Connecticut 2021 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HJ00501 Compare Versions

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3	3	LCO No. 11035 1 of 5
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5	5	General Assembly House Joint
6	6	Resolution No. 501
7	7	July Special Session, 2021
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11	11	Referred to Committee on No Committee
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14	14	Introduced by:
15	15	REP. RITTER M., 1
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18	18	SEN. LOONEY, 11
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26	26	RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE JOINT RULES OF THE JULY
27	27	SPECIAL SESSION, 2021.
28	28	Resolved by this Assembly:
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30	30	That the joint rules of this Special Session shall be the same as the joint 1
31	31	rules in force at the 2021 regular session, except as said rules are 2
32	32	amended, altered or repealed in this resolution. 3
33	33	Strike out Rule 3. 4
34	34	Strike out Rule 4. 5
35	35	Strike out Rule 5. 6
36	36	Strike out Rule 6. 7
37	37	Strike out Rule 7 and insert in lieu thereof the following: 8
38	38	BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS GENERALLY 9
39	39	7. Only bills and substantive resolutions specified in the Proclamation 10
40	40	House Joint Resolution No.
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45	45	by the Governor, dated July 8, 2021, convening the General Assembly in 11
46	46	Special Session on July 14, 2021, shall be received. 12
47	47	The Legislative Commissioners' Office shall prepare all bills and 13
48	48	resolutions. When a bill or resolution has been prepared by the 14
49	49	Legislative Commissioners' Office and signed by the Speaker and 15
50	50	President Pro Tempore, the bill or resolution shall immediately be given 16
51	51	to the clerk of the Senate or the House as designated. Before or at the 17
52	52	time the bill or resolution is given to the clerk, the Legislative 18
53	53	Commissioners' Office shall provide to the Office of Fiscal Analysis 19
54	54	copies of each bill or resolution to prepare a fiscal note if required by 20
55	55	Rule 15 of the joint rules. 21
56	56	Each bill and resolution shall be printed, without interlineation or 22
57	57	erasure. The duplicate copies of each bill or resolution shall be made on 23
58	58	yellow-colored and blue-colored paper, respectively, of the same size 24
59	59	and format as the original. 25
60	60	Each bill amending any statute or special act shall set forth in full the 26
61	61	section or subsection of the statute or the special act to be amended. 27
62	62	Matter to be omitted or repealed shall be surrounded by brackets or 28
63	63	overstricken so that the omitted or repealed matter remains readable, 29
64	64	and new matter shall be indicated by capitalization or underscoring of 30
65	65	all words in the original bill and by capitalization, underscoring or 31
66	66	italics in its printed form. In the case of a section or subsection not 32
67	67	amending an existing section of the general statutes but intended to be 33
68	68	part of the general statutes, the section or subsection may be in upper 34
69	69	and lower case letters preceded by the word (NEW). 35
70	70	Each bill and resolution shall be transmitted, in triplicate by the 36
71	71	Legislative Commissioners' Office to the clerks of the House or Senate. 37
72	72	The clerks shall number each bill and resolution. 38
73	73	The clerks shall certify and keep on file a duplicate copy of each bill 39
74	74	and resolution. The certified duplicate copy shall remain at all times in 40
75	75	House Joint Resolution No.
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80	80	the clerk's office. If the original cannot be located, a copy of such certified 41
81	81	duplicate copy shall be made by the clerk and used in lieu of the original. 42
82	82	The clerk shall make a notation on the certified duplicate copy of all 43
83	83	action taken on the original. 44
84	84	Any member of the General Assembly may co-sponsor a bill or 45
85	85	resolution by making a request in writing after it has been filed, to the 46
86	86	clerk of the chamber in which the bill or resolution has been filed to add 47
87	87	his or her name as a co-sponsor of the bill or resolution, but not later 48
88	88	than the date of the signing of the bill, or the deadline for the signing of 49
89	89	the bill, by the Governor, whichever is earlier, or the adoption of the 50
90	90	resolution. 51
91	91	After introduction no bill or resolution shall be altered except by the 52
92	92	legislative commissioners. 53
93	93	Strike out Rule 8. 54
94	94	Strike out Rule 9 and insert in lieu thereof the following: 55
95	95	EMERGENCY CERTIFIED BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS 56
96	96	9. Only bills and substantive resolutions certified by the Speaker and 57
97	97	President Pro Tempore in accordance with section 2-26 of the general 58
98	98	statutes may be introduced. Bills and resolutions so certified by the 59
99	99	Speaker and the President Pro Tempore shall be identified as "bills" or 60
100	100	"resolutions". 61
101	101	Strike out Rule 10. 62
102	102	Strike out Rule 11. 63
103	103	Strike out Rule 13. 64
104	104	Strike out Rule 14 and insert in lieu thereof the following: 65
105	105	TRANSMITTAL BETWEEN HOUSES 66
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111	111	14. Upon passage in the first house, the bill or resolution shall be 67
112	112	transmitted immediately to the second house. 68
113	113	Strike out Rule 15 and insert in lieu thereof the following: 69
114	114	15. Any bill or substantive resolution which if passed or adopted, 70
115	115	would affect state or municipal revenue, or would require the 71
116	116	expenditure of state or municipal funds, shall have a fiscal note 72
117	117	attached. Any fiscal note printed with or prepared for a bill or resolution 73
118	118	shall be solely for the purpose of information, summarization and 74
119	119	explanation for members of the General Assembly and shall not be 75
120	120	construed to represent the intent of the General Assembly or either 76
121	121	chamber thereof for any purpose. Each such fiscal note shall bear the 77
122	122	following disclaimer: "The following Fiscal Impact Statement is 78
123	123	prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely 79
124	124	for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and does 80
125	125	not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber 81
126	126	thereof for any purpose." When an amendment is offered to a bill or 82
127	127	resolution in the House or the Senate, which, if adopted, would require 83
128	128	the expenditure of state or municipal funds or affect state or municipal 84
129	129	revenue, a fiscal note shall be available at the time the amendment is 85
130	130	offered. Any fiscal note prepared for such an amendment shall be 86
131	131	construed in accordance with the provisions of this rule and shall bear 87
132	132	the disclaimer required under this rule. 88
133	133	Strike out Rule 16 and insert in lieu thereof the following: 89
134	134	BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS - READINGS 90
135	135	16. First reading of a bill or resolution shall be by title and number. 91
136	136	Second reading shall be passage or rejection of the bill or resolution. 92
137	137	Strike out Rule 17 and insert in lieu thereof the following: 93
138	138	17. Each bill or substantive resolution may be acted upon 94
139	139	immediately. No bill or substantive resolution may be acted upon unless 95
140	140	it is accompanied by a fiscal note. 96
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146	146	Each bill and substantive resolution shall be voted upon by a roll call 97
147	147	vote. A bill or resolution, certified in accordance with section 2-26 of the 98
148	148	general statutes, if filed in the House, may be transmitted to and acted 99
149	149	upon first by the Senate with the consent of the Speaker; and if filed in 100
150	150	the Senate, may be transmitted to and acted upon first by the House 101
151	151	with the consent of the President Pro Tempore. 102
152	152	Strike out Rules 18, 19, 20, 31, 32, 34 and 37. 103
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