration and 978
1235	1235	Elections to vote to report favorably or unfavorably and submit 979
1236	1236	conveyance bills to the Legislative Commissioners' Office shall be 5:00 980
1237	1237	p.m. on May 15 in 2019 and April 15 in 2020. 981
1238	1238	982
1239	1239	(f) Referral of Bill or Resolution by Chamber to Committee After 983
1240	1240	Deadline. (1) Whenever a bill or resolution favorably or unfavorably 984
1241	1241	reported by one committee is referred by the House or the Senate to 985
1242	1242	another committee after its deadline under subsection (a) of this rule 986
1243	1243	has passed, the committee receiving such referred bill or resolution 987
1244	1244	shall meet to consider such bill or resolution on any day of the week 988
1245	1245	and at any time (A) before the start of the session of the third regular 989
1246	1246	session day of the referring chamber after the date that the motion to 990
1247	1247	refer is adopted, or (B) not later than seven calendar days after such 991
1248	1248	date of adoption, whichever occurs first. Such committee may take the 992
1249	1249	following action on such referred bill or resolution: (i) report it 993
1250	1250	favorably or unfavorably in accordance with the provisions of 994
1251	1251	subdivisions (2) and (3) of this rule, (ii) box it, or (iii) take no action. 995
1252	1252	Under no circumstances shall such committee refer such bill or 996
1253	1253	resolution to another committee. 997
1254	1254	998
1255	1255	(2) If the committee reports the bill or resolution favorably or 999
1256	1256	unfavorably, and the bill or resolution has not been amended in either 1000
1257	1257	chamber, the committee may report a substitute bill or resolution, in 1001
1258	1258	which case, there shall be a reprinting of the file. The entry on the 1002
1259	1259	calendar in both chambers shall indicate the actions of the committee. 1003
1260	1260	(3) If the committee reports the bill or resolution favorably or 1004
1261	1261	Senate Joint Resolution No.
1262	1262
1263	1263
1264	1264	LCO No. 893 35 of 52
1265	1265
1266	1266	unfavorably, and the bill or resolution has been amended in either 1005
1267	1267	chamber, the committee shall include in its report its recommendation 1006
1268	1268	on the adoption or rejection of each amendment, and may submit 1007
1269	1269	additional amendments to be offered on the floor. In such a case there 1008
1270	1270	shall be no reprinting of the file. The entry on the calendar in both 1009
1271	1271	chambers shall indicate the actions and recommendations of the 1010
1272	1272	committee. 1011
1273	1273	BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS - READINGS 1012
1274	1274	16. First reading of all bills and resolutions shall be (1) by the 1013
1275	1275	acceptance by each chamber of a printed list of bills and resolutions, 1014
1276	1276	prepared by the clerks of the House and Senate, setting forth numbers, 1015
1277	1277	introducers, titles and committees to which referred, or (2) by title, 1016
1278	1278	number and reference to a committee. 1017
1279	1279	Second reading shall be the report of a committee. 1018
1280	1280	Third reading shall be passage or rejection of a bill or adoption or 1019
1281	1281	rejection of a resolution on the calendar. Each bill and each resolution 1020
1282	1282	proposing an amendment to the constitution shall receive three 1021
1283	1283	readings in each chamber prior to passage or adoption, and no bill or 1022
1284	1284	resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution shall be read 1023
1285	1285	twice on the same day. 1024
1286	1286	FAVORABLE REPORTS 1025
1287	1287	17. (a) Committee Clerk's Signature. When the House and Senate 1026
1288	1288	members of any committee jointly vote to report a committee or raised 1027
1289	1289	bill or resolution favorably, the committee clerk shall sign the 1028
1290	1290	committee report form. 1029
1291	1291	(b) Resolutions on Appointments and Nominations. A favorable 1030
1292	1292	report by a joint standing committee of a resolution concerning a 1031
1293	1293	General Assembly appointment or a nomination requiring joint 1032
1294	1294	confirmation and a favorable report of any committee to which 1033
1295	1295	executive and legislative nominations are referred shall be tabled for 1034
1296	1296	Senate Joint Resolution No.
1297	1297
1298	1298
1299	1299	LCO No. 893 36 of 52
1300	1300
1301	1301	the calendar and printed by number and title only. The report may be 1035
1302	1302	accepted and the resolution adopted after it has appeared on the 1036
1303	1303	calendar for two days. 1037
1304	1304	(c) File Copies Available to Members. All bills and all resolutions 1038
1305	1305	proposing amendments to the constitution and other substantive 1039
1306	1306	resolutions reported favorably by the committees to which they have 1040
1307	1307	been referred, or by a majority of the members of the Senate or House 1041
1308	1308	committee making the report, before third reading, shall be laid upon 1042
1309	1309	the table, and sufficient copies of each bill or resolution together with 1043
1310	1310	the number of committee members voting yea and the number voting 1044
1311	1311	nay shall be printed under the supervision of the Legislative 1045
1312	1312	Commissioners' Office for the use of the General Assembly. 1046
1313	1313	(d) Timing of Action by Chambers. Each bill and each joint 1047
1314	1314	resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution and each other 1048
1315	1315	substantive resolution so printed shall be in the files and on the 1049
1316	1316	calendar with a file number for two session days and shall be starred 1050
1317	1317	for action on the session day next succeeding, except that: (1) A bill or 1051
1318	1318	resolution certified in accordance with section 2-26 of the general 1052
1319	1319	statutes, if filed in the House, may be transmitted to and acted upon 1053
1320	1320	first by the Senate with the consent of the Speaker; and if filed in the 1054
1321	1321	Senate, may be transmitted to and acted upon first by the House with 1055
1322	1322	the consent of the President Pro Tempore, (2) any bill or resolution 1056
1323	1323	certified in accordance with section 2-26 of the general statutes may be 1057
1324	1324	acted upon immediately and may be transmitted immediately to the 1058
1325	1325	second chamber and may be acted upon immediately when received 1059
1326	1326	by the second chamber, (3) if one chamber rejects an amendment 1060
1327	1327	adopted by the other chamber, the bill or resolution after final action 1061
1328	1328	may be transmitted immediately to and may be placed on the calendar 1062
1329	1329	immediately in the second chamber, (4) during the last five calendar 1063
1330	1330	days of the session, if one chamber rejects an amendment adopted by 1064
1331	1331	the other chamber or adopts an amendment to a bill or resolution 1065
1332	1332	received from the other chamber, or takes any action on such bill or 1066
1333	1333	resolution requiring further action by the other chamber, the bill or 1067
1334	1334	Senate Joint Resolution No.
