Connecticut 2021 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SJ00100 Compare Versions

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3	3	LCO No. 11112 1 of 5
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5	5	General Assembly Senate Joint
6	6	Resolution No. 100
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10	10	LCO No. 11112
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13	13	Referred to Committee on No Committee
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16	16	Introduced by:
17	17	SEN. LOONEY, 11
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19	19	Dist.
20	20	REP. RITTER M., 1
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28	28	RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE JOINT RULES OF THE
29	29	SEPTEMBER SPECIAL SESSION, 2021.
30	30	Resolved by this Assembly:
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32	32	That the joint rules of this Special Session shall be the same as the joint 1
33	33	rules in force at the 2021 regular session, except as said rules are 2
34	34	amended, altered or repealed in this resolution. 3
35	35	Strike out Rule 3. 4
36	36	Strike out Rule 4. 5
37	37	Strike out Rule 5. 6
38	38	Strike out Rule 6. 7
39	39	Strike out Rule 7 and insert in lieu thereof the following: 8
40	40	BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS GENERALLY 9
41	41	7. Only bills and substantive resolutions specified in the Proclamation 10
42	42	Senate Joint Resolution No.
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47	47	by the Governor, dated September 22, 2021, convening the General 11
48	48	Assembly in Special Session on September 27, 2021, shall be received. 12
49	49	The Legislative Commissioners' Office shall prepare all bills and 13
50	50	resolutions. When a bill or resolution has been prepared by the 14
51	51	Legislative Commissioners' Office and signed by the Speaker and 15
52	52	President Pro Tempore, the bill or resolution shall immediately be given 16
53	53	to the clerk of the Senate or the House as designated. Before or at the 17
54	54	time the bill or resolution is given to the clerk, the Legislative 18
55	55	Commissioners' Office shall provide to the Office of Fiscal Analysis 19
56	56	copies of each bill or resolution to prepare a fiscal note if required by 20
57	57	Rule 15 of the joint rules. 21
58	58	Each bill and resolution shall be printed, without interlineation or 22
59	59	erasure. The duplicate copies of each bill or resolution shall be made on 23
60	60	yellow-colored and blue-colored paper, respectively, of the same size 24
61	61	and format as the original. 25
62	62	Each bill amending any statute or special act shall set forth in full the 26
63	63	section or subsection of the statute or the special act to be amended. 27
64	64	Matter to be omitted or repealed shall be surrounded by brackets or 28
65	65	overstricken so that the omitted or repealed matter remains readable, 29
66	66	and new matter shall be indicated by capitalization or underscoring of 30
67	67	all words in the original bill and by capitalization, underscoring or 31
68	68	italics in its printed form. In the case of a section or subsection not 32
69	69	amending an existing section of the general statutes but intended to be 33
70	70	part of the general statutes, the section or subsection may be in upper 34
71	71	and lower case letters preceded by the word (NEW). 35
72	72	Each bill and resolution shall be transmitted, in triplicate by the 36
73	73	Legislative Commissioners' Office to the clerks of the House or Senate. 37
74	74	The clerks shall number each bill and resolution. 38
75	75	The clerks shall certify and keep on file a duplicate copy of each bill 39
76	76	and resolution. The certified duplicate copy shall remain at all times in 40
77	77	Senate Joint Resolution No.
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82	82	the clerk's office. If the original cannot be located, a copy of such certified 41
83	83	duplicate copy shall be made by the clerk and used in lieu of the original. 42
84	84	The clerk shall make a notation on the certified duplicate copy of all 43
85	85	action taken on the original. 44
86	86	Any member of the General Assembly may co-sponsor a bill or 45
87	87	resolution by making a request in writing after it has been filed, to the 46
88	88	clerk of the chamber in which the bill or resolution has been filed to add 47
89	89	his or her name as a co-sponsor of the bill or resolution, but not later 48
90	90	than the date of the signing of the bill, or the deadline for the signing of 49
91	91	the bill, by the Governor, whichever is earlier, or the adoption of the 50
92	92	resolution. 51
93	93	After introduction no bill or resolution shall be altered except by the 52
94	94	legislative commissioners. 53
95	95	Strike out Rule 8. 54
96	96	Strike out Rule 9 and insert in lieu thereof the following: 55
97	97	EMERGENCY CERTIFIED BILLS AND R ESOLUTIONS 56
98	98	9. Only bills and substantive resolutions certified by the Speaker and 57
99	99	President Pro Tempore in accordance with section 2-26 of the general 58
100	100	statutes may be introduced. Bills and resolutions so certified by the 59
101	101	Speaker and the President Pro Tempore shall be identified as "bills" or 60
102	102	"resolutions". 61
103	103	Strike out Rule 10. 62
104	104	Strike out Rule 11. 63
105	105	Strike out Rule 13. 64
106	106	Strike out Rule 14 and insert in lieu thereof the following: 65
107	107	TRANSMITTAL BETWEEN HOUSES 66
108	108	Senate Joint Resolution No.
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113	113	14. Upon passage in the first house, the bill or resolution shall be 67
114	114	transmitted immediately to the second house. 68
115	115	Strike out Rule 15 and insert in lieu thereof the following: 69
116	116	15. Any bill or substantive resolution which if passed or adopted, 70
117	117	would affect state or municipal revenue, or would require the 71
118	118	expenditure of state or municipal funds, shall have a fiscal note 72
119	119	attached. Any fiscal note printed with or prepared for a bill or resolution 73
120	120	shall be solely for the purpose of information, summarization and 74
121	121	explanation for members of the General Assembly and shall not be 75
122	122	construed to represent the intent of the General Assembly or either 76
123	123	chamber thereof for any purpose. Each such fiscal note shall bear the 77
124	124	following disclaimer: "The following Fiscal Impact Statement is 78
125	125	prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely 79
126	126	for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and does 80
127	127	not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber 81
128	128	thereof for any purpose." When an amendment is offered to a bill or 82
129	129	resolution in the House or the Senate, which, if adopted, would require 83
130	130	the expenditure of state or municipal funds or affect state or municipal 84
131	131	revenue, a fiscal note shall be available at the time the amendment is 85
132	132	offered. Any fiscal note prepared for such an amendment shall be 86
133	133	construed in accordance with the provisions of this rule and shall bear 87
134	134	the disclaimer required under this rule. 88
135	135	Strike out Rule 16 and insert in lieu thereof the following: 89
136	136	BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS - READINGS 90
137	137	16. First reading of a bill or resolution shall be by title and number. 91
138	138	Second reading shall be passage or rejection of the bill or resolution. 92
139	139	Strike out Rule 17 and insert in lieu thereof the following: 93
140	140	17. Each bill or substantive resolution may be acted upon 94
141	141	immediately. No bill or substantive resolution may be acted upon unless 95
142	142	it is accompanied by a fiscal note. 96
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148	148	Each bill and substantive resolution shall be voted upon by a roll call 97
149	149	vote. A bill or resolution, certified in accordance with section 2-26 of the 98
150	150	general statutes, if filed in the House, may be transmitted to and acted 99
151	151	upon first by the Senate with the consent of the Speaker; and if filed in 100
152	152	the Senate, may be transmitted to and acted upon first by the House 101
153	153	with the consent of the President Pro Tempore. 102
154	154	Strike out Rules 18, 19, 20, 31, 32, 34 and 37. 103
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