Connecticut 2025 Regular Session

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4	4	General Assembly Senate Joint
5	5	Resolution No. 1
6	6	January Session, 2025
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13	13	Introduced by:
14	14	SEN. LOONEY, 11
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17	17	SEN. DUFF, 25
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20	20	REP. RITTER M., 1
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23	23	REP. ROJAS, 9
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26	26	REP. CANDELORA V., 86
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34	34	RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE JOINT RULES OF THE SENATE
35	35	AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
36	36	Resolved by this Assembly:
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38	38	That the following shall be the Joint Rules of the Senate and House of 1
39	39	Representatives for the regular sessions of the General Assembly and 2
40	40	for interim periods during the 2025-2026 legislative term. 3
41	41	MESSAGES BETWEEN CHAMBERS 4
42	42	1. Messages from one chamber to the other shall be delivered to the 5
43	43	presiding officer. 6
44	44	JOINT CONVENTIONS 7
45	45	2. Joint conventions shall be held in the Hall of the House. Either 8
46	46	chamber may request a convention stating the purposes thereof in its 9
47	47	message. The President of the Senate shall preside. The President and 10
48	48	Senate Joint Resolution No. 1
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53	53	the Speaker shall make reports to their respective chambers of the 11
54	54	proceedings of the convention which shall be printed in the respective 12
55	55	journals. 13
56	56	JOINT COMMITTEES 14
57	57	3. (a) Designation of Committees. There shall be twenty-three joint 15
58	58	standing committees as provided in subsection (b) of this rule. There 16
59	59	shall be two statutory committees as provided in subsection (c) of this 17
60	60	rule. There shall be one select committee as provided in subsection (d) 18
61	61	of this rule. Joint standing committees, statutory committees and the 19
62	62	select committee shall consider all matters referred to them and report 20
63	63	as required by these rules. 21
64	64	(b) Joint Standing Committees. Each joint standing committee shall 22
65	65	consist of not more than nine senators and not more than thirty-five 23
66	66	representatives, except that the joint standing committees on 24
67	67	Appropriations and Finance, Revenue and Bonding shall consist of not 25
68	68	more than fourteen senators and not more than forty -five 26
69	69	representatives, the joint standing committee on Judiciary shall consist 27
70	70	of not more than thirteen senators and not more than thirty-five 28
71	71	representatives, the joint standing committee on Public Health shall 29
72	72	consist of not more than eleven senators and not more than thirty-five 30
73	73	representatives, and the joint standing committee on Education shall 31
74	74	consist of not more than nine senators and not more than thirty-six 32
75	75	representatives. The joint standing committees shall be divided into 33
76	76	Group A and Group B as follows: 34
77	77	GROUP A 35
78	78	(1) A committee on APPROPRIATIONS that shall have cognizance of 36
79	79	all matters relating to appropriations and the operating budgets and all 37
80	80	matters relating to state employees' salaries, benefits and retirement, 38
81	81	teachers' retirement, veterans' pensions and collective bargaining 39
82	82	agreements and arbitration awards for state employees. In addition, any 40
83	83	bills or resolutions carrying or requiring appropriations, or creating or 41
84	84	Senate Joint Resolution No. 1
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89	89	enlarging a state mandate to local governments, defined in subsection 42
90	90	(a)(2) of section 2-32b of the general statutes, and favorably reported by 43
91	91	any other committee, except the payment of claims by the state, shall be 44
92	92	referred to the committee, unless such reference is dispensed with by at 45
93	93	least a two-thirds vote of each chamber, provided the committee's 46
94	94	consideration shall be limited to their fiscal aspects and appropriation 47
95	95	provisions of such bills or resolutions and shall not extend to their other 48
96	96	substantive provisions or purpose, except to the extent that such other 49
97	97	provisions or purpose relate to the fiscal aspects and appropriation 50
98	98	provisions of such bills or resolutions. 51
99	99	(2) A committee on EDUCATION that shall have cognizance of all 52
100	100	matters relating to (A) the Department of Education, the Office of Early 53
101	101	Childhood and the Technical Education and Career System, and (B) 54
102	102	school building projects, local and regional boards of education, the 55
103	103	substantive law of collective bargaining covering teachers and 56
104	104	professional employees of such boards, vocational rehabilitation, and 57
105	105	libraries, including the State Library, museums and historical and 58
106	106	cultural associations. 59
107	107	(3) A committee on ENVIRONMENT that shall have cognizance of 60
108	108	all matters relating to (A) the Department of Energy and Environmental 61
109	109	Protection concerning the preservation and protection of the air, water 62
110	110	and other natural resources of the state and the Department of 63
111	111	Agriculture, including farming, dairy products and domestic animals, 64
112	112	and (B) conservation, recreation, pollution control, fisheries and game, 65
113	113	state parks and forests, water resources and flood and erosion control, 66
114	114	and the preservation and protection of the air, water and other natural 67
115	115	resources of the state. 68
116	116	(4) A committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING that shall 69
117	117	have cognizance of all matters relating to (A) the Department of 70
118	118	Revenue Services, and (B) finance, revenue, capital bonding and 71
119	119	taxation. Any bill or resolution favorably reported by another 72
120	120	committee relating to finance, revenue, capital bonding, taxation, 73
121	121	Senate Joint Resolution No. 1
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126	126	employer contributions for unemployment compensation purposes, all 74
127	127	matters relating to the Department of Revenue Services and the revenue 75
128	128	aspects of the Gaming Division within the Department of Consumer 76
129	129	Protection shall be referred to the committee, provided the committee's 77
130	130	consideration shall be limited to the financial provisions and purposes 78
131	131	of such bill or resolution, such as finance, revenue, bonding, taxation 79
132	132	and fees, and shall not extend to the other substantive provisions or 80
133	133	purposes, except to the extent that such other provisions or purposes 81
134	134	relate to the financial provisions of such bills or resolutions. 82
135	135	(5) A committee on GENERAL LAW that shall have cognizance of all 83
136	136	matters relating to (A) the Department of Consumer Protection, and (B) 84
137	137	(i) alcoholic beverages, (ii) fair trade and sales practices, (iii) consumer 85
138	138	protection, (iv) mobile homes, (v) occupational licensing, except 86
139	139	licensing by the Department of Public Health, and (vi) legalized 87
140	140	gambling. 88
141	141	(6) A committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND 89
142	142	ELECTIONS that shall have cognizance of all matters relating to (A) (i) 90
143	143	the Department of Administrative Services, including purchasing and 91
144	144	central collections, but excluding personnel and labor relations, fire 92
145	145	marshals, the fire safety code, the state building code and school 93
146	146	building projects, (ii) the administrative functions of the Office of 94
147	147	Governmental Accountability, including the office's personnel and 95
148	148	employment policies and information technology, and (iii) the Freedom 96
149	149	of Information Commission, the Office of State Ethics, the Citizen's 97
150	150	Ethics Advisory Board and the State Elections Enforcement 98
151	151	Commission, (B) state government organization and reorganization, 99
152	152	structures and procedures, (C) leasing, construction, maintenance, 100
153	153	purchase and sale, transfer or other disposition of state facilities or state 101
154	154	property, other than real property or an interest in real property, (D) 102
155	155	state and federal relations, (E) interstate compacts, (F) compacts 103
156	156	between the state and Indian tribes, (G) constitutional amendments, and 104
157	157	(H) all matters relating to elections and election laws. Any resolution 105
158	158	favorably reported by another committee that proposes a constitutional 106
159	159	Senate Joint Resolution No. 1
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164	164	amendment shall be referred to the committee on Government 107
165	165	Administration and Elections. 108
166	166	(7) A committee on JUDICIARY that shall have cognizance of all 109
167	167	matters relating to (A) the Judicial Department, the Department of 110
168	168	Correction and the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, 111
169	169	(B) courts, judicial procedures, criminal law, probate matters, probation, 112
170	170	parole, wills, estates, adoption, divorce, bankruptcy, escheat, law 113
171	171	libraries, deeds, mortgages, conveyancing, preservation of land records 114
172	172	and other public documents, the law of business organizations, uniform 115
173	173	laws, validations, authorizations to sue and to appeal, claims against the 116
174	174	state, (C) (i) all (I) judicial nominations, (II) nominations of 117
175	175	administrative law judges for the workers' compensation system, and 118
176	176	(III) nominations of members of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, and 119
177	177	(ii) any nomination of a Claims Commissioner, and (D) all bills carrying 120
178	178	civil penalties that exceed the sum of, or that may exceed in the 121
179	179	aggregate, five thousand dollars. Any bill favorably reported by another 122
180	180	committee that carries a criminal penalty, other than an infraction, shall 123
181	181	be referred to the committee, provided the committee's consideration 124
182	182	shall be limited to the criminal penalties established in such bill and 125
183	183	shall not extend to the other substantive provisions or purposes of such 126
184	184	bill. 127
185	185	(8) A committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT that shall 128
186	186	have cognizance of all matters relating to local governments, housing, 129
187	187	urban renewal, fire, sewer and metropolitan districts, home rule, 130
188	188	planning and zoning, regional planning and development activities, the 131
189	189	state plan of conservation and development and economic development 132
190	190	programs impacting local governments. 133
191	191	(9) A committee on PUBLIC HEALTH that shall have cognizance of 134
192	192	all matters relating to (A) the Department of Public Health, the 135
193	193	Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and the 136
194	194	Department of Developmental Services, and (B) health, including 137
195	195	emergency medical services, all licensing boards within the Department 138
196	196	Senate Joint Resolution No. 1
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201	201	of Public Health, nursing homes, pure foods and drugs, and controlled 139
202	202	substances, including the treatment of substance abuse. 140
203	203	(10) A committee on TRANSPORTATION that shall have cognizance 141
204	204	of all matters relating to (A) the Department of Transportation, the 142
205	205	Office of the State Traffic Administration and the Department of Motor 143
206	206	Vehicles, and (B) transportation, including highways and bridges, 144
207	207	navigation, aeronautics, mass transit and railroads. 145
208	208	GROUP B 146
209	209	(11) A committee on BANKING that shall have cognizance of all 147
210	210	matters relating to (A) the Department of Banking, and (B) banks, 148
211	211	savings banks, bank and trust companies, savings and loan associations, 149
212	212	credit unions, the supervision of the sale of securities, fraternal benefit 150
213	213	societies and secured and unsecured lending. 151
214	214	(12) A committee on ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY that shall have 152
215	215	cognizance of all matters relating to (A) (i) the Public Utilities 153
216	216	Regulatory Authority, and (ii) the Department of Energy and 154
217	217	Environmental Protection concerning energy, energy policy planning 155
218	218	and regulation, telecommunications, information systems and related 156
219	219	technology, and (B) energy, energy policy planning and regulation, 157
220	220	telecommunications, information systems and related technology. 158
221	221	(13) A committee on INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE that shall 159
222	222	have cognizance of all matters relating to (A) the Insurance Department, 160
223	223	and (B) insurance law and real estate law. 161
224	224	(14) A committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES that shall 162
225	225	have cognizance of all matters relating to (A) the Labor Department, (B) 163
226	226	workers' compensation, unemployment compensation, conditions of 164
227	227	employment, hours of labor, minimum wages, industrial safety, 165
228	228	occupational health and safety, labor unions and labor disputes, and (C) 166
229	229	conditions of employment of state and municipal employees and the 167
230	230	substantive law of state and municipal employees' collective bargaining. 168
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236	236	(15) A committee on HUMAN SERVICES that shall have cognizance 169
237	237	of all matters relating to the Department of Social Services, including 170
238	238	institutions under its jurisdiction, and the Department of Aging and 171
239	239	Disability Services. 172
240	240	(16) A committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY that shall 173
241	241	have cognizance of all matters relating to (A) the Department of 174
242	242	Emergency Services and Public Protection, and (B) civil preparedness 175
243	243	and homeland security, state police, the state-wide organized crime 176
244	244	investigative task force, municipal police training, fire marshals, the fire 177
245	245	safety code and the state building code. 178
246	246	(17) A committee on COMMERCE that shall have cognizance of all 179
247	247	matters relating to the Department of Economic and Community 180
248	248	Development and Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated. 181
249	249	(18) A committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT 182
250	250	ADVANCEMENT that shall have cognizance of all matters relating to 183
251	251	(A) the Board of Regents for Higher Education and the Office of Higher 184
252	252	Education, and (B) public and independent institutions of higher 185
253	253	education, private occupational schools, post-secondary education, job 186
254	254	training institutions and programs, apprenticeship training programs 187
255	255	and adult job training programs offered to the public by any state 188
256	256	agency or funded in whole or in part by the state. 189
257	257	(19) A committee on HOUSING that shall have cognizance of all 190
258	258	matters relating to housing. 191
259	259	(20) A committee on AGING that shall have cognizance of all matters 192
260	260	relating to senior citizens. 193
261	261	(21) A committee on CHILDREN that shall have cognizance of all 194
262	262	matters relating to (A) the Department of Children and Families, 195
263	263	including institutions under its jurisdiction, and (B) children. 196
264	264	(22) A committee on VETERANS' AND MILITARY AFFAIRS that 197
265	265	shall have cognizance of all matters relating to military and veterans' 198
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271	271	affairs, except veterans' pensions. 199
272	272	(23) A committee on GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT that shall have 200
273	273	cognizance of all matters relating to (A) (i) the administrative functions 201
274	274	of the Office of Governmental Accountability, including the office's 202
275	275	personnel and employment policies and information technology, (ii) the 203
276	276	Freedom of Information Commission, the Office of State Ethics, the 204
277	277	Citizen's Ethics Advisory Board and the State Elections Enforcement 205
278	278	Commission, and (iii) the Auditors of Public Accounts, and (B) the sale, 206
279	279	transfer or other disposition of any real property or interest in real 207
280	280	property that is under the custody or control of a state agency. Any bill 208
281	281	favorably reported by another committee that requires a state agency to 209
282	282	sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any real property or interest in real 210
283	283	property that is under the custody or control of such agency to any 211
284	284	person or entity other than another state agency, shall be referred to the 212
285	285	committee on Government Oversight. Any hearing conducted by the 213
286	286	committee on Government Oversight on any report issued by the 214
287	287	Auditors of Public Accounts, any other audit or investigation report 215
288	288	concerning any quasi-public agency or agency or department of the 216
289	289	state or on any statutory program shall be in accordance with the 217
290	290	provisions of Rule 18. 218
291	291	(c) Statutory Committees. In addition, there shall be: 219
292	292	(1) The committee on LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT that shall 220
293	293	conduct the business affairs of the General Assembly. The committee 221
294	294	shall be responsible for the operation of the General Assembly, 222
295	295	coordination and supervision of committee work, improvement of 223