1335	1335
1336	1336
1337	1337	LCO No. 893 37 of 52
1338	1338
1339	1339	resolution after final action may be transmitted immediately to the 1068
1340	1340	second chamber and placed immediately on the calendar and may be 1069
1341	1341	acted upon immediately in the second chamber, or (5) during the last 1070
1342	1342	five calendar days of the session, any bill or resolution, after final 1071
1343	1343	action in one chamber, may be transmitted immediately to the second 1072
1344	1344	chamber and may be placed on the calendar immediately in the second 1073
1345	1345	chamber. 1074
1346	1346	(e) Action on Calendar. All bills and resolutions starred for action 1075
1347	1347	shall be acted upon only when reached and any bill or resolution not 1076
1348	1348	acted upon shall retain its place on the calendar, unless it is put at the 1077
1349	1349	foot of the calendar or unless its consideration is made the order of the 1078
1350	1350	day for some specified time. 1079
1351	1351	(f) Other Provisions. When the House or Senate members only of a 1080
1352	1352	committee vote to report a bill or resolution favorably, the House or 1081
1353	1353	Senate chairperson of the committee, as the case may be, shall sign the 1082
1354	1354	bill or resolution. When the House members and Senate members of a 1083
1355	1355	committee vote to report separate versions of a bill or resolution and 1084
1356	1356	each chamber adopts its own version, both bills or resolutions may be 1085
1357	1357	referred by a joint resolution to a committee of conference, appointed 1086
1358	1358	as provided in Rule 22, with instructions to report a bill or resolution, 1087
1359	1359	as the case may be. If no bill or resolution is reported within three 1088
1360	1360	session days following the committee's appointment, the committee 1089
1361	1361	shall submit an interim report to both chambers and shall continue to 1090
1362	1362	report every second session day thereafter until a final decision is 1091
1363	1363	reached. If a bill or resolution is agreed upon by the committee it shall 1092
1364	1364	be submitted to the Legislative Commissioners' Office as a favorable 1093
1365	1365	report for processing as provided in Rule 13. A legislative 1094
1366	1366	commissioner shall transmit the bill or resolution with his or her 1095
1367	1367	approval to the clerk of the chamber which initiated the joint 1096
1368	1368	resolution for a committee of conference and the bill or resolution shall 1097
1369	1369	thereupon be tabled for the calendar and printing. The report of the 1098
1370	1370	committee may be accepted or rejected, but the bill or resolution may 1099
1371	1371	not be amended. 1100
1372	1372	Senate Joint Resolution No.
1373	1373
1374	1374
1375	1375	LCO No. 893 38 of 52
1376	1376
1377	1377	No bill or resolution shall appear on the calendar of either chamber 1101
1378	1378	unless it has received a joint favorable report or a favorable report of 1102
1379	1379	the members of the committee of that chamber, except as provided in 1103
1380	1380	this rule or in Rule 19 or 20. 1104
1381	1381	(g) Roll Call Requirement. Each bill and each resolution proposing 1105
1382	1382	an amendment to the constitution and each other substantive 1106
1383	1383	resolution appearing on the regular calendar shall be voted upon by a 1107
1384	1384	roll call vote. 1108
1385	1385	REPRINTING AFTER AMENDMENT 1109
1386	1386	18. Whenever a bill or resolution is substantively amended there 1110
1387	1387	shall be no action on passage of the bill or resolution until it has been 1111
1388	1388	re-examined by the legislative commissioners for the purposes set 1112
1389	1389	forth in Rule 13 and it has been reprinted as amended. The chamber in 1113
1390	1390	which the bill or resolution is pending shall not take final action 1114
1391	1391	thereon until the reprinted bill or resolution has been made available 1115
1392	1392	to the members. This rule shall not apply to amendments offered 1116
1393	1393	solely for the purposes of correcting clerical defects or imperfections, 1117
1394	1394	such as but not limited to, grammatical or spelling errors or mistakes 1118
1395	1395	as to form or dates, or to make other changes which do not alter the 1119
1396	1396	substance of a bill or resolution. Reprinting of amended bills or 1120
1397	1397	resolutions shall not be required for bills or resolutions passed after 1121
1398	1398	June 1, 2019, for the 2019 session and May 2, 2020, for the 2020 session. 1122
1399	1399	PETITION FOR COMMITTEE REPORT 1123
1400	1400	19. Upon presentation to the clerk of either chamber of a petition 1124
1401	1401	signed in the original by not less than a majority of the members of 1125
1402	1402	either chamber requesting a joint standing committee to report a bill or 1126
1403	1403	resolution in its possession, the clerk shall immediately give notice to 1127
1404	1404	the committee of the filing of the petition. The petition may not be 1128
1405	1405	presented sooner than the day following the committee's deadline, 1129
1406	1406	designated in the schedule shown in Rule 15, to report the bill or 1130
1407	1407	resolution out of committee and not later than 5:00 p.m. on the seventh 1131
1408	1408	Senate Joint Resolution No.
