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General Assembly House Resolution No. 2
January Session, 2023
LCO No. 342
Referred to Committee on No Committee
Introduced by:
REP. ROJAS, 9
th
Dist.
REP. CANDELORA V., 86
th
Dist.
RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE HOUSE RULES.
Resolved by this House:
That the following shall be the rules to regulate the proceedings of 1
the House of Representatives for the 2023 and 2024 sessions: 2
THE SPEAKER 3
1. The speaker shall take the chair every day at the hour to which the 4
House has adjourned and shall immediately call the House to order and, 5
after prayer and recitation of the pledge of allegiance, proceed to 6
business if a quorum is present in the House Chamber. 7
2. In the absence of a quorum, the speaker may adjourn the House to 8
a later time or to the next session day. At all other times an adjournment 9
shall be pronounced by the speaker on motion. 10
3. The speaker shall preserve order and decorum and shall decide all 11
questions of order and discipline, upon which no debate shall be 12
allowed except at the speaker's request, but the decision shall be subject 13
to an appeal to the House, which must be seconded and on which no 14
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member shall speak more than once. No other business shall be in order 15
until the disposition of such appeal. 16
4. The speaker shall rise to put a question or to address the House. 17
5. If there is any disturbance, disorderly conduct or other activity in 18
or about the State Capitol or Legislative Office Building which, in the 19
opinion of the speaker, may impede the orderly transaction of the 20
business of the House of Representatives, the speaker may take such 21
action as the speaker deems necessary to preserve and restore order. 22
6. If the speaker wishes to leave the chair, a deputy speaker or a 23
member may be designated by the speaker to perform the duties of the 24
chair. 25
7. If the speaker or a deputy speaker or the member named by the 26
speaker in accordance with the preceding rule, is absent at the hour to 27
which the House has adjourned, the clerk shall call the House to order 28
and first business shall be the election of an acting speaker, which shall 29
be done immediately without debate, by ballot or otherwise, as the 30
House shall determine, also without debate; and the person thus elected 31
shall preside in the House and discharge all the duties of the speaker 32
until the speaker's return. In the case of the death, resignation or 33
permanent disability of the speaker, a deputy speaker shall then call the 34
House to order and the first business shall be the election of a speaker, 35
which the House shall immediately proceed to do without debate. The 36
person thus elected shall immediately assume the duties of speaker 37
during the continuance of the General Assembly. 38
DEPUTY SPEAKERS 39
8. There shall be such deputy speakers as determined and appointed 40
by the speaker of the House. The speaker shall designate a deputy 41
speaker to assume the duties of the speaker in the speaker's absence. 42
CHAPLAIN AND DEPUTY CHAPLAINS 43
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9. Within one week after the appointment of the speaker, the speaker 44
shall nominate a chaplain and up to three deputy chaplains, and if such 45
nominations are confirmed by the House by a majority vote, the 46
candidates so nominated and confirmed shall serve for the regular 47
sessions and any special sessions during the 2023-2024 legislative term. 48
CLERK 49
10. The clerk shall keep a journal of the House, and shall enter therein 50
a record of each day's proceedings, record any amendment that may be 51
offered to any bill or resolution and record the date of filing of an 52
agreement, award or stipulation that is filed in accordance with Joint 53
Rule 31 or 32. 54
11. Subject to Rule 50, the clerk shall keep a calendar and shall enter 55
daily on such calendar (1) all bills and joint resolutions received from 56
the senate except (a) bills and resolutions which do not have the 57
favorable report of a joint committee which shall, upon being read by 58
the clerk, be referred without further action to the appropriate 59
committee, and (b) all bills and joint resolutions received from the senate 60
which have not been referred by the House to any committee; and (2) all 61
bills and resolutions favorably reported to the House from any 62
committee and these shall be entered on the calendar in the order in 63
which they are received. Each joint resolution proposing an amendment 64
to the constitution and each bill so entered shall be printed and in the 65
files and on the calendar for two session days with a file number and 66
shall be starred for action on the session day next succeeding, except 67
that: 68
(A) A bill or resolution certified in accordance with section 2-26 of the 69
general statutes, if filed in the House, may be transmitted to and acted 70
upon first by the senate with the consent of the speaker; and if filed in 71
the senate, may be transmitted to and acted upon first by the House with 72
the consent of the president pro tempore, 73
(B) (i) Except as provided in subclause (ii) of this subparagraph, any 74
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bill or resolution certified in accordance with section 2-26 of the general 75
statutes may be acted upon in the House (I) on the same session day that 76
electronic notice of the filing and number of the bill or resolution is 77
provided to the members of the House, except the bill or resolution may 78