296	296	legislative operations, deciding on matters of organization, procedures, 224
297	297	facilities and working conditions of the General Assembly, 225
298	298	compensation of employees of the legislative branch, and the facilitation 226
299	299	of positive relationships with the federal government and other state 227
300	300	governments. All bills and resolutions relating to such matters may be 228
301	301	referred to the committee. The committee shall consist of (A) twenty 229
302	302	members of the House who shall be (i) the Speaker, (ii) the deputy 230
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308	308	speakers, (iii) the majority leader, (iv) four members appointed by the 231
309	309	Speaker, (v) three members appointed by the majority leader, (vi) the 232
310	310	minority leader, (vii) two deputy minority leaders appointed by the 233
311	311	minority leader, and (viii) five members appointed by the minority 234
312	312	leader, and (B) thirteen members of the Senate who shall be (i) the 235
313	313	President Pro Tempore, (ii) the majority leader, (iii) a deputy majority 236
314	314	leader appointed by the majority leader, (iv) five members appointed by 237
315	315	the President Pro Tempore, (v) the minority leader, (vi) an assistant 238
316	316	minority leader appointed by the minority leader, and (vii) three 239
317	317	members appointed by the minority leader. In matters of legislative 240
318	318	operations, the legislative commissioners and the clerks of each 241
319	319	chamber shall serve as ex-officio, non-voting members of the committee. 242
320	320	The committee shall be chaired by the President Pro Tempore and the 243
321	321	Speaker. A majority of the membership shall constitute a quorum and 244
322	322	all actions shall require the affirmative vote of a majority. At any 245
323	323	meeting, if a committee member present of either chamber requests, a 246
324	324	vote of the majority of the members present of each chamber shall be 247
325	325	required for approval of a question. 248
326	326	(2) The committee on EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE 249
327	327	NOMINATIONS that shall consist of (A) nineteen members of the 250
328	328	House who shall be (i) the majority leader, or the majority leader's 251
329	329	designee, (ii) the minority leader, or the minority leader's designee, (iii) 252
330	330	ten members appointed by the Speaker, and (iv) seven members 253
331	331	appointed by the minority leader, and (B) eight members of the Senate 254
332	332	who shall be (i) the majority leader, or the majority leader's designee, (ii) 255
333	333	the minority leader, or the minority leader's designee, (iii) three 256
334	334	members appointed by the President Pro Tempore, and (iv) three 257
335	335	members appointed by the minority leader. The chairpersons and 258
336	336	ranking members of the committee or committees having cognizance of 259
337	337	matters relating to the duties of a nominee for the position of a 260
338	338	department head, as defined in section 4-5 of the general statutes, shall 261
339	339	serve as ex-officio, non-voting members of the committee on executive 262
340	340	and legislative nominations for the consideration of such nomination. 263
341	341	All executive and legislative nominations requiring action of either or 264
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347	347	both chambers, except judicial nominations, nominations of 265
348	348	administrative law judges for the workers' compensation system, 266
349	349	nominations of members of the Board of Pardons and Paroles and any 267
350	350	nomination of a Claims Commissioner, shall be referred to the 268
351	351	committee on executive and legislative nominations. 269
352	352	(d) Select Committee. In addition, for the 2025 regular session, there 270
353	353	shall be: 271
354	354	A select committee on Special Education the members of which shall 272
355	355	be appointed as follows: Up to six appointed by the Speaker of the 273
356	356	House, up to five appointed by the House minority leader, up to six 274
357	357	appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and up to five 275
358	358	appointed by the Senate minority leader. Said committee may conduct 276
359	359	public hearings, may issue reports of its findings and may originate and 277
360	360	report any bill or resolution it deems necessary concerning special 278
361	361	education. Any bill or resolution favorably reported by said committee 279
362	362	shall be referred to the joint standing committee on Education. 280
363	363	(e) Committee Appointments. Appointments of committee members, 281
364	364	except to fill a vacancy caused by death or incapacity or by resignation 282
365	365	from the General Assembly or a committee of the General Assembly, 283
366	366	shall be made on or before the fifth regular session day of the first year 284
367	367	of the term and, except as otherwise provided in the rules of each 285
368	368	chamber, shall be for the entire term for which the members were 286
369	369	elected. Committee appointments of a member elected after the fifth 287
370	370	regular session day of the first year of the term shall be made not later 288
371	371	than five calendar days after the member takes the oath of office, and 289
372	372	may be made, at the discretion of the appointing authority, to any 290
373	373	committee. 291
374	374	Senate and House committees shall be appointed and organized in 292
375	375	accordance with the rules of each chamber and members of the minority 293
376	376	party shall be appointed on nomination of the minority leader of each 294
377	377	chamber. 295
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383	383	LEADERS ON COMMITTEES 296
384	384	4. The President Pro Tempore of the Senate, Speaker of the House, 297
385	385	and majority and minority leaders of the Senate and the House shall be 298
386	386	ex-officio members of all committees, with the right to be present at all 299
387	387	meetings and to take part in deliberations but without the right to vote, 300
388	388	except as to those committees to which they are appointed members. 301
389	389	COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND PROCEDURES 302
390	390	5. (a) Scheduling. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of 303
391	391	this rule and in Rule 15, chairpersons of committees shall jointly 304
392	392	schedule meetings during periods when the General Assembly is in 305
393	393	session as follows: 306
394	394	(1) Committees may meet on any day from January 8 through January 307
395	395	15 in 2025 and from February 4 through February 6 in 2026. The 308
396	396	chairpersons of each committee may jointly call a meeting during said 309
397	397	period in 2025 for the purpose of organization and to consider such 310
398	398	other business as is deemed necessary. 311
399	399	(2) Beginning on January 16 in 2025 and on February 9 in 2026, and 312
400	400	ending on the committee's deadline to report bills and resolutions in 313
401	401	such year, as provided in Rule 15, Group A committees shall meet on 314
402	402	Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays only and Group B committees shall 315
403	403	meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays only. 316
404	404	(3) Statutory committees, as described in subsection (c) of Rule 3, may 317
405	405	meet on any day. The select committee on Special Education, as 318
406	406	described in subsection (d) of Rule 3, shall meet on Mondays, 319
407	407	Wednesdays and Fridays only. 320
408	408	(4) Committees, except conference committees, may not meet during 321
409	409	a session of either chamber without the consent of each chamber which 322
410	410	is in session. 323
411	411	(5) All meetings shall be broadcast contemporaneously on an Internet 324
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417	417	web site identified in the notice provided under subsection (f) of this 325
418	418	rule for such meeting. 326
419	419	(6) Not more than a total of ten meetings or public hearings, or any 327
420	420	combination thereof, may be scheduled for or conducted at the same 328
421	421	time. 329
422	422	(7) On a day when a committee has scheduled a meeting and the State 330
423	423	Capitol and Legislative Office Building have been officially closed due 331
424	424	to inclement weather: 332
425	425	(A) If the meeting has not been convened prior to the official closing, 333
426	426	the meeting may be (i) held and conducted exclusively on a virtual 334
427	427	platform approved by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the 335
428	428	Speaker of the House, in accordance with the provisions of subsection 336
429	429	(c) of this rule, (ii) rescheduled if notice is provided in accordance with 337
430	430	the provisions of subsection (f) of this rule, or (iii) cancelled. 338
431	431	(B) If the meeting has been convened prior to the official closing, the 339
432	432	committee may (i) continue the meeting, (ii) recess the meeting and 340
433	433	reconvene such meeting on the virtual platform in accordance with the 341
434	434	provisions of subsection (c) of this rule, (iii) reschedule the meeting if 342
435	435	notice is provided in accordance with the provisions of subsection (f) of 343
436	436	this rule, or (iv) adjourn the meeting. 344
437	437	(b) Exceptions to Scheduling Requirements. 345
438	438	(1) The committees on Appropriations and Finance, Revenue and 346
439	439	Bonding may meet on any day. The committee on Judiciary may meet 347
440	440	on any day after March 21 in 2025 and after March 16 in 2026. The 348
441	441	committee on Government Oversight may meet on any day after March 349
442	442	20 in 2025 and after March 19 in 2026 to raise, hear or report favorably 350
443	443	or unfavorably a conveyance bill. 351
444	444	(2) Any committee may meet on any day, provided a record is made 352
445	445	certifying a significant need for the meeting by the Speaker of the House 353
446	446	and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, or their designees. 354
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452	452	(3) If, in any week, the designated meeting day of a committee falls 355
453	453	on a holiday or on a day when the State Capitol or Legislative Office 356
454	454	Building is officially closed, the committee may meet on another day, 357
455	455	not so designated, within seven calendar days before or after such day, 358
456	456	provided a record is made certifying the need for the meeting by one of 359
457	457	the following: The President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of 360
458	458	the House, the majority leader of the Senate or the majority leader of the 361
459	459	House and all reasonable efforts have been made to notify each member 362
460	460	of the committee of the meeting. 363
461	461	(c) Conduct of Meetings. A chairperson or a vice chairperson shall 364
462	462	convene all meetings, and such meetings shall provide for virtual 365
463	463	participation, on a virtual platform approved by the President Pro 366
464	464	Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, and in-person 367
465	465	participation by members of the committee, except the chairpersons 368
466	466	may jointly agree to limit participation to virtual participation for 369
467	467	members of the committee at any meeting scheduled on a day when the 370
468	468	State Capitol and Legislative Office Building have been officially closed 371
469	469	due to inclement weather pursuant to subsection (a)(7) of this rule. If a 372
470	470	meeting, other than a meeting on the day of the committee's deadline to 373
471	471	report bills and resolutions, as provided in Rule 15, is not so convened 374
472	472	within fifteen minutes following its scheduled starting time, the meeting 375
473	473	shall be deemed cancelled. In all meetings of joint committees, the 376
474	474	Senate and House chairpersons shall mutually agree as to who shall 377
475	475	preside and in the absence of agreement the Senate chairperson and the 378
476	476	House chairperson shall alternately preside. A chairperson shall 379
477	477	recognize each member wishing to be heard prior to ordering the vote 380
478	478	on the final question of a favorable or unfavorable report, a favorable 381
479	479	change of reference or the boxing of a bill or resolution. A committee 382
480	480	member may offer an oral amendment to any bill or resolution during 383
481	481	the discussion on the final question of a favorable or unfavorable report 384
482	482	or a favorable change of reference. If a committee member offers an 385
483	483	amendment to a bill or resolution during the discussion on the final 386
484	484	question of a favorable or unfavorable report or a favorable change of 387
485	485	reference, and such amendment has been prepared by the Legislative 388
486	486	Senate Joint Resolution No. 1
487	487
488	488
489	489	LCO No. 1222 14 of 59
490	490
491	491	Commissioners' Office and assigned an LCO number by that office, the 389
492	492	committee clerk shall distribute such amendment to all committee 390
493	493	members prior to the ordering of a vote on such amendment. The 391
494	494	chairperson presiding over the meeting shall, upon a request of a 392
495	495	committee member, hold a roll call vote on an amendment offered to a 393
496	496	bill or resolution during the discussion on the final question of a 394
497	497	favorable or unfavorable report or a favorable change of reference. All 395
498	498	questions of order, hearings and other proceedings, including the 396
499	499	raising of bills or resolutions and questions relating to evidence, shall be 397
500	500	determined by a majority of votes but, if the majority of the committee 398
501	501	members present of either chamber so request, the committee members 399
502	502	of each chamber shall separately determine all questions. In the case of 400
503	503	a member who is participating virtually in a meeting, such member may 401
504	504	only cast a vote on any question if such member is visible to the 402
505	505	committee clerk on the virtual platform when casting his or her vote. A 403
506	506	vote of a committee may be reconsidered only at the next regular 404
507	507	meeting of the committee, except that any vote on the day of the 405
508	508	committee's deadline to report bills and resolutions as provided in Rule 406
509	509	15, may be reconsidered at the same meeting not later than 5:00 p.m. If 407
510	510	a technological issue relating to virtual participation by members of the 408
511	511	committee prevents or otherwise limits the transaction of the business 409
512	512	of the committee or the committee's ability to comply with these rules, 410
513	513	prior to or during a meeting, the chairpersons of the committee may take 411
514	514	whatever action they deem necessary, including, but not limited to, 412
515	515	cancelling or rescheduling such meeting, if notice is provided in 413
516	516	accordance with the provisions of subsection (f) of this rule for any such 414
517	517	meeting that is rescheduled. 415
518	518	(d) Final Action. At each committee meeting, the vote on the final 416
519	519	question of a favorable or unfavorable report, a favorable change of 417
520	520	reference or the boxing of a bill or resolution shall be recorded on the 418
521	521	vote tally sheet to show the names of the members voting yea and the 419
522	522	members voting nay. No motion to dispense with the recording of the 420
523	523	names of the members voting yea and the members voting nay shall be 421
524	524	entertained. No bill or resolution shall be reported to either chamber 422
525	525	Senate Joint Resolution No. 1
526	526
527	527
528	528	LCO No. 1222 15 of 59
529	529
530	530	unless the names of the members voting yea and the members voting 423
531	531	nay have been recorded on the vote tally sheet and such vote tally sheet 424
532	532	has been submitted to the Legislative Commissioners' Office as 425
533	533	provided in Rules 13 and 15(a). A copy of the vote tally sheet shall be 426
534	534	sent to the clerk of the appropriate chamber, by the Legislative 427
535	535	Commissioners' Office, with the favorably or unfavorably reported bill 428
536	536	or resolution and retained by the clerks. 429
537	537	(e) Proxies. No member may vote by proxy and no committee shall 430
538	538	record a vote cast by any member as a proxy for any other member. 431
539	539	(f) Notice Requirements. Notice of the date, time and place of 432
540	540	committee meetings during periods when the General Assembly is in 433
541	541	session shall be (1) posted on the General Assembly web site not later 434
542	542	than 6:00 p.m. of the day before the meeting, (2) transmitted 435
543	543	electronically to the clerk of each chamber upon posting of such notice 436
544	544	on the General Assembly web site, and (3) when practicable, given to 437
545	545	the Legislative Bulletin clerk for inclusion in the next Legislative 438
546	546	Bulletin. The notice provided to committee members and staff shall 439
547	547	include the Internet web site address for participation at such meeting, 440
548	548	and the notice provided to members of the public shall include the 441
549	549	Internet web site address in which such meeting will be broadcast. 442
550	550	(g) Exception to Notice Requirements. A committee may convene a 443
551	551	meeting without satisfying the notice requirements prescribed in 444
552	552	subsection (f) of this rule, provided announcement of the meeting is 445
553	553	made from the floor of the Senate or House during a session and both 446
554	554	chairpersons have approved the date, time, place and agenda for the 447
555	555	meeting. Such approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. If the 448
556	556	announcement cannot be made in one or both chambers because no 449
557	557	regular session is being held on that day, an emergency meeting may 450
558	558	still be held, provided a record is made certifying the need for the 451