1409	1409
1410	1410
1411	1411	LCO No. 893 39 of 52
1412	1412
1413	1413	calendar day after that deadline. Within two regular session days 1132
1414	1414	thereafter the committee shall report the bill or resolution with or 1133
1415	1415	without its recommendations to the chamber from which the petition 1134
1416	1416	was received. If no recommendation is made, the bill or resolution 1135
1417	1417	shall be considered as having received an unfavorable report and the 1136
1418	1418	procedures in Rule 20 shall be followed. Each petition or page of the 1137
1419	1419	petition shall contain a statement of its purpose and may be circulated 1138
1420	1420	only by a member of the chamber whose clerk will receive the petition. 1139
1421	1421	If the committee members of one chamber vote to report a bill or 1140
1422	1422	resolution favorably, the petition so circulated and presented to the 1141
1423	1423	clerk may be signed only by the members of the other chamber. 1142
1424	1424	Any bill or resolution so petitioned, except those carrying or 1143
1425	1425	requiring appropriations, shall not be referred to any other committee 1144
1426	1426	without first having been voted upon by the House or Senate. Those 1145
1427	1427	carrying or requiring appropriations shall be referred first to the joint 1146
1428	1428	standing committee on Appropriations. The Appropriations committee 1147
1429	1429	shall, within two session days after such reference, report such bill or 1148
1430	1430	resolution back to the chamber in which the petition originated with 1149
1431	1431	either a favorable or unfavorable report thereon and the bill or 1150
1432	1432	resolution shall then be voted upon. In the event of a conflict between 1151
1433	1433	the report of the original committee and that of the Appropriations 1152
1434	1434	committee, the vote shall be on the report of the Appropriations 1153
1435	1435	committee. 1154
1436	1436	UNFAVORABLE REPORTS 1155
1437	1437	20. All bills and resolutions reported unfavorably shall first be 1156
1438	1438	printed under the supervision of the legislative commissioners, 1157
1439	1439	without correction and without their approval, and shall be in the files 1158
1440	1440	and on the calendar as if favorably reported but shall appear on the 1159
1441	1441	calendar under the heading "Unfavorable Reports." If the unfavorable 1160
1442	1442	report is rejected by the chamber of origin, the bill or resolution shall 1161
1443	1443	be returned to the legislative commissioners for their approval and 1162
1444	1444	reprinting in final form, except that in the case of an unfavorable 1163
1445	1445	Senate Joint Resolution No.
1446	1446
1447	1447
1448	1448	LCO No. 893 40 of 52
1449	1449
1450	1450	report of the committee on executive and legislative nominations, or an 1164
1451	1451	unfavorable report of the committee on judiciary of a judicial 1165
1452	1452	nomination, a nomination of a workers' compensation commissioner 1166
1453	1453	or a nomination of a member of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, the 1167
1454	1454	resolution shall not be returned to the legislative commissioners and 1168
1455	1455	may be acted upon immediately. If the bill or resolution is returned to 1169
1456	1456	the legislative commissioners after May 22, 2019, in the 2019 session or 1170
1457	1457	April 22, 2020, in the 2020 session, the legislative commissioners shall 1171
1458	1458	transmit the bill or resolution, with or without approval, to the clerk of 1172
1459	1459	the chamber from which it was received, not later than five calendar 1173
1460	1460	days after it is received. It shall then be in the files, with special 1174
1461	1461	marking on the calendar, as if favorably reported with a file number 1175
1462	1462	for two session days and starred for action on the session day next 1176
1463	1463	succeeding in the chamber of origin. If the unfavorable report is 1177
1464	1464	accepted by the chamber of origin, the bill or resolution shall be lost. 1178
1465	1465	When an unfavorable report is rejected by the first chamber and the 1179
1466	1466	bill is passed or the resolution adopted by that chamber, it shall then 1180
1467	1467	be in the files and on the calendar of the other chamber, but shall 1181
1468	1468	appear on the calendar under the heading "Unfavorable Reports". 1182
1469	1469	RECALL FROM OTHER CHAMBER FOR RECONSIDERATION 1183
1470	1470	21. No resolution or motion to recall a bill, resolution or other 1184
1471	1471	matter from the other chamber shall be allowed for the purpose of 1185
1472	1472	reconsideration or amendment after the time has elapsed for the 1186
1473	1473	reconsideration of any vote thereon except when there has clearly been 1187
1474	1474	a mistake in such vote or an error in the language of the bill, resolution 1188
1475	1475	or other matter. 1189
1476	1476	COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE 1190
1477	1477	22. (a) Appointment of Committee. When one chamber rejects an 1191
1478	1478	amendment adopted by the other chamber, the bill or resolution shall 1192
1479	1479	be returned to the other chamber for further action. If that chamber 1193
1480	1480	readopts the rejected amendment, the readoption constitutes a matter 1194
1481	1481	Senate Joint Resolution No.