not be acted upon less than six hours after the House is called to order 79
or less than six hours after such notice is provided to the members, 80
whichever is later, (II) at any time on the next session day following the 81
day that such notice is provided to the members, or (III) during the last 82
five calendar days of the session, immediately after such notice is 83
provided to the members, and in any such case may be transmitted 84
immediately to the senate, 85
(ii) The clerk shall immediately provide an electronic notice of the 86
filing, in either chamber, and number of any emergency certified bill 87
introduced by the President Pro Tempore and the speaker, certified in 88
accordance with section 2-26 of the general statutes, that is the biennial 89
budget bill or a bill that amends the biennial budget bill to the members 90
of the House. No such emergency certified bill may be marked ready for 91
action or acted upon less than twelve hours following the provision of 92
such electronic notice. 93
(C) If the House refers a bill or resolution to another committee and 94
that committee favorably reports the bill or resolution not as a substitute 95
on the same session day as the House referral, the clerk shall 96
immediately enter the bill or resolution on the calendar and the House 97
may act upon it on the same session day, 98
(D) If the House rejects an amendment adopted by the senate, the bill 99
or resolution after final action in the House, may be transmitted 100
immediately to the senate, or if the senate rejects an amendment 101
adopted by the House, the bill or resolution when received from the 102
senate may be placed immediately on the calendar, 103
(E) During the last ten calendar days of the session, if the House 104
rejects an amendment adopted by the senate, or adopts a House 105
amendment to a bill or resolution received from the senate, or takes any 106
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action on the bill or resolution requiring further action by the senate, the 107
bill or resolution after final action in the House, may be transmitted 108
immediately to the senate, or if the senate rejects an amendment 109
adopted by the House or adopts a senate amendment to a bill or 110
resolution received from the House, or takes any action on the bill or 111
resolution requiring further action by the House, the bill or resolution 112
when received from the senate may be placed immediately on the 113
calendar and may be acted upon immediately, 114
(F) During the last ten calendar days of the session, any bill or 115
resolution, after final action in the House, may be transmitted 116
immediately to the senate, 117
(G) During the last five days of the session, any bill or resolution 118
received by the House after final action by the senate may be placed on 119
the calendar immediately and the bill or resolution may be acted upon 120
after it has appeared on the calendar for two session days, or 121
(H) A report by a joint standing committee of a resolution concerning 122
a judicial, workers' compensation commissioner or Board of Pardons 123
and Paroles member nomination may be acted upon after it has 124
appeared on the calendar for two days. 125
All bills and resolutions starred for action shall be acted upon only 126
when called and any bill or resolution not acted upon shall retain its 127
place on the calendar unless it is moved to the foot of the calendar or 128
unless its consideration is made the order of the day for some specified 129
time. When a bill or resolution is removed from the foot of the calendar, 130
it shall not be acted upon before the next regular succeeding session day. 131
Prior to the convening of the House on each session day, the speaker 132
shall make available on the floor of the House a list of bills and 133
resolutions intended to be acted upon during that session day. Such list 134
shall set forth the action intended to be taken on each bill or resolution 135
so listed. The list shall be for informational purposes only. 136
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12. The clerk shall retain all bills, resolutions and other papers, in 137
reference to which any member has a right to move a reconsideration, 138
until the right of reconsideration has expired, and no longer. 139
13. The clerk shall keep a record of all petitions, resolutions, joint 140
resolutions and bills for all acts presented for consideration of the 141
House, and said record shall be so kept as to show by one and a single 142
reference thereto the action of the House on any specified petition, 143
resolution, joint resolution or bill up to the time of such reference. 144
14. The clerk shall supervise all clerical work to be done for the House 145
and shall supervise all employees subject to the direction of the speaker. 146
The assistant clerk shall have the same powers and perform the same 147
duties as the clerk, subject to the direction of the clerk. The bill clerk, the 148
journal clerk and the calendar clerk shall perform such duties as are 149
assigned to them by the clerk. 150
15. Upon the request of any member, the clerk shall provide a 151
calendar to such member on each session day. 152
MEMBERS 153
16. When any member is about to speak in debate or deliver any 154
matter to the House, the member shall rise and address the chair as "Mr. 155
Speaker" or "Madam Speaker," as the case may be. 156
If two or more rise at the same time, the speaker shall name the 157
member entitled to the floor, preferring one who rises in place to one 158
who does not. 159