559	559	meeting by one of the following: The President Pro Tempore of the 452
560	560	Senate, the Speaker of the House, the majority leader of the Senate or the 453
561	561	majority leader of the House, and all reasonable efforts have been made 454
562	562	Senate Joint Resolution No. 1
563	563
564	564
565	565	LCO No. 1222 16 of 59
566	566
567	567	to notify each member of the committee of the meeting. 455
568	568	(h) Agendas. An agenda, approved by both chairpersons, shall be 456
569	569	prepared for each meeting and made available on the General Assembly 457
570	570	web site not later than 6:00 p.m. of the day before the meeting, except 458
571	571	that for a meeting held under subsection (g) of this rule, the agenda shall 459
572	572	be prepared and made available prior to the meeting. Items not on the 460
573	573	agenda may be considered upon a majority vote of the committee 461
574	574	members present. 462
575	575	(i) Substitute Language. A committee clerk shall, as soon as 463
576	576	practicable, post on the committee's web site any written substitute 464
577	577	language offered at a committee meeting by a committee member that 465
578	578	has been prepared by the Legislative Commissioners' Office and 466
579	579	assigned an LCO number by that office and reported favorably without 467
580	580	any changes at such committee meeting. 468
581	581	PUBLIC HEARINGS 469
582	582	6. (a) Scheduling. 470
583	583	(1) A committee may hold subject matter public hearings on any 471
584	584	subject and on specified proposed bills and proposed resolutions, and 472
585	585	on committee and raised bills and resolutions, during sessions, except 473
586	586	that subject matter public hearings on proposed bills and proposed 474
587	587	resolutions shall be held not later than twenty-one calendar days in 2025 475
588	588	and fourteen calendar days in 2026 before the committee's reporting out 476
589	589	date designated in the schedule shown in Rule 15. 477
590	590	(2) Public hearings shall be scheduled for the convenience of the 478
591	591	public and in accordance with the schedule for committee meetings of 479
592	592	that committee as provided in Rule 5. 480
593	593	(3) All public hearings shall be broadcast contemporaneously on an 481
594	594	Internet web site identified in the notice of such meeting provided 482
595	595	pursuant to subsection (b) of this rule. Not more than a total of ten public 483
596	596	hearings or meetings, or any combination thereof, may be scheduled for 484
597	597	Senate Joint Resolution No. 1
598	598
599	599
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601	601
602	602	or conducted at the same time. 485
603	603	(4) In the event of inclement weather on the day on which a 486
604	604	committee has scheduled a public hearing: 487
605	605	(A) If the State Capitol and Legislative Office Building have been 488
606	606	officially closed due to inclement weather: 489
607	607	(i) If the hearing has been convened prior to the official closing, the 490
608	608	committee may continue the hearing or may recess the hearing in 491
609	609	accordance with the provisions of subsection (c)(5) of this rule. 492
610	610	(ii) If the hearing has not been convened prior to the official closing, 493
611	611	the hearing may be held and conducted exclusively on a virtual 494
612	612	platform approved by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the 495
613	613	Speaker of the House, in accordance with the provisions of subsection 496
614	614	(c)(1) of this rule, or may be rescheduled in accordance with the 497
615	615	provisions of subsection (a)(4)(D) of this rule. 498
616	616	(B) If the State Capitol and Legislative Office Building have not been 499
617	617	officially closed: 500
618	618	(i) If the hearing has been convened, the committee may recess the 501
619	619	hearing in accordance with the provisions of subsection (c)(5) of this 502
620	620	rule. 503
621	621	(ii) If the hearing has not yet been convened, the chairpersons of the 504
622	622	committee may cancel the hearing if, in their opinion, the seriousness of 505
623	623	the weather conditions is likely to reduce substantially the attendance 506
624	624	at the hearing by members of the public or members of the committee. 507
625	625	(C) If the State Capitol and Legislative Office Building have not been 508
626	626	officially closed, (i) the committee clerk shall post notice of the 509
627	627	cancellation on the General Assembly web site, and (ii) notice of the 510
628	628	cancellation shall be transmitted electronically to the clerk of each 511
629	629	chamber upon posting of such notice on the General Assembly web site. 512
630	630	Senate Joint Resolution No. 1
631	631
632	632
633	633	LCO No. 1222 18 of 59
634	634
635	635	(D) The chairpersons shall reschedule a cancelled hearing on the 513
636	636	earliest feasible date that is on a day specified for that committee in Rule 514
637	637	5(a) or 5(b) or on any other day with the approval of the President Pro 515
638	638	Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, the majority leader of 516
639	639	the Senate or the majority leader of the House, provided a record is 517
640	640	made of such approval. The committee clerk shall post notice of the 518
641	641	rescheduled hearing on the General Assembly web site, and notice of 519
642	642	the rescheduled hearing shall be transmitted electronically to the clerk 520
643	643	of each chamber upon posting of such notice on the General Assembly 521
644	644	web site. When practicable, the committee clerk shall give notice of the 522
645	645	rescheduled hearing to the Legislative Bulletin clerk for inclusion in the 523
646	646	next Legislative Bulletin. The notice of the rescheduled hearing shall 524
647	647	include the information provided in subdivisions (1) to (4), inclusive, of 525
648	648	subsection (b) of this rule, and the subject matter and list of the numbers 526
649	649	and titles of each bill and resolution to be considered shall be identical 527
650	650	to the subject matter and list in the notice of the original hearing. The 528
651	651	notice of the rescheduled hearing is not subject to subsection (b) of this 529
652	652	rule if the notice of the original hearing complied with said subsection 530
653	653	(b). 531
654	654	(5) Committees may group bills and resolutions by subject matter and 532
655	655	schedule hearings so that similar bills and resolutions are heard at the 533
656	656	same time. 534
657	657	(b) Notice Requirements. Notice of the date, time, place and subject 535
658	658	matter of each public hearing during periods when the General 536
659	659	Assembly is in session, together with (1) a list of the numbers and titles 537
660	660	of each bill and resolution to be considered, (2) the Internet web site 538
661	661	address for testifying at such hearing, (3) the Internet web site address 539
662	662	in which such hearing will be broadcast, and (4) information relating to 540
663	663	how members of the public are to submit the names of persons who 541
664	664	wish to testify at such hearing to the committee clerk, shall be published 542
665	665	in the Legislative Bulletin at least five calendar days in advance of the 543
666	666	hearing and posted on the General Assembly web site at least five 544
667	667	calendar days in advance of the hearing. In no event shall a bill or 545
668	668	Senate Joint Resolution No. 1
669	669
670	670
671	671	LCO No. 1222 19 of 59
672	672
673	673	resolution be listed for a hearing unless such bill or resolution has been 546
674	674	posted on the General Assembly web site and is in the possession of the 547
675	675	committee. For purposes of this rule, a bill or resolution shall be 548
676	676	considered in the possession of the committee for purposes of listing 549
677	677	such bill or resolution for a hearing upon (A) referral of such bill or 550
678	678	resolution by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker 551
679	679	of the House to the committee, and (B) posting of such bill or resolution 552
680	680	on the General Assembly web site. For the purpose of meeting the 553
681	681	hearing requirements under this subsection, the day of publication in 554
682	682	the Legislative Bulletin during the time the General Assembly is in 555
683	683	session and the day of the hearing shall both be counted as full days. 556
684	684	(c) Conduct of Public Hearings. 557
685	685	(1) Convening and Procedures. A chairperson or a vice chairperson 558
686	686	shall convene all public hearings, and such public hearings shall provide 559
687	687	for (A) virtual participation, on a virtual platform approved by the 560
688	688	President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, (B) 561
689	689	in-person participation by members of the committee, and (C) the 562
690	690	option for such virtual participation by other individuals who wish to 563
691	691	testify, except the chairpersons may jointly agree to limit participation 564
692	692	to virtual participation for members of the committee and other 565
693	693	individuals who wish to testify at any public hearing scheduled on a 566
694	694	day when the State Capitol and Legislative Office Building have been 567
695	695	officially closed due to inclement weather pursuant to subsection 568
696	696	(a)(4)(A) of this rule. If a hearing is not so convened within fifteen 569
697	697	minutes following its scheduled starting time, any member of the 570
698	698	committee may convene the hearing. The time of commencement of the 571
699	699	public hearing shall be designated in the published notice. In all public 572
700	700	hearings of joint committees, the Senate and House chairpersons shall 573
701	701	mutually agree as to who shall preside and in the absence of agreement 574
702	702	the Senate chairperson and the House chairperson shall alternately 575
703	703	preside. The length of time that each witness may testify shall be 576
704	704	determined by the presiding chairperson who shall give due regard for 577
705	705	the convenience of the public. All other questions of order, including 578
706	706	Senate Joint Resolution No. 1
707	707
708	708
709	709	LCO No. 1222 20 of 59
710	710
711	711	other questions relating to time limits and questions relating to 579
712	712	testimony or evidence, shall be determined by a majority of votes but, if 580
713	713	the majority of the committee members present of either chamber so 581
714	714	request, the committee members of each chamber shall separately 582
715	715	determine all questions. 583
716	716	(2) Testimony by Public Officials. A committee may permit 584
717	717	legislators who are not members of the committee, representatives of 585
718	718	state agencies and municipal chief elected officials testifying in their 586
719	719	official capacity to testify during but not beyond the first hour of a public 587
720	720	hearing. The public portion of the hearing shall be uninterrupted by 588
721	721	testimony from a legislator, a representative of a state agency or a 589
722	722	municipal chief elected official. If any legislators, representatives of state 590
723	723	agencies or municipal chief elected officials are unable to testify during 591
724	724	the first hour, they may testify at the end of the hearing after all 592
725	725	members of the public wishing to testify have been heard. 593
726	726	(3) Written Testimony. Legislators, representatives of state agencies, 594
727	727	municipal chief elected officials and members of the public may submit 595
728	728	to the committee written testimony on a bill or resolution or subject 596
729	729	matter in person, by mail or electronically at any time, except no such 597
730	730	written testimony may be submitted in-person when the State Capitol 598
731	731	and Legislative Office Building have been officially closed to the public. 599
732	732	Any such written testimony shall be included by the committee in the 600
733	733	record of the hearing. Committee chairpersons should encourage a 601
734	734	witness to submit a written statement and confine oral testimony to a 602
735	735	summary of that statement, but the full written statement shall be 603
736	736	included in the record of the hearing. 604
737	737	(4) Notifying Other Committees. Each bill or resolution referred by 605
738	738	one committee to another with a favorable report shall be accompanied 606
739	739	by a notation of the date or dates on which public hearings were held 607
740	740	by the first committee. The chairpersons of any committee other than 608
741	741	Appropriations or Finance, Revenue and Bonding to which any bill or 609
742	742	resolution calling for an appropriation or a bond issue is referred shall 610
743	743	Senate Joint Resolution No. 1
744	744
745	745
746	746	LCO No. 1222 21 of 59
747	747
748	748	notify the chairpersons of the committee on Appropriations or Finance, 611
749	749	Revenue and Bonding of the date, time and place of the hearing thereon. 612
750	750	(5) Recessing. The committee may recess any public hearing to a date, 613
751	751	time and place specified at the time of the recess, which shall be on a 614
752	752	day specified for that committee in Rule 5(a) or 5(b) or on any other day 615
753	753	with the approval of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the 616
754	754	Speaker of the House, the majority leader of the Senate or the majority 617
755	755	leader of the House, provided a record is made of such approval. The 618
756	756	committee clerk shall post notice of any hearing recessed to another date 619
757	757	on the General Assembly web site, and notice of the recessed hearing 620
758	758	shall be transmitted electronically to the clerk of each chamber upon 621
759	759	posting of such notice on the General Assembly web site. When 622
760	760	practicable, the committee clerk shall give notice of the recessed hearing 623
761	761	to the Legislative Bulletin clerk for inclusion in the next Legislative 624
762	762	Bulletin. 625
763	763	(6) Signing Up to Testify. Members of the public who wish to testify 626
764	764	at a public hearing may submit the names of persons who wish to testify 627
765	765	at such public hearing to the committee clerk, in a manner prescribed by 628
766	766	the chairpersons of the committee and indicated in the notice for such 629
767	767	public hearing, and such names shall be included in a lottery that will 630
768	768	determine the order of testimony of witnesses during the public portion 631
769	769	of the hearing. Such submission of names shall include whether such 632
770	770	person will be testifying in-person at the public hearing or whether such 633
771	771	person will be participating virtually. After such submission, the 634
772	772	Internet web site address for testifying at such hearing shall be provided 635
773	773	to each such person. 636
774	774	(7) Technological Issues. In the event of a technological issue that is 637
775	775	preventing or otherwise limiting the transaction of the business of the 638
776	776	committee or the committee's ability to comply with this rule, prior to 639
777	777	or during a public hearing, the chairpersons of the committee may take 640
778	778	whatever action they deem necessary, including, but not limited to, 641
779	779	recessing such hearing in accordance with the provisions of subdivision 642
780	780	Senate Joint Resolution No. 1
781	781
782	782
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784	784
785	785	(5) of this subsection, or cancelling and rescheduling such public 643
786	786	hearing in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a)(4)(D) of this 644
787	787	rule. 645
788	788	BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS GENERALLY 646
789	789	7. (a) Definitions. As used in these rules: 647
790	790	(1) "Proposed bill" means a bill drafted in informal, non-statutory 648
791	791	language setting forth the substance of a proposal; 649
792	792	(2) "Proposed resolution" means a resolution drafted in informal, 650
793	793	non-statutory language setting forth the substance of a proposal; 651
794	794	(3) "Committee bill" means a bill drafted in formal statutory language 652
795	795	that incorporates the principles expressed in a proposed bill or proposed 653
796	796	bills; 654
797	797	(4) "Committee resolution" means a resolution drafted in formal 655
798	798	statutory language that incorporates the principles expressed in a 656
799	799	proposed resolution or proposed resolutions; 657
800	800	(5) "Raised bill" means an original bill drafted in formal statutory 658
801	801	language raised by a committee without reference to a proposed bill or 659
802	802	proposed bills; 660
803	803	(6) "Raised resolution" means an original resolution drafted in formal 661
804	804	statutory language raised by a committee without reference to a 662
805	805	proposed resolution or proposed resolutions; 663
806	806	(7) "Emergency certified bill" means a bill drafted in formal statutory 664
807	807	language that is certified by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate 665
808	808	and the Speaker of the House to be of an emergency nature, pursuant to 666
809	809	subsection (c) of Rule 9; 667
810	810	(8) "Governor's bill" means a bill drafted in formal statutory language 668
811	811	that accompanies the Governor's budget or other message; and 669
812	812	Senate Joint Resolution No. 1
813	813
814	814
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816	816
817	817	(9) "Conveyance bill" means any committee bill, raised bill, 670
818	818	emergency certified bill or Governor's bill drafted in formal language 671
819	819	that requires a state agency to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any 672
820	820	real property or interest in real property that is under the custody or 673
821	821	control of such agency to any person or entity other than another state 674
822	822	agency. 675
823	823	(b) Numbering. Senate bills shall be numbered from 1 to 5000, House 676
824	824	bills shall be numbered from 5001 to 9999 and resolutions shall be 677
825	825	numbered starting with 1 in each chamber. 678
