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amended, altered or repealed in this resolution. 3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 Matter to be omitted or repealed shall be surrounded by 29
brackets or overstricken so that the omitted or repealed matter remains 30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