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General Assembly Senate Joint
Resolution No. 1
January Session, 2021
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Referred to Committee on No Committee
Introduced by:
SEN. LOONEY, 11
th
Dist.
SEN. DUFF, 25
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Dist.
REP. RITTER M., 1
st
Dist.
REP. ROJAS, 9
th
Dist.
REP. CANDELORA, 86
th
Dist.
RESOLUTION CONCERNIN G THE JOINT RULES OF THE SENATE
AND THE HOUSE OF REP RESENTATIVES.
Resolved by this Assembly:
That the following shall be the Joint Rules of the Senate and House of 1
Representatives for the regular sessions of the General Assembly and 2
for interim periods during the 2021-2022 legislative term. 3
MESSAGES BETWEEN CHAMBERS 4
1. Messages from one chamber to the other shall be delivered to the 5
presiding officer. 6
JOINT CONVENTIONS 7
2. Joint conventions shall be held in the Hall of the House. Either 8
chamber may request a convention stating the purposes thereof in its 9
message. The President of the Senate shall preside. The President and 10 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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the Speaker shall make reports to their respective chambers of the 11
proceedings of the convention which shall be printed in the respective 12
journals. 13
JOINT COMMITTEES 14
3. (a) Designation of Committees. There shall be twenty-two joint 15
standing committees as provided in subsection (b) of this rule. There 16
shall be two statutory committees as provided in subsection (c) of this 17
rule. Committees shall consider all matters referred to them and report 18
as required by these rules. 19
(b) Standing Committees. Each joint standing committee shall consist 20
of not more than nine senators and not more than thirty-five 21
representatives, except that the joint standing committees on 22
Appropriations and Finance, Revenue and Bonding shall consist of not 23
more than thirteen senators and not more than forty -five 24
representatives, and the joint standing committee on Judiciary shall 25
consist of not more than eleven senators and not more than thirty-five 26
representatives. The joint standing committees shall be divided into 27
Group A and Group B as follows: 28
GROUP A 29
(1) A committee on APPROPRIATIONS that shall have cognizance of 30
all matters relating to appropriations and the operating budgets and all 31
matters relating to state employees' salaries, benefits and retirement, 32
teachers' retirement, veterans' pensions and collective bargaining 33
agreements and arbitration awards for state employees. In addition, any 34
bills or resolutions carrying or requiring appropriations, or creating or 35
enlarging a state mandate to local governments, defined in subsection 36
(a)(2) of section 2-32b of the general statutes, and favorably reported by 37
any other committee, except the payment of claims by the state, shall be 38
referred to the committee, unless such reference is dispensed with by at 39
least a two-thirds vote of each chamber, provided the committee's 40
consideration shall be limited to their fiscal aspects and appropriation 41
provisions of such bills or resolutions and shall not extend to their other 42 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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substantive provisions or purpose, except to the extent that such other 43
provisions or purpose relate to the fiscal aspects and appropriation 44
provisions of such bills or resolutions. 45
(2) A committee on EDUCATION that shall have cognizance of all 46
matters relating to (A) the Department of Education and the Office of 47
Early Childhood, and (B) school building projects, local and regional 48
boards of education, the substantive law of collective bargaining 49
covering teachers and professional employees of such boards, 50
vocational rehabilitation, and libraries, including the State Library, 51
museums and historical and cultural associations. 52
(3) A committee on ENVIRONMENT that shall have cognizance of 53
all matters relating to (A) the Department of Energy and Environmental 54
Protection concerning the preservation and protection of the air, water 55
and other natural resources of the state and the Department of 56
Agriculture, including farming, dairy products and domestic animals, 57
and (B) conservation, recreation, pollution control, fisheries and game, 58
state parks and forests, water resources and flood and erosion control, 59
and the preservation and protection of the air, water and other natural 60
resources of the state. 61
(4) A committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING that shall 62
have cognizance of all matters relating to (A) the Department of 63
Revenue Services, and (B) finance, revenue, capital bonding and 64
taxation. Any bill or resolution favorably reported by another 65
committee relating to finance, revenue, capital bonding, taxation, 66
employer contributions for unemployment compensation purposes, all 67
matters relating to the Department of Revenue Services and the revenue 68
aspects of the Gaming Division within the Department of Consumer 69
Protection shall be referred to the committee, provided the committee's 70
consideration shall be limited to the financial provisions and purposes 71
of such bill or resolution, such as finance, revenue, bonding, taxation 72
and fees, and shall not extend to the other substantive provisions or 73
purposes, except to the extent that such other provisions or purposes 74
relate to the financial provisions of such bills or resolutions. 75 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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(5) A committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND 76
ELECTIONS that shall have cognizance of all matters relating to (A) (i) 77
the Department of Administrative Services, including purchasing and 78
central collections, but excluding personnel and labor relations, fire 79
marshals, the fire safety code, the state building code and school 80
building projects, (ii) the administrative functions of the Office of 81
Governmental Accountability, including the office's personnel and 82
employment policies and information technology, and (iii) the Freedom 83
of Information Commission, the Office of State Ethics, the Citizen's 84
Ethics Advisory Board and the State Elections Enforcement 85
Commission, (B) state government organization and reorganization, 86
structures and procedures, (C) leasing, construction, maintenance, 87
purchase and sale, transfer or other disposition of state property and 88
facilities, (D) state and federal relations, (E) interstate compacts, (F) 89
compacts between the state and Indian tribes, (G) constitutional 90
amendments, and (H) all matters relating to elections and election laws. 91
Any bill favorably reported by another committee that requires a state 92
agency to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any real property or 93
interest in real property that is under the custody or control of such 94
agency to any person or entity other than another state agency, or any 95
resolution favorably reported by another committee that proposes a 96
constitutional amendment shall be referred to the committee on 97
Government Administration and Elections. 98
(6) A committee on JUDICIARY that shall have cognizance of all 99
matters relating to (A) the Judicial Department, the Department of 100
Correction and the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, 101
(B) courts, judicial procedures, criminal law, probate courts, probation, 102
parole, wills, estates, adoption, divorce, bankruptcy, escheat, law 103
libraries, deeds, mortgages, conveyancing, preservation of land records 104
and other public documents, the law of business organizations, uniform 105
laws, validations, authorizations to sue and to appeal, claims against the 106
state, (C) all (i) judicial nominations, (ii) nominations of workers' 107
compensation commissioners, and (iii) nominations of members of the 108
Board of Pardons and Paroles, and (D) all bills carrying civil penalties 109
that exceed the sum of, or that may exceed in the aggregate, five 110 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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thousand dollars. Any bill favorably reported by another committee that 111
carries a criminal penalty, other than an infraction, shall be referred to 112
the committee, provided the committee's consideration shall be limited 113
to the criminal penalties established in such bill and shall not extend to 114
the other substantive provisions or purposes of such bill. 115
(7) A committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT that shall 116
have cognizance of all matters relating to local governments, housing, 117
urban renewal, fire, sewer and metropolitan districts, home rule, 118
planning and zoning, regional planning and development activities, the 119
state plan of conservation and development and economic development 120
programs impacting local governments. 121
(8) A committee on PUBLIC HEALTH that shall have cognizance of 122
all matters relating to (A) the Department of Public Health, the 123
Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and the 124
Department of Developmental Services, and (B) health, including 125
emergency medical services, all licensing boards within the Department 126
of Public Health, nursing homes, pure foods and drugs, and controlled 127
substances, including the treatment of substance abuse. 128
(9) A committee on TRANSPORTATION that shall have cognizance 129
of all matters relating to (A) the Department of Transportation, the 130
Office of the State Traffic Administration and the Department of Motor 131
Vehicles, and (B) transportation, including highways and bridges, 132
navigation, aeronautics, mass transit and railroads. 133
GROUP B 134
(10) A committee on BANKING that shall have cognizance of all 135
matters relating to (A) the Department of Banking, and (B) banks, 136
savings banks, bank and trust companies, savings and loan associations, 137
credit unions, the supervision of the sale of securities, fraternal benefit 138
societies and secured and unsecured lending. 139
(11) A committee on ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY that shall have 140
cognizance of all matters relating to (A) (i) the Public Utilities 141 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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Regulatory Authority, and (ii) the Department of Energy and 142
Environmental Protection concerning energy, energy policy planning 143
and regulation, telecommunications, information systems and related 144
technology, and (B) energy, energy policy planning and regulation, 145
telecommunications, information systems and related technology. 146
(12) A committee on GENERAL LAW that shall have cognizance of 147
all matters relating to (A) the Department of Consumer Protection, 148
except legalized gambling, and (B) alcoholic beverages, fair trade and 149
sales practices, consumer protection, mobile homes and occupational 150
licensing, except licensing by the Department of Public Health. 151
(13) A committee on INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE that shall 152
have cognizance of all matters relating to (A) the Insurance Department, 153
and (B) insurance law and real estate law. 154
(14) A committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES that shall 155
have cognizance of all matters relating to (A) the Labor Department, (B) 156
workers' compensation, unemployment compensation, conditions of 157
employment, hours of labor, minimum wages, industrial safety, 158
occupational health and safety, labor unions and labor disputes, and (C) 159
conditions of employment of state and municipal employees and the 160
substantive law of state and municipal employees' collective bargaining. 161
(15) A committee on HUMAN SERVICES that shall have cognizance 162
of all matters relating to the Department of Social Services, including 163
institutions under its jurisdiction, and the Department of Rehabilitation 164
Services. 165
(16) A committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY that shall 166
have cognizance of all matters relating to (A) the Department of 167
Emergency Services and Public Protection, and (B) civil preparedness 168
and homeland security, state police, the state-wide organized crime 169
investigative task force, municipal police training, fire marshals, the fire 170
safety code, the state building code and legalized gambling. 171
(17) A committee on COMMERCE that shall have cognizance of all 172 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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matters relating to the Department of Economic and Community 173
Development and Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated. 174
(18) A committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT 175
ADVANCEMENT that shall have cognizance of all matters relating to 176
(A) the Board of Regents for Higher Education and the Office of Higher 177
Education, and (B) public and independent institutions of higher 178
education, private occupational schools, post-secondary education, job 179
training institutions and programs, apprenticeship training programs 180
and adult job training programs offered to the public by any state 181
agency or funded in whole or in part by the state. 182
(19) A committee on HOUSING that shall have cognizance of all 183
matters relating to housing. 184
(20) A committee on AGING that shall have cognizance of all matters 185
relating to senior citizens. 186
(21) A committee on CHILDREN that shall have cognizance of all 187
matters relating to (A) the Department of Children and Families, 188
including institutions under its jurisdiction, and (B) children. 189
(22) A committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS that shall have 190
cognizance of all matters relating to military and veterans' affairs, except 191
veterans' pensions. 192
(c) Statutory Committees. In addition, there shall be: 193
(1) The committee on LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT that shall 194
conduct the business affairs of the General Assembly. The committee 195
shall be responsible for the operation of the General Assembly, 196
coordination and supervision of committee work, improvement of 197
legislative operations, deciding on matters of organization, procedures, 198
facilities and working conditions of the General Assembly, 199
compensation of employees of the legislative branch, and the facilitation 200
of positive relationships with the federal government and other state 201
governments. All bills and resolutions relating to such matters may be 202
referred to the committee. The committee shall consist of (A) twenty 203 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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members of the House who shall be (i) the Speaker, (ii) the deputy 204
speakers, (iii) the majority leader, (iv) four members appointed by the 205
Speaker, (v) three members appointed by the majority leader, (vi) the 206
minority leader, (vii) two deputy minority leaders appointed by the 207
minority leader, and (viii) five members appointed by the minority 208
leader, and (B) thirteen members of the Senate who shall be (i) the 209
President Pro Tempore, (ii) the majority leader, (iii) a deputy majority 210
leader appointed by the majority leader, (iv) five members appointed by 211
the President Pro Tempore, (v) the minority leader, (vi) an assistant 212
minority leader appointed by the minority leader, and (vii) three 213
members appointed by the minority leader. In matters of legislative 214
operations, the legislative commissioners and the clerks of each 215
chamber shall serve as ex-officio, non-voting members of the committee. 216
The committee shall be chaired by the President Pro Tempore and the 217
Speaker. A majority of the membership shall constitute a quorum and 218
all actions shall require the affirmative vote of a majority. At any 219
meeting, if a committee member present of either chamber requests, a 220
vote of the majority of the members present of each chamber shall be 221
required for approval of a question. 222
(2) The committee on EXECUTIVE AND LE GISLATIVE 223
NOMINATIONS that shall consist of (A) nineteen members of the 224
House who shall be (i) the majority leader, or the majority leader's 225
designee, (ii) the minority leader, or the minority leader's designee, (iii) 226
ten members appointed by the Speaker, and (iv) seven members 227
appointed by the minority leader, and (B) eight members of the Senate 228
who shall be (i) the majority leader, or the majority leader's designee, (ii) 229
the minority leader, or the minority leader's designee, (iii) three 230
members appointed by the President Pro Tempore, and (iv) three 231
members appointed by the minority leader. The chairpersons and 232
ranking members of the committee or committees having cognizance of 233
matters relating to the duties of a nominee for the position of a 234
department head, as defined in section 4-5 of the general statutes, shall 235
serve as ex-officio, non-voting members of the committee on executive 236
and legislative nominations for the consideration of such nomination. 237
All executive and legislative nominations requiring action of either or 238 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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both chambers, except judicial nominations, nominations of workers' 239