No member shall speak in debate or deliver any matter to the House 160
unless such member is present in the House Chamber. 161
17. No member shall speak on the same question more than twice 162
without unanimous consent of the members of the House present. 163
18. The speaker shall, or any member may, call to order any member 164
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who in speaking or otherwise, transgresses the rules and orders of the 165
House. If speaking, the member shall sit down, unless permitted to 166
explain; and if a member is guilty of a breach of any of the rules and 167
orders, the member may be required by the House, on motion, to make 168
satisfaction therefor, and shall not be allowed to vote or speak except by 169
way of excuse until such satisfaction is made. 170
COMMITTEES AND LEADERS 171
19. At the opening of each session a committee on contested elections, 172
consisting of four members, at least two of whom shall be members of 173
the minority party in the House, shall be appointed by the speaker to 174
take into consideration all contested elections of the members of the 175
House and to report the facts, with their opinion thereon in a manner 176
that may be directed by House resolution. 177
20. (a) Majority Election and Appointments. The majority leader shall 178
be elected by the members of the majority party in the House and the 179
deputy majority leaders shall be appointed by the majority leader and 180
shall serve at the pleasure of the majority leader. The assistant deputy 181
speaker, majority caucus chairperson, deputy majority caucus 182
chairperson, assistant majority leaders and majority whips shall be 183
appointed by the speaker in consultation with the majority leader, and 184
shall serve at the pleasure of the speaker. 185
The chairpersons, and where appropriate, vice-chairpersons, of the 186
standing committees shall be appointed by the speaker of the House and 187
shall serve at the pleasure of the speaker, except when a chairperson is 188
designated or appointed by the minority leader pursuant to these rules 189
or the joint rules, in which case, the person so designated or appointed 190
shall serve at the pleasure of the minority leader. Notwithstanding any 191
provision of the general statutes, during the 2023-2024 biennium, the 192
chairperson of the Legislative Regulation Review Committee shall be 193
appointed by the speaker of the House. 194
(b) Minority Election and Appointments. The minority leader shall be 195
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elected by the members of the minority party in the House and the 196
deputy minority leaders, the minority caucus chairperson, the assistant 197
minority leaders, the minority whips and the ranking members of each 198
joint standing committee shall be appointed by the minority leader and 199
shall serve at the pleasure of the minority leader except when a ranking 200
member is designated or appointed by the speaker pursuant to these 201
rules or the joint rules, in which case, the person so designated or 202
appointed shall serve at the pleasure of the speaker. Notwithstanding 203
any provision of the general statutes, during the 2023-2024 biennium, 204
the ranking member of the Legislative Regulation Review Committee 205
shall be appointed by the minority leader. 206
(c) Number of Leaders. The number of members appointed to the 207
positions of assistant majority leader and majority whip shall not exceed 208
thirty-three per cent of the total membership of the majority party in the 209
House. The number of members appointed to the positions of assistant 210
minority leader shall not exceed thirty-three per cent of the total 211
membership of the minority party in the House. Notwithstanding the 212
provisions of this subsection, the chairpersons of the bonding 213
subcommittees of the joint standing committee on finance, revenue and 214
bonding may be assistant majority leaders and the ranking members of 215
said subcommittees may be assistant minority leaders. 216
(d) Committees. The staff clerks of the standing committees shall be 217
appointed by the speaker of the House. Chairpersons of subcommittees 218
may be appointed by the chairpersons of the respective standing 219
committees with the approval of the speaker of the House. 220
All standing committee members shall be appointed by the speaker 221
on or before the fifth regular session day of the first year of the term, 222
except to fill a vacancy caused by death or incapacity, or resignation or 223
removal from the House or from a committee, and except that the 224
speaker may appoint any member elected after the fifth regular session 225
day of the first year of the term to any committee, within five calendar 226
days after the member takes the oath of office. The member first named 227
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shall be chairperson. All members of standing committees shall serve 228
for both sessions of the term, except that: (1) The speaker may accept the 229
resignation, for good cause, of a member of a standing committee prior 230
to the expiration of the term, and (2) the speaker may remove a member, 231
provided the speaker's removal of a member of the minority party shall 232
require the concurrence of the minority leader. Chairpersons, vice-233
chairpersons and subcommittee chairpersons shall serve for both 234
sessions of the term unless removed by the speaker. 235
(e) Referrals to Committees. (1) The House may refer any matter to a 236
committee either before or after the deadline of that committee (A) at 237