826	826	(c) Preparation and Alteration. Each proposed bill, proposed 679
827	827	resolution, committee bill, raised bill, committee resolution, raised 680
828	828	resolution, emergency certified bill and Governor's bill shall be 681
829	829	prepared by the Legislative Commissioners' Office. No such bill or 682
830	830	resolution shall be altered after such bill or resolution has been filed, 683
831	831	except by the legislative commissioners, in accordance with the 684
832	832	provisions of Rule 13. 685
833	833	(d) Form and Format. (1) Each proposed bill, proposed resolution, 686
834	834	committee bill, committee resolution, raised bill, raised resolution, 687
835	835	emergency certified bill and Governor's bill shall include the number of 688
836	836	such bill or resolution, the session of introduction, the introducer or 689
837	837	introducers of such bill or resolution, and, if applicable, the committee 690
838	838	to which it was referred. In the case of a committee bill or committee 691
839	839	resolution, each such committee bill or committee resolution shall also 692
840	840	include the names of any co-sponsors. 693
841	841	(2) Each committee bill, raised bill, emergency certified bill or 694
842	842	Governor's bill amending a statute or special act shall set forth in full the 695
843	843	section or subsection of the statute or the special act to be amended. Text 696
844	844	to be deleted or repealed shall be surrounded by brackets or 697
845	845	overstricken so that the deleted or repealed text remains readable, and 698
846	846	new text shall be indicated by capitalization, underlining or italics. In 699
847	847	the case of a section or subsection not amending an existing section of 700
848	848	the general statutes but intended to be part of the general statutes, the 701
849	849	Senate Joint Resolution No. 1
850	850
851	851
852	852	LCO No. 1222 24 of 59
853	853
854	854	section or subsection shall be preceded by the word (NEW). 702
855	855	(e) Statement of Purpose. At the conclusion of each proposed bill, 703
856	856	proposed resolution, committee bill and raised bill there shall be a 704
857	857	statement of its purpose in not more than one hundred fifty words, to 705
858	858	be printed under the caption "STATEMENT OF PURPOSE". The 706
859	859	statement of purpose shall not be a part of such bill or resolution for 707
860	860	consideration and enactment into law. 708
861	861	(f) Sponsors. (1) Any member of the General Assembly may co-709
862	862	sponsor (A) a proposed bill or proposed resolution by requesting the 710
863	863	Legislative Commissioners' Office, in writing, to add such member's 711
864	864	name to such proposed bill or proposed resolution in its possession, or 712
865	865	(B) a proposed bill, proposed resolution, committee bill, committee 713
866	866	resolution, raised bill, raised resolution, emergency certified bill or 714
867	867	Governor's bill by requesting the clerk of the chamber in which such bill 715
868	868	or resolution has been filed, in writing, to add such member's name as a 716
869	869	co-sponsor of such bill or resolution, provided such request is made not 717
870	870	later than the date of the signing of such bill, or the deadline for the 718
871	871	signing of such bill, by the Governor, whichever is earlier, or the date of 719
872	872	the adoption of such resolution. 720
873	873	(2) A member of the General Assembly may request the clerk of the 721
874	874	chamber in which a proposed bill, proposed resolution, committee bill, 722
875	875	committee resolution, raised bill, raised resolution, emergency certified 723
876	876	bill or Governor's bill was filed, in writing, to remove such member's 724
877	877	name as an introducer or a co-sponsor of such bill or resolution, 725
878	878	provided such request is made not later than the time specified in 726
879	879	subsection (f)(1)(B) of this rule. The clerk shall notify the Legislative 727
880	880	Commissioners' Office of such removal and the member's name shall be 728
881	881	removed from the legislative database for such bill or resolution. 729
882	882	(g) Availability of Bills and Resolutions. Copies of proposed bills, 730
883	883	proposed resolutions, committee bills, committee resolutions, raised 731
884	884	bills, raised resolutions and Governor's bills shall be prepared, in 732
885	885	accordance with section 2-23 of the general statutes, for use by the 733
886	886	Senate Joint Resolution No. 1
887	887
888	888
889	889	LCO No. 1222 25 of 59
890	890
891	891	General Assembly and the public and shall be made available in the 734
892	892	legislative bill room and posted on the General Assembly web site. 735
893	893	(h) Types of Bills and Resolutions in 2026 Session. In the 2026 736
894	894	session, only the following bills and resolutions may be introduced: 737
895	895	Those (1) relating to budgetary, revenue and financial matters, (2) raised 738
896	896	by committees of the General Assembly, and (3) relating to matters 739
897	897	certified in writing by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the 740
898	898	Speaker of the House to be of an emergency nature. 741
899	899	PROPOSED BILLS AND PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS 742
900	900	8. (a) Introduction by Members. Deadline. Members of the General 743
901	901	Assembly may introduce proposed bills or proposed resolutions for 744
902	902	consideration by the joint standing committees and the Legislative 745
903	903	Management committee. The deadline for members of the General 746
904	904	Assembly to submit a request to the Legislative Commissioners' Office 747
905	905	to draft a proposed bill or proposed resolution shall be January 17, 2025, 748
906	906	for the 2025 session and on February 6, 2026, for the 2026 session, in each 749
907	907	session at 5:00 p.m. or at an hour the presiding officer of each chamber 750
908	908	designates. The chamber of origin for a proposed bill or proposed 751
909	909	resolution shall be the chamber of the first introducer of such proposed 752
910	910	bill or proposed resolution. For purposes of this rule, "member" includes 753
911	911	a member-elect of the General Assembly. 754
912	912	(b) Preparation and Filing. At the request of any member of the 755
913	913	General Assembly, the Legislative Commissioners' Office shall prepare 756
914	914	a proposed bill or proposed resolution and return the proposed bill or 757
915	915	proposed resolution to the member who submitted the request, or file 758
916	916	the proposed bill or proposed resolution with the clerk of the 759
917	917	appropriate chamber not later than ten days after the receipt of the 760
918	918	request, unless the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker 761
919	919	of the House consent, in writing, to a request by a legislative 762
920	920	commissioner for an extension of time. 763
921	921	(c) Suggested Committee Referral. The Legislative Commissioners' 764
922	922	Senate Joint Resolution No. 1
923	923
924	924
925	925	LCO No. 1222 26 of 59
926	926
927	927	Office shall make a notation as to the suggested committee reference for 765
928	928	each proposed bill and proposed resolution based on its subject matter. 766
929	929	The clerk of the appropriate chamber shall, on introduction of each such 767
930	930	proposed bill or proposed resolution, make a tentative reference for the 768
931	931	President Pro Tempore of the Senate or the Speaker of the House. 769
932	932	(d) Receipt by Clerk; Initial Reference to Committee. The clerk of the 770
933	933	Senate or House shall receive each proposed bill and proposed 771
934	934	resolution and shall cause copies to be made available in accordance 772
935	935	with subsection (g) of Rule 7. No proposed bill or proposed resolution 773
936	936	shall be invalid for lack of a signature of the member introducing such 774
937	937	proposed bill or proposed resolution. After receipt of a proposed bill or 775
938	938	proposed resolution, the proposed bill or proposed resolution shall 776
939	939	receive its first reading as set forth in Rule 16. The President Pro 777
940	940	Tempore of the Senate or the Speaker of the House shall refer the 778
941	941	proposed bill or proposed resolution to the appropriate joint standing 779
942	942	committee or the Legislative Management committee and then send 780
943	943	such proposed bill or proposed resolution to the other chamber for 781
944	944	concurring reference. The proposed bill or proposed resolution shall be 782
945	945	delivered forthwith to the clerk of the appropriate committee. A 783
946	946	proposed bill or proposed resolution shall be considered in the 784
947	947	possession of the committee upon (1) such referral, and (2) posting of 785
948	948	such proposed bill or proposed resolution on the General Assembly web 786
949	949	site. 787
950	950	COMMITTEE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS, RAISED BILLS AND 788
951	951	RESOLUTIONS, EMERGENCY CERTIFIED BILLS AND 789
952	952	GOVERNOR'S BILLS 790
953	953	9. (a) Committee Bills and Committee Resolutions. 791
954	954	(1) Introduction. Committee bills and committee resolutions may be 792
955	955	introduced only by committees. A committee, upon receiving the 793
956	956	proposed bills or proposed resolutions referred to it pursuant to Rule 8, 794
957	957	may separate them into subject categories and may vote to have 795
958	958	committee bills or resolutions on the subjects prepared by the 796
959	959	Senate Joint Resolution No. 1
960	960
961	961
962	962	LCO No. 1222 27 of 59
963	963
964	964	Legislative Commissioners' Office. Each committee bill and committee 797
965	965	resolution shall be (A) identified as a committee bill or committee 798
966	966	resolution, (B) electronically approved by each chairperson of the 799
967	967	committee, except such chairperson may permit the vice chairperson of 800
968	968	the same chamber to electronically approve any such bill or resolution, 801
969	969	(C) filed with the clerk of the appropriate chamber, and (D) assigned a 802
970	970	number in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (3) of this 803
971	971	subsection. A committee bill or committee resolution shall be 804
972	972	considered in the possession of the committee upon (i) referral of such 805
973	973	committee bill or committee resolution by the President Pro Tempore of 806
974	974	the Senate and the Speaker of the House to the committee after such 807
975	975	committee bill or committee resolution has been filed and assigned a 808
976	976	number under this subdivision, and (ii) posting of such committee bill 809
977	977	or committee resolution on the General Assembly web site. 810
978	978	(2) Deadlines. 811
979	979	(A) Initial Committee Action. The deadline for committees to vote (i) 812
980	980	to reserve proposed bills and proposed resolutions for subject matter 813
981	981	public hearings under Rule 6, or (ii) to have the Legislative 814
982	982	Commissioners' Office prepare committee bills and committee 815
983	983	resolutions shall be 5:00 p.m. on the following dates in 2025: 816
984	984	T1 February 4 Aging
985	985	T2 Banking
986	986	T3 Housing
987	987	T4 Children
988	988	T5 Veterans' and Military Affairs
989	989	T6 February 6 Energy and Technology
990	990	T7 Higher Education and Employment Advancement
991	991	T8 Insurance and Real Estate
992	992	T9 Public Safety and Security
993	993	T10 Human Services
994	994	T11 Government Oversight
995	995	Senate Joint Resolution No. 1
996	996
997	997
998	998	LCO No. 1222 28 of 59
999	999
1000	1000	T12 February 10 Education
1001	1001	T13 Environment
1002	1002	T14 Planning and Development
1003	1003	T15 Public Health
1004	1004	T16 Transportation
1005	1005	T17 General Law
1006	1006	T18 February 11 Commerce
1007	1007	T19 Labor and Public Employees
1008	1008	T20 Legislative Management
1009	1009	T21 February 19 Government Administration & Elections
1010	1010	T22 Judiciary
1011	1011	T23 Finance, Revenue and Bonding
1012	1012	T24 Appropriations
1013	1013	T25 Special Education
1014	1014
1015	1015	In 2026, such deadline shall be 5:00 p.m. on February 20 for the 817
1016	1016	committees in Group A and on February 19 for the committees in Group 818
1017	1017	B and the Legislative Management committee. 819
1018	1018	(B) Committee Action on Bills and Resolutions Reserved for Subject 820
1019	1019	Matter Public Hearings. The deadline for committees to vote to have the 821
1020	1020	Legislative Commissioners' Office prepare committee bills and 822
1021	1021	committee resolutions based on proposed bills or proposed resolutions 823
1022	1022	that have been reserved for subject matter public hearings under 824
1023	1023	subparagraph (A) of this subdivision and on which subject matter 825
1024	1024	public hearings have been held under Rule 6 shall be 5:00 p.m. on the 826
1025	1025	seventeenth calendar day in 2025 and the tenth calendar day in 2026 827
1026	1026	prior to the committee's deadline to report bills and resolutions in such 828
1027	1027	year, as provided in Rule 15. 829
1028	1028	(3) Numbering. Each committee bill and committee resolution shall 830
1029	1029	have the same number and chamber of origin as the proposed bill or 831
1030	1030	proposed resolution on which it is based. Such number and chamber of 832
1031	1031	origin shall be used in any reference to such proposed bill, proposed 833
1032	1032	Senate Joint Resolution No. 1
1033	1033
1034	1034
1035	1035	LCO No. 1222 29 of 59
1036	1036
1037	1037	resolution, committee bill or committee resolution. When a committee 834
1038	1038	bill is based on two or more proposed bills, or a committee resolution is 835
1039	1039	based on two or more proposed resolutions, the members of the 836
1040	1040	committee shall designate the proposed bill or proposed resolution 837
1041	1041	number to be used on the committee bill or committee resolution. The 838
1042	1042	numbers of any other proposed bills or proposed resolutions that the 839
1043	1043	committee bill or committee resolution is based on shall be listed at the 840
1044	1044	end of the committee bill or committee resolution with the names of the 841
1045	1045	introducers and co-sponsors. The number of any committee bill or 842
1046	1046	committee resolution based on proposed bills or proposed resolutions 843
1047	1047	on which subject matter public hearings have been held under Rule 6 844
1048	1048	shall be determined by the committee in the same manner as provided 845
1049	1049	in this subdivision. 846
1050	1050	(b) Raised Bills and Raised Resolutions. 847
1051	1051	(1) Introduction. Raised bills and raised resolutions may be 848
1052	1052	introduced only by committees. A committee may vote to raise bills and 849
1053	1053	resolutions and have such raised bills or raised resolutions prepared by 850
1054	1054	the Legislative Commissioners' Office. Each raised bill and raised 851
1055	1055	resolution shall be (A) identified as a raised bill or raised resolution, (B) 852
1056	1056	electronically approved by each chairperson of the committee, except 853
1057	1057	such chairperson may permit the vice chairperson of the same chamber 854
1058	1058	to electronically approve any such bill or resolution, (C) filed with the 855
1059	1059	clerk of the appropriate chamber, and (D) assigned a number by such 856
1060	1060	clerk. A raised bill or raised resolution shall be considered in the 857
1061	1061	possession of the committee upon (i) referral of such raised bill or raised 858
1062	1062	resolution by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker 859
1063	1063	of the House to the committee after such raised bill or raised resolution 860
1064	1064	has been filed and assigned a number under this subdivision, and (ii) 861
1065	1065	posting of such raised bill or raised resolution on the General Assembly 862
1066	1066	web site. 863
1067	1067	(2) Deadline. Exceptions. (A) Except as otherwise provided in 864
1068	1068	subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, the deadline for committees to 865
1069	1069	Senate Joint Resolution No. 1
1070	1070
1071	1071
1072	1072	LCO No. 1222 30 of 59
1073	1073
1074	1074	vote to have the Legislative Commissioners' Office prepare raised bills 866
1075	1075	and raised resolutions shall be, (i) in 2025, (I) 5:00 p.m. on February 19 867
1076	1076	for the committees in Group A and the select committee on Special 868
1077	1077	Education, and (II) 5:00 p.m. on February 18 for the committees in Group 869
1078	1078	B and the Legislative Management committee, and (ii) in 2026, (I) 5:00 870
1079	1079	p.m. on February 20 for the committees in Group A, and (II) 5:00 p.m. 871
1080	1080	on February 19 for the committees in Group B and the Legislative 872
1081	1081	Management committee. 873
1082	1082	(B) The following may be raised at any time: (i) Bills or resolutions to 874
1083	1083	provide for the current expenses of government, (ii) emergency certified 875
1084	1084	bills or resolutions the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the 876
1085	1085	Speaker of the House certify in writing to be, in their opinion, of an 877
1086	1086	emergency nature, (iii) bills or resolutions the Governor requests in a 878
1087	1087	special message addressed to the General Assembly, which message 879
1088	1088	sets forth the emergency or necessity requiring such bills or resolutions, 880
1089	1089	and (iv) the legislative commissioners' revisor's bill. 881
1090	1090	(c) Emergency Certified Bills. Emergency certified bills may be 882
1091	1091	introduced by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker 883
1092	1092	of the House. Such bills shall be certified by the President Pro Tempore 884
1093	1093	of the Senate and the Speaker of the House to be of an emergency nature. 885
1094	1094	Each emergency certified bill shall be identified simply as a bill, filed 886
1095	1095	with the clerk of the appropriate chamber, and assigned a number by 887
1096	1096	such clerk. 888
1097	1097	(d) Governor's Bills. 889
1098	1098	(1) Introduction. Any fully drafted bill accompanying the Governor's 890
1099	1099	budget or other message may be introduced by the legislative leaders of 891