compensation commissioners and nominations of members of the Board 240
of Pardons and Paroles, shall be referred to the committee on executive 241
and legislative nominations. 242
(d) Committee Appointments. Appointments of committee members, 243
except to fill a vacancy caused by death or incapacity or by resignation 244
from the General Assembly or a committee of the General Assembly, 245
shall be made on or before the fifth regular session day of the first year 246
of the term and, except as otherwise provided in the rules of each 247
chamber, shall be for the entire term for which the members were 248
elected. Committee appointments of a member elected after the fifth 249
regular session day of the first year of the term shall be made not later 250
than five calendar days after the member takes the oath of office, and 251
may be made, at the discretion of the appointing authority, to any 252
committee. 253
Senate and House committees shall be appointed and organized in 254
accordance with the rules of each chamber and members of the minority 255
party shall be appointed on nomination of the minority leader of each 256
chamber. 257
LEADERS ON COMMITTEES 258
4. The President Pro Tempore of the Senate, Speaker of the House, 259
and majority and minority leaders of the Senate and the House shall be 260
ex-officio members of all committees, with the right to be present at all 261
meetings and to take part in deliberations but without the right to vote, 262
except as to those committees to which they are appointed members. 263
COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND PROCEDURES 264
5. (a) Scheduling. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of 265
this rule and in Rule 15, chairpersons of committees shall jointly 266
schedule meetings during periods when the General Assembly is in 267
session as follows: 268
(1) Committees may meet on any day from January 6 through January 269 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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13 in 2021 and from February 9 through February 11 in 2022. The 270
chairpersons of each committee may jointly call a meeting during said 271
period in 2021 for the purpose of organization and to consider such 272
other business as is deemed necessary. 273
(2) Beginning on January 14 in 2021 and on February 14 in 2022, and 274
ending on the committee's deadline to report bills and resolutions in 275
such year, as provided in Rule 15, Group A committees shall meet on 276
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays only and Group B committees shall 277
meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays only. 278
(3) Statutory committees, as described in subsection (c) of Rule 3, may 279
meet on any day. 280
(4) Committees, except conference committees, may not meet during 281
a session of either chamber without the consent of each chamber which 282
is in session. 283
(5) (A) Only during a declaration of a public health or civil 284
preparedness emergency related to COVID-19 by the Governor, or at 285
any other time deemed necessary by the President Pro Tempore of the 286
Senate and the Speaker of the House for public health concerns related 287
to COVID-19, committees shall conduct meetings only on a virtual 288
platform approved by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the 289
Speaker of the House. Meetings under this subdivision shall be 290
conducted as follows: 291
(i) Each member may only participate and vote at such meeting on 292
such virtual platform; 293
(ii) Such meeting shall be broadcast contemporaneously on television 294
or on an Internet web site identified in the notice provided under 295
subsection (f) of this rule for such meeting; 296
(iii) If a technological issue prevents or otherwise limits the 297
transaction of the business of the committee or the committee's ability 298
to comply with these rules, prior to or during a meeting conducted on a 299
virtual platform, the chairpersons of the committee may take whatever 300 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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action they deem necessary, including, but not limited to, cancelling or 301
rescheduling such meeting, if notice is provided in accordance with the 302
provisions of subsection (f) of this rule for any such meeting that is 303
cancelled or rescheduled; 304
(iv) Not more than a total of ten such meetings or hearings conducted 305
on a virtual platform pursuant to Rule 6(a)(3), or any combination 306
thereof, may be scheduled for or conducted at the same time. 307
(B) As used in these rules, "COVID-19" means the respiratory disease 308
designated by the World Health Organization on February 11, 2020, as 309
coronavirus 2019, and any related mutation thereof recognized by said 310
organization as a communicable respiratory disease. 311
(b) Exceptions to Scheduling Requirements. 312
(1) The committees on Appropriations and Finance, Revenue and 313
Bonding may meet on any day. The committee on Judiciary may meet 314
on any day after March 26 in 2021 and after March 21 in 2022. The 315
committee on Government Administration and Elections may meet on 316
any day after March 31 in 2021 and after March 30 in 2022 to raise, hear 317
or report favorably or unfavorably a conveyance bill. 318
(2) Any committee may meet on any day, provided a record is made 319
certifying a significant need for the meeting by the Speaker of the House 320
and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, or their designees. 321
(3) If, in any week, the designated meeting day of a committee falls 322
on a holiday or on a day when the State Capitol or Legislative Office 323
Building is officially closed, the committee may meet on another day, 324
not so designated, within seven calendar days before or after such day, 325
provided a record is made certifying the need for the meeting by one of 326
the following: The President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of 327
the House, the majority leader of the Senate or the majority leader of the 328
House and all reasonable efforts have been made to notify each member 329
of the committee of the meeting. 330
(c) Conduct of Meetings. A chairperson or a vice chairperson shall 331 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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convene all meetings. If a meeting, other than a meeting on the day of 332
the committee's deadline to report bills and resolutions, as provided in 333
Rule 15, is not so convened within fifteen minutes following its 334
scheduled starting time, the meeting shall be deemed cancelled. In all 335
meetings of joint committees, and at all public hearings held by such 336
committees, the Senate and House chairpersons shall mutually agree as 337
to who shall preside and in the absence of agreement the Senate 338
chairperson and the House chairperson shall alternately preside. A 339
chairperson shall recognize each member wishing to be heard prior to 340
ordering the vote on the final question of a favorable or unfavorable 341
report, a favorable change of reference or the boxing of a bill or 342
resolution. All questions of order, hearings and other proceedings 343
including the raising of bills or resolutions and questions relating to 344
evidence shall be determined by a majority of votes but, if the majority 345
of the committee members present of either chamber so request, the 346
committee members of each chamber shall separately determine all 347
questions. A vote of a committee may be reconsidered only at the next 348
regular meeting of the committee, except that any vote on the day of the 349
committee's deadline to report bills and resolutions as provided in Rule 350
15, may be reconsidered at the same meeting not later than 5:00 p.m. 351
In the case of a meeting that is conducted on a virtual platform: (1) 352
No member may cast a vote on any question unless such member is 353
visible to the committee clerk on such virtual platform when casting his 354
or her vote; (2) a committee member may offer an oral amendment to 355
any bill or resolution during the discussion on the final question of a 356
favorable report of such bill or resolution; (3) if an amendment to a bill 357
or resolution is offered by a committee member during the discussion 358
on the final question of a favorable report, and such amendment has 359
been prepared by the Legislative Commissioners' Office and assigned 360
an LCO number by that office, the committee clerk shall distribute such 361
amendment to all committee members prior to the ordering of a vote on 362
such amendment; and (4) the chairperson presiding over the meeting 363
shall, upon a request of a committee member, hold a roll call vote on an 364
amendment offered to a bill or resolution during the discussion on the 365
final question of a favorable report. 366 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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(d) Final Action. Except as otherwise provided, at each committee 367
meeting, the vote on the final question of a favorable or unfavorable 368
report, a favorable change of reference or the boxing of a bill or 369
resolution shall be recorded to show the names of the members voting 370
yea and the members voting nay. No motion to dispense with the 371
recording of the names of the members voting yea and the members 372
voting nay shall be entertained and no bill or resolution shall be 373
reported to either chamber unless the names of the members voting yea 374
and the members voting nay have been recorded and a record of the 375
names of the members voting yea and the members voting nay has been 376
attached to the bill or resolution submitted to the Legislative 377
Commissioners' Office as provided in Rule 13, except during a 378
declaration of a public health or civil preparedness emergency related 379
to COVID-19 by the Governor, or at any other time deemed necessary 380
by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the 381
House for public health concerns related to COVID-19, it is not required 382
that such record be attached to the bill or resolution for purposes of 383
submission to the Legislative Commissioners' Office, provided such 384
record is submitted to the Legislative Commissioners' Office as 385
provided in Rules 13 and 15(a). A copy of the voting record shall be sent 386
to the clerk of the appropriate chamber, by the Legislative 387
Commissioners' Office, with the favorably or unfavorably reported bill 388
or resolution and retained by the clerks. 389
(e) Proxies. No member may vote by proxy and no committee shall 390
record a vote cast by any member as a proxy for any other member. 391
(f) Notice Requirements. (1) Except as otherwise provided in 392
subdivision (2) of this subsection, notice of the date, time and place of 393
committee meetings during periods when the General Assembly is in 394
session shall be (A) given to the clerk of each chamber at least one day 395
in advance of the meeting, and (B) when practicable, (i) given to the 396
Legislative Bulletin clerk for inclusion in the next Legislative Bulletin, 397
and (ii) posted on the General Assembly's web site. The committee 398
clerks shall post notice of the meetings in a conspicuous place in or near 399
their respective committee offices. 400 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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(2) In the case of a committee meeting conducted on a virtual 401
platform, notice of the date, time and manner of committee meetings 402
during periods when the General Assembly is in session shall be (A) 403
given to the clerk of each chamber not later than 6:00 p.m. of the day 404
before the meeting, (B) posted on the General Assembly's web site not 405
later than 6:00 p.m. of the day before the meeting, and (C) when 406
practicable, given to the Legislative Bulletin clerk for inclusion in the 407
next Legislative Bulletin. The committee clerk shall not be required to 408
post such notice in a conspicuous place in or near the committee office 409
or at the location of the scheduled hearing. The notice provided to 410
committee members and staff shall include the Internet web site address 411
for participation at such meeting, and the notice provided to members 412
of the public shall include the Internet web site address or television 413
channel in which such meeting will be broadcast. 414
(g) Exception to Notice Requirements. A meeting may be held on less 415
than one calendar day's notice, provided announcement of the meeting 416
is made from the floor of the Senate or House during a session and both 417
chairpersons have approved the date, time, place and agenda for the 418
meeting. Such approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. If the 419
announcement cannot be made in one or both chambers because no 420
regular session is being held on that day, an emergency meeting may 421
still be held, provided a record is made certifying the need for the 422
meeting by one of the following: The President Pro Tempore of the 423
Senate, the Speaker of the House, the majority leader of the Senate or the 424
majority leader of the House, and all reasonable efforts have been made 425
to notify each member of the committee of the meeting. 426
(h) Agendas. An agenda, approved by both chairpersons, shall be 427
prepared for each meeting, including meetings conducted on a virtual 428
platform, and made available at least one day before the meeting, on the 429
General Assembly web site, except that for a meeting (1) held under 430
subsection (g) of this rule, the agenda shall be prepared and made 431
available prior to the meeting, or (2) conducted on a virtual platform, 432
the agenda shall be posted on the General Assembly web site not later 433
than 6:00 p.m. of the day before such meeting. Items not on the agenda 434 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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may be considered upon a majority vote of the committee members 435
present. 436
(i) Substitute Language. A committee clerk shall, as soon as 437
practicable, post on the committee's web site any written substitute 438
language offered at a committee meeting by a committee member that 439
has been prepared by the Legislative Commissioners' Office and 440
assigned an LCO number by that office and reported favorably without 441
any changes at such committee meeting. 442
PUBLIC HEARINGS 443
6. (a) Scheduling. 444
(1) A committee may hold subject matter public hearings on any 445
subject and on specified proposed bills and proposed resolutions, and 446
on committee and raised bills and resolutions, during sessions, except 447
that subject matter public hearings on proposed bills and proposed 448
resolutions shall be held not later than twenty-one calendar days in 2021 449
and fourteen calendar days in 2022 before the committee's reporting out 450
date designated in the schedule shown in Rule 15. 451
(2) Public hearings shall be scheduled for the convenience of the 452
public and in accordance with the schedule for committee meetings of 453
that committee as provided in Rule 5. 454
(3) Only during a declaration of a public health or civil preparedness 455
emergency related to COVID-19 by the Governor, or at any other time 456
deemed necessary by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the 457
Speaker of the House for public health concerns related to COVID-19, 458
committees shall conduct public hearings only on a virtual platform 459
approved by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker 460
of the House, and each member may only participate in such hearing on 461
such virtual platform. All such hearings shall be broadcast 462
contemporaneously on television or on an Internet web site identified in 463
the notice of such meeting provided pursuant to subsection (b) of this 464
rule. Not more than a total of ten such hearings or meetings conducted 465 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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on a virtual platform pursuant to Rule 5(a)(5), or any combination 466
thereof, may be scheduled for or conducted at the same time. 467
(4) In the event of a technological issue that is preventing or otherwise 468
limiting the transaction of the business of the committee or the 469
committee's ability to comply with this rule, prior to or during a public 470
hearing conducted on a virtual platform, the chairpersons of the 471
committee may take whatever action they deem necessary, including 472
but not limited to, recessing such hearing in accordance with the 473
provisions of subsection (c)(5) of this rule, or cancelling and 474
rescheduling such public hearing in accordance with the provisions of 475
subsection (a)(5)(D) of this rule. 476
(5) In the event of inclement weather on the day on which a 477
committee has scheduled a public hearing: 478
(A) If the State Capitol and Legislative Office Building have been 479
officially closed due to inclement weather: 480
(i) If the hearing has been convened prior to the official closing, the 481
committee may continue the hearing or may recess the hearing in 482
accordance with the provisions of subsection (c)(5) of this rule. 483
(ii) If the hearing has not been convened prior to the official closing, 484
the hearing shall be deemed cancelled and shall be rescheduled in 485
accordance with the provisions of subsection (a)(5)(D) of this rule. 486