any regular session of the House, or (B) at a technical session of the 238
House provided the majority leader has notified the minority leader or 239
the minority leader's designee in writing, not later than 5 p.m. the day 240
before the technical session, of the majority leader's intent to move for 241
the referral, and received the approval of the minority leader or the 242
minority leader's designee for the referral, and provided further that no 243
matter may be recommitted at a technical session. 244
(2) The House may, but need not, refer to a committee before or after 245
its deadline a bill or resolution that was favorably or unfavorably 246
reported by another committee, except that every bill and resolution 247
shall be referred to the committees on Legislative Management, 248
Appropriations, Finance, Revenue and Bonding, Government 249
Administration and Elections or Judiciary if such referral is specifically 250
required under Joint Rule 3 or subsection (e) of Joint Rule 15. 251
(f) Meetings in Representatives' Chamber. Committee meetings shall 252
not be held in the representatives' chamber on session days. 253
REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS 254
21. The order of business shall be as follows: 255
1. Reception of petitions. 256
2. Reception of communications from the Governor, Secretary of the 257
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State, annual and biennial reports, interim committee reports and 258
special reports. 259
3. Introduction of bills and resolutions. 260
4. Reports of committees. 261
5. Reception of business from the senate. 262
6. Business on the calendar. 263
7. Miscellaneous. 264
RULES AND MOTIONS 265
22. The rules of parliamentary practice comprised in the 2000 edition 266
of Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure shall govern the House 267
whenever applicable and whenever they are not inconsistent with the 268
standing rules and orders of the House or the joint rules of the senate 269
and the House of Representatives. 270
23. The rules of the House shall take precedence over the joint rules 271
of the senate and the House of Representatives or Mason's Manual of 272
Legislative Procedure in the event of conflict. 273
24. When a motion is made, it shall be stated to the House by the 274
speaker before any debate is had thereon. 275
25. When a motion is stated by the speaker, or read by the clerk, it 276
shall be deemed to be in the possession of the House. 277
It may be withdrawn by the mover at any time before decision or 278
amendment, but not after amendment, unless the House approves by a 279
majority vote. 280
26. The question first moved shall be first put, except as modified in 281
Rule 28. 282
27. If the question under debate consists of two or more independent 283
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propositions any member may move to have the question divided. If the 284
House adopts the motion to divide, the speaker shall rule on the order 285
of voting on the divisions of a question. 286
28. When a question is under debate, no motion shall be received 287
except: 288
1. To adjourn, which is not debatable. 289
2. To recess. 290
3. To postpone temporarily retaining position on the calendar. 291
4. To pass until next session day retaining position on calendar. 292
5. To close the debate at a specified time. 293
6. To postpone to a certain time. 294
7. To refer or recommit to a committee. 295
8. To amend. 296
9. To place at foot of calendar. 297
These motions shall have precedence in the order listed in this rule, 298
except that a point of order may be raised at any time. 299
29. When the consideration of a question regularly on the calendar is 300
interrupted by adjournment, the question comes up in its proper place 301
on the next session day's calendar. 302
30. A vote can be reconsidered only on the next regular succeeding 303
session day, provided there shall be no reconsideration of the vote upon 304
the following motions: To adjourn, or to reconsider, and no question 305
shall be twice reconsidered. 306
AMENDMENTS 307
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31. (a) Amendments shall be filed with the clerk of the House before 308
10 a.m. on the day on which the bill or resolution is to be acted upon, 309
except that (1) the following may each sponsor or authorize 310
amendments at any time: The presiding officer, the majority leader or, 311
in the majority leader's absence, the majority leader's designated deputy 312
majority leader, the minority leader or in the minority leader's absence, 313
the minority leader's designated deputy minority leader; (2) the 314
presiding officer may waive the filing requirement upon the request of 315
the majority leader or the minority leader; (3) after any amendment or 316
amendments have been adopted, any member may offer a further 317
amendment only if it is directly related to the amendment or 318
amendments adopted. 319
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this rule, if a bill or resolution 320
has been scheduled for consideration on a date certain pursuant to a 321
special order, all amendments relating to that bill or resolution must be 322
filed with the clerk of the House before 5 p.m. on the last day the clerk's 323
office is open preceding the day on which the bill or resolution has been 324
scheduled for consideration. The only exceptions to this filing 325
requirement shall be: (1) The persons named in subdivision (1) of 326
subsection (a) of this rule may each sponsor an amendment at any time; 327
(2) after any amendment or amendments have been adopted, any 328