1482	1482
1483	1483
1484	1484	LCO No. 893 41 of 52
1485	1485
1486	1486	for a committee of conference, and a committee of conference shall be 1195
1487	1487	appointed by the Speaker and the President Pro Tempore. The 1196
1488	1488	committee of conference shall be comprised of three members from 1197
1489	1489	each chamber. If the vote has not been unanimous there shall be at 1198
1490	1490	least one member of the committee who was not on the prevailing side 1199
1491	1491	in such member's chamber, except that in all cases, at least one member 1200
1492	1492	in each chamber shall be a member of the minority party. 1201
1493	1493	(b) Committee Reports. The committee may propose any changes 1202
1494	1494	within the scope of the bill or resolution, but any action, including 1203
1495	1495	changes, taken by the committee shall be by a majority vote of the 1204
1496	1496	members of each chamber on the committee. The committee report 1205
1497	1497	shall be made to both chambers at the same time. The committee 1206
1498	1498	report shall contain the following information: The bill or resolution 1207
1499	1499	number and title, the members of the committee, the action of the 1208
1500	1500	committee, indicating the adoption or rejection of each House or 1209
1501	1501	Senate amendment previously adopted, identified by schedule letter, 1210
1502	1502	which accompanied the bill or resolution, the adoption of a new 1211
1503	1503	amendment, if any, and the signature of the members of the committee 1212
1504	1504	accepting or rejecting the report. A member's refusal to sign shall be 1213
1505	1505	deemed a rejection. Any new amendment shall be prepared by the 1214
1506	1506	Legislative Commissioners' Office and shall be attached to and made a 1215
1507	1507	part of the report and shall be identified by a schedule letter of the 1216
1508	1508	chamber which created the disagreeing action. 1217
1509	1509	(c) Action by Chambers. Each chamber shall vote to accept or reject 1218
1510	1510	the report. A vote by either chamber to accept the report of the 1219
1511	1511	committee shall be final action by that chamber on the bill or 1220
1512	1512	resolution. If both chambers vote to accept the report of the committee, 1221
1513	1513	the bill is passed or the resolution is adopted as of the time the last 1222
1514	1514	chamber votes to accept the report. If either chamber rejects the report 1223
1515	1515	of the committee, the bill or resolution is defeated and the second 1224
1516	1516	chamber shall not be required to consider the committee report. The 1225
1517	1517	report of the committee may be accepted or rejected, but it may not be 1226
1518	1518	amended. 1227
1519	1519	Senate Joint Resolution No.
1520	1520
1521	1521
1522	1522	LCO No. 893 42 of 52
1523	1523
1524	1524	RETURN OF BILL FROM GOVERNOR OR LEGISLATIVE 1228
1525	1525	COMMISSIONERS 1229
1526	1526	23. Whenever a bill has passed both chambers and has been 1230
1527	1527	transmitted to the Governor for approval, or to the legislative 1231
1528	1528	commissioners for engrossing, if either chamber desires its return for 1232
1529	1529	further consideration, the General Assembly may, by resolution 1233
1530	1530	adopted by both chambers, appoint a joint committee of one senator 1234
1531	1531	and two representatives to be sent to the Governor or the 1235
1532	1532	commissioners to request the return of the bill. In the case of a bill 1236
1533	1533	transmitted to the Governor, if the Governor consents, and in the case 1237
1534	1534	of a bill transmitted to the legislative commissioners, the bill shall be 1238
1535	1535	returned first to that chamber in which the motion for its return 1239
1536	1536	originated, and the bill may then be altered or totally rejected by a 1240
1537	1537	concurrent vote of the two chambers; but, if not altered or rejected by 1241
1538	1538	concurrent vote, it shall be again transmitted to the Governor or the 1242
1539	1539	legislative commissioners, as the case may be, in the same form in 1243
1540	1540	which it was first presented to the Governor or the legislative 1244
1541	1541	commissioners. 1245
1542	1542	EXAMINATION OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS 1246
1543	1543	24. (a) Examination and Correction. All bills, and all resolutions 1247
1544	1544	proposing amendments to the constitution, when finally passed or 1248
1545	1545	adopted, shall be examined immediately by the legislative 1249
1546	1546	commissioners. If the legislative commissioners find that any 1250
1547	1547	correction should be made in the text, they shall report it to the 1251
1548	1548	committee on legislative management. If the committee believes that 1252
1549	1549	no correction should be made, it shall so inform the legislative 1253
1550	1550	commissioners. If the committee believes a correction should be made, 1254
1551	1551	it shall so inform the legislative commissioners who shall report the 1255
1552	1552	bill or resolution to the chamber which last took action upon it, with 1256
1553	1553	the proposed correction in the form of an amendment, within five 1257
1554	1554	calendar days, Sundays and holidays excepted, after its passage or 1258
1555	1555	adoption. 1259
1556	1556	Senate Joint Resolution No.