(B) If the State Capitol and Legislative Office Building have not been 487
officially closed: 488
(i) If the hearing has been convened, the committee may recess the 489
hearing in accordance with the provisions of subsection (c)(5) of this 490
rule. 491
(ii) If the hearing has not yet been convened, the chairpersons of the 492
committee may cancel the hearing if, in their opinion, the seriousness of 493
the weather conditions is likely to reduce substantially the attendance 494
at the hearing by members of the public or members of the committee. 495 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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(C) If the State Capitol and Legislative Office Building have not been 496
officially closed, the committee clerk shall give notice of cancellation to 497
the clerk of each chamber and shall post notice of the cancellation in a 498
conspicuous place in or near the committee office, at the location of the 499
scheduled hearing and on the General Assembly web site, except if the 500
hearing is being conducted on a virtual platform the committee clerk 501
shall not be required to post notice of the cancellation in a conspicuous 502
place in or near the committee office or at the location of the scheduled 503
hearing. 504
(D) The chairpersons shall reschedule a cancelled hearing on the 505
earliest feasible date that is on a day specified for that committee in Rule 506
5(a) or 5(b) or on any other day with the approval of the President Pro 507
Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, the majority leader of 508
the Senate or the majority leader of the House, provided a record is 509
made of such approval. The committee clerk shall give notice of the 510
rescheduled hearing to the clerk of each chamber and, when practicable, 511
to the Legislative Bulletin clerk for inclusion in the next Legislative 512
Bulletin and shall post notice of the rescheduled hearing in a 513
conspicuous place in or near that committee office and on the General 514
Assembly web site. The notice of the rescheduled hearing shall include 515
the date, time, place, manner and subject matter of the rescheduled 516
hearing, together with a list of the numbers and titles of each bill and 517
resolution to be considered, which subject matter and list shall be 518
identical to the subject matter and list in the notice of the original 519
hearing. The notice of the rescheduled hearing is not subject to 520
subsection (b) of this rule if the notice of the original hearing complied 521
with said subsection (b). 522
(6) Committees may group bills and resolutions by subject matter and 523
schedule hearings so that similar bills and resolutions are heard at the 524
same time. 525
(b) Notice Requirements. (1) Except as otherwise provided in 526
subdivision (2) of this subsection, notice of the date, time, place and 527
subject matter of each public hearing during periods when the General 528 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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Assembly is in session, together with a list of the numbers and titles of 529
each bill and resolution to be considered, shall be published in the 530
Legislative Bulletin at least five calendar days in advance of the hearing. 531
In no event shall a bill or resolution be listed for a hearing unless copies 532
of the bill or resolution have been made in accordance with section 2-23 533
of the general statutes, and the original bill or resolution has been 534
returned from the printer and is in the possession of the committee. 535
(2) In the case of a public hearing conducted on a virtual platform, 536
notice of the date, time, manner and subject matter of each such public 537
hearing during periods when the General Assembly is in session, 538
together with (A) a list of the numbers and titles of each bill and 539
resolution to be considered, (B) the Internet web site address for 540
testifying at such hearing, (C) the Internet web site address or television 541
channel in which such meeting will be broadcast, and (D) information 542
relating to how members of the public are to submit the names of 543
persons who wish to testify at such hearing to the committee clerk, shall 544
be published in the Legislative Bulletin at least five calendar days in 545
advance of the hearing and posted on the General Assembly web site at 546
least five calendar days in advance of the hearing. For purposes of this 547
rule, a bill or resolution shall be considered in the possession of the 548
committee for purposes of listing such bill or resolution for a hearing 549
upon (i) referral of such bill or resolution by the President Pro Tempore 550
of the Senate and the Speaker of the House to the committee, and (ii) 551
posting of such bill or resolution on the General Assembly web site. 552
(3) For the purpose of meeting the hearing requirements under this 553
subsection, the day of publication in the Legislative Bulletin during the 554
time the General Assembly is in session and the day of the hearing shall 555
both be counted as full days. 556
(c) Conduct of Hearings. 557
(1) Convening and Procedures. A chairperson or a vice chairperson 558
shall convene all hearings. If a hearing is not so convened within fifteen 559
minutes following its scheduled starting time, any member of the 560
committee may convene the hearing. The time of commencement of the 561 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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public hearing shall be designated in the published notice. The order of 562
testimony of the witnesses and the length of time that each witness may 563
testify shall be determined by the presiding chairperson who shall give 564
due regard for the convenience of the public. Members of the public who 565
wish to testify at a public hearing that is not being conducted on a virtual 566
platform, (A) may place their names on a list, which shall be made 567
available at a time and place to be determined by the chairpersons, and 568
(B) shall either (i) place their own name on the list, if they wish to testify, 569
or (ii) place the name of one other person on the list who will testify. 570
Members of the public placing the name of another person on the list 571
shall also place their own name on the list next to the name of the person 572
who will testify. The placement of another person's name on the list by 573
a person who receives a fee solely for that service shall be ineffective and 574
the person so named shall not be permitted to testify. 575
In the case of a public hearing conducted on a virtual platform, 576
members of the public may submit the names of persons who wish to 577
testify at such public hearing to the committee clerk, in a manner 578
prescribed by the chairpersons of the committee and indicated in the 579
notice for such public hearing, and such names shall be included in a 580
lottery that will determine the order of testimony of witnesses during 581
the public portion of the hearing. 582
(2) Testimony by Public Officials. A committee may permit 583
legislators who are not members of the committee, representatives of 584
state agencies and municipal chief elected officials testifying in their 585
official capacity to testify during but not beyond the first hour of a public 586
hearing. The public portion of the hearing shall be uninterrupted by 587
testimony from a legislator, a representative of a state agency or a 588
municipal chief elected official. If any legislators, representatives of state 589
agencies or municipal chief elected officials are unable to testify during 590
the first hour, they may testify at the end of the hearing after all 591
members of the public wishing to testify have been heard. 592
(3) Written Testimony. Legislators, representatives of state agencies, 593
municipal chief elected officials and members of the public may submit 594 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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to the committee written testimony on a bill or resolution or subject 595
matter in person, by mail or facsimile transmission, or electronically at 596
any time, except no such written testimony may be submitted in person 597
when the State Capitol and Legislative Office Building have been 598
officially closed to the public. Any such written testimony may be 599
included by the committee in the transcript of the hearing. If the written 600
testimony is not included in the transcript, it shall be attached to the 601
transcript. Committee chairpersons should encourage a witness to 602
submit a written statement and confine oral testimony to a summary of 603
that statement, but the full written statement shall be included in or 604
attached to the transcript of the hearing. 605
(4) Notifying Other Committees. Each bill or resolution referred by 606
one committee to another with a favorable report shall be accompanied 607
by a notation of the date or dates on which public hearings were held 608
by the first committee. The chairpersons of any committee other than 609
Appropriations or Finance, Revenue and Bonding to which any bill or 610
resolution calling for an appropriation or a bond issue is referred shall 611
notify the chairpersons of the committee on Appropriations or Finance, 612
Revenue and Bonding of the date, time and place of the hearing thereon. 613
(5) Recessing. The committee may recess any public hearing to a date, 614
time, place and manner specified at the time of the recess, which shall 615
be on a day specified for that committee in Rule 5(a) or 5(b) or on any 616
other day with the approval of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, 617
the Speaker of the House, the majority leader of the Senate or the 618
majority leader of the House, provided a record is made of such 619
approval. The committee clerk shall give notice of any hearing recessed 620
to another date to the clerk of each chamber and, when practicable, to 621
the Legislative Bulletin clerk for inclusion in the next Legislative Bulletin 622
that is posted on the General Assembly web site, and shall post notice 623
of the recessed hearing in a conspicuous place in or near that committee 624
office, except if the hearing is being conducted on a virtual platform the 625
committee clerk shall not be required to post notice of the recessed 626
hearing in a conspicuous place in or near the committee office. 627 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS GENERALLY 628
7. (a) Definitions. As used in these rules: 629
(1) "Proposed bill" means a bill drafted in informal, non-statutory 630
language setting forth the substance of a proposal; 631
(2) "Proposed resolution" means a resolution drafted in informal, 632
non-statutory language setting forth the substance of a proposal; 633
(3) "Committee bill" means a bill drafted in formal statutory language 634
that incorporates the principles expressed in a proposed bill or proposed 635
bills; 636
(4) "Committee resolution" means a resolution drafted in formal 637
statutory language that incorporates the principles expressed in a 638
proposed resolution or proposed resolutions; 639
(5) "Raised bill" means an original bill drafted in formal statutory 640
language raised by a committee without reference to a proposed bill or 641
proposed bills; 642
(6) "Raised resolution" means an original resolution drafted in formal 643
statutory language raised by a committee without reference to a 644
proposed resolution or proposed resolutions; 645
(7) "Emergency certified bill" means a bill drafted in formal statutory 646
language that is certified by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate 647
and the Speaker of the House to be of an emergency nature, pursuant to 648
subsection (c) of Rule 9; 649
(8) "Governor's bill" means a bill drafted in formal statutory language 650
that accompanies the Governor's budget or other message; and 651
(9) "Conveyance bill" means any committee bill, raised bill, 652
emergency certified bill or Governor's bill drafted in formal language 653
that requires a state agency to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any 654
real property or interest in real property that is under the custody or 655
control of such agency to any person or entity other than another state 656 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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agency. 657
(b) Numbering. Senate bills shall be numbered from 1 to 5000, House 658
bills shall be numbered from 5001 to 9999 and resolutions shall be 659
numbered starting with 1 in each chamber. 660
(c) Preparation and Alteration. Each proposed bill, proposed 661
resolution, committee bill, raised bill, committee resolution, raised 662
resolution, emergency certified bill and Governor's bill shall be 663
prepared by the Legislative Commissioners' Office. No such bill or 664
resolution shall be altered after such bill or resolution has been filed, 665
except by the legislative commissioners, in accordance with the 666
provisions of Rule 13. 667
(d) Form and Format. (1) Each proposed bill, proposed resolution, 668
committee bill, committee resolution, raised bill, raised resolution, 669
emergency certified bill and Governor's bill shall be printed without 670
interlineation or erasure. All such bills and resolutions shall be printed 671
on white-colored and yellow-colored paper and filed with the clerk of 672
the chamber of the introducer in the form required by these rules. Each 673
copy of such bill or resolution shall include the number of such bill or 674
resolution, the session of introduction, the introducer or introducers of 675
such bill or resolution, and, if applicable, the committee to which it was 676
referred. In the case of a committee bill or committee resolution, each 677
copy of such committee bill or committee resolution shall also include 678
the names of any co-sponsors. 679
(2) Each committee bill, raised bill, emergency certified bill or 680
Governor's bill amending a statute or special act shall set forth in full the 681
section or subsection of the statute or the special act to be amended. Text 682
to be deleted or repealed shall be surrounded by brackets or 683
overstricken so that the deleted or repealed text remains readable, and 684
new text shall be indicated by capitalization, underlining or italics. In 685
the case of a section or subsection not amending an existing section of 686
the general statutes but intended to be part of the general statutes, the 687
section or subsection shall be preceded by the word (NEW). 688 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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(e) Statement of Purpose. At the conclusion of each proposed bill, 689
proposed resolution, committee bill and raised bill there shall be a 690
statement of its purpose in not more than one hundred fifty words, to 691
be printed under the caption "STATEMENT OF PURPOSE". The 692
statement of purpose shall not be a part of such bill or resolution for 693
consideration and enactment into law. 694
(f) Sponsors. (1) Any member of the General Assembly may co-695
sponsor (A) a proposed bill or proposed resolution by requesting the 696
Legislative Commissioners' Office, in writing, to add such member's 697
name to such proposed bill or proposed resolution in its possession, or 698
(B) a proposed bill, proposed resolution, committee bill, committee 699
resolution, raised bill, raised resolution, emergency certified bill or 700
Governor's bill by requesting the clerk of the chamber in which such bill 701
or resolution has been filed, in writing, to add such member's name as a 702
co-sponsor of such bill or resolution, provided such request is made not 703
later than the date of the signing of such bill, or the deadline for the 704
signing of such bill, by the Governor, whichever is earlier, or the date of 705
the adoption of such resolution. 706
(2) A member of the General Assembly may request the clerk of the 707
chamber in which a proposed bill, proposed resolution, committee bill, 708
committee resolution, raised bill, raised resolution, emergency certified 709
bill or Governor's bill was filed, in writing, to remove such member's 710
name as an introducer or a co-sponsor of such bill or resolution, 711
provided such request is made not later than the time specified in 712
subsection (f)(1)(B) of this rule. The clerk shall notify the Legislative 713
Commissioners' Office of such removal and the member's name shall be 714
removed from the legislative database for such bill or resolution. 715
(g) Clerks' Certified Copies. The clerk of each chamber shall certify 716
and keep on file in the clerk's office at all times a duplicate copy of each 717
proposed bill, proposed resolution, committee bill, committee 718
resolution, raised bill and raised resolution. The certified duplicate copy 719
shall be made on yellow-colored paper of the same size and format as 720
the original. If the original proposed bill, proposed resolution, 721 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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committee bill, committee resolution, raised bill and raised resolution 722
cannot be located, a copy of the certified duplicate copy of such bill or 723
resolution shall be made by the clerk and used in lieu of such original. 724
The clerk shall make a notation on the original of the certified duplicate 725
copy of all action taken on the original proposed bill, proposed 726