member may offer a further amendment only if it is directly related to 329
the amendment or amendments adopted. 330
(c) Members may co-sponsor an amendment that is in the possession 331
of the clerk of the House, or remove their names as co-sponsors, by 332
submitting a written request to the clerk not later than 10 a.m. on the 333
day following adoption or rejection of the amendment, excluding 334
weekends and holidays. Co-sponsorship of an amendment does not 335
constitute co-sponsorship of the bill it would amend unless the member 336
so specifies pursuant to Joint Rule 7(c). 337
(d) After a motion for passage of a bill or resolution has been made, 338
a motion to amend the bill or resolution is in order. 339
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A pending amendment may not be am ended. No substitute 340
amendment may be offered for a pending amendment. 341
(e) No independent new question may be introduced as an 342
amendment. 343
(f) Whenever a bill is amended, the speaker may order that it be 344
returned to the legislative commissioners for the purposes of re-345
examination pursuant to Joint Rule 13 and for reprinting as amended. 346
SEATS 347
32. Immediately after the adoption of these rules the speaker shall 348
appoint a committee of four, who shall assign seats to all members of 349
the House. 350
33. The seats assigned to members shall be their seats for their term 351
of office. 352
REPRESENTATIVES' CHAMBER 353
34. Use of the representatives' chamber shall not be granted for non-354
legislative use during a General Assembly session except by a vote of 355
the House, or by a vote of the legislative management committee or with 356
the permission of the speaker. The speaker shall grant use of the 357
chamber for legislative use and between General Assembly sessions. 358
PARLIAMENTARY PRACTICE 359
35. No debate shall be allowed after a question is put and while it 360
remains undecided. 361
36. In all cases when a voice vote is taken without a division, the 362
speaker shall determine whether it is or is not a vote; and in all doubtful 363
cases the speaker shall state "The chair is in doubt." Whereupon, the 364
speaker shall try the question again by a voice vote or roll call, as the 365
speaker may so order. 366
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After the speaker has declared a vote, it shall not be taken again 367
unless by a regular motion for reconsideration, made by a member in 368
the prevailing vote of the House. 369
37. If a division is called for, the House shall divide, those in the 370
affirmative first rising from their seats and standing until counted, and 371
afterwards those in the negative. For the purpose of more conveniently 372
counting upon the division of the House, the floor thereof shall be 373
divided by aisles into four divisions, to be numbered first, second, third 374
and fourth sections, commencing on the right of the chair; for each of 375
which divisions the speaker shall appoint a member whose seat is in 376
said division to be a teller and to count and report to the chair. 377
38. In case of a tie vote or an equal division, the question shall not be 378
passed. 379
39. The yeas and nays shall be taken on the roll call machine on all 380
final action on all bills, resolutions proposing amendments to the 381
constitution and all other substantive resolutions, except bills and 382
resolutions on the consent calendar. On all other questions, a roll call 383
vote shall be taken at the request of one-fifth of the members present, 384
expressed at any time before a declaration of the vote. In the event the 385
roll call machine is not functioning properly, the roll may be called by 386
the clerk. 387
40. Every member, when a question is put by the speaker, shall vote, 388
unless excused by the speaker, if the member is (1) present in the House 389
Chamber, or (2) logged into the House of Representatives electronic 390
voting system in accordance with the provisions of Rule 49. No member 391
shall absent herself or himself from the House Chamber or the State 392
Capitol or Legislative Office Building, or log out of the electronic voting 393
system, without leave, unless there is a quorum without the member's 394
presence. 395
Whenever any vote is to be taken, the speaker may order the doors 396
closed and thereupon no member shall leave the House unless by 397
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permission of the speaker, or the House, until the vote is declared, but 398
members shall be admitted at any time. 399
When a vote has been taken, if any member raises a question of an 400
excess of votes cast over the number of members present, a count of the 401
House shall be had, and if it appears that such excess of votes exists, the 402
speaker shall order the vote to be again taken. 403
41. No representative may vote or change his or her vote on a roll call 404
after the speaker has requested that the clerk announce the tally. 405
42. While the House is in session, admission to the floor of the House 406
shall be limited to members of the General Assembly, authorized 407
members of the press, authorized staff of the General Assembly and 408
such other persons as may be authorized by the presiding officer. On 409
any day during which the House is in session, lobbyists shall be 410
prohibited from the floor of the House except during a public hearing 411
on the floor of the House or as may be authorized by the presiding 412
officer for purposes of recognition or ceremony. 413
Electronic media equipment and media personnel shall occupy only 414