1100	1100	the Governor's party in the Senate and the House, provided one copy of 892
1101	1101	each bill is supplied by the Governor to the legislative leaders of both 893
1102	1102	parties. Each bill accompanying the Governor's budget or other message 894
1103	1103	shall be identified as a Governor's bill, filed with the clerk of the 895
1104	1104	appropriate chamber, and assigned a number by such clerk. 896
1105	1105	Senate Joint Resolution No. 1
1106	1106
1107	1107
1108	1108	LCO No. 1222 31 of 59
1109	1109
1110	1110	(2) Suggested Committee Referral; Receipt by Clerk; Initial Reference 897
1111	1111	to Committee. The Legislative Commissioners' Office shall make a 898
1112	1112	notation as to the suggested committee reference for each Governor's 899
1113	1113	bill based on its subject matter. The clerk of the appropriate chamber 900
1114	1114	shall, on introduction of each such Governor's bill, make a tentative 901
1115	1115	reference for the President Pro Tempore of the Senate or the Speaker of 902
1116	1116	the House. The clerk of the Senate or House shall receive each 903
1117	1117	Governor's bill. A Governor's bill shall be considered in the possession 904
1118	1118	of the committee upon (A) referral of such Governor's bill by the 905
1119	1119	President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House to 906
1120	1120	the committee, and (B) posting of such Governor's bill on the General 907
1121	1121	Assembly web site. 908
1122	1122	(e) Conveyance Bills. 909
1123	1123	(1) The committee on Government Oversight may raise a conveyance 910
1124	1124	bill on or before May 14 in 2025 and April 1 in 2026. 911
1125	1125	(2) A chamber may not pass a conveyance bill unless the sale, transfer 912
1126	1126	or other disposition of real property, or interest in real property, under 913
1127	1127	the custody or control of a state agency, that is the subject of such 914
1128	1128	conveyance bill has received a public hearing in accordance with the 915
1129	1129	provisions of Rule 6. 916
1130	1130	(3) No conveyance bill that requires the sale, transfer or disposition 917
1131	1131	of real property or an interest in real property that is under the custody 918
1132	1132	or control of the Department of Agriculture or the Department of 919
1133	1133	Energy and Environmental Protection, or a successor agency of either 920
1134	1134	department, shall be passed by either chamber without a yea vote of at 921
1135	1135	least two-thirds of the total membership of the chamber. 922
1136	1136	SUBSTITUTE BILLS OR RESOLUTIONS 923
1137	1137	10. A bill or resolution redrafted with a favorable report by a 924
1138	1138	committee shall be reported as a substitute bill or resolution. Any such 925
1139	1139	substitute bill or resolution shall be made available on the General 926
1140	1140	Senate Joint Resolution No. 1
1141	1141
1142	1142
1143	1143	LCO No. 1222 32 of 59
1144	1144
1145	1145	Assembly web site. 927
1146	1146	PETITION FOR PREPARATION OF BILLS OR RESOLUTIONS 928
1147	1147	11. Not later than 5:00 p.m. on the seventh calendar day after the 929
1148	1148	deadline of a committee to request the drafting of a committee bill or 930
1149	1149	resolution, set forth in Rule 9, any member of the General Assembly may 931
1150	1150	present to the clerk of the member's chamber, who shall present the 932
1151	1151	same to the Legislative Commissioners' Office, a written petition 933
1152	1152	requesting preparation of a bill or resolution based on a proposed bill or 934
1153	1153	proposed resolution, introduced or co-sponsored by such member and 935
1154	1154	previously referred to such committee, unless the proposed bill or 936
1155	1155	resolution has been scheduled for a subject matter public hearing to be 937
1156	1156	held after the committee's deadline to request a committee bill or 938
1157	1157	resolution, in which case the petition may be presented not later than 939
1158	1158	5:00 p.m. on the seventh calendar day before the committee's reporting 940
1159	1159	out date designated in the schedule shown in Rule 15. The petition shall 941
1160	1160	be signed in the original by at least fifty-one members of the House if a 942
1161	1161	House petition and by at least twelve members of the Senate if a Senate 943
1162	1162	petition. The Legislative Commissioners' Office shall prepare the 944
1163	1163	requested bill or resolution and forward it to the clerk of the chamber of 945
1164	1164	origin for processing and referral to the appropriate committee which 946
1165	1165	shall hold a public hearing on the bill or resolution, except that if the 947
1166	1166	committee has already held a subject matter public hearing on the bill 948
1167	1167	or resolution no further public hearing shall be required. 949
1168	1168	AMENDMENTS 950
1169	1169	12. All amendments to any bill or resolution in the Senate or House 951
1170	1170	shall be prepared by the Legislative Commissioners' Office. An original 952
1171	1171	of each amendment to be offered and a copy of such amendment shall 953
1172	1172	be printed. The clerk of the appropriate chamber shall certify the copy 954
1173	1173	of each amendment and keep such certified copy in such clerk's office at 955
1174	1174	all times. 956
1175	1175	LEGISLATIVE COMMISSIONERS' 957
1176	1176	Senate Joint Resolution No. 1
1177	1177
1178	1178
1179	1179	LCO No. 1222 33 of 59
1180	1180
1181	1181	PROCESS AFTER COMMITTEE ACTION 958
1182	1182	959
1183	1183	13. (a) Receipt. When a committee reports a bill or resolution 960
1184	1184	favorably, the vote tally sheet for such bill or resolution shall be 961
1185	1185	submitted forthwith to the Legislative Commissioners' Office. The 962
1186	1186	Legislative Commissioners' Office shall enter the receipt of the vote tally 963
1187	1187	sheet in the legislative database and notify the Office of Fiscal Analysis 964
1188	1188	and the Office of Legislative Research of the bill or resolution number 965
1189	1189	and the committee's action. 966
1190	1190	(b) Examination and Correction. The legislative commissioners shall 967
1191	1191	examine the bill or resolution and make any correction therein as may 968
1192	1192	be necessary for the purpose of avoiding repetition and unconstitutional 969
1193	1193	provisions, and of ensuring accuracy in the text and references, 970
1194	1194	clearness and conciseness in the phraseology and consistency with 971
1195	1195	existing statutes. Whenever the legislative commissioners make any 972
1196	1196	changes in a bill or resolution, other than corrections of spelling, 973
1197	1197	grammar, punctuation or typographical errors the correction of which 974
1198	1198	in no way alters the meaning, they shall prepare a statement which 975
1199	1199	describes each change, where it was made and explicitly why they made 976
1200	1200	the change. This statement shall be entered into the legislative database 977
1201	1201	and printed with the file copy of the bill or resolution and shall bear the 978
1202	1202	same file number as the bill or resolution. 979
1203	1203	(c) Deadline. Unless the President Pro Tempore and the Speaker 980
1204	1204	consent, in writing, to a request by a legislative commissioner for an 981
1205	1205	extension of time, the Legislative Commissioners' Office shall complete 982
1206	1206	its examination of the bill or resolution within ten calendar days, 983
1207	1207	excluding holidays, after its receipt, except the Legislative 984
1208	1208	Commissioners' Office shall complete its examination of a conveyance 985
1209	1209	bill within five calendar days, excluding holidays, after its receipt. If the 986
1210	1210	bill or resolution is approved by a commissioner, the commissioner shall 987
1211	1211	notify the Office of Fiscal Analysis and the Office of Legislative Research 988
1212	1212	of the approval and, if a substitute, furnish each office with a copy of the 989
1213	1213	bill or resolution for preparation of a fiscal note and bill analysis. Unless 990
1214	1214	Senate Joint Resolution No. 1
1215	1215
1216	1216
1217	1217	LCO No. 1222 34 of 59
1218	1218
1219	1219	the President Pro Tempore and the Speaker consent, in writing, to a 991
1220	1220	request by the director of the Office of Fiscal Analysis or the director of 992
1221	1221	the Office of Legislative Research for an extension of time, a legislative 993
1222	1222	commissioner shall transmit the bill or resolution with his or her 994
1223	1223	approval to the clerk of the chamber in which it originated within five 995
1224	1224	calendar days, excluding holidays, after such notice. 996
1225	1225	(d) Bills or Resolutions Returned to Committee. If the commissioner 997
1226	1226	finds upon completion of the examination of a bill or resolution that the 998
1227	1227	bill or resolution is unconstitutional or is already law, the commissioner 999
1228	1228	shall return the bill or resolution to the committee and shall notify the 1000
1229	1229	Office of Fiscal Analysis and the Office of Legislative Research of its 1001
1230	1230	return. Whenever a bill or resolution has been so returned to the 1002
1231	1231	committee, it may nevertheless be reported favorably by the committee 1003
1232	1232	and be returned to the Legislative Commissioners' Office for completion 1004
1233	1233	of the procedures prescribed above, notwithstanding the provisions of 1005
1234	1234	Rule 15. If a bill or resolution is returned after the committee's reporting 1006
1235	1235	out date designated in the schedule shown in Rule 15, the committee 1007
1236	1236	shall take such action before the start of the session on the third regular 1008
1237	1237	session day of the chamber making the referral after the bill or resolution 1009
1238	1238	is returned by the Legislative Commissioners' Office. The clerk shall 1010
1239	1239	enter it on the calendar under a heading "Favorable Report, Matter Not 1011
1240	1240	Approved by Legislative Commissioner" unless the committee reports 1012
1241	1241	a substitute bill or resolution which the legislative commissioners 1013
1242	1242	approve. 1014
1243	1243	(e) Change of Reference. Favorable changes of reference shall be 1015
1244	1244	treated as provided in this rule except that no fiscal note or bill analysis 1016
1245	1245	shall be required. When a committee votes a straight change of reference 1017
1246	1246	or a favorable change of reference for a bill or resolution, the vote tally 1018
1247	1247	sheet for such bill or resolution shall be submitted to the Legislative 1019
1248	1248	Commissioners' Office, which shall prepare the change of reference 1020
1249	1249	jacket and deliver the bill or resolution to the clerk of the chamber of 1021
1250	1250	origin. Reading and referral of straight changes of reference shall be by 1022
1251	1251	printing in the House and Senate journals. A bill or resolution that has 1023
1252	1252	Senate Joint Resolution No. 1
1253	1253
1254	1254
1255	1255	LCO No. 1222 35 of 59
1256	1256
1257	1257	received a straight change of reference or a favorable change of reference 1024
1258	1258	shall be considered in the possession of the receiving committee upon 1025
1259	1259	entering such straight change of reference or favorable change of 1026
1260	1260	reference on the General Assembly web site. 1027
1261	1261	REPORTING OF BILLS OR RESOLUTIONS 1028
1262	1262	14. Except as provided in Rules 19 and 20, all bills and joint 1029
1263	1263	resolutions reported by any committee shall be first reported to the 1030
1264	1264	chamber of origin, but any bill or resolution favorably reported by only 1031
1265	1265	one chamber shall first be reported to that chamber regardless of the 1032
1266	1266	chamber of origin. 1033
1267	1267	FINAL COMMITTEE ACTION 1034
1268	1268	15. (a) Deadline for Favorable Reports. The deadline for committees 1035
1269	1269	to take final action on any bill or resolution and submit the vote tally 1036
1270	1270	sheet for each such bill or resolution to the Legislative Commissioners' 1037
1271	1271	Office as provided in Rule 13 shall be 5:00 p.m. on the dates designated 1038
1272	1272	in the following schedule: 1039
1273	1273	T26 Committee 2025 2026
1274	1274	T27 Aging March 11 March 10
1275	1275	T28 Children March 11 March 10
1276	1276	T29 Housing March 11 March 12
1277	1277	T30 Veterans' and Military Affairs March 13 March 12
1278	1278	T31 Banking March 13 March 17
1279	1279	T32 Higher Education and Employment March 18 March 17
1280	1280	T33 Advancement
1281	1281	T34 Insurance and Real Estate March 18 March 19
1282	1282	T35 Public Safety and Security March 18 March 17
1283	1283	T36 Legislative Management March 19 March 16
1284	1284	T37 Commerce March 20 March 24
1285	1285	T38 Energy and Technology March 20 March 24
1286	1286	T39 Government Oversight March 20 March 19
1287	1287	T40 Transportation March 24 March 20
1288	1288	T41 General Law March 24 March 18
1289	1289	T42 Labor and Public Employees March 25 March 24
1290	1290	T43 Human Services March 20 March 26
1291	1291	Senate Joint Resolution No. 1
1292	1292
1293	1293
1294	1294	LCO No. 1222 36 of 59
1295	1295
1296	1296	T26 Committee 2025 2026
1297	1297	T44 Environment March 31 March 25
1298	1298	T45 Education March 31 March 23
1299	1299	T46 Planning and Development March 31 March 23
1300	1300	T47 Public Health April 2 March 27
1301	1301	T48 Government Administration and Elections April 2 March 25
1302	1302	T49 Judiciary April 11 March 30
1303	1303	T50 Finance, Revenue and Bonding April 24 April 1
1304	1304	T51 Appropriations April 25 April 2
1305	1305	T52 Special Education April 30
1306	1306
1307	1307	The deadlines designated in this subsection shall not apply to 1040
1308	1308	conveyance bills, and resolutions proposing amendments to the 1041
1309	1309	constitution and other substantive resolutions. 1042
1310	1310	(b) Hearing Requirement for Favorable Report. (1) Except as 1043
1311	1311	provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection and Rule 32 (2)(A), no bill 1044
1312	1312	and no resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution or other 1045
1313	1313	substantive resolution shall be reported favorably by a committee 1046
1314	1314	unless a public hearing has been held as provided in Rule 6, but no 1047
1315	1315	further public hearing shall be required for a favorable report on a 1048
1316	1316	substitute for such bill or resolution, provided the substitute is based on 1049
1317	1317	or is germane to the subject matter of the original bill or resolution, or 1050
1318	1318	for a bill or resolution petitioned under Rule 11 on which a subject 1051
1319	1319	matter public hearing has been held. 1052
1320	1320	(2) No bill requiring the sale, transfer or other disposition of real 1053
1321	1321	property, or interest in real property, under the custody or control of a 1054
1322	1322	state agency, shall be reported favorably or unfavorably by a committee 1055
1323	1323	unless such sale, transfer or other disposition has been the subject of a 1056
1324	1324	public hearing as provided in Rule 6. 1057
1325	1325	(c) Fiscal Notes and Bill Analyses; Bills or Resolutions Unfavorably 1058
1326	1326	Reported; List of Reported Bills or Resolutions. (1) Any bill or 1059
1327	1327	resolution reported favorably by any committee which if passed or 1060
1328	1328	adopted, would affect state or municipal revenue or would require the 1061
1329	1329	expenditure of state or municipal funds, shall have a fiscal note 1062
1330	1330	Senate Joint Resolution No. 1
1331	1331
1332	1332
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1334	1334
1335	1335	attached, as required by section 2-24 of the general statutes with respect 1063
1336	1336	to bills. The fiscal note for a bill or resolution and the analysis of a bill 1064
1337	1337	shall be printed with the bill or resolution and shall bear the same file 1065
1338	1338	number as the bill or resolution. Any fiscal note printed with or 1066
1339	1339	prepared for a bill or resolution and any analysis of a bill printed with 1067
1340	1340	or prepared for a bill, are solely for the purpose of information, 1068
1341	1341	summarization and explanation for members of the General Assembly 1069
1342	1342	and shall not be construed to represent the intent of the General 1070
1343	1343	Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. Each such fiscal 1071
1344	1344	note and bill analysis shall bear the following disclaimer: "The following 1072
1345	1345	Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of 1073
1346	1346	the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of 1074
1347	1347	information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the 1075
1348	1348	intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any 1076
1349	1349	purpose." When an amendment is offered to a bill or resolution in the 1077
1350	1350	House or the Senate, which, if adopted, would require the expenditure 1078
1351	1351	of state or municipal funds or affect state or municipal revenue, a fiscal 1079
1352	1352	note shall be available at the time the amendment is offered. Any fiscal 1080
1353	1353	note prepared for such an amendment shall be construed in accordance 1081
1354	1354	with the provisions of this rule and shall bear the disclaimer required 1082
1355	1355	under this rule. Each fiscal note prepared under this subdivision shall 1083
1356	1356	include a brief statement of the sources of information, in addition to the 1084
1357	1357	general knowledge of the fiscal analyst, consulted or relied on to 1085
1358	1358	calculate the fiscal impact. 1086
1359	1359	(2) All bills or resolutions unfavorably reported by a committee shall 1087
1360	1360	be submitted to the Legislative Commissioners' Office not later than 5:00 1088
1361	1361	p.m. on the final reporting out date for favorable reports for that 1089
1362	1362	committee, designated in the schedule shown in this rule. 1090
1363	1363	(3) The legislative commissioners shall prepare a list of the bills or 1091
1364	1364	resolutions submitted to them which at the deadline time for each 1092
1365	1365	committee are not printed and in the files and the clerks shall print the 1093
1366	1366	same in the House and Senate journals. 1094
1367	1367	Senate Joint Resolution No. 1