resolution, committee bill, committee resolution, raised bill and raised 727
resolution. 728
During a declaration of a public health or civil preparedness 729
emergency related to COVID-19 by the Governor, or at any other time 730
deemed necessary by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the 731
Speaker of the House for public health concerns related to COVID-19, 732
the clerk may certify and keep on file in the clerk's office, in accordance 733
with the provisions of this subsection, a duplicate copy of each proposed 734
bill, proposed resolution, committee bill, committee resolution, raised 735
bill and raised resolution. 736
(h) Copies. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (2) of this 737
subsection, sufficient copies of proposed bills, proposed resolutions, 738
committee bills, committee resolutions, raised bills, raised resolutions 739
and Governor's bills shall be prepared, in accordance with section 2-23 740
of the general statutes, for use by the General Assembly and the public 741
and shall be available in the legislative bill room. 742
(2) During a declaration of a public health or civil preparedness 743
emergency related to COVID-19 by the Governor, or at any other time 744
deemed necessary by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the 745
Speaker of the House for public health concerns related to COVID-19, 746
copies of proposed bills, proposed resolutions, committee bills, 747
committee resolutions, raised bills, raised resolutions and Governor's 748
bills shall be prepared for use by the General Assembly and shall be 749
made available on the General Assembly web site. 750
(i) Types of Bills and Resolutions in 2022 Session. In the 2022 session, 751
only the following bills and resolutions may be introduced: Those (1) 752
relating to budgetary, revenue and financial matters, (2) raised by 753
committees of the General Assembly, and (3) relating to matters certified 754 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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in writing by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker 755
of the House to be of an emergency nature. 756
PROPOSED BILLS AND PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS 757
8. (a) Introduction by Members. Deadline. Members of the General 758
Assembly may introduce proposed bills or proposed resolutions for 759
consideration by the joint standing committees and the Legislative 760
Management committee. The deadline for members of the General 761
Assembly to submit a request to the Legislative Commissioners' Office 762
to draft a proposed bill or proposed resolution shall be January 22, 2021, 763
for the 2021 session and on February 10, 2022, for the 2022 session, in 764
each session at 5:00 p.m. or at an hour the presiding officer of each 765
chamber designates. The chamber of origin for a proposed bill or 766
proposed resolution shall be the chamber of the first introducer of such 767
proposed bill or proposed resolution. 768
(b) Preparation. At the request of any member of the General 769
Assembly, the Legislative Commissioners' Office shall prepare a 770
proposed bill or proposed resolution and return the proposed bill or 771
proposed resolution to the member who submitted the request or file 772
the proposed bill or proposed resolution with the clerk of the 773
appropriate chamber not later than ten days after the receipt of the 774
request, unless the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker 775
of the House consent, in writing, to a request by a legislative 776
commissioner for an extension of time. 777
(c) Suggested Committee Referral. The Legislative Commissioners' 778
Office shall make a notation as to the suggested committee reference for 779
each proposed bill and proposed resolution based on its subject matter. 780
The clerk of the appropriate chamber shall, on introduction of each such 781
proposed bill or proposed resolution, make a tentative reference for the 782
President Pro Tempore of the Senate or the Speaker of the House. 783
(d) Receipt by Clerk; Initial Reference to Committee. The clerk of the 784
Senate or House shall receive each proposed bill and proposed 785
resolution and shall cause copies to be prepared in accordance with 786 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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subsection (h) of Rule 7. During a declaration of a public health or civil 787
preparedness emergency related to COVID-19 by the Governor, no 788
proposed bill or proposed resolution shall be invalid for lack of a 789
signature of the member introducing such proposed bill or proposed 790
resolution. After copies of the proposed bill or proposed resolution have 791
been made, the proposed bill or proposed resolution shall receive its 792
first reading as set forth in Rule 16. The President Pro Tempore of the 793
Senate or the Speaker of the House shall refer the proposed bill or 794
proposed resolution to the appropriate joint standing committee or the 795
Legislative Management committee and then send such proposed bill 796
or proposed resolution to the other chamber for concurring reference. 797
The original of the proposed bill or proposed resolution shall be 798
delivered forthwith to the clerk of the appropriate committee. 799
During a declaration of a public health or civil preparedness 800
emergency related to COVID-19 by the Governor, or at any other time 801
deemed necessary by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the 802
Speaker of the House for public health concerns related to COVID-19, a 803
proposed bill shall be considered in the possession of the committee 804
upon (1) referral of such proposed bill by the President Pro Tempore of 805
the Senate and the Speaker of the House to the committee under this 806
subsection, and (2) posting of such bill or resolution on the General 807
Assembly web site. 808
COMMITTEE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS, RAISED BILLS AND 809
RESOLUTIONS, EMERGENCY CERTIFIED BILLS AND 810
GOVERNOR'S BILLS 811
9. (a) Committee Bills and Committee Resolutions. 812
(1) Introduction. Committee bills and committee resolutions may be 813
introduced only by committees. A committee, upon receiving the 814
proposed bills or proposed resolutions referred to it pursuant to Rule 8, 815
may separate them into subject categories and may vote to have 816
committee bills or resolutions on the subjects prepared by the 817
Legislative Commissioners' Office. Each committee bill and committee 818
resolution shall be (A) identified as a committee bill or committee 819 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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resolution, (B) endorsed with the signature of each chairperson of the 820
committee, except (i) such chairperson may permit the vice chairperson 821
of the same chamber to sign any such bill or resolution, and (ii) during 822
a declaration of a public health or civil preparedness emergency related 823
to COVID-19 by the Governor, or at any other time deemed necessary 824
by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the 825
House for public health concerns related to COVID-19, a signature for 826
each committee bill and committee resolution shall not be required, 827
provided each chairperson of the committee electronically approves 828
each committee bill and committee resolution, or, in the event a 829
chairperson of the committee is incapacitated, the vice chairperson of 830
the committee, (C) filed with the clerk of the appropriate chamber, and 831
(D) assigned a number in accordance with the provisions of subdivision 832
(3) of this subsection. 833
During a declaration of a public health or civil preparedness 834
emergency related to COVID-19 by the Governor, or at any other time 835
deemed necessary by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the 836
Speaker of the House for public health concerns related to COVID-19, a 837
committee bill or committee resolution shall be considered in the 838
possession of the committee upon (i) referral of such committee bill or 839
committee resolution by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and 840
the Speaker of the House to the committee after such committee bill or 841
committee resolution has been filed and assigned a number under this 842
subdivision, and (ii) posting of such bill or resolution on the General 843
Assembly web site. 844
(2) Deadlines. 845
(A) Initial Committee Action. The deadline for committees to vote (i) 846
to reserve proposed bills and proposed resolutions for subject matter 847
public hearings under Rule 6, or (ii) to have the Legislative 848
Commissioners' Office prepare committee bills and committee 849
resolutions shall be 5:00 p.m. on the following dates in 2021: 850
T1 February 9 Aging Senate Joint Resolution No.
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T2 Banking
T3 Housing
T4 Children
T5 Veterans' Affairs
T6 February 11 Energy and Technology
T7 Higher Education and Employment Advancement
T8 Insurance and Real Estate
T9 General Law
T10 Public Safety and Security
T11 February 17 Education
T12 Environment
T13 Planning and Development
T14 Public Health
T15 Transportation
T16 February 18 Labor and Public Employees
T17 Legislative Management
T18 Commerce
T19 Human Services
T20 February 24 Government Administration & Elections
T21 Judiciary
T22 Finance, Revenue and Bonding
T23 Appropriations
In 2022, such deadline shall be 5:00 p.m. on February 25 for the 851
committees in Group A and on February 24 for the committees in Group 852
B and the Legislative Management committee. 853
(B) Committee Action on Bills and Resolutions Reserved for Subject 854
Matter Public Hearings. The deadline for committees to vote to have the 855
Legislative Commissioners' Office prepare committee bills and 856
committee resolutions based on proposed bills or proposed resolutions 857
that have been reserved for subject matter public hearings under 858
subparagraph (A) of this subdivision and on which subject matter 859
public hearings have been held under Rule 6 shall be 5:00 p.m. on the 860 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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seventeenth calendar day in 2021 and the tenth calendar day in 2022 861
prior to the committee's deadline to report bills and resolutions in such 862
year, as provided in Rule 15. 863
(3) Numbering. Each committee bill and committee resolution shall 864
have the same number and chamber of origin as the proposed bill or 865
proposed resolution on which it is based. Such number and chamber of 866
origin shall be used in any reference to such proposed bill, proposed 867
resolution, committee bill or committee resolution. When a committee 868
bill is based on two or more proposed bills, or a committee resolution is 869
based on two or more proposed resolutions, the members of the 870
committee shall designate the proposed bill or proposed resolution 871
number to be used on the committee bill or committee resolution. The 872
numbers of any other proposed bills or proposed resolutions that the 873
committee bill or committee resolution is based on shall be listed at the 874
end of the committee bill or committee resolution with the names of the 875
introducers and co-sponsors. The number of any committee bill or 876
committee resolution based on proposed bills or proposed resolutions 877
on which subject matter public hearings have been held under Rule 6 878
shall be determined by the committee in the same manner as provided 879
in this subdivision. 880
(b) Raised Bills and Raised Resolutions. 881
(1) Introduction. Raised bills and raised resolutions may be 882
introduced only by committees. A committee may vote to raise bills and 883
resolutions and have such raised bills or raised resolutions prepared by 884
the Legislative Commissioners' Office. Each raised bill and raised 885
resolution shall be (A) identified as a raised bill or raised resolution, (B) 886
endorsed with the signature of each chairperson of the committee, 887
except (i) such chairperson may permit the vice chairperson of the same 888
chamber to sign any such bill or resolution, and (ii) during a declaration 889
of a public health or civil preparedness emergency related to COVID-19 890
by the Governor, or at any other time deemed necessary by the President 891
Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House for public 892
health concerns related to COVID-19, a signature for each raised bill and 893 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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raised resolution shall not be required provided each chairperson of the 894
committee electronically approves each raised bill and raised resolution, 895
or, in the event a chairperson of the committee is incapacitated, the vice 896
chairperson of the committee, (C) filed with the clerk of the appropriate 897
chamber, and (D) assigned a number by such clerk. 898
During a declaration of a public health or civil preparedness 899
emergency related to COVID-19 by the Governor, or at any other time 900
deemed necessary by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the 901
Speaker of the House for public health concerns related to COVID-19, a 902
raised bill or raised resolution shall be considered in the possession of 903
the committee upon (i) referral of such raised bill or raised resolution by 904
the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House 905
to the committee after such raised bill or raised resolution has been filed 906
and assigned a number under this subdivision, and (ii) posting of such 907
bill or resolution on the General Assembly web site. 908
(2) Deadline. Exceptions. (A) Except as otherwise provided in 909
subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, the deadline for committees to 910
vote to have the Legislative Commissioners' Office prepare raised bills 911
and raised resolutions shall be, (i) in 2021, (I) 5:00 p.m. on February 17 912
for the committees in Group A, and (II) 5:00 p.m. on February 16 for the 913
committees in Group B and the Legislative Management committee, and 914
(ii) in 2022, (I) 5:00 p.m. on February 25 for the committees in Group A, 915
and (II) 5:00 p.m. on February 24 for the committees in Group B and the 916
Legislative Management committee. 917
(B) The following may be raised at any time: (i) Bills or resolutions to 918
provide for the current expenses of government, (ii) emergency certified 919
bills or resolutions the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the 920
Speaker of the House certify in writing to be, in their opinion, of an 921
emergency nature, (iii) bills or resolutions the Governor requests in a 922
special message addressed to the General Assembly, which message 923
sets forth the emergency or necessity requiring such bills or resolutions, 924
and (iv) the legislative commissioners' revisor's bill. 925
(c) Emergency Certified Bills. Emergency certified bills may be 926 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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introduced by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker 927
of the House. Such bills shall be certified by the President Pro Tempore 928
of the Senate and the Speaker of the House to be of an emergency nature. 929
Each emergency certified bill shall be identified simply as a bill, filed 930
with the clerk of the appropriate chamber, and assigned a number by 931
such clerk. 932
(d) Governor's Bills. 933
(1) Introduction. Any fully drafted bill accompanying the Governor's 934
budget or other message may be introduced by the legislative leaders of 935
the Governor's party in the Senate and the House, provided one copy of 936
each bill is supplied by the Governor to the legislative leaders of both 937
parties. Each bill accompanying the Governor's budget or other message 938
shall be identified as a Governor's bill, filed with the clerk of the 939
appropriate chamber, and assigned a number by such clerk. 940
(2) Suggested Committee Referral; Receipt by Clerk; Initial Reference 941
to Committee. The Legislative Commissioners' Office shall make a 942
notation as to the suggested committee reference for each Governor's 943
bill based on its subject matter. The clerk of the appropriate chamber 944
shall, on introduction of each such Governor's bill, make a tentative 945
reference for the President Pro Tempore of the Senate or the Speaker of 946
the House. The clerk of the Senate or House shall receive each 947
Governor's bill. 948
During a declaration of a public health or civil preparedness 949
emergency related to COVID-19 by the Governor, or at any other time 950
deemed necessary by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the 951
Speaker of the House for public health concerns related to COVID-19, a 952
Governor's bill shall be considered in the possession of the committee 953
upon (A) referral of such Governor's bill by the President Pro Tempore 954
of the Senate and the Speaker of the House to the committee, and (B) 955
posting of such bill or resolution on the General Assembly web site. 956
(e) Conveyance Bills. 957 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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(1) The committee on Government Administration and Elections may 958
raise a conveyance bill on or before May 12 in 2021 and April 6 in 2022. 959
(2) A chamber may not pass a conveyance bill unless the sale, transfer 960
or other disposition of real property, or interest in real property, under 961