1557	1557
1558	1558
1559	1559	LCO No. 893 43 of 52
1560	1560
1561	1561	(b) Consideration of Proposed Correction. The report shall be 1260
1562	1562	placed at the head of the calendar, and shall take precedence of all 1261
1563	1563	other business on the calendar; and the only question on the report 1262
1564	1564	shall be, "Shall the proposed amendment be adopted?" If the proposed 1263
1565	1565	amendment is adopted by both chambers, the bill or resolution shall 1264
1566	1566	stand as amended. If the proposed amendment is rejected by either 1265
1567	1567	chamber, the bill or resolution shall not be transmitted to the other 1266
1568	1568	chamber, but shall stand as originally passed or adopted. If, in the 1267
1569	1569	consequence of the adjournment of the General Assembly subject to 1268
1570	1570	reconvening for the consideration of vetoed bills or for any other 1269
1571	1571	reason, any bill or resolution which has been passed or adopted by 1270
1572	1572	both chambers fails to be amended as recommended by the 1271
1573	1573	commissioners, the bill or resolution shall stand as originally passed or 1272
1574	1574	adopted. 1273
1575	1575	ENGROSSING OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS 1274
1576	1576	25. All bills, all resolutions proposing amendments to the 1275
1577	1577	constitution and all resolutions memorializing Congress when finally 1276
1578	1578	passed or adopted shall be engrossed under the direction of the 1277
1579	1579	legislative commissioners, and immediately thereafter shall be 1278
1580	1580	transmitted to the clerks. The legislative commissioners shall carefully 1279
1581	1581	compare all engrossed bills and resolutions with the bills and 1280
1582	1582	resolutions as finally passed or adopted, and a commissioner shall 1281
1583	1583	certify by his or her signature to the correctness of the engrossed 1282
1584	1584	copies. As soon as engrossed and certified, as herein provided, the bill 1283
1585	1585	or resolution and amendment shall be presented to the House and 1284
1586	1586	Senate clerks, who shall sign the engrossed and certified copies. 1285
1587	1587	TRANSMITTAL TO GOVERNOR 1286
1588	1588	26. (a) Transmittal of Copy. On the passage of a bill by both 1287
1589	1589	chambers, the clerk of the chamber last taking action thereon shall 1288
1590	1590	forthwith cause a copy to be sent to the Governor. 1289
1591	1591	(b) Engrossed Bills and Resolutions. Each bill and resolution, with 1290
1592	1592	Senate Joint Resolution No.
1593	1593
1594	1594
1595	1595	LCO No. 893 44 of 52
1596	1596
1597	1597	the engrossed copy, shall be transmitted by the clerks of the House and 1291
1598	1598	Senate to the Secretary of the State as soon as it has been signed, as 1292
1599	1599	herein provided, and not later than the twelfth day after the expiration 1293
1600	1600	of the time allowed for reconsideration under the rules of the General 1294
1601	1601	Assembly, Sundays and legal holidays excepted; and the Secretary of 1295
1602	1602	the State shall forthwith present the engrossed copy of each bill to the 1296
1603	1603	Governor for approval. 1297
1604	1604	(c) Records of Transmittal. The Secretary of the State shall give the 1298
1605	1605	clerks a receipt for each bill or resolution, and shall notify them of the 1299
1606	1606	date and time at which each bill was presented to the Governor. The 1300
1607	1607	Secretary of the State shall give the Governor a receipt showing the 1301
1608	1608	date and time at which the Governor approved it or returned it to the 1302
1609	1609	Secretary of the State with a statement of his or her objections and shall 1303
1610	1610	notify the clerks of the dates and times. The clerks shall record the 1304
1611	1611	dates and times of presentation and approval or return in the journals 1305
1612	1612	of the House and Senate. 1306
1613	1613	(d) Immediate Transmittal. The chamber last taking action on a bill, 1307
1614	1614	before engrossing, may order immediate transmittal of the bill to the 1308
1615	1615	Governor, in which case the clerk of that chamber shall forthwith 1309
1616	1616	present the bill to the Governor, taking a duplicate receipt therefor 1310
1617	1617	showing the date and time at which the bill was deposited in the 1311
1618	1618	executive office, one of which receipts the clerk shall deliver to the 1312
1619	1619	Secretary of the State. Except as provided in this subsection, a bill shall 1313
1620	1620	be transmitted to the Governor only after engrossing. 1314
1621	1621	BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS NOT REPORTED 1315
1622	1622	27. The official copies of all bills and joint resolutions not reported 1316
1623	1623	by committees shall be delivered to the Secretary of the State by the 1317
1624	1624	clerk of the committee. 1318
1625	1625	DISTURBANCES 1319
1626	1626	28. If there is any disturbance, disorderly conduct or other activity 1320
1627	1627	Senate Joint Resolution No.
1628	1628
1629	1629
1630	1630	LCO No. 893 45 of 52
1631	1631
1632	1632	in or about the State Capitol or the Legislative Office Building or the 1321
1633	1633	grounds thereof which, in the opinion of the President Pro Tempore 1322
1634	1634	and the Speaker, may impede the orderly transaction of the business of 1323
1635	1635	the General Assembly or any of its committees, they may take 1324
1636	1636	whatever action they deem necessary to preserve and restore order. 1325
1637	1637	AMENDMENT AND SUSPENSION OF RULES 1326
1638	1638	29. These rules shall not be altered, amended or suspended except 1327
1639	1639	by the vote of at least two-thirds of the members present in each 1328
1640	1640	chamber. 1329
1641	1641	Motions to suspend the rules shall be in order on any session day. 1330
1642	1642	Suspension of the rules shall be for a specified purpose. Upon 1331
1643	1643	accomplishment of that purpose, any rule suspended shall be again in 1332
1644	1644	force. 1333
1645	1645	RESTRICTIONS 1334
1646	1646	30. (a) Smoking. No person shall smoke in the State Capitol or 1335
1647	1647	Legislative Office Building. 1336
1648	1648	(b) Nonpartisan Offices. Lobbyists shall be prohibited from the 1337
1649	1649	Legislative Commissioners' Office, the Office of Fiscal Analysis and the 1338
1650	1650	Office of Legislative Research but not from the legislative library. 1339
1651	1651	(c) Wireless Telephones. No person shall operate a wireless 1340
1652	1652	telephone or similar device in the senate chamber while the senate is 1341
1653	1653	meeting, in the house chamber while the house is meeting, or in any 1342
1654	1654	room while a committee is meeting or holding a public hearing in that 1343
1655	1655	room. 1344
1656	1656	COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS 1345
1657	1657	31. When a collective bargaining agreement, negotiated under the 1346
1658	1658	provisions of chapter 68 of the general statutes, or a supplemental 1347
1659	1659	understanding reached between the parties to such agreement, or an 1348
1660	1660	Senate Joint Resolution No.