1368	1368
1369	1369
1370	1370	LCO No. 1222 38 of 59
1371	1371
1372	1372	(d) Bills or Resolutions Not Acted on by Committee; Bills or 1095
1373	1373	Resolutions Not Printed and in Files. All bills or resolutions not acted 1096
1374	1374	on by the committees within the time limits established by this section 1097
1375	1375	shall be deemed to have failed in committee, except that (1) a bill or 1098
1376	1376	resolution shall be reported to the chamber in which it originated if the 1099
1377	1377	Speaker of the House and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate 1100
1378	1378	certify, in writing, the facts which in their opinion necessitate it being 1101
1379	1379	acted on by the General Assembly, or (2) if a majority of the members of 1102
1380	1380	either chamber present to the clerk of such chamber a written petition 1103
1381	1381	as provided by Rule 19, requesting that a bill or resolution be reported, 1104
1382	1382	it shall be reported to the chamber in which the petition originated. Any 1105
1383	1383	bill or resolution not printed and in the files of the members of the 1106
1384	1384	General Assembly may be acted upon by the General Assembly if the 1107
1385	1385	Speaker of the House and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate 1108
1386	1386	certify, in writing, the facts which in their opinion necessitate an 1109
1387	1387	immediate vote on the bill or resolution, in which case a copy of the bill 1110
1388	1388	or resolution, accompanied by a fiscal note, shall nevertheless be upon 1111
1389	1389	the desks of the members, but not necessarily printed, before the bill or 1112
1390	1390	resolution is acted upon. 1113
1391	1391	(e) Conveyance Bills. Subject to the provisions of Rule 9(e), the 1114
1392	1392	deadline for the committee on Government Oversight to vote to report 1115
1393	1393	favorably or unfavorably and submit conveyance bills to the Legislative 1116
1394	1394	Commissioners' Office shall be 5:00 p.m. on May 21 in 2025 and April 8 1117
1395	1395	in 2026. 1118
1396	1396	(f) Referral of Bill or Resolution by Chamber to Committee After 1119
1397	1397	Deadline. (1) Whenever a bill or resolution favorably or unfavorably 1120
1398	1398	reported by one committee is referred by the House or the Senate to 1121
1399	1399	another committee after its deadline under subsection (a) of this rule has 1122
1400	1400	passed, the committee receiving such referred bill or resolution shall 1123
1401	1401	meet to consider such bill or resolution on any day of the week and at 1124
1402	1402	any time (A) before the start of the session of the third regular session 1125
1403	1403	day of the referring chamber after the date that the motion to refer is 1126
1404	1404	adopted, or (B) not later than seven calendar days after such date of 1127
1405	1405	Senate Joint Resolution No. 1
1406	1406
1407	1407
1408	1408	LCO No. 1222 39 of 59
1409	1409
1410	1410	adoption, whichever occurs first. Such committee may take the 1128
1411	1411	following action on such referred bill or resolution: (i) Report it 1129
1412	1412	favorably or unfavorably in accordance with the provisions of 1130
1413	1413	subdivisions (2) and (3) of this rule, (ii) box it, or (iii) take no action. 1131
1414	1414	Under no circumstances shall such committee refer such bill or 1132
1415	1415	resolution to another committee. A bill or resolution referred by the 1133
1416	1416	House or the Senate under this subdivision shall be considered in the 1134
1417	1417	possession of the committee to which such bill or resolution has been 1135
1418	1418	referred upon such referral and the entering of such referral on the 1136
1419	1419	General Assembly web site. 1137
1420	1420	(2) If the committee reports the bill or resolution favorably or 1138
1421	1421	unfavorably, and the bill or resolution has not been amended in either 1139
1422	1422	chamber, the committee may report a substitute bill or resolution, in 1140
1423	1423	which case, there shall be a reprinting of the file. The entry on the 1141
1424	1424	calendar in both chambers shall indicate the actions of the committee. 1142
1425	1425	(3) If the committee reports the bill or resolution favorably or 1143
1426	1426	unfavorably, and the bill or resolution has been amended in either 1144
1427	1427	chamber, the committee shall include in its report its recommendation 1145
1428	1428	on the adoption or rejection of each amendment, and may submit 1146
1429	1429	additional amendments to be offered on the floor. In such a case there 1147
1430	1430	shall be no reprinting of the file. The entry on the calendar in both 1148
1431	1431	chambers shall indicate the actions and recommendations of the 1149
1432	1432	committee. 1150
1433	1433	(g) Referral of Bill or Resolution by Chamber to Committee Before 1151
1434	1434	Deadline. Whenever a bill or resolution favorably or unfavorably 1152
1435	1435	reported by one committee is referred by the House or the Senate to 1153
1436	1436	another committee before its deadline under subsection (a) of this rule 1154
1437	1437	has passed, such referred bill or resolution shall be considered in the 1155
1438	1438	possession of the committee to which such bill or resolution has been 1156
1439	1439	referred upon such referral and the entering of such referral on the 1157
1440	1440	General Assembly web site. 1158
1441	1441	BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS -READINGS 1159
1442	1442	Senate Joint Resolution No. 1
1443	1443
1444	1444
1445	1445	LCO No. 1222 40 of 59
1446	1446
1447	1447	16. First reading of all bills and resolutions shall be (1) by the 1160
1448	1448	acceptance by each chamber of a printed list of bills and resolutions, 1161
1449	1449	prepared by the clerks of the House and Senate, setting forth numbers, 1162
1450	1450	introducers, titles and committees to which referred, or (2) by title, 1163
1451	1451	number and reference to a committee. 1164
1452	1452	Second reading shall be the report of a committee. 1165
1453	1453	Third reading shall be passage or rejection of a bill or adoption or 1166
1454	1454	rejection of a resolution on the calendar. Each bill and each resolution 1167
1455	1455	proposing an amendment to the constitution shall receive three 1168
1456	1456	readings in each chamber prior to passage or adoption, and no bill or 1169
1457	1457	resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution shall be read 1170
1458	1458	twice on the same day. 1171
1459	1459	FAVORABLE REPORTS 1172
1460	1460	17. (a) Committee Clerk's Approval. When the House and Senate 1173
1461	1461	members of any committee jointly vote to report a committee or raised 1174
1462	1462	bill or resolution favorably, the committee clerk shall approve the 1175
1463	1463	committee report form for such committee or raised bill or resolution. 1176
1464	1464	(b) Resolutions on Appointments and Nominations. A favorable 1177
1465	1465	report by a joint standing committee of a resolution concerning a 1178
1466	1466	General Assembly appointment or a nomination requiring joint 1179
1467	1467	confirmation and a favorable report of any committee to which 1180
1468	1468	executive and legislative nominations are referred shall be tabled for the 1181
1469	1469	calendar and printed by number and title only. The report may be 1182
1470	1470	accepted and the resolution adopted after it has appeared on the 1183
1471	1471	calendar for two days. 1184
1472	1472	(c) File Copies Available to Members. All bills and all resolutions 1185
1473	1473	proposing amendments to the constitution and other substantive 1186
1474	1474	resolutions reported favorably by the committees to which they have 1187
1475	1475	been referred, or by a majority of the members of the Senate or House 1188
1476	1476	committee making the report, before third reading, shall be laid upon 1189
1477	1477	Senate Joint Resolution No. 1
1478	1478
1479	1479
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1481	1481
1482	1482	the table, and sufficient copies of each bill or resolution together with 1190
1483	1483	the vote tally sheet shall be printed under the supervision of the 1191
1484	1484	Legislative Commissioners' Office for the use of the General Assembly. 1192
1485	1485	(d) Timing of Action by Chambers. Each bill and each joint resolution 1193
1486	1486	proposing an amendment to the constitution and each other substantive 1194
1487	1487	resolution so printed shall be in the files and on the calendar with a file 1195
1488	1488	number for two session days and shall be starred for action on the 1196
1489	1489	session day next succeeding, except that: (1) A bill or resolution certified 1197
1490	1490	in accordance with section 2-26 of the general statutes, if filed in the 1198
1491	1491	House, may be transmitted to and acted upon first by the Senate with 1199
1492	1492	the consent of the Speaker; and if filed in the Senate, may be transmitted 1200
1493	1493	to and acted upon first by the House with the consent of the President 1201
1494	1494	Pro Tempore, (2) any bill or resolution certified in accordance with 1202
1495	1495	section 2-26 of the general statutes may be acted upon immediately and 1203
1496	1496	may be transmitted immediately to the second chamber and may be 1204
1497	1497	acted upon immediately when received by the second chamber, (3) if 1205
1498	1498	one chamber rejects an amendment adopted by the other chamber, the 1206
1499	1499	bill or resolution after final action may be transmitted immediately to 1207
1500	1500	and may be placed on the calendar immediately in the second chamber, 1208
1501	1501	(4) during the last five calendar days of the session, if one chamber 1209
1502	1502	rejects an amendment adopted by the other chamber or adopts an 1210
1503	1503	amendment to a bill or resolution received from the other chamber, or 1211
1504	1504	takes any action on such bill or resolution requiring further action by 1212
1505	1505	the other chamber, the bill or resolution after final action may be 1213
1506	1506	transmitted immediately to the second chamber and placed 1214
1507	1507	immediately on the calendar and may be acted upon immediately in the 1215
1508	1508	second chamber, or (5) during the last five calendar days of the session, 1216
1509	1509	any bill or resolution, after final action in one chamber, may be 1217
1510	1510	transmitted immediately to the second chamber and may be placed on 1218
1511	1511	the calendar immediately in the second chamber. 1219
1512	1512	(e) Action on Calendar. All bills and resolutions starred for action 1220
1513	1513	shall be acted upon only when reached and any bill or resolution not 1221
1514	1514	acted upon shall retain its place on the calendar, unless it is put at the 1222
1515	1515	Senate Joint Resolution No. 1
1516	1516
1517	1517
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1519	1519
1520	1520	foot of the calendar or unless its consideration is made the order of the 1223
1521	1521	day for some specified time. 1224
1522	1522	(f) Other Provisions. When the House or Senate members only of a 1225
1523	1523	committee vote to report a bill or resolution favorably, the House or 1226
1524	1524	Senate chairperson of the committee, as the case may be, shall sign the 1227
1525	1525	bill or resolution. When the House members and Senate members of a 1228
1526	1526	committee vote to report separate versions of a bill or resolution and 1229
1527	1527	each chamber adopts its own version, both bills or resolutions may be 1230
1528	1528	referred by a joint resolution to a committee of conference, appointed as 1231
1529	1529	provided in Rule 22, with instructions to report a bill or resolution, as 1232
1530	1530	the case may be. If no bill or resolution is reported within three session 1233
1531	1531	days following the committee's appointment, the committee shall 1234
1532	1532	submit an interim report to both chambers and shall continue to report 1235
1533	1533	every second session day thereafter until a final decision is reached. If a 1236
1534	1534	bill or resolution is agreed upon by the committee it shall be submitted 1237
1535	1535	to the Legislative Commissioners' Office as a favorable report for 1238
1536	1536	processing as provided in Rule 13. A legislative commissioner shall 1239
1537	1537	transmit the bill or resolution with his or her approval to the clerk of the 1240
1538	1538	chamber which initiated the joint resolution for a committee of 1241
1539	1539	conference and the bill or resolution shall thereupon be tabled for the 1242
1540	1540	calendar and printing. The report of the committee may be accepted or 1243
1541	1541	rejected, but the bill or resolution may not be amended. 1244
1542	1542	No bill or resolution shall appear on the calendar of either chamber 1245
1543	1543	unless it has received a joint favorable report or a favorable report of the 1246
1544	1544	members of the committee of that chamber, except as provided in this 1247
1545	1545	rule or in Rule 19 or 20. 1248
1546	1546	(g) Roll Call Requirement. Each bill and each resolution proposing 1249
1547	1547	an amendment to the constitution and each other substantive resolution 1250
1548	1548	appearing on the regular calendar shall be voted upon by a roll call vote. 1251
1549	1549	HEARINGS CONDUCTED BY THE COMMITTEE ON 1252
1550	1550	GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT 1253
1551	1551	Senate Joint Resolution No. 1
1552	1552
1553	1553
1554	1554	LCO No. 1222 43 of 59
1555	1555
1556	1556	18. The chairpersons of the committee on Government Oversight (1) 1254
1557	1557	(A) shall hold a hearing on any report issued by the Auditors of Public 1255
1558	1558	Accounts, pursuant to any provision of the general statutes, except the 1256
1559	1559	chairpersons may elect not to hold a hearing on any report that (i) 1257
1560	1560	contains no state agency violations of state statute or regulation, (ii) 1258
1561	1561	contains only minor or technical recommendations, or (iii) the 1259
1562	1562	chairpersons determine does not otherwise necessitate a public hearing, 1260
1563	1563	and (B) may invite the members of the joint standing committee of the 1261
1564	1564	General Assembly having cognizance of any state agency that is the 1262
1565	1565	subject of such report, and (2) shall, if so requested by the President Pro 1263
1566	1566	Tempore and the Speaker of the House, (A) hold a hearing on (i) any 1264
1567	1567	report issued by the Auditors of Public Accounts, pursuant to any 1265
1568	1568	provision of the general statutes, (ii) any other audit or investigation 1266
1569	1569	report concerning any quasi-public agency or agency or department of 1267
1570	1570	the state that has been conducted by or at the request of the Governor 1268
1571	1571	or an agency or department of the state, or (iii) any statutory program 1269
1572	1572	to examine its performance or effectiveness, and (B) invite the members 1270
1573	1573	of any joint standing committee designated by the President and 1271
1574	1574	Speaker. Any such hearing shall be held not later than ninety days after 1272
1575	1575	such report is submitted to the General Assembly by the auditors or 1273
1576	1576	such hearing is requested by the President and the Speaker. 1274
1577	1577	PETITION FOR COMMITTEE REPORT 1275
1578	1578	19. Upon presentation to the clerk of either chamber of a petition 1276
1579	1579	signed in the original by not less than a majority of the members of either 1277
1580	1580	chamber requesting a joint standing committee to report a bill or 1278
1581	1581	resolution in its possession, the clerk shall immediately give notice to 1279
1582	1582	the committee of the filing of the petition. The petition may not be 1280
1583	1583	presented sooner than the day following the committee's deadline, 1281
1584	1584	designated in the schedule shown in Rule 15, to report the bill or 1282
1585	1585	resolution out of committee and not later than 5:00 p.m. on the seventh 1283
1586	1586	calendar day after that deadline. Within two regular session days 1284
1587	1587	thereafter the committee shall report the bill or resolution with or 1285
1588	1588	without its recommendations to the chamber from which the petition 1286
1589	1589	Senate Joint Resolution No. 1
1590	1590
1591	1591
1592	1592	LCO No. 1222 44 of 59
1593	1593
1594	1594	was received. If no recommendation is made, the bill or resolution shall 1287
1595	1595	be considered as having received an unfavorable report and the 1288
1596	1596	procedures in Rule 20 shall be followed. Each petition or page of the 1289
1597	1597	petition shall contain a statement of its purpose and may be circulated 1290
1598	1598	only by a member of the chamber whose clerk will receive the petition. 1291
1599	1599	If the committee members of one chamber vote to report a bill or 1292
1600	1600	resolution favorably, the petition so circulated and presented to the 1293
1601	1601	clerk may be signed only by the members of the other chamber. 1294
1602	1602	Any bill or resolution so petitioned, except those carrying or 1295
1603	1603	requiring appropriations, shall not be referred to any other committee 1296
1604	1604	without first having been voted upon by the House or Senate. Those 1297
1605	1605	carrying or requiring appropriations shall be referred first to the joint 1298
1606	1606	standing committee on Appropriations. The Appropriations committee 1299
1607	1607	shall, within two session days after such reference, report such bill or 1300
1608	1608	resolution back to the chamber in which the petition originated with 1301
1609	1609	either a favorable or unfavorable report thereon and the bill or 1302
1610	1610	resolution shall then be voted upon. In the event of a conflict between 1303
1611	1611	the report of the original committee and that of the Appropriations 1304
1612	1612	committee, the vote shall be on the report of the Appropriations 1305
1613	1613	committee. 1306
1614	1614	UNFAVORABLE REPORTS 1307
1615	1615	20. All bills and resolutions reported unfavorably shall first be 1308
1616	1616	printed under the supervision of the legislative commissioners, without 1309
1617	1617	correction and without their approval, and shall be in the files and on 1310