the custody or control of a state agency, that is the subject of such 962
conveyance bill has received a public hearing in accordance with the 963
provisions of Rule 6. 964
(3) No conveyance bill that requires the sale, transfer or disposition 965
of real property or an interest in real property that is under the custody 966
or control of the Department of Agriculture or the Department of 967
Energy and Environmental Protection, or a successor agency of either 968
department, shall be passed by either chamber without a yea vote of at 969
least two-thirds of the total membership of the chamber. 970
SUBSTITUTE BILLS OR RESOLUTIONS 971
10. A bill or resolution redrafted with a favorable report by a 972
committee shall be reported as a substitute bill or resolution. 973
Any substitute bill or resolution reported favorably shall be printed 974
on white-colored and yellow-colored paper and filed with the clerk of 975
the chamber where the bill or resolution originated. The yellow-colored 976
copy shall be certified by the clerk and shall be kept at all times in the 977
clerk's office. If the original bill or resolution cannot be located, a copy 978
of the certified copy shall be made by the clerk and used in lieu of the 979
original. The clerk shall make a notation on the certified copy of all 980
action taken on the original. 981
PETITION FOR PREPARATION OF BILLS OR RESOLUTIONS 982
11. Not later than 5:00 p.m. on the seventh calendar day after the 983
deadline of a committee to request the drafting of a committee bill or 984
resolution, set forth in Rule 9, any member of the General Assembly may 985
present to the clerk of the member's chamber, who shall present the 986
same to the Legislative Commissioners' Office, a written petition 987
requesting preparation of a bill or resolution based on a proposed bill or 988 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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proposed resolution, introduced or co-sponsored by such member and 989
previously referred to such committee, unless the proposed bill or 990
resolution has been scheduled for a subject matter public hearing to be 991
held after the committee's deadline to request a committee bill or 992
resolution, in which case the petition may be presented not later than 993
5:00 p.m. on the seventh calendar day before the committee's reporting 994
out date designated in the schedule shown in Rule 15. The petition shall 995
be signed in the original by at least fifty-one members of the House if a 996
House petition and by at least twelve members of the Senate if a Senate 997
petition. The Legislative Commissioners' Office shall prepare the 998
requested bill or resolution and forward it to the clerk of the chamber of 999
origin for processing and referral to the appropriate committee which 1000
shall hold a public hearing on the bill or resolution, except that if the 1001
committee has already held a subject matter public hearing on the bill 1002
or resolution no further public hearing shall be required. 1003
AMENDMENTS 1004
12. All amendments to any bill or resolution in the Senate or House 1005
shall be prepared by the Legislative Commissioners' Office. An original 1006
of each amendment to be offered and a copy of such amendment shall 1007
be printed. The clerk of the appropriate chamber shall certify the copy 1008
of each amendment and keep such certified copy in such clerk's office at 1009
all times. 1010
LEGISLATIVE COMMISSIONERS' 1011
PROCESS AFTER COMMITTEE ACTION 1012
1013
13. (a) Receipt. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (2) of 1014
this subsection, when a committee reports a bill or resolution favorably 1015
it shall be submitted forthwith to the Legislative Commissioners' Office. 1016
The Legislative Commissioners' Office shall immediately enter the 1017
receipt of the bill or resolution in the legislative database and notify the 1018
Office of Fiscal Analysis and the Office of Legislative Research of the bill 1019
or resolution number and the committee's action. 1020
(2) During a declaration of a public health or civil preparedness 1021 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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emergency related to COVID-19 by the Governor, or at any other time 1022
deemed necessary by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the 1023
Speaker of the House for public health concerns related to COVID-19, 1024
when a committee reports a bill or resolution favorably only an 1025
electronic record of the names of the members voting yea and the 1026
members voting nay for the bill or resolution shall be required to be 1027
submitted to the Legislative Commissioners' Office. The Legislative 1028
Commissioners' Office shall immediately enter the receipt of such 1029
record of the names of the members voting yea and the members voting 1030
nay in the legislative database and notify the Office of Fiscal Analysis 1031
and the Office of Legislative Research of the bill or resolution number 1032
and the committee's action. 1033
(b) Examination and Correction. The legislative commissioners shall 1034
examine the bill or resolution and make any correction therein as may 1035
be necessary for the purpose of avoiding repetition and unconstitutional 1036
provisions, and of ensuring accuracy in the text and references, 1037
clearness and conciseness in the phraseology and consistency with 1038
existing statutes. Whenever the legislative commissioners make any 1039
changes in a bill or resolution, other than corrections of spelling, 1040
grammar, punctuation or typographical errors the correction of which 1041
in no way alters the meaning, they shall prepare a statement which 1042
describes each change, where it was made and explicitly why they made 1043
the change. This statement shall be entered into the legislative database 1044
and printed with the file copy of the bill or resolution and shall bear the 1045
same file number as the bill or resolution. 1046
(c) Deadline. Unless the President Pro Tempore and the Speaker 1047
consent, in writing, to a request by a legislative commissioner for an 1048
extension of time, the Legislative Commissioners' Office shall complete 1049
its examination of the bill or resolution within ten calendar days, 1050
excluding holidays, after its receipt, except the Legislative 1051
Commissioners' Office shall complete its examination of a conveyance 1052
bill within five calendar days, excluding holidays, after its receipt. If the 1053
bill or resolution is approved by a commissioner, the commissioner shall 1054
notify the Office of Fiscal Analysis and the Office of Legislative Research 1055 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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of the approval and, if a substitute, furnish each office with a copy of the 1056
bill or resolution for preparation of a fiscal note and bill analysis. Unless 1057
the President Pro Tempore and the Speaker consent, in writing, to a 1058
request by the director of the Office of Fiscal Analysis or the director of 1059
the Office of Legislative Research for an extension of time, a legislative 1060
commissioner shall transmit the bill or resolution with his or her 1061
approval to the clerk of the chamber in which it originated within five 1062
calendar days, excluding holidays, after such notice. 1063
(d) Bills or Resolutions Returned to Committee. If the commissioner 1064
finds upon completion of the examination of a bill or resolution that the 1065
bill or resolution is unconstitutional or is already law, the commissioner 1066
shall return the bill or resolution to the committee and shall notify the 1067
Office of Fiscal Analysis and the Office of Legislative Research of its 1068
return. Whenever a bill or resolution has been so returned to the 1069
committee, it may nevertheless be reported favorably by the committee 1070
and be returned to the Legislative Commissioners' Office for completion 1071
of the procedures prescribed above, notwithstanding the provisions of 1072
Rule 15. If a bill or resolution is returned after the committee's reporting 1073
out date designated in the schedule shown in Rule 15, the committee 1074
shall take such action before the start of the session on the third regular 1075
session day of the chamber making the referral after the bill or resolution 1076
is returned by the Legislative Commissioners' Office. The clerk shall 1077
enter it on the calendar under a heading "Favorable Report, Matter Not 1078
Approved by Legislative Commissioner" unless the committee reports 1079
a substitute bill or resolution which the legislative commissioners 1080
approve. 1081
(e) Change of Reference. Favorable changes of reference shall be 1082
treated as provided in this rule except that no fiscal note or bill analysis 1083
shall be required. When a committee votes a straight change of 1084
reference, the bill or resolution shall be submitted to the Legislative 1085
Commissioners' Office which shall prepare the change of reference 1086
jacket and deliver the bill or resolution to the clerk of the chamber of 1087
origin. Reading and referral of straight changes of reference shall be by 1088
printing in the House and Senate journals. 1089 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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During a declaration of a public health or civil preparedness 1090
emergency related to COVID-19 by the Governor, or at any other time 1091
deemed necessary by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the 1092
Speaker of the House for public health concerns related to COVID-19, a 1093
bill or resolution that has received a straight change of reference or a 1094
favorable change of reference shall be considered in the possession of 1095
the receiving committee upon entering such straight change of reference 1096
or favorable change of reference on the General Assembly web site. 1097
REPORTING OF BILLS OR RESOLUTIONS 1098
14. Except as provided in Rules 19 and 20, all bills and joint 1099
resolutions reported by any committee shall be first reported to the 1100
chamber of origin, but any bill or resolution favorably reported by only 1101
one chamber shall first be reported to that chamber regardless of the 1102
chamber of origin. 1103
FINAL COMMITTEE ACTION 1104
15. (a) Deadline for Favorable Reports. The deadline for committees 1105
to (1) vote to report favorably and submit bills, or (2) to vote to report 1106
favorably and electronically submit electronic records of the names of 1107
the members voting yea and the members voting nay for bills and 1108
resolutions, as the case may be, to the Legislative Commissioners' Office 1109
as provided in Rule 13 shall be 5:00 p.m. on the dates designated in the 1110
following schedule: 1111
T24 Committee 2021 2022
T25 Aging March 16 March 17
T26 Children March 16 March 17
T27 Housing March 16 March 17
T28 Veterans' Affairs March 18 March 17
T29 Banking March 18 March 24
T30 Commerce March 23 March 24
T31 Higher Education and Employment March 23 March 22
T32 Advancement
T33 Legislative Management March 24 March 21
T34 Public Safety and Security March 25 March 22
T35 Insurance and Real Estate March 25 March 24 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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T24 Committee 2021 2022
T36 Energy and Technology March 25 March 29
T37 Transportation March 29 March 25
T38 General Law March 30 March 22
T39 Labor and Public Employees March 30 March 29
T40 Human Services April 1 March 31
T41 Environment April 5 March 30
T42 Education April 5 March 28
T43 Planning and Development April 5 March 28
T44 Public Health April 7 April 1
T45 Government Administration and Elections April 7 March 30
T46 Judiciary April 9 April 4
T47 Finance, Revenue and Bonding April 22 April 7
T48 Appropriations April 23 April 8
The deadlines designated in this subsection shall not apply to 1112
conveyance bills, and resolutions proposing amendments to the 1113
constitution and other substantive resolutions, or the electronic records 1114
of the names of the members voting yea and the members voting nay 1115
for such bills and resolutions, as the case may be. 1116
(b) Hearing Requirement for Favorable Report. (1) Except as 1117
provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection and Rule 32 (2)(A), no bill 1118
and no resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution or other 1119
substantive resolution shall be reported favorably by a committee 1120
unless a public hearing has been held as provided in Rule 6, but no 1121
further public hearing shall be required for a favorable report on a 1122
substitute for such bill or resolution, provided the substitute is based on 1123
or is germane to the subject matter of the original bill or resolution, or 1124
for a bill or resolution petitioned under Rule 11 on which a subject 1125
matter public hearing has been held. 1126
(2) No bill requiring the sale, transfer or other disposition of real 1127
property, or interest in real property, under the custody or control of a 1128
state agency, shall be reported favorably or unfavorably by a committee 1129
unless such sale, transfer or other disposition has been the subject of a 1130
public hearing as provided in Rule 6. 1131
(c) Fiscal Notes and Bill Analyses; Bills or Resolutions Unfavorably 1132 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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Reported; List of Reported Bills or Resolutions. (1) Any bill or 1133
resolution reported favorably by any committee which if passed or 1134
adopted, would affect state or municipal revenue or would require the 1135
expenditure of state or municipal funds, shall have a fiscal note 1136
attached, as required by section 2-24 of the general statutes with respect 1137
to bills. The fiscal note for a bill or resolution and the analysis of a bill 1138
shall be printed with the bill or resolution and shall bear the same file 1139
number as the bill or resolution. Any fiscal note printed with or 1140
prepared for a bill or resolution and any analysis of a bill printed with 1141
or prepared for a bill, are solely for the purpose of information, 1142
summarization and explanation for members of the General Assembly 1143
and shall not be construed to represent the intent of the General 1144
Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. Each such fiscal 1145
note and bill analysis shall bear the following disclaimer: "The following 1146
Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of 1147
the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of 1148
information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the 1149
intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any 1150
purpose." When an amendment is offered to a bill or resolution in the 1151
House or the Senate, which, if adopted, would require the expenditure 1152
of state or municipal funds or affect state or municipal revenue, a fiscal 1153
note shall be available at the time the amendment is offered. Any fiscal 1154
note prepared for such an amendment shall be construed in accordance 1155
with the provisions of this rule and shall bear the disclaimer required 1156
under this rule. Each fiscal note prepared under this subdivision shall 1157
include a brief statement of the sources of information, in addition to the 1158
general knowledge of the fiscal analyst, consulted or relied on to 1159
calculate the fiscal impact. 1160
(2) All bills or resolutions unfavorably reported by a committee shall 1161
be submitted to the Legislative Commissioners' Office not later than 5:00 1162
p.m. on the final reporting out date for favorable reports for that 1163
committee, designated in the schedule shown in this rule. 1164
(3) The legislative commissioners shall prepare a list of the bills or 1165
resolutions submitted to them which at the deadline time for each 1166 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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committee are not printed and in the files and the clerks shall print the 1167
same in the House and Senate journals. 1168
(d) Bills or Resolutions Not Acted on by Committee; Bills or 1169
Resolutions Not Printed and in Files. All bills or resolutions not acted 1170
on by the committees within the time limits established by this section 1171
shall be deemed to have failed in committee, except that (1) a bill or 1172
resolution shall be reported to the chamber in which it originated if the 1173
Speaker of the House and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate 1174
certify, in writing, the facts which in their opinion necessitate it being 1175
acted on by the General Assembly, or (2) if a majority of the members of 1176
either chamber present to the clerk of such chamber a written petition 1177
as provided by Rule 19, requesting that a bill or resolution be reported, 1178
it shall be reported to the chamber in which the petition originated. Any 1179
bill or resolution not printed and in the files of the members of the 1180
General Assembly may be acted upon by the General Assembly if the 1181
Speaker of the House and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate 1182
certify, in writing, the facts which in their opinion necessitate an 1183
immediate vote on the bill or resolution, in which case a copy of the bill 1184
or resolution, accompanied by a fiscal note, shall nevertheless be upon 1185
the desks of the members, but not necessarily printed, before the bill or 1186