1661	1661
1662	1662
1663	1663	LCO No. 893 46 of 52
1664	1664
1665	1665	arbitration award resulting from an arbitration proceeding under that 1349
1666	1666	chapter, is submitted to the General Assembly for approval as 1350
1667	1667	provided in section 5-278 of the general statutes, the following 1351
1668	1668	procedures shall apply: 1352
1669	1669	(1) In the case of a collective bargaining agreement or supplemental 1353
1670	1670	understanding, the bargaining representative of the employer shall file 1354
1671	1671	one executed original and five photocopies of the agreement, or of the 1355
1672	1672	master agreement and individual working agreements or the 1356
1673	1673	supplemental understanding, to the clerk of the House, and one 1357
1674	1674	executed original and five photocopies to the clerk of the Senate. In the 1358
1675	1675	case of an arbitration award, the bargaining representative of the 1359
1676	1676	employer shall file five photocopies of the original arbitration award, 1360
1677	1677	showing that the original award was signed by the arbitrator, and a 1361
1678	1678	statement setting forth the amount of funds necessary to implement 1362
1679	1679	the award, to the clerk of the House and to the clerk of the Senate. The 1363
1680	1680	bargaining representative of the employer shall file with such 1364
1681	1681	agreement, supplemental understanding or award: (A) A list of the 1365
1682	1682	sections of the general statutes or state agency regulations, if any, 1366
1683	1683	proposed to be superseded, and (B) the effective date and expiration 1367
1684	1684	date of the agreement, supplemental understanding or award. An 1368
1685	1685	agreement shall be deemed executed only when it has been approved, 1369
1686	1686	in the case of an executive branch employer, including the division of 1370
1687	1687	criminal justice, by the Governor's designee, in the case of a judicial 1371
1688	1688	branch employer, by the chief administrative officer or such officer's 1372
1689	1689	designee, and in the case of a segment of the system of higher 1373
1690	1690	education, the chairperson of the appropriate board of trustees, and by 1374
1691	1691	the executive committee or officers of the respective bargaining unit or 1375
1692	1692	units and has been ratified by the membership of such bargaining unit 1376
1693	1693	or units. 1377
1694	1694	(2) (A) During periods when the General Assembly is in session, the 1378
1695	1695	agreement or supplemental understanding or the award shall be filed 1379
1696	1696	with the clerks, and the clerks shall stamp such agreement or 1380
1697	1697	supplemental understanding or award with the date of receipt and, 1381
1698	1698	Senate Joint Resolution No.
1699	1699
1700	1700
1701	1701	LCO No. 893 47 of 52
1702	1702
1703	1703	within two calendar days thereafter, the Speaker of the House and the 1382
1704	1704	President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall cause separate House and 1383
1705	1705	Senate resolutions to be prepared proposing approval of the agreement 1384
1706	1706	or supplemental understanding or, in the case of an award, separate 1385
1707	1707	House and Senate resolutions concerning the sufficiency of funds for 1386
1708	1708	implementation of the award. The agreement or supplemental 1387
1709	1709	understanding or the award shall be submitted to the General 1388
1710	1710	Assembly on the date that both such resolutions are filed with the 1389
1711	1711	clerks. Each resolution shall be given a first reading in the appropriate 1390
1712	1712	chamber. Resolutions proposing approval of a collective bargaining 1391
1713	1713	agreement or a supplemental understanding, together with a copy of 1392
1714	1714	the agreement or supplemental understanding, and resolutions 1393
1715	1715	concerning the sufficiency of funds for implementation of an 1394
1716	1716	arbitration award, together with a copy of the award, shall be referred 1395
1717	1717	to the committee on Appropriations. With respect to each resolution 1396
1718	1718	referred to the committee on or before the deadline of the committee to 1397
1719	1719	report favorably on a bill or resolution as designated in the schedule 1398
1720	1720	shown in Rule 15, the committee shall hold a public hearing on each 1399
1721	1721	such resolution, and within fifteen days after the referral, shall report 1400
1722	1722	the appropriate resolutions approving or disapproving the agreement 1401
1723	1723	or supplemental understanding or concerning the sufficiency of funds 1402
1724	1724	for implementation of the award to the House and the Senate, 1403
1725	1725	notwithstanding the provisions of Rule 15. If the Appropriations 1404
1726	1726	committee fails to take action within the time period set forth in this 1405
1727	1727	rule, the agreement or supplemental understanding shall nevertheless 1406
1728	1728	be deemed approved or, in the case of an award, the sufficiency of 1407
1729	1729	funds affirmed and the resolutions shall be reported to the House and 1408
1730	1730	the Senate as favorable reports. 1409
1731	1731	(B) If an agreement or supplemental understanding is reached or an 1410
1732	1732	arbitration award is made during the interim between sessions, the 1411
1733	1733	provisions of subsection (b) of section 5-278 of the general statutes, as 1412
1734	1734	amended, shall apply. 1413
1735	1735	(3) Each resolution, favorably or unfavorably reported, shall be read 1414
1736	1736	Senate Joint Resolution No.