those areas designated by the presiding officer. 415
Proper facilities for transmitting messages to members of the House 416
shall be provided by the clerk and administered by the messengers. 417
The sergeant at arms, doorkeepers and messengers shall enforce this 418
rule and shall see that the aisles and the seats of the members are not 419
occupied by persons other than members of the General Assembly, 420
while the House is in session. 421
43. There shall be a consent calendar on which shall be entered such 422
bills and resolutions as the majority leader and the minority leader or 423
their designees shall agree, and shall be proposed to the House by the 424
majority leader or the designee of the majority leader in the form of a 425
motion to move to the consent calendar. The consent calendar may be 426
acted upon on the day of such motion or on a subsequent day. At the 427
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request of a member made from the floor any bill or resolution shall be 428
removed from those included in the motion. All bills and resolutions 429
starred for action on the consent calendar shall be passed on motion 430
without discussion unless, at any time prior to the motion for passage, 431
a member requests from the floor removal of a bill or resolution from 432
the consent calendar in which case such bill or resolution shall be so 433
removed and placed on the regular calendar. Any bill or resolution so 434
removed shall be considered as having appeared on the regular 435
calendar for a period of time equivalent to that during which it appeared 436
on the consent calendar. 437
44. Upon motion made and adopted, the House may schedule 438
consideration of any matter appearing on the calendar for a date certain 439
by special order, but no sooner than the later of (1) the second day, 440
excluding weekends and holidays, after the adoption of the special 441
order, or (2) the day after the matter first appears on the calendar double 442
starred. 443
RESTRICTIONS 444
45. No person shall smoke in the House Chamber or the gallery. No 445
person shall conduct a conversation on a wireless telephone or similar 446
device in the House Chamber while the House is meeting. No person 447
shall take or possess a sign, banner, placard or other display material in 448
the gallery or in the House Chamber while the House is meeting. The 449
presiding officer and the sergeant at arms shall enforce this rule. 450
SUSPENSION OF THE RULES 451
46. These rules shall not be altered, amended or suspended except by 452
the vote of at least two-thirds of the members present. 453
47. Motions to suspend the rules shall be in order on any session day. 454
Suspension of the rules shall be for a specified purpose. Upon 455
accomplishment of that purpose, any rule suspended shall be again in 456
force. 457
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REMOTE PARTICIPATION 458
48. Quorum. No member who is logged into the House of 459
Representatives electronic voting system and not present in the House 460
Chamber shall be considered present for the purpose of determining 461
whether a quorum is present. 462
49. Voting Remotely. A member may vote remotely while logged into 463
the House of Representatives electronic voting system under these rules 464
as follows: 465
(1) While present in the State Capitol or Legislative Office Building; 466
or 467
(2) While on the grounds of the Capitol or Legislative Office Building 468
if the majority leader or minority leader has granted such member 469
permission because such leader has (A) determined that it is 470
impracticable for the member to cast a vote while present in the House 471
Chamber or in the State Capitol or Legislative Office Building, and (B) 472
informed the speaker of such permission. 473
50. House Agenda. (a) Upon acceptance of a House agenda, the 474
clerk's office shall act upon the items listed as indicated and shall 475
incorporate the items by reference in the House journal and House 476
transcript. 477
(b) On any day that is not scheduled as a session day, the speaker and 478
the minority leader, or their designees, may call the House into session 479
for purposes of transacting business of a procedural nature by filing 480
with the clerk or the clerk's designee a written instruction to conduct a 481
pro forma House session with or without the presence of a member. The 482
direction shall include a written motion to adopt the day's House 483
agenda and act on all items as indicated and incorporate the items by 484
reference into the House journal and House transcript. The motion shall 485
be read into the record and shall have the same force and effect as if the 486
House were convened with a presiding officer and a member. 487
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51. Select Committee on Connecticut's Sustainable and Renewable 488
Energy. For the 2023 regular session, there is established a House select 489
committee on Connecticut's sustainable and renewable energy. The 490
select committee shall consist of the following members: Two appointed 491
by the speaker of the House and two appointed by the minority leader. 492
The speaker of the House and the minority leader shall select the 493
chairpersons of the select committee from among the members of the 494
committee. The chairpersons shall schedule the first meeting of the 495
select committee and the select committee shall meet as necessary. The 496
select committee may submit proposals for legislation to the appropriate 497
joint standing committees of the General Assembly. 498