1618	1618	the calendar as if favorably reported but shall appear on the calendar 1311
1619	1619	under the heading "Unfavorable Reports". If the unfavorable report is 1312
1620	1620	rejected by the chamber of origin, the bill or resolution shall be returned 1313
1621	1621	to the legislative commissioners for their approval and reprinting in 1314
1622	1622	final form, except that in the case of an unfavorable report of the 1315
1623	1623	committee on executive and legislative nominations, or an unfavorable 1316
1624	1624	report of the committee on judiciary of a judicial nomination, a 1317
1625	1625	nomination of a workers' compensation commissioner or a nomination 1318
1626	1626	Senate Joint Resolution No. 1
1627	1627
1628	1628
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1630	1630
1631	1631	of a member of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, the resolution shall 1319
1632	1632	not be returned to the legislative commissioners and may be acted upon 1320
1633	1633	immediately. If the bill or resolution is returned to the legislative 1321
1634	1634	commissioners after May 28, 2025, in the 2025 session or April 22, 2026, 1322
1635	1635	in the 2026 session, the legislative commissioners shall transmit the bill 1323
1636	1636	or resolution, with or without approval, to the clerk of the chamber from 1324
1637	1637	which it was received, not later than five calendar days after it is 1325
1638	1638	received. It shall then be in the files, with special marking on the 1326
1639	1639	calendar, as if favorably reported with a file number for two session 1327
1640	1640	days and starred for action on the session day next succeeding in the 1328
1641	1641	chamber of origin. If the unfavorable report is accepted by the chamber 1329
1642	1642	of origin, the bill or resolution shall be lost. 1330
1643	1643	When an unfavorable report is rejected by the first chamber and the 1331
1644	1644	bill is passed or the resolution adopted by that chamber, it shall then be 1332
1645	1645	in the files and on the calendar of the other chamber, but shall appear 1333
1646	1646	on the calendar under the heading "Unfavorable Reports". 1334
1647	1647	RECALL FROM OTHER CHAMBER FOR RECONSIDERATION 1335
1648	1648	21. No resolution or motion to recall a bill, resolution or other matter 1336
1649	1649	from the other chamber shall be allowed for the purpose of 1337
1650	1650	reconsideration or amendment after the time has elapsed for the 1338
1651	1651	reconsideration of any vote thereon except when there has clearly been 1339
1652	1652	a mistake in such vote or an error in the language of the bill, resolution 1340
1653	1653	or other matter. 1341
1654	1654	COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE 1342
1655	1655	22. (a) Appointment of Committee. When one chamber rejects an 1343
1656	1656	amendment adopted by the other chamber, the bill or resolution shall 1344
1657	1657	be returned to the other chamber for further action. If that chamber 1345
1658	1658	readopts the rejected amendment, the readoption constitutes a matter 1346
1659	1659	for a committee of conference, and a committee of conference shall be 1347
1660	1660	appointed by the Speaker and the President Pro Tempore. The 1348
1661	1661	committee of conference shall be comprised of three members from each 1349
1662	1662	Senate Joint Resolution No. 1
1663	1663
1664	1664
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1666	1666
1667	1667	chamber. If the vote has not been unanimous there shall be at least one 1350
1668	1668	member of the committee who was not on the prevailing side in such 1351
1669	1669	member's chamber, except that in all cases, at least one member in each 1352
1670	1670	chamber shall be a member of the minority party. 1353
1671	1671	(b) Committee Reports. The committee may propose any changes 1354
1672	1672	within the scope of the bill or resolution, but any action, including 1355
1673	1673	changes, taken by the committee shall be by a majority vote of the 1356
1674	1674	members of each chamber on the committee. The committee report shall 1357
1675	1675	be made to both chambers at the same time. The committee report shall 1358
1676	1676	contain the following information: The bill or resolution number and 1359
1677	1677	title, the members of the committee, the action of the committee, 1360
1678	1678	indicating the adoption or rejection of each House or Senate amendment 1361
1679	1679	previously adopted, identified by schedule letter, which accompanied 1362
1680	1680	the bill or resolution, the adoption of a new amendment, if any, and the 1363
1681	1681	signature of the members of the committee accepting or rejecting the 1364
1682	1682	report. A member's refusal to sign shall be deemed a rejection. Any new 1365
1683	1683	amendment shall be prepared by the Legislative Commissioners' Office 1366
1684	1684	and shall be attached to and made a part of the report and shall be 1367
1685	1685	identified by a schedule letter of the chamber which created the 1368
1686	1686	disagreeing action. 1369
1687	1687	(c) Action by Chambers. Each chamber shall vote to accept or reject 1370
1688	1688	the report. A vote by either chamber to accept the report of the 1371
1689	1689	committee shall be final action by that chamber on the bill or resolution. 1372
1690	1690	If both chambers vote to accept the report of the committee, the bill is 1373
1691	1691	passed or the resolution is adopted as of the time the last chamber votes 1374
1692	1692	to accept the report. If either chamber rejects the report of the committee, 1375
1693	1693	the bill or resolution is defeated and the second chamber shall not be 1376
1694	1694	required to consider the committee report. The report of the committee 1377
1695	1695	may be accepted or rejected, but it may not be amended. 1378
1696	1696	RETURN OF BILL FROM GOVERNOR OR LEGISLATIVE 1379
1697	1697	COMMISSIONERS 1380
1698	1698	23. Whenever a bill has passed both chambers and has been 1381
1699	1699	Senate Joint Resolution No. 1
1700	1700
1701	1701
1702	1702	LCO No. 1222 47 of 59
1703	1703
1704	1704	transmitted to the Governor for approval, or to the legislative 1382
1705	1705	commissioners for engrossing, if either chamber desires its return for 1383
1706	1706	further consideration, the General Assembly may, by resolution 1384
1707	1707	adopted by both chambers, appoint a joint committee of one senator and 1385
1708	1708	two representatives to be sent to the Governor or the commissioners to 1386
1709	1709	request the return of the bill. In the case of a bill transmitted to the 1387
1710	1710	Governor, if the Governor consents, and in the case of a bill transmitted 1388
1711	1711	to the legislative commissioners, the bill shall be returned first to that 1389
1712	1712	chamber in which the motion for its return originated, and the bill may 1390
1713	1713	then be altered or totally rejected by a concurrent vote of the two 1391
1714	1714	chambers; but, if not altered or rejected by concurrent vote, it shall be 1392
1715	1715	again transmitted to the Governor or the legislative commissioners, as 1393
1716	1716	the case may be, in the same form in which it was first presented to the 1394
1717	1717	Governor or the legislative commissioners. 1395
1718	1718	EXAMINATION OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS 1396
1719	1719	24. (a) Examination and Correction. All bills, and all resolutions 1397
1720	1720	proposing amendments to the constitution, when finally passed or 1398
1721	1721	adopted, shall be examined immediately by the legislative 1399
1722	1722	commissioners. If the legislative commissioners find that any correction 1400
1723	1723	should be made in the text, they shall report it to the committee on 1401
1724	1724	legislative management. If the committee believes that no correction 1402
1725	1725	should be made, it shall so inform the legislative commissioners. If the 1403
1726	1726	committee believes a correction should be made, it shall so inform the 1404
1727	1727	legislative commissioners who shall report the bill or resolution to the 1405
1728	1728	chamber which last took action upon it, with the proposed correction in 1406
1729	1729	the form of an amendment, within five calendar days, Sundays and 1407
1730	1730	holidays excepted, after its passage or adoption. 1408
1731	1731	(b) Consideration of Proposed Correction. The report shall be placed 1409
1732	1732	at the head of the calendar, and shall take precedence of all other 1410
1733	1733	business on the calendar; and the only question on the report shall be, 1411
1734	1734	"Shall the proposed amendment be adopted?" If the proposed 1412
1735	1735	amendment is adopted by both chambers, the bill or resolution shall 1413
1736	1736	Senate Joint Resolution No. 1
1737	1737
1738	1738
1739	1739	LCO No. 1222 48 of 59
1740	1740
1741	1741	stand as amended. If the proposed amendment is rejected by either 1414
1742	1742	chamber, the bill or resolution shall not be transmitted to the other 1415
1743	1743	chamber, but shall stand as originally passed or adopted. If, in the 1416
1744	1744	consequence of the adjournment of the General Assembly subject to 1417
1745	1745	reconvening for the consideration of vetoed bills or for any other reason, 1418
1746	1746	any bill or resolution which has been passed or adopted by both 1419
1747	1747	chambers fails to be amended as recommended by the commissioners, 1420
1748	1748	the bill or resolution shall stand as originally passed or adopted. 1421
1749	1749	ENGROSSING OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS 1422
1750	1750	25. All bills, all resolutions proposing amendments to the constitution 1423
1751	1751	and all resolutions memorializing Congress when finally passed or 1424
1752	1752	adopted shall be engrossed under the direction of the legislative 1425
1753	1753	commissioners, and immediately thereafter shall be transmitted to the 1426
1754	1754	clerks. The legislative commissioners shall carefully compare all 1427
1755	1755	engrossed bills and resolutions with the bills and resolutions as finally 1428
1756	1756	passed or adopted, and a commissioner shall certify by his or her 1429
1757	1757	signature to the correctness of the engrossed copies. As soon as 1430
1758	1758	engrossed and certified, as herein provided, the bill or resolution and 1431
1759	1759	amendment shall be presented to the House and Senate clerks, who shall 1432
1760	1760	sign the engrossed and certified copies. 1433
1761	1761	TRANSMITTAL TO GOVERNOR 1434
1762	1762	26. (a) Transmittal of Copy. On the passage of a bill by both 1435
1763	1763	chambers, the clerk of the chamber last taking action thereon shall 1436
1764	1764	forthwith cause a copy to be sent to the Governor. 1437
1765	1765	(b) Engrossed Bills and Resolutions. Each bill and resolution, with 1438
1766	1766	the engrossed copy, shall be transmitted by the clerks of the House and 1439
1767	1767	Senate to the Secretary of the State as soon as it has been signed, as 1440
1768	1768	herein provided, and not later than the twelfth day after the expiration 1441
1769	1769	of the time allowed for reconsideration under the rules of the General 1442
1770	1770	Assembly, Sundays and legal holidays excepted; and the Secretary of 1443
1771	1771	the State shall forthwith present the engrossed copy of each bill to the 1444
1772	1772	Senate Joint Resolution No. 1
1773	1773
1774	1774
1775	1775	LCO No. 1222 49 of 59
1776	1776
1777	1777	Governor for approval. 1445
1778	1778	(c) Records of Transmittal. The Secretary of the State shall give the 1446
1779	1779	clerks a receipt for each bill or resolution, and shall notify them of the 1447
1780	1780	date and time at which each bill was presented to the Governor. The 1448
1781	1781	Secretary of the State shall give the Governor a receipt showing the date 1449
1782	1782	and time at which the Governor approved it or returned it to the 1450
1783	1783	Secretary of the State with a statement of his or her objections and shall 1451
1784	1784	notify the clerks of the dates and times. The clerks shall record the dates 1452
1785	1785	and times of presentation and approval or return in the journals of the 1453
1786	1786	House and Senate. 1454
1787	1787	(d) Immediate Transmittal. The chamber last taking action on a bill, 1455
1788	1788	before engrossing, may order immediate transmittal of the bill to the 1456
1789	1789	Governor, in which case the clerk of that chamber shall forthwith 1457
1790	1790	present the bill to the Governor, taking a duplicate receipt therefor 1458
1791	1791	showing the date and time at which the bill was deposited in the 1459
1792	1792	executive office, one of which receipts the clerk shall deliver to the 1460
1793	1793	Secretary of the State. Except as provided in this subsection, a bill shall 1461
1794	1794	be transmitted to the Governor only after engrossing. 1462
1795	1795	BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS NOT REPORTED 1463
1796	1796	27. Digital copies of all bills and joint resolutions not reported by 1464
1797	1797	committees shall be delivered to the Secretary of the State. 1465
1798	1798	DISTURBANCES 1466
1799	1799	28. (a) If there is any disturbance, disorderly conduct or other activity 1467
1800	1800	in or about the State Capitol or the Legislative Office Building or the 1468
1801	1801	grounds thereof which, in the opinion of the President Pro Tempore and 1469
1802	1802	the Speaker of the House, may impede the orderly transaction of the 1470
1803	1803	business of the General Assembly or any of its committees, they may 1471
1804	1804	take whatever action they deem necessary to preserve and restore order. 1472
1805	1805	(b) The President Pro Tempore and the Speaker may take whatever 1473
1806	1806	action they deem necessary to preserve public health and maintain 1474
1807	1807	Senate Joint Resolution No. 1
1808	1808
1809	1809
1810	1810	LCO No. 1222 50 of 59
1811	1811
1812	1812	order, including prohibiting access to the Hall of the House, the Senate 1475
1813	1813	or the State Capitol or Legislative Office Building, except for the 1476
1814	1814	members, the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of the State, 1477
1815	1815	authorized staff of the legislative, executive and judicial departments, 1478
1816	1816	authorized telecommunications personnel and authorized or 1479
1817	1817	credentialed members of the media. 1480
1818	1818	AMENDMENT AND SUSPENSION OF RULES 1481
1819	1819	29. These rules shall not be altered, amended or suspended except by 1482
1820	1820	the vote of at least two-thirds of the members present in each chamber. 1483
1821	1821	Motions to suspend the rules shall be in order on any session day. 1484
1822	1822	Suspension of the rules shall be for a specified purpose. Upon 1485
1823	1823	accomplishment of that purpose, any rule suspended shall be again in 1486
1824	1824	force. 1487
1825	1825	RESTRICTIONS 1488
1826	1826	30. (a) Smoking. No person shall smoke in the State Capitol or 1489
1827	1827	Legislative Office Building. 1490
1828	1828	(b) Nonpartisan Offices. Lobbyists shall be prohibited from the 1491
1829	1829	Legislative Commissioners' Office, the Office of Fiscal Analysis and the 1492
1830	1830	Office of Legislative Research but not from the legislative library. 1493
1831	1831	COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS 1494
1832	1832	31. When a collective bargaining agreement, negotiated under the 1495
1833	1833	provisions of chapter 68 of the general statutes, or a supplemental 1496
1834	1834	understanding reached between the parties to such agreement, or an 1497
1835	1835	arbitration award resulting from an arbitration proceeding under that 1498
1836	1836	chapter, is submitted to the General Assembly for approval as provided 1499
1837	1837	in section 5-278 of the general statutes, the following procedures shall 1500
1838	1838	apply: 1501
1839	1839	(1) In the case of a collective bargaining agreement or supplemental 1502
1840	1840	Senate Joint Resolution No. 1
1841	1841
1842	1842
1843	1843	LCO No. 1222 51 of 59
1844	1844
1845	1845	understanding, the bargaining representative of the employer shall file 1503
1846	1846	one executed original and five photocopies of the agreement, or of the 1504
1847	1847	master agreement and individual working agreements or the 1505
1848	1848	supplemental understanding, and an electronic copy of such agreement 1506
1849	1849	or supplemental understanding to the clerk of the House, and one 1507
1850	1850	executed original, five photocopies and an electronic copy to the clerk 1508
1851	1851	of the Senate. In the case of an arbitration award, the bargaining 1509
1852	1852	representative of the employer shall file five photocopies of the original 1510
1853	1853	arbitration award, showing that the original award was signed by the 1511
1854	1854	arbitrator, and a statement setting forth the amount of funds necessary 1512
1855	1855	to implement the award, and an electronic copy of such award to the 1513
1856	1856	clerk of the House and to the clerk of the Senate. The bargaining 1514
1857	1857	representative of the employer shall file with such agreement, 1515
1858	1858	supplemental understanding or award: (A) A list of the sections of the 1516
1859	1859	general statutes or state agency regulations, if any, proposed to be 1517
1860	1860	superseded, and (B) the effective date and expiration date of the 1518
1861	1861	agreement, supplemental understanding or award. An agreement shall 1519
1862	1862	be deemed executed only when it has been approved, in the case of an 1520
1863	1863	executive branch employer, including the division of criminal justice, by 1521
1864	1864	the Governor's designee, in the case of a judicial branch employer, by 1522
1865	1865	the chief administrative officer or such officer's designee, and in the case 1523
1866	1866	of a segment of the system of higher education, the chairperson of the 1524
1867	1867	appropriate board of trustees, and by the executive committee or 1525
1868	1868	officers of the respective bargaining unit or units and has been ratified 1526
1869	1869	by the membership of such bargaining unit or units. 1527