1737	1737
1738	1738
1739	1739	LCO No. 893 48 of 52
1740	1740
1741	1741	in, and tabled for the calendar and printing, in the appropriate 1415
1742	1742	chamber. Copies of the master agreement and individual working 1416
1743	1743	agreements, identified by the resolution numbers, copies of the salary 1417
1744	1744	schedules and appendices, and copies of the arbitration awards, 1418
1745	1745	identified by the resolution numbers, and the statements setting forth 1419
1746	1746	the amount of funds necessary to implement the awards, shall be made 1420
1747	1747	available in the clerks' offices. 1421
1748	1748	(4) The Office of Fiscal Analysis shall prepare an analysis of each 1422
1749	1749	agreement, supplemental understanding and award and a fiscal note 1423
1750	1750	both of which shall be upon the desks of the members, but not 1424
1751	1751	necessarily printed in the files, before the resolution is acted upon. 1425
1752	1752	(5) (A) The respective resolutions shall be in the files and on the 1426
1753	1753	calendar with a file number for two session days and shall be starred 1427
1754	1754	for action on the session day next succeeding unless it has been 1428
1755	1755	certified in accordance with section 2-26 of the general statutes. The 1429
1756	1756	House and the Senate shall vote to approve or reject each resolution 1430
1757	1757	proposing approval of a collective bargaining agreement or a 1431
1758	1758	supplemental understanding and each resolution concerning the 1432
1759	1759	sufficiency of funds for implementation of an arbitration award within 1433
1760	1760	thirty days after the date of the filing of the agreement, supplemental 1434
1761	1761	understanding or award with the clerks of the House and Senate. 1435
1762	1762	(B) The House and the Senate shall each permit not more than six 1436
1763	1763	hours of total time for debate of each such resolution. Those speaking 1437
1764	1764	in favor of such resolution shall be allocated not more than three hours 1438
1765	1765	of total time for debate, and those speaking in opposition to such 1439
1766	1766	resolution shall be allocated not more than three hours of total time for 1440
1767	1767	debate. A vote shall be taken on the resolution upon the conclusion of 1441
1768	1768	the debate. 1442
1769	1769	(C) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (B) of this 1443
1770	1770	subdivision, if the debate on such resolution occurs during the last 1444
1771	1771	three days of the thirty-day period, the House and the Senate shall 1445
1772	1772	each permit not more than four hours of total time for debate of such 1446
1773	1773	Senate Joint Resolution No.
1774	1774
1775	1775
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1777	1777
1778	1778	resolution. Those speaking in favor of such resolution shall be 1447
1779	1779	allocated not more than two hours of total time for debate and those 1448
1780	1780	speaking in opposition to such resolution shall be allocated not more 1449
1781	1781	than two hours of total time for debate. A vote shall be taken on the 1450
1782	1782	resolution upon the conclusion of the debate. 1451
1783	1783	(6) Notwithstanding the provisions of Rule 15, when a resolution 1452
1784	1784	proposing approval of a collective bargaining agreement or a 1453
1785	1785	supplemental understanding or a resolution concerning the sufficiency 1454
1786	1786	of funds for implementation of an arbitration award is referred to the 1455
1787	1787	committee on Appropriations after the deadline of the committee to 1456
1788	1788	report favorably on a bill or resolution as designated in the schedule 1457
1789	1789	shown in Rule 15, but was filed more than thirty days before the end of 1458
1790	1790	a regular session, the committee may act on such resolutions provided 1459
1791	1791	it reports such resolutions to the House and Senate not later than 1460
1792	1792	twelve days after such referral. 1461
1793	1793	(7) If the General Assembly is in regular session when an award, 1462
1794	1794	agreement or supplemental understanding is filed with the clerks, it 1463
1795	1795	shall vote to approve or reject such award, agreement or supplemental 1464
1796	1796	understanding within thirty days after the date of filing. If the General 1465
1797	1797	Assembly does not vote to approve or reject such award, agreement or 1466
1798	1798	supplemental understanding within such thirty days, the award, 1467
1799	1799	agreement or supplemental understanding shall be deemed rejected. If 1468
1800	1800	the regular session adjourns prior to such thirtieth day and the award, 1469
1801	1801	agreement or supplemental understanding has not been acted upon, 1470
1802	1802	the award, agreement or supplemental understanding shall be deemed 1471
1803	1803	to be filed on the first day of the next regular session. 1472
1804	1804	(8) (A) If an agreement is rejected, the matter shall be returned to the 1473
1805	1805	parties in accordance with section 5-278(b)(2)(A) of the general 1474
1806	1806	statutes. The parties may submit any award issued pursuant to 1475
1807	1807	arbitration initiated under said section 5-278(b)(2)(A) to the General 1476
1808	1808	Assembly for approval in the same manner as the rejected agreement. 1477
1809	1809	If the arbitration award is rejected by the General Assembly, the matter 1478
1810	1810	Senate Joint Resolution No.