resolution is acted upon. 1187
(e) Conveyance Bills. Subject to the provisions of Rule 9(e), the 1188
deadline for the committee on Government Administration and 1189
Elections to vote to report favorably or unfavorably and submit 1190
conveyance bills to the Legislative Commissioners' Office shall be 5:00 1191
p.m. on May 19 in 2021 and April 13 in 2022. 1192
1193
(f) Referral of Bill or Resolution by Chamber to Committee After 1194
Deadline. (1) Whenever a bill or resolution favorably or unfavorably 1195
reported by one committee is referred by the House or the Senate to 1196
another committee after its deadline under subsection (a) of this rule has 1197
passed, the committee receiving such referred bill or resolution shall 1198
meet to consider such bill or resolution on any day of the week and at 1199
any time (A) before the start of the session of the third regular session 1200 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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day of the referring chamber after the date that the motion to refer is 1201
adopted, or (B) not later than seven calendar days after such date of 1202
adoption, whichever occurs first. Such committee may take the 1203
following action on such referred bill or resolution: (i) Report it 1204
favorably or unfavorably in accordance with the provisions of 1205
subdivisions (2) and (3) of this rule, (ii) box it, or (iii) take no action. 1206
Under no circumstances shall such committee refer such bill or 1207
resolution to another committee. 1208
During a declaration of a public health or civil preparedness 1209
emergency related to COVID-19 by the Governor, or at any other time 1210
deemed necessary by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the 1211
Speaker of the House for public health concerns related to COVID-19, a 1212
bill or resolution referred by the House or the Senate under this 1213
subdivision shall be considered in the possession of the committee to 1214
which such bill or resolution has been referred upon such referral and 1215
the entering of such referral on the General Assembly web site. 1216
(2) If the committee reports the bill or resolution favorably or 1217
unfavorably, and the bill or resolution has not been amended in either 1218
chamber, the committee may report a substitute bill or resolution, in 1219
which case, there shall be a reprinting of the file. The entry on the 1220
calendar in both chambers shall indicate the actions of the committee. 1221
(3) If the committee reports the bill or resolution favorably or 1222
unfavorably, and the bill or resolution has been amended in either 1223
chamber, the committee shall include in its report its recommendation 1224
on the adoption or rejection of each amendment, and may submit 1225
additional amendments to be offered on the floor. In such a case there 1226
shall be no reprinting of the file. The entry on the calendar in both 1227
chambers shall indicate the actions and recommendations of the 1228
committee. 1229
(g) Referral of Bill or Resolution by Chamber to Committee Before 1230
Deadline During Emergencies Related to COVID -19. During a 1231
declaration of a public health or civil preparedness emergency related 1232
to COVID-19 by the Governor, or at any other time deemed necessary 1233 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the 1234
House for public health concerns related to COVID-19, whenever a bill 1235
or resolution favorably or unfavorably reported by one committee is 1236
referred by the House or the Senate to another committee before its 1237
deadline under subsection (a) of this rule has passed, such referred bill 1238
or resolution shall be considered in the possession of the committee to 1239
which such bill or resolution has been referred upon such referral and 1240
the entering of such referral on the General Assembly web site. 1241
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS - READINGS 1242
16. First reading of all bills and resolutions shall be (1) by the 1243
acceptance by each chamber of a printed list of bills and resolutions, 1244
prepared by the clerks of the House and Senate, setting forth numbers, 1245
introducers, titles and committees to which referred, or (2) by title, 1246
number and reference to a committee. 1247
Second reading shall be the report of a committee. 1248
Third reading shall be passage or rejection of a bill or adoption or 1249
rejection of a resolution on the calendar. Each bill and each resolution 1250
proposing an amendment to the constitution shall receive three 1251
readings in each chamber prior to passage or adoption, and no bill or 1252
resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution shall be read 1253
twice on the same day. 1254
FAVORABLE REPORTS 1255
17. (a) Committee Clerk's Signature. When the House and Senate 1256
members of any committee jointly vote to report a committee or raised 1257
bill or resolution favorably, the committee clerk shall sign the committee 1258
report form for such committee or raised bill or resolution, except 1259
during a declaration of a public health or civil preparedness emergency 1260
related to COVID-19 by the Governor, or at any other time deemed 1261
necessary by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker 1262
of the House for public health concerns related to COVID-19, such 1263
signature shall not be required provided the clerk approves such 1264 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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committee report form. 1265
(b) Resolutions on Appointments and Nominations. A favorable 1266
report by a joint standing committee of a resolution concerning a 1267
General Assembly appointment or a nomination requiring joint 1268
confirmation and a favorable report of any committee to which 1269
executive and legislative nominations are referred shall be tabled for the 1270
calendar and printed by number and title only. The report may be 1271
accepted and the resolution adopted after it has appeared on the 1272
calendar for two days. 1273
(c) File Copies Available to Members. All bills and all resolutions 1274
proposing amendments to the constitution and other substantive 1275
resolutions reported favorably by the committees to which they have 1276
been referred, or by a majority of the members of the Senate or House 1277
committee making the report, before third reading, shall be laid upon 1278
the table, and sufficient copies of each bill or resolution together with 1279
the number of committee members voting yea and the number voting 1280
nay shall be printed under the supervision of the Legislative 1281
Commissioners' Office for the use of the General Assembly. 1282
(d) Timing of Action by Chambers. Each bill and each joint resolution 1283
proposing an amendment to the constitution and each other substantive 1284
resolution so printed shall be in the files and on the calendar with a file 1285
number for two session days and shall be starred for action on the 1286
session day next succeeding, except that: (1) A bill or resolution certified 1287
in accordance with section 2-26 of the general statutes, if filed in the 1288
House, may be transmitted to and acted upon first by the Senate with 1289
the consent of the Speaker; and if filed in the Senate, may be transmitted 1290
to and acted upon first by the House with the consent of the President 1291
Pro Tempore, (2) any bill or resolution certified in accordance with 1292
section 2-26 of the general statutes may be acted upon immediately and 1293
may be transmitted immediately to the second chamber and may be 1294
acted upon immediately when received by the second chamber, (3) if 1295
one chamber rejects an amendment adopted by the other chamber, the 1296
bill or resolution after final action may be transmitted immediately to 1297 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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and may be placed on the calendar immediately in the second chamber, 1298
(4) during the last five calendar days of the session, if one chamber 1299
rejects an amendment adopted by the other chamber or adopts an 1300
amendment to a bill or resolution received from the other chamber, or 1301
takes any action on such bill or resolution requiring further action by 1302
the other chamber, the bill or resolution after final action may be 1303
transmitted immediately to the second chamber and placed 1304
immediately on the calendar and may be acted upon immediately in the 1305
second chamber, or (5) during the last five calendar days of the session, 1306
any bill or resolution, after final action in one chamber, may be 1307
transmitted immediately to the second chamber and may be placed on 1308
the calendar immediately in the second chamber. 1309
(e) Action on Calendar. All bills and resolutions starred for action 1310
shall be acted upon only when reached and any bill or resolution not 1311
acted upon shall retain its place on the calendar, unless it is put at the 1312
foot of the calendar or unless its consideration is made the order of the 1313
day for some specified time. 1314
(f) Other Provisions. When the House or Senate members only of a 1315
committee vote to report a bill or resolution favorably, the House or 1316
Senate chairperson of the committee, as the case may be, shall sign the 1317
bill or resolution. When the House members and Senate members of a 1318
committee vote to report separate versions of a bill or resolution and 1319
each chamber adopts its own version, both bills or resolutions may be 1320
referred by a joint resolution to a committee of conference, appointed as 1321
provided in Rule 22, with instructions to report a bill or resolution, as 1322
the case may be. If no bill or resolution is reported within three session 1323
days following the committee's appointment, the committee shall 1324
submit an interim report to both chambers and shall continue to report 1325
every second session day thereafter until a final decision is reached. If a 1326
bill or resolution is agreed upon by the committee it shall be submitted 1327
to the Legislative Commissioners' Office as a favorable report for 1328
processing as provided in Rule 13. A legislative commissioner shall 1329
transmit the bill or resolution with his or her approval to the clerk of the 1330
chamber which initiated the joint resolution for a committee of 1331 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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conference and the bill or resolution shall thereupon be tabled for the 1332
calendar and printing. The report of the committee may be accepted or 1333
rejected, but the bill or resolution may not be amended. 1334
No bill or resolution shall appear on the calendar of either chamber 1335
unless it has received a joint favorable report or a favorable report of the 1336
members of the committee of that chamber, except as provided in this 1337
rule or in Rule 19 or 20. 1338
(g) Roll Call Requirement. Each bill and each resolution proposing 1339
an amendment to the constitution and each other substantive resolution 1340
appearing on the regular calendar shall be voted upon by a roll call vote. 1341
REPRINTING AFTER AMENDM ENT 1342
18. Whenever a bill or resolution is substantively amended there shall 1343
be no action on passage of the bill or resolution until it has been re-1344
examined by the legislative commissioners for the purposes set forth in 1345
Rule 13 and it has been reprinted as amended. The chamber in which 1346
the bill or resolution is pending shall not take final action thereon until 1347
the reprinted bill or resolution has been made available to the members. 1348
This rule shall not apply to amendments offered solely for the purposes 1349
of correcting clerical defects or imperfections, such as but not limited to, 1350
grammatical or spelling errors or mistakes as to form or dates, or to 1351
make other changes which do not alter the substance of a bill or 1352
resolution. Reprinting of amended bills or resolutions shall not be 1353
required for bills or resolutions passed after June 5, 2021, for the 2021 1354
session and April 30, 2022, for the 2022 session. 1355
PETITION FOR COMMITTEE REPORT 1356
19. Upon presentation to the clerk of either chamber of a petition 1357
signed in the original by not less than a majority of the members of either 1358
chamber requesting a joint standing committee to report a bill or 1359
resolution in its possession, the clerk shall immediately give notice to 1360
the committee of the filing of the petition. The petition may not be 1361
presented sooner than the day following the committee's deadline, 1362 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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designated in the schedule shown in Rule 15, to report the bill or 1363
resolution out of committee and not later than 5:00 p.m. on the seventh 1364
calendar day after that deadline. Within two regular session days 1365
thereafter the committee shall report the bill or resolution with or 1366
without its recommendations to the chamber from which the petition 1367
was received. If no recommendation is made, the bill or resolution shall 1368
be considered as having received an unfavorable report and the 1369
procedures in Rule 20 shall be followed. Each petition or page of the 1370
petition shall contain a statement of its purpose and may be circulated 1371
only by a member of the chamber whose clerk will receive the petition. 1372
If the committee members of one chamber vote to report a bill or 1373
resolution favorably, the petition so circulated and presented to the 1374
clerk may be signed only by the members of the other chamber. 1375
Any bill or resolution so petitioned, except those carrying or 1376
requiring appropriations, shall not be referred to any other committee 1377
without first having been voted upon by the House or Senate. Those 1378
carrying or requiring appropriations shall be referred first to the joint 1379
standing committee on Appropriations. The Appropriations committee 1380
shall, within two session days after such reference, report such bill or 1381
resolution back to the chamber in which the petition originated with 1382
either a favorable or unfavorable report thereon and the bill or 1383
resolution shall then be voted upon. In the event of a conflict between 1384
the report of the original committee and that of the Appropriations 1385
committee, the vote shall be on the report of the Appropriations 1386
committee. 1387
UNFAVORABLE REPORTS 1388
20. All bills and resolutions reported unfavorably shall first be 1389
printed under the supervision of the legislative commissioners, without 1390
correction and without their approval, and shall be in the files and on 1391
the calendar as if favorably reported but shall appear on the calendar 1392
under the heading "Unfavorable Reports." If the unfavorable report is 1393
rejected by the chamber of origin, the bill or resolution shall be returned 1394
to the legislative commissioners for their approval and reprinting in 1395 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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final form, except that in the case of an unfavorable report of the 1396
committee on executive and legislative nominations, or an unfavorable 1397
report of the committee on judiciary of a judicial nomination, a 1398
nomination of a workers' compensation commissioner or a nomination 1399
of a member of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, the resolution shall 1400
not be returned to the legislative commissioners and may be acted upon 1401
immediately. If the bill or resolution is returned to the legislative 1402
commissioners after May 26, 2021, in the 2021 session or April 20, 2022, 1403
in the 2022 session, the legislative commissioners shall transmit the bill 1404
or resolution, with or without approval, to the clerk of the chamber from 1405
which it was received, not later than five calendar days after it is 1406
received. It shall then be in the files, with special marking on the 1407
calendar, as if favorably reported with a file number for two session 1408
days and starred for action on the session day next succeeding in the 1409
chamber of origin. If the unfavorable report is accepted by the chamber 1410
of origin, the bill or resolution shall be lost. 1411
When an unfavorable report is rejected by the first chamber and the 1412
bill is passed or the resolution adopted by that chamber, it shall then be 1413
in the files and on the calendar of the other chamber, but shall appear 1414
on the calendar under the heading "Unfavorable Reports". 1415
RECALL FROM OTHER CHAMBER FOR RECONSIDERATION 1416
21. No resolution or motion to recall a bill, resolution or other matter 1417
from the other chamber shall be allowed for the purpose of 1418
reconsideration or amendment after the time has elapsed for the 1419
reconsideration of any vote thereon except when there has clearly been 1420
a mistake in such vote or an error in the language of the bill, resolution 1421
or other matter. 1422
COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE 1423
22. (a) Appointment of Committee. When one chamber rejects an 1424
amendment adopted by the other chamber, the bill or resolution shall 1425
be returned to the other chamber for further action. If that chamber 1426
readopts the rejected amendment, the readoption constitutes a matter 1427 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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for a committee of conference, and a committee of conference shall be 1428