1870	1870	(2) (A) During periods when the General Assembly is in session, the 1528
1871	1871	agreement or supplemental understanding or the award shall be filed 1529
1872	1872	with the clerks, and the clerks shall stamp such agreement or 1530
1873	1873	supplemental understanding or award with the date of receipt and, 1531
1874	1874	within two calendar days thereafter, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays 1532
1875	1875	excepted, the Speaker of the House and the President Pro Tempore of 1533
1876	1876	the Senate shall cause separate House and Senate resolutions to be 1534
1877	1877	prepared proposing approval of the agreement or supplemental 1535
1878	1878	understanding or, in the case of an award, separate House and Senate 1536
1879	1879	Senate Joint Resolution No. 1
1880	1880
1881	1881
1882	1882	LCO No. 1222 52 of 59
1883	1883
1884	1884	resolutions concerning the sufficiency of funds for implementation of 1537
1885	1885	the award. The agreement or supplemental understanding or the award 1538
1886	1886	shall be submitted to the General Assembly on the date that both such 1539
1887	1887	resolutions are filed with the clerks. Each resolution shall be given a first 1540
1888	1888	reading in the appropriate chamber. Resolutions proposing approval of 1541
1889	1889	a collective bargaining agreement or a supplemental understanding, 1542
1890	1890	together with a copy of the agreement or supplemental understanding, 1543
1891	1891	and resolutions concerning the sufficiency of funds for implementation 1544
1892	1892	of an arbitration award, together with a copy of the award, shall be 1545
1893	1893	referred to the committee on Appropriations. Any such resolution shall 1546
1894	1894	be considered in the possession of the committee on Appropriations 1547
1895	1895	upon referral of such resolution. With respect to each resolution referred 1548
1896	1896	to the committee on or before the deadline of the committee to report 1549
1897	1897	favorably on a bill or resolution as designated in the schedule shown in 1550
1898	1898	Rule 15, the committee shall hold a public hearing on each such 1551
1899	1899	resolution, and within fifteen days after the referral, shall report the 1552
1900	1900	appropriate resolutions approving or disapproving the agreement or 1553
1901	1901	supplemental understanding or concerning the sufficiency of funds for 1554
1902	1902	implementation of the award to the House and the Senate, 1555
1903	1903	notwithstanding the provisions of Rule 15. If the Appropriations 1556
1904	1904	committee fails to take action within the time period set forth in this rule, 1557
1905	1905	the agreement or supplemental understanding shall nevertheless be 1558
1906	1906	deemed approved or, in the case of an award, the sufficiency of funds 1559
1907	1907	affirmed and the resolutions shall be reported to the House and the 1560
1908	1908	Senate as favorable reports. 1561
1909	1909	(B) If an agreement or supplemental understanding is reached or an 1562
1910	1910	arbitration award is made during the interim between sessions, the 1563
1911	1911	provisions of subsection (b) of section 5-278 of the general statutes, as 1564
1912	1912	amended, shall apply. 1565
1913	1913	(3) Each resolution, favorably or unfavorably reported, shall be read 1566
1914	1914	in, and tabled for the calendar and printing, in the appropriate chamber. 1567
1915	1915	Copies of the master agreement and individual working agreements, 1568
1916	1916	identified by the resolution numbers, copies of the salary schedules and 1569
1917	1917	Senate Joint Resolution No. 1
1918	1918
1919	1919
1920	1920	LCO No. 1222 53 of 59
1921	1921
1922	1922	appendices, and copies of the arbitration awards, identified by the 1570
1923	1923	resolution numbers, and the statements setting forth the amount of 1571
1924	1924	funds necessary to implement the awards, shall be made available in the 1572
1925	1925	clerks' offices. 1573
1926	1926	(4) The Office of Fiscal Analysis shall prepare an analysis of each 1574
1927	1927	agreement, supplemental understanding and award and a fiscal note 1575
1928	1928	both of which shall be upon the desks of the members, but not 1576
1929	1929	necessarily printed in the files, before the resolution is acted upon. 1577
1930	1930	(5) (A) The respective resolutions shall be in the files and on the 1578
1931	1931	calendar with a file number for two session days and shall be starred for 1579
1932	1932	action on the session day next succeeding unless it has been certified in 1580
1933	1933	accordance with section 2-26 of the general statutes. The House and the 1581
1934	1934	Senate shall vote to approve or reject each resolution proposing 1582
1935	1935	approval of a collective bargaining agreement or a supplemental 1583
1936	1936	understanding and each resolution concerning the sufficiency of funds 1584
1937	1937	for implementation of an arbitration award within thirty days after the 1585
1938	1938	date of the filing of the agreement, supplemental understanding or 1586
1939	1939	award with the clerks of the House and Senate. 1587
1940	1940	(B) The House and the Senate shall each permit not more than six 1588
1941	1941	hours of total time for debate of each such resolution. Those speaking in 1589
1942	1942	favor of such resolution shall be allocated not more than three hours of 1590
1943	1943	total time for debate, and those speaking in opposition to such 1591
1944	1944	resolution shall be allocated not more than three hours of total time for 1592
1945	1945	debate. A vote shall be taken on the resolution upon the conclusion of 1593
1946	1946	the debate. 1594
1947	1947	(C) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (B) of this 1595
1948	1948	subdivision, if the debate on such resolution occurs during the last three 1596
1949	1949	days of the thirty-day period, the House and the Senate shall each 1597
1950	1950	permit not more than four hours of total time for debate of such 1598
1951	1951	resolution. Those speaking in favor of such resolution shall be allocated 1599
1952	1952	not more than two hours of total time for debate and those speaking in 1600
1953	1953	opposition to such resolution shall be allocated not more than two hours 1601
1954	1954	Senate Joint Resolution No. 1
1955	1955
1956	1956
1957	1957	LCO No. 1222 54 of 59
1958	1958
1959	1959	of total time for debate. A vote shall be taken on the resolution upon the 1602
1960	1960	conclusion of the debate. 1603
1961	1961	(6) Notwithstanding the provisions of Rule 15, when a resolution 1604
1962	1962	proposing approval of a collective bargaining agreement or a 1605
1963	1963	supplemental understanding or a resolution concerning the sufficiency 1606
1964	1964	of funds for implementation of an arbitration award is referred to the 1607
1965	1965	committee on Appropriations after the deadline of the committee to 1608
1966	1966	report favorably on a bill or resolution as designated in the schedule 1609
1967	1967	shown in Rule 15, but was filed more than thirty days before the end of 1610
1968	1968	a regular session, the committee may act on such resolutions provided 1611
1969	1969	it reports such resolutions to the House and Senate not later than twelve 1612
1970	1970	days after such referral. 1613
1971	1971	(7) If the General Assembly is in regular session when an award, 1614
1972	1972	agreement or supplemental understanding is filed with the clerks, it 1615
1973	1973	shall vote to approve or reject such award, agreement or supplemental 1616
1974	1974	understanding within thirty days after the date of filing. If the General 1617
1975	1975	Assembly does not vote to approve or reject such award, agreement or 1618
1976	1976	supplemental understanding within such thirty days, the award, 1619
1977	1977	agreement or supplemental understanding shall be deemed rejected. If 1620
1978	1978	the regular session adjourns prior to such thirtieth day and the award, 1621
1979	1979	agreement or supplemental understanding has not been acted upon, the 1622
1980	1980	award, agreement or supplemental understanding shall be deemed to 1623
1981	1981	be filed on the first day of the next regular session. 1624
1982	1982	(8) (A) If an agreement is rejected, the matter shall be returned to the 1625
1983	1983	parties in accordance with section 5-278(b)(2)(A) of the general statutes. 1626
1984	1984	The parties may submit any award issued pursuant to arbitration 1627
1985	1985	initiated under said section 5-278(b)(2)(A) to the General Assembly for 1628
1986	1986	approval in the same manner as the rejected agreement. If the arbitration 1629
1987	1987	award is rejected by the General Assembly, the matter shall be returned 1630
1988	1988	again to the parties in accordance with said section 5-278(b)(2)(A). Any 1631
1989	1989	award issued pursuant to further arbitration initiated under said section 1632
1990	1990	5-278(b)(2)(A) shall be deemed approved by the General Assembly. 1633
1991	1991	Senate Joint Resolution No. 1
1992	1992
1993	1993
1994	1994	LCO No. 1222 55 of 59
1995	1995
1996	1996	(B) If an arbitration award, other than an award issued pursuant to 1634
1997	1997	section 5-278(b)(2)(A) of the general statutes, is rejected, the matter shall 1635
1998	1998	be returned to the parties in accordance with section 5-278(b)(2)(B) of 1636
1999	1999	the general statutes. Any award issued pursuant to further arbitration 1637
2000	2000	initiated under said section 5-278(b)(2)(B) shall be deemed approved by 1638
2001	2001	the General Assembly. 1639
2002	2002	AGREEMENTS OR STIPULATIONS UNDER SECTION 3 -125a 1640
2003	2003	32. When an agreement or stipulation is submitted to the General 1641
2004	2004	Assembly as provided in section 3-125a of the general statutes, the 1642
2005	2005	following procedures shall apply: 1643
2006	2006	(1) Six copies of the agreement or stipulation and an electronic copy 1644
2007	2007	of the agreement or stipulation shall be submitted to the clerk of the 1645
2008	2008	House, and six copies and an electronic copy to the clerk of the Senate. 1646
2009	2009	(2) (A) During periods when the General Assembly is in session, the 1647
2010	2010	agreement or stipulation shall be stamped by the clerks with the date of 1648
2011	2011	receipt and, within two calendar days thereafter, Saturdays, Sundays 1649
2012	2012	and holidays excepted, the Speaker of the House and the President Pro 1650
2013	2013	Tempore of the Senate shall cause separate House and Senate 1651
2014	2014	resolutions to be prepared proposing approval of the agreement or 1652
2015	2015	stipulation. Each resolution shall be given a first reading in the 1653
2016	2016	appropriate chamber. The President Pro Tempore and the Speaker shall 1654
2017	2017	designate the committees of cognizance and the committees, if any, that 1655
2018	2018	will hold a public hearing on each agreement or stipulation. Each 1656
2019	2019	resolution, accompanied by the agreement or stipulation, shall be 1657
2020	2020	referred to the committees of cognizance, which shall report thereon. 1658
2021	2021	Any such resolution shall be considered in the possession of the 1659
2022	2022	committee of cognizance upon referral of such resolution. 1660
2023	2023	(B) If an agreement or stipulation is submitted during the interim 1661
2024	2024	between regular sessions, it shall be deemed to be submitted on the first 1662
2025	2025	day of the next regular session. 1663
2026	2026	Senate Joint Resolution No. 1
2027	2027
2028	2028
2029	2029	LCO No. 1222 56 of 59
2030	2030
2031	2031	(3) Each resolution, favorably or unfavorably reported, shall be read 1664
2032	2032	in, and tabled for the calendar and printing, in the appropriate chamber. 1665
2033	2033	(4) The Office of Fiscal Analysis shall prepare an analysis of each 1666
2034	2034	agreement or stipulation and a fiscal note both of which shall be upon 1667
2035	2035	the desks of the members, but not necessarily printed in the files, before 1668
2036	2036	the resolution is acted upon. 1669
2037	2037	(5) The resolution shall be in the files and on the calendar with a file 1670
2038	2038	number for two session days and shall be starred for action on the 1671
2039	2039	session day next succeeding unless it has been certified in accordance 1672
2040	2040	with section 2-26 of the general statutes. The House and the Senate may 1673
2041	2041	vote to approve or reject each resolution within thirty days of the date 1674
2042	2042	of submittal of the agreement or stipulation. 1675
2043	2043	(6) Notwithstanding the provisions of Rule 15, when an agreement or 1676
2044	2044	stipulation is referred to a committee of cognizance after the deadline of 1677
2045	2045	the committee to report favorably on a bill or resolution as designated 1678
2046	2046	in the schedule shown in Rule 15, but not later than the time of 1679
2047	2047	submission specified in subdivision (7) of this rule, the committee may 1680
2048	2048	act on such resolution provided it reports such resolution not later than 1681
2049	2049	twelve days after such referral. 1682
2050	2050	(7) Any agreement or stipulation submitted to the clerks within thirty 1683
2051	2051	days before the end of a regular session and not acted upon dispositively 1684
2052	2052	before the end of such session shall be deemed to be submitted on the 1685
2053	2053	first day of the next regular session. 1686
2054	2054	SPECIAL SESSIONS 1687
2055	2055	33. A majority of the total membership of each chamber shall be 1688
2056	2056	required for the calling of a special session by the General Assembly. 1689
2057	2057	INTERIM 1690
2058	2058	34. (a) Meetings. During the interim between sessions, chairpersons 1691
2059	2059	of a committee may schedule meetings on any day. Notice of the date, 1692
2060	2060	Senate Joint Resolution No. 1
2061	2061
2062	2062
2063	2063	LCO No. 1222 57 of 59
2064	2064
2065	2065	time and place of committee meetings shall be given to the Office of 1693
2066	2066	Legislative Management. Any such meeting shall be conducted in a 1694
2067	2067	manner consistent with the provisions of Rule 5. 1695
2068	2068	(b) Public Hearings. A committee may hold subject matter public 1696
2069	2069	hearings on any subject and on specified proposed bills and proposed 1697
2070	2070	resolutions, and on committee and raised bills and resolutions. Notice 1698
2071	2071	of any public hearing shall be given, not later than ten calendar days 1699
2072	2072	before the hearing, to the Office of Legislative Management for 1700
2073	2073	appropriate publication by that office at least five calendar days in 1701
2074	2074	advance of the hearing. The notice shall contain the date, time, place and 1702
2075	2075	general subject matter of the hearing and the title of the bills or 1703
2076	2076	resolutions, if any, to be considered. In no event shall a bill or resolution 1704
2077	2077	be listed for a public hearing unless such bill or resolution has been 1705
2078	2078	posted on the General Assembly web site. Any such public hearing shall 1706
2079	2079	be conducted in a manner consistent with the provisions of Rule 6. For 1707
2080	2080	the purpose of meeting the hearing requirements under this subsection, 1708
2081	2081	the day of publication by the Office of Legislative Management and the 1709
2082	2082	day of the hearing shall both be counted as full days. 1710
2083	2083	(c) Raised Bills-Hearing During Session Required. During the interim 1711
2084	2084	between the 2025 and 2026 sessions, a committee may, on or after 1712
2085	2085	October 1, 2025, raise bills and resolutions for public hearing and 1713
2086	2086	consideration during such interim, but no such bill or resolution shall 1714
2087	2087	be reported by any committee unless a public hearing has been held 1715
2088	2088	during the 2026 session, as provided in Rule 6. 1716
2089	2089	SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICY 1717
2090	2090	35. The sexual harassment policy set forth in section 2.2 of the 1718
2091	2091	Connecticut General Assembly Employee Handbook, as amended from 1719
2092	2092	time to time, is incorporated by reference in these rules. 1720
2093	2093	COMPENSATION AWARDS FOR WRONGFUL 1721
2094	2094	INCARCERATION UNDER SECTION 54-102uu 1722
2095	2095	Senate Joint Resolution No. 1
2096	2096
2097	2097
2098	2098	LCO No. 1222 58 of 59
2099	2099
2100	2100	36. When a compensation award for wrongful incarceration is 1723
2101	2101	submitted by the Claims Commissioner to the General Assembly as 1724
2102	2102	provided in section 54-102uu of the general statutes, the following 1725
2103	2103	procedures shall apply: 1726
2104	2104	(1) Six copies of the compensation award and an electronic copy of 1727
2105	2105	the compensation award shall be submitted to the clerk of the House, 1728
2106	2106	and six copies and an electronic copy to the clerk of the Senate. 1729
2107	2107	(2) (A) During periods when the General Assembly is in session, the 1730
2108	2108	compensation award shall be stamped by the clerks with the date of 1731
2109	2109	receipt and, within two calendar days thereafter, Saturdays, Sundays 1732
2110	2110	and holidays excepted, the clerks shall forward a copy of each 1733
2111	2111	compensation award to the committee on Judiciary, which shall be 1734
2112	2112	considered in the possession of the committee upon referral of such 1735
2113	2113	award. The committee on Judiciary shall hold a public hearing on such 1736
2114	2114	award and shall report as a joint resolution (i) the confirmation or denial 1737
2115	2115	of the compensation reward, or (ii) the remand of the claim for 1738
2116	2116	compensation to the Office of the Claims Commissioner for such further 1739
2117	2117	proceedings as the General Assembly may direct. 1740
2118	2118	(B) If any such compensation award is submitted during the interim 1741
2119	2119	between regular sessions, the award shall be deemed to be submitted on 1742
2120	2120	the first day of the next regular session. 1743
2121	2121	(3) Each resolution, favorably or unfavorably reported under 1744
2122	2122	subdivision (2) of this rule, shall be read in, and tabled for the calendar 1745
2123	2123	and printing, in the appropriate chamber. 1746
2124	2124	(4) The Office of Fiscal