1811	1811
1812	1812
1813	1813	LCO No. 893 50 of 52
1814	1814
1815	1815	shall be returned again to the parties in accordance with said section 5-1479
1816	1816	278(b)(2)(A). Any award issued pursuant to further arbitration 1480
1817	1817	initiated under said section 5-278(b)(2)(A) shall be deemed approved 1481
1818	1818	by the General Assembly. 1482
1819	1819	(B) If an arbitration award, other than an award issued pursuant to 1483
1820	1820	section 5-278(b)(2)(A) of the general statutes, is rejected, the matter 1484
1821	1821	shall be returned to the parties in accordance with section 5-1485
1822	1822	278(b)(2)(B) of the general statutes. Any award issued pursuant to 1486
1823	1823	further arbitration initiated under said section 5-278(b)(2)(B) shall be 1487
1824	1824	deemed approved by the General Assembly. 1488
1825	1825	AGREEMENTS OR STIPULATIONS UNDER SECTION 3 -125a 1489
1826	1826	32. When an agreement or stipulation is submitted to the General 1490
1827	1827	Assembly as provided in section 3-125a of the general statutes, the 1491
1828	1828	following procedures shall apply: 1492
1829	1829	(1) Six copies of the agreement or stipulation shall be submitted to 1493
1830	1830	the clerk of the House, and six copies to the clerk of the Senate. 1494
1831	1831	(2) (A) During periods when the General Assembly is in session, the 1495
1832	1832	agreement or stipulation shall be stamped by the clerks with the date 1496
1833	1833	of receipt and, within two calendar days thereafter, Saturdays, 1497
1834	1834	Sundays and holidays excepted, the Speaker of the House and the 1498
1835	1835	President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall cause separate House and 1499
1836	1836	Senate resolutions to be prepared proposing approval of the agreement 1500
1837	1837	or stipulation. Each resolution shall be given a first reading in the 1501
1838	1838	appropriate chamber. The President Pro Tempore and the Speaker 1502
1839	1839	shall designate the committees of cognizance and the committees, if 1503
1840	1840	any, that will hold a public hearing on each agreement or stipulation. 1504
1841	1841	Each resolution, accompanied by the agreement or stipulation, shall be 1505
1842	1842	referred to the committees of cognizance, which shall report thereon. 1506
1843	1843	(B) If an agreement or stipulation is submitted during the interim 1507
1844	1844	between regular sessions, it shall be deemed to be submitted on the 1508
1845	1845	Senate Joint Resolution No.
1846	1846
1847	1847
1848	1848	LCO No. 893 51 of 52
1849	1849
1850	1850	first day of the next regular session. 1509
1851	1851	(3) Each resolution, favorably or unfavorably reported, shall be read 1510
1852	1852	in, and tabled for the calendar and printing, in the appropriate 1511
1853	1853	chamber. 1512
1854	1854	(4) The Office of Fiscal Analysis shall prepare an analysis of each 1513
1855	1855	agreement or stipulation and a fiscal note both of which shall be upon 1514
1856	1856	the desks of the members, but not necessarily printed in the files, 1515
1857	1857	before the resolution is acted upon. 1516
1858	1858	(5) The resolution shall be in the files and on the calendar with a file 1517
1859	1859	number for two session days and shall be starred for action on the 1518
1860	1860	session day next succeeding unless it has been certified in accordance 1519
1861	1861	with section 2-26 of the general statutes. The House and the Senate 1520
1862	1862	may vote to approve or reject each resolution within thirty days of the 1521
1863	1863	date of submittal of the agreement or stipulation. 1522
1864	1864	(6) Notwithstanding the provisions of Rule 15, when an agreement 1523
1865	1865	or stipulation is referred to a committee of cognizance after the 1524
1866	1866	deadline of the committee to report favorably on a bill or resolution as 1525
1867	1867	designated in the schedule shown in Rule 15, but not later than the 1526
1868	1868	time of submission specified in subdivision (7) of this rule, the 1527
1869	1869	committee may act on such resolution provided it reports such 1528
1870	1870	resolution not later than twelve days after such referral. 1529
1871	1871	(7) Any agreement or stipulation submitted to the clerks within 1530
1872	1872	thirty days before the end of a regular session and not acted upon 1531
1873	1873	dispositively before the end of such session shall be deemed to be 1532
1874	1874	submitted on the first day of the next regular session. 1533
1875	1875	SPECIAL SESSIONS 1534
1876	1876	33. A majority of the total membership of each chamber shall be 1535
1877	1877	required for the calling of a special session by the General Assembly. 1536
1878	1878	INTERIM 1537
1879	1879	Senate Joint Resolution No.
1880	1880
1881	1881
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1883	1883
1884	1884	34. (a) Meetings. During the interim between sessions, chairpersons 1538
1885	1885	of a committee may schedule meetings on any day. Notice of the date, 1539
1886	1886	time and place of committee meetings shall be given to the Office of 1540
1887	1887	Legislative Management. 1541
1888	1888	(b) Public Hearings. A committee may hold subject matter public 1542
1889	1889	hearings on any subject and on specified proposed bills and proposed 1543
1890	1890	resolutions, and on committee and raised bills and resolutions. Notice 1544
1891	1891	of any public hearing shall be given, not later than ten calendar days 1545
1892	1892	before the hearing, to the Office of Legislative Management for 1546
1893	1893	appropriate publication by that office at least five calendar days in 1547
1894	1894	advance of the hearing. The notice shall contain the date, time, place 1548
1895	1895	and general subject matter of the hearing and the title of the bills or 1549
1896	1896	resolutions, if any, to be considered. In no event shall a bill or 1550
1897	1897	resolution be listed for a public hearing unless the committee holding 1551
1898	1898	the public hearing has copies available for the public. For the purpose 1552
1899	1899	of meeting the hearing requirements under this rule, the day of 1553
1900	1900	publication by the Office of Legislative Management and the day of the 1554
1901	1901	hearing shall both be counted as full days. 1555
1902	1902	(c) Raised Bills - Hearing During Session Required. During the 1556
1903	1903	interim between the 2019 and 2020 sessions, a committee may, on or 1557
1904	1904	after October 1, 2019, raise bills and resolutions for public hearing and 1558
1905	1905	consideration during such interim, but no such bill or resolution shall 1559
1906	1906	be reported by any committee unless a public hearing has been held 1560
1907	1907	during the 2020 session, as provided in Rule 6. 1561
1908	1908	SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLIC Y 1562
1909	1909	35. The sexual harassment policy set forth in section 2.2 of the 1563
1910	1910	Connecticut General Assembly Employee Handbook, as amended 1564
1911	1911	from time to time, is incorporated by reference in these rules. 1565
1912	1912