appointed by the Speaker and the President Pro Tempore. The 1429
committee of conference shall be comprised of three members from each 1430
chamber. If the vote has not been unanimous there shall be at least one 1431
member of the committee who was not on the prevailing side in such 1432
member's chamber, except that in all cases, at least one member in each 1433
chamber shall be a member of the minority party. 1434
(b) Committee Reports. The committee may propose any changes 1435
within the scope of the bill or resolution, but any action, including 1436
changes, taken by the committee shall be by a majority vote of the 1437
members of each chamber on the committee. The committee report shall 1438
be made to both chambers at the same time. The committee report shall 1439
contain the following information: The bill or resolution number and 1440
title, the members of the committee, the action of the committee, 1441
indicating the adoption or rejection of each House or Senate amendment 1442
previously adopted, identified by schedule letter, which accompanied 1443
the bill or resolution, the adoption of a new amendment, if any, and the 1444
signature of the members of the committee accepting or rejecting the 1445
report. A member's refusal to sign shall be deemed a rejection. Any new 1446
amendment shall be prepared by the Legislative Commissioners' Office 1447
and shall be attached to and made a part of the report and shall be 1448
identified by a schedule letter of the chamber which created the 1449
disagreeing action. 1450
(c) Action by Chambers. Each chamber shall vote to accept or reject 1451
the report. A vote by either chamber to accept the report of the 1452
committee shall be final action by that chamber on the bill or resolution. 1453
If both chambers vote to accept the report of the committee, the bill is 1454
passed or the resolution is adopted as of the time the last chamber votes 1455
to accept the report. If either chamber rejects the report of the committee, 1456
the bill or resolution is defeated and the second chamber shall not be 1457
required to consider the committee report. The report of the committee 1458
may be accepted or rejected, but it may not be amended. 1459
RETURN OF BILL FROM GOVERNOR OR LEGISLATIVE 1460 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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COMMISSIONERS 1461
23. Whenever a bill has passed both chambers and has been 1462
transmitted to the Governor for approval, or to the legislative 1463
commissioners for engrossing, if either chamber desires its return for 1464
further consideration, the General Assembly may, by resolution 1465
adopted by both chambers, appoint a joint committee of one senator and 1466
two representatives to be sent to the Governor or the commissioners to 1467
request the return of the bill. In the case of a bill transmitted to the 1468
Governor, if the Governor consents, and in the case of a bill transmitted 1469
to the legislative commissioners, the bill shall be returned first to that 1470
chamber in which the motion for its return originated, and the bill may 1471
then be altered or totally rejected by a concurrent vote of the two 1472
chambers; but, if not altered or rejected by concurrent vote, it shall be 1473
again transmitted to the Governor or the legislative commissioners, as 1474
the case may be, in the same form in which it was first presented to the 1475
Governor or the legislative commissioners. 1476
EXAMINATION OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS 1477
24. (a) Examination and Correction. All bills, and all resolutions 1478
proposing amendments to the constitution, when finally passed or 1479
adopted, shall be examined immediately by the legislative 1480
commissioners. If the legislative commissioners find that any correction 1481
should be made in the text, they shall report it to the committee on 1482
legislative management. If the committee believes that no correction 1483
should be made, it shall so inform the legislative commissioners. If the 1484
committee believes a correction should be made, it shall so inform the 1485
legislative commissioners who shall report the bill or resolution to the 1486
chamber which last took action upon it, with the proposed correction in 1487
the form of an amendment, within five calendar days, Sundays and 1488
holidays excepted, after its passage or adoption. 1489
(b) Consideration of Proposed Correction. The report shall be placed 1490
at the head of the calendar, and shall take precedence of all other 1491
business on the calendar; and the only question on the report shall be, 1492
"Shall the proposed amendment be adopted?" If the proposed 1493 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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amendment is adopted by both chambers, the bill or resolution shall 1494
stand as amended. If the proposed amendment is rejected by either 1495
chamber, the bill or resolution shall not be transmitted to the other 1496
chamber, but shall stand as originally passed or adopted. If, in the 1497
consequence of the adjournment of the General Assembly subject to 1498
reconvening for the consideration of vetoed bills or for any other reason, 1499
any bill or resolution which has been passed or adopted by both 1500
chambers fails to be amended as recommended by the commissioners, 1501
the bill or resolution shall stand as originally passed or adopted. 1502
ENGROSSING OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS 1503
25. All bills, all resolutions proposing amendments to the constitution 1504
and all resolutions memorializing Congress when finally passed or 1505
adopted shall be engrossed under the direction of the legislative 1506
commissioners, and immediately thereafter shall be transmitted to the 1507
clerks. The legislative commissioners shall carefully compare all 1508
engrossed bills and resolutions with the bills and resolutions as finally 1509
passed or adopted, and a commissioner shall certify by his or her 1510
signature to the correctness of the engrossed copies. As soon as 1511
engrossed and certified, as herein provided, the bill or resolution and 1512
amendment shall be presented to the House and Senate clerks, who shall 1513
sign the engrossed and certified copies. 1514
TRANSMITTAL TO GOVERNOR 1515
26. (a) Transmittal of Copy. On the passage of a bill by both 1516
chambers, the clerk of the chamber last taking action thereon shall 1517
forthwith cause a copy to be sent to the Governor. 1518
(b) Engrossed Bills and Resolutions. Each bill and resolution, with 1519
the engrossed copy, shall be transmitted by the clerks of the House and 1520
Senate to the Secretary of the State as soon as it has been signed, as 1521
herein provided, and not later than the twelfth day after the expiration 1522
of the time allowed for reconsideration under the rules of the General 1523
Assembly, Sundays and legal holidays excepted; and the Secretary of 1524
the State shall forthwith present the engrossed copy of each bill to the 1525 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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Governor for approval. 1526
(c) Records of Transmittal. The Secretary of the State shall give the 1527
clerks a receipt for each bill or resolution, and shall notify them of the 1528
date and time at which each bill was presented to the Governor. The 1529
Secretary of the State shall give the Governor a receipt showing the date 1530
and time at which the Governor approved it or returned it to the 1531
Secretary of the State with a statement of his or her objections and shall 1532
notify the clerks of the dates and times. The clerks shall record the dates 1533
and times of presentation and approval or return in the journals of the 1534
House and Senate. 1535
(d) Immediate Transmittal. The chamber last taking action on a bill, 1536
before engrossing, may order immediate transmittal of the bill to the 1537
Governor, in which case the clerk of that chamber shall forthwith 1538
present the bill to the Governor, taking a duplicate receipt therefor 1539
showing the date and time at which the bill was deposited in the 1540
executive office, one of which receipts the clerk shall deliver to the 1541
Secretary of the State. Except as provided in this subsection, a bill shall 1542
be transmitted to the Governor only after engrossing. 1543
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS NOT REPORTED 1544
27. The official copies of all bills and joint resolutions not reported by 1545
committees shall be delivered to the Secretary of the State by the clerk 1546
of the committee. 1547
DISTURBANCES 1548
28. (a) If there is any disturbance, disorderly conduct or other activity 1549
in or about the State Capitol or the Legislative Office Building or the 1550
grounds thereof which, in the opinion of the President Pro Tempore and 1551
the Speaker, may impede the orderly transaction of the business of the 1552
General Assembly or any of its committees, they may take whatever 1553
action they deem necessary to preserve and restore order. 1554
(b) During a declaration of a public health or civil preparedness 1555
emergency related to COVID-19 by the Governor, or at any other time 1556 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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deemed necessary by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the 1557
Speaker of the House for public health concerns related to COVID-19, 1558
the President Pro Tempore and the Speaker may take whatever action 1559
they deem necessary to preserve public health and maintain order, 1560
including prohibiting access to the Hall of the House, the Senate or the 1561
State Capitol or Legislative Office Building, except for the members, the 1562
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of the State, authorized staff 1563
of the legislative, executive and judicial departments, authorized 1564
telecommunications personnel and authorized or credentialed members 1565
of the media. 1566
AMENDMENT AND S USPENSION OF RULES 1567
29. These rules shall not be altered, amended or suspended except by 1568
the vote of at least two-thirds of the members present in each chamber. 1569
Motions to suspend the rules shall be in order on any session day. 1570
Suspension of the rules shall be for a specified purpose. Upon 1571
accomplishment of that purpose, any rule suspended shall be again in 1572
force. 1573
RESTRICTIONS 1574
30. (a) Smoking. No person shall smoke in the State Capitol or 1575
Legislative Office Building. 1576
(b) Nonpartisan Offices. Lobbyists shall be prohibited from the 1577
Legislative Commissioners' Office, the Office of Fiscal Analysis and the 1578
Office of Legislative Research but not from the legislative library. 1579
(c) Wireless Telephones. No person shall operate a wireless telephone 1580
or similar device in the senate chamber while the senate is meeting, in 1581
the house chamber while the house is meeting, or in any room while a 1582
committee is meeting or holding a public hearing in that room. 1583
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS 1584
31. When a collective bargaining agreement, negotiated under the 1585 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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provisions of chapter 68 of the general statutes, or a supplemental 1586
understanding reached between the parties to such agreement, or an 1587
arbitration award resulting from an arbitration proceeding under that 1588
chapter, is submitted to the General Assembly for approval as provided 1589
in section 5-278 of the general statutes, the following procedures shall 1590
apply: 1591
(1) In the case of a collective bargaining agreement or supplemental 1592
understanding, the bargaining representative of the employer shall file 1593
one executed original and five photocopies of the agreement, or of the 1594
master agreement and individual working agreements or the 1595
supplemental understanding, to the clerk of the House, and one 1596
executed original and five photocopies to the clerk of the Senate. In the 1597
case of an arbitration award, the bargaining representative of the 1598
employer shall file five photocopies of the original arbitration award, 1599
showing that the original award was signed by the arbitrator, and a 1600
statement setting forth the amount of funds necessary to implement the 1601
award, to the clerk of the House and to the clerk of the Senate. The 1602
bargaining representative of the employer shall file with such 1603
agreement, supplemental understanding or award: (A) A list of the 1604
sections of the general statutes or state agency regulations, if any, 1605
proposed to be superseded, and (B) the effective date and expiration 1606
date of the agreement, supplemental understanding or award. An 1607
agreement shall be deemed executed only when it has been approved, 1608
in the case of an executive branch employer, including the division of 1609
criminal justice, by the Governor's designee, in the case of a judicial 1610
branch employer, by the chief administrative officer or such officer's 1611
designee, and in the case of a segment of the system of higher education, 1612
the chairperson of the appropriate board of trustees, and by the 1613
executive committee or officers of the respective bargaining unit or units 1614
and has been ratified by the membership of such bargaining unit or 1615
units. 1616
During a declaration of a public health or civil preparedness 1617
emergency related to COVID-19 by the Governor, or at any other time 1618
deemed necessary by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the 1619 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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Speaker of the House for public health concerns related to COVID-19, 1620
the bargaining representative of the employer shall submit an electronic 1621
copy of any such agreement, supplemental understanding or award to 1622
each the clerk of the House and the clerk of the Senate at the time the 1623
bargaining representative files such agreement, supplemental 1624
understanding or award under this subdivision. 1625
(2) (A) During periods when the General Assembly is in session, the 1626
agreement or supplemental understanding or the award shall be filed 1627
with the clerks, and the clerks shall stamp such agreement or 1628
supplemental understanding or award with the date of receipt and, 1629
within two calendar days thereafter, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays 1630
excepted, the Speaker of the House and the President Pro Tempore of 1631
the Senate shall cause separate House and Senate resolutions to be 1632
prepared proposing approval of the agreement or supplemental 1633
understanding or, in the case of an award, separate House and Senate 1634
resolutions concerning the sufficiency of funds for implementation of 1635
the award. The agreement or supplemental understanding or the award 1636
shall be submitted to the General Assembly on the date that both such 1637
resolutions are filed with the clerks. Each resolution shall be given a first 1638
reading in the appropriate chamber. Resolutions proposing approval of 1639
a collective bargaining agreement or a supplemental understanding, 1640
together with a copy of the agreement or supplemental understanding, 1641
and resolutions concerning the sufficiency of funds for implementation 1642
of an arbitration award, together with a copy of the award, shall be 1643
referred to the committee on Appropriations. During a declaration of a 1644
public health or civil preparedness emergency related to COVID-19 by 1645
the Governor, or at any other time deemed necessary by the President 1646
Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House for public 1647
health concerns related to COVID-19, any such resolution shall be 1648
considered in the possession of the committee on Appropriations upon 1649
referral of such resolution. With respect to each resolution referred to 1650
the committee on or before the deadline of the committee to report 1651
favorably on a bill or resolution as designated in the schedule shown in 1652
Rule 15, the committee shall hold a public hearing on each such 1653
resolution, and within fifteen days after the referral, shall report the 1654 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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appropriate resolutions approving or disapproving the agreement or 1655
supplemental understanding or concerning the sufficiency of funds for 1656
implementation of the award to the House and the Senate, 1657
notwithstanding the provisions of Rule 15. If the Appropriations 1658
committee fails to take action within the time period set forth in this rule, 1659
the agreement or supplemental understanding shall nevertheless be 1660
deemed approved or, in the case of an award, the sufficiency of funds 1661
affirmed and the resolutions shall be reported to the House and the 1662
Senate as favorable reports. 1663
(B) If an agreement or supplemental understanding is reached or an 1664
arbitration award is made during the interim between sessions, the 1665
provisions of subsection (b) of section 5-278 of the general statutes, as 1666
amended, shall apply. 1667
(3) Each resolution, favorably or unfavorably reported, shall be read 1668
in, and tabled for the calendar and printing, in the appropriate chamber. 1669
Copies of the master agreement and individual working agreements, 1670
identified by the resolution numbers, copies of the salary schedules and 1671
appendices, and copies of the arbitration awards, identified by the 1672
resolution numbers, and the statements setting forth the amount of 1673
funds necessary to implement the awards, shall be made available in the 1674
clerks' offices. 1675
(4) The Office of Fiscal Analysis shall prepare an analysis of each 1676
agreement, supplemental understanding and award and a fiscal note 1677
both of which shall be upon the desks of the members, but not 1678
necessarily printed in the files, before the resolution is acted upon. 1679
(5) (A) The respective resolutions shall be in the files and on the 1680
calendar with a file number for two session days and shall be starred for 1681
action on the session day next succeeding unless it has been certified in 1682
accordance with section 2-26 of the general statutes. The House and the 1683
Senate shall vote to approve or reject each resolution proposing 1684
approval of a collective bargaining agreement or a supplemental 1685
understanding and each resolution concerning the sufficiency of funds 1686
for implementation of an arbitration award within thirty days after the 1687 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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date of the filing of the agreement, supplemental understanding or 1688
award with the clerks of the House and Senate. 1689
(B) The House and the Senate shall each permit not more than six 1690
hours of total time for debate of each such resolution. Those speaking in 1691
favor of such resolution shall be allocated not more than three hours of 1692
total time for debate, and those speaking in opposition to such 1693
resolution shall be allocated not more than three hours of total time for 1694
debate. A vote shall be taken on the resolution upon the conclusion of 1695
the debate. 1696
(C) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (B) of this 1697
subdivision, if the debate on such resolution occurs during the last three 1698
days of the thirty-day period, the House and the Senate shall each 1699
permit not more than four hours of total time for debate of such 1700
resolution. Those speaking in favor of such resolution shall be allocated 1701
not more than two hours of total time for debate and those speaking in 1702
opposition to such resolution shall be allocated not more than two hours 1703
of total time for debate. A vote shall be taken on the resolution upon the 1704
conclusion of the debate. 1705
(6) Notwithstanding the provisions of Rule 15, when a resolution 1706
proposing approval of a collective bargaining agreement or a 1707
supplemental understanding or a resolution concerning the sufficiency 1708
of funds for implementation of an arbitration award is referred to the 1709
committee on Appropriations after the deadline of the committee to 1710
report favorably on a bill or resolution as designated in the schedule 1711
shown in Rule 15, but was filed more than thirty days before the end of 1712
a regular session, the committee may act on such resolutions provided 1713
it reports such resolutions to the House and Senate not later than twelve 1714
days after such referral. 1715
(7) If the General Assembly is in regular session when an award, 1716
agreement or supplemental understanding is filed with the clerks, it 1717
shall vote to approve or reject such award, agreement or supplemental 1718
understanding within thirty days after the date of filing. If the General 1719
Assembly does not vote to approve or reject such award, agreement or 1720 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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supplemental understanding within such thirty days, the award, 1721
agreement or supplemental understanding shall be deemed rejected. If 1722
the regular session adjourns prior to such thirtieth day and the award, 1723
agreement or supplemental understanding has not been acted upon, the 1724
award, agreement or supplemental understanding shall be deemed to 1725
be filed on the first day of the next regular session. 1726
(8) (A) If an agreement is rejected, the matter shall be returned to the 1727
parties in accordance with section 5-278(b)(2)(A) of the general statutes. 1728
The parties may submit any award issued pursuant to arbitration 1729
initiated under said section 5-278(b)(2)(A) to the General Assembly for 1730
approval in the same manner as the rejected agreement. If the arbitration 1731
award is rejected by the General Assembly, the matter shall be returned 1732
again to the parties in accordance with said section 5-278(b)(2)(A). Any 1733
award issued pursuant to further arbitration initiated under said section 1734
5-278(b)(2)(A) shall be deemed approved by the General Assembly. 1735
(B) If an arbitration award, other than an award issued pursuant to 1736
section 5-278(b)(2)(A) of the general statutes, is rejected, the matter shall 1737
be returned to the parties in accordance with section 5-278(b)(2)(B) of 1738
the general statutes. Any award issued pursuant to further arbitration 1739
initiated under said section 5-278(b)(2)(B) shall be deemed approved by 1740
the General Assembly. 1741
AGREEMENTS OR STIPULATIONS UNDER SECTION 3 -125a 1742
32. When an agreement or stipulation is submitted to the General 1743
Assembly as provided in section 3-125a of the general statutes, the 1744
following procedures shall apply: 1745
(1) Six copies of the agreement or stipulation shall be submitted to the 1746
clerk of the House, and six copies to the clerk of the Senate. 1747
During a declaration of a public health or civil preparedness 1748
emergency related to COVID-19 by the Governor, or at any other time 1749
deemed necessary by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the 1750
Speaker of the House for public health concerns related to COVID-19, 1751 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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six copies of the agreement or stipulation and an electronic copy of the 1752
agreement or stipulation shall be submitted to the clerk of the House, 1753
and six copies and an electronic copy to the clerk of the Senate. 1754
(2) (A) During periods when the General Assembly is in session, the 1755
agreement or stipulation shall be stamped by the clerks with the date of 1756
receipt and, within two calendar days thereafter, Saturdays, Sundays 1757
and holidays excepted, the Speaker of the House and the President Pro 1758
Tempore of the Senate shall cause separate House and Senate 1759
resolutions to be prepared proposing approval of the agreement or 1760
stipulation. Each resolution shall be given a first reading in the 1761
appropriate chamber. The President Pro Tempore and the Speaker shall 1762
designate the committees of cognizance and the committees, if any, that 1763
will hold a public hearing on each agreement or stipulation. Each 1764
resolution, accompanied by the agreement or stipulation, shall be 1765
referred to the committees of cognizance, which shall report thereon. 1766
During a declaration of a public health or civil preparedness 1767
emergency related to COVID-19 by the Governor, or at any other time 1768
deemed necessary by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the 1769
Speaker of the House for public health concerns related to COVID-19, 1770
any such resolution shall be considered in the possession of the 1771
committee of cognizance upon referral of such resolution. 1772
(B) If an agreement or stipulation is submitted during the interim 1773
between regular sessions, it shall be deemed to be submitted on the first 1774
day of the next regular session. 1775
(3) Each resolution, favorably or unfavorably reported, shall be read 1776
in, and tabled for the calendar and printing, in the appropriate chamber. 1777
(4) The Office of Fiscal Analysis shall prepare an analysis of each 1778
agreement or stipulation and a fiscal note both of which shall be upon 1779
the desks of the members, but not necessarily printed in the files, before 1780
the resolution is acted upon. 1781
(5) The resolution shall be in the files and on the calendar with a file 1782 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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number for two session days and shall be starred for action on the 1783
session day next succeeding unless it has been certified in accordance 1784
with section 2-26 of the general statutes. The House and the Senate may 1785
vote to approve or reject each resolution within thirty days of the date 1786
of submittal of the agreement or stipulation. 1787
(6) Notwithstanding the provisions of Rule 15, when an agreement or 1788
stipulation is referred to a committee of cognizance after the deadline of 1789
the committee to report favorably on a bill or resolution as designated 1790
in the schedule shown in Rule 15, but not later than the time of 1791
submission specified in subdivision (7) of this rule, the committee may 1792
act on such resolution provided it reports such resolution not later than 1793
twelve days after such referral. 1794
(7) Any agreement or stipulation submitted to the clerks within thirty 1795
days before the end of a regular session and not acted upon dispositively 1796
before the end of such session shall be deemed to be submitted on the 1797
first day of the next regular session. 1798
SPECIAL SESSIONS 1799
33. A majority of the total membership of each chamber shall be 1800
required for the calling of a special session by the General Assembly. 1801
INTERIM 1802
34. (a) Meetings. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (2) 1803
of this subsection, during the interim between sessions, chairpersons of 1804
a committee may schedule meetings on any day. Notice of the date, time 1805
and place of committee meetings shall be given to the Office of 1806
Legislative Management. 1807
(2) During a declaration of a public health or civil preparedness 1808
emergency related to COVID-19 by the Governor, or at any other time 1809
deemed necessary by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the 1810
Speaker of the House for public health concerns related to COVID-19, 1811
committees shall conduct meetings only on a virtual platform approved 1812
by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the 1813 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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House, and each member may only participate and vote at such meeting 1814
on such virtual platform. Notice of the date, time and manner of 1815
committee meetings shall be given to the Office of Legislative 1816
Management and posted on the General Assembly web site, and the 1817
notice provided to committee members and staff shall include the 1818
Internet web site address for participation at such meeting, and the 1819
notice provided to members of the public shall include the Internet web 1820
site address or television channel in which such meeting will be 1821
broadcast. All such meetings shall be broadcast contemporaneously on 1822
television or on an Internet web site identified in the notice of such 1823
meeting. In the event of a technological issue that is preventing or 1824
otherwise limiting the transaction of the business of the committee or 1825
the committee's ability to comply with these rules, prior to or during a 1826
meeting conducted on a virtual platform, the chairpersons of the 1827
committee may take whatever action they deem necessary in accordance 1828
with the provisions of Rule 5(a)(5). 1829
(b) Public Hearings. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision 1830
(2) of this subsection, a committee may hold subject matter public 1831
hearings on any subject and on specified proposed bills and proposed 1832
resolutions, and on committee and raised bills and resolutions. Notice 1833
of any public hearing shall be given, not later than ten calendar days 1834
before the hearing, to the Office of Legislative Management for 1835
appropriate publication by that office at least five calendar days in 1836
advance of the hearing. The notice shall contain the date, time, place and 1837
general subject matter of the hearing and the title of the bills or 1838
resolutions, if any, to be considered. In no event shall a bill or resolution 1839
be listed for a public hearing unless the committee holding the public 1840
hearing has copies available for the public. 1841
(2) During a declaration of a public health or civil preparedness 1842
emergency related to COVID-19 by the Governor, or at any other time 1843
deemed necessary by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the 1844
Speaker of the House for public health concerns related to COVID-19, a 1845
committee may hold subject matter public hearings on any subject and 1846
on specified proposed bills and proposed resolutions, and on committee 1847 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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and raised bills and resolutions, provided the public hearing is 1848
conducted on a virtual platform approved by the President Pro 1849
Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House. Notice of any 1850
public hearing shall be given, not later than ten calendar days before the 1851
hearing, to the Office of Legislative Management for appropriate 1852
publication by that office at least five calendar days in advance of the 1853
hearing. The notice shall contain the (A) date, time, manner and general 1854
subject matter of the hearing and the title of the bills or resolutions, if 1855
any, to be considered, (B) the Internet web site address for participation 1856
at such hearing, and (C) the Internet web site address or television 1857
channel in which such meeting will be broadcast. Members of the public 1858
may submit the names of persons who wish to testify at such public 1859
hearing to the committee clerk, in a manner described in the notice for 1860
such public hearing, and such names shall be included in a lottery that 1861
will determine the order of testimony of witnesses during the public 1862
portion of the hearing. In no event shall a bill or resolution be listed for 1863
a public hearing unless the committee conducting such public hearing 1864
has posted such bill or resolution on the General Assembly web site. In 1865
the event of a technological issue that is preventing or otherwise limiting 1866
the transaction of the business of the committee or the committee's 1867
ability to comply with these rule, prior to or during a public hearing 1868
conducted on a virtual platform, the chairpersons of the committee may 1869
take whatever action they deem necessary in accordance with the 1870
provisions of Rule 6(a)(4). 1871
(3) For the purpose of meeting the hearing requirements under this 1872
subsection, the day of publication by the Office of Legislative 1873
Management and the day of the hearing shall both be counted as full 1874
days. 1875
(c) Raised Bills - Hearing During Session Required. During the 1876
interim between the 2021 and 2022 sessions, a committee may, on or 1877
after October 1, 2021, raise bills and resolutions for public hearing and 1878
consideration during such interim, but no such bill or resolution shall 1879
be reported by any committee unless a public hearing has been held 1880
during the 2022 session, as provided in Rule 6. 1881 Senate Joint Resolution No.
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SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICY 1882
35. The sexual harassment policy set forth in section 2.2 of the 1883
Connecticut General Assembly Employee Handbook, as amended from 1884
time to time, is incorporated by reference in these rules. 1885
MASKS 1886
36. During a declaration of a public health or civil preparedness 1887
emergency related to COVID-19 by the Governor, or at any other time 1888
deemed necessary by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the 1889
Speaker of the House for public health concerns related to COVID-19, 1890
each member or other person present in the State Capitol or Legislative 1891
Office Building shall maintain a cloth face covering or mask over the 1892
member's or person's nose and mouth. This rule does not apply to a 1893
member who is in the senate chamber or the house chamber and is 1894
addressing the chair and able to maintain a distance of at least six feet 1895
from any other member or person. 1896
BIPARTISAN COMMISSIO N ON INTELLECTUAL DI SABILITIES 1897
AND THE IMPACT OF CO VID-19 1898
37. For the 2021 regular session there is established a bipartisan 1899
commission on intellectual disabilities and the impact of COVID-19. The 1900
commission shall consist of the following members: One appointed by 1901
the Speaker of the House, one appointed by the President Pro Tempore 1902
of the Senate, one appointed by the majority leader of the House, one 1903
appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, one appointed by the 1904
minority leader of the House and one appointed by the minority leader 1905
of the Senate. The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 1906
President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the 1907
commission from among the members of the commission. Such 1908
chairpersons shall schedule the first meeting of the commission and the 1909
commission shall meet as necessary. The commission may submit 1910
proposals for legislation to the appropriate committee of cognizance. 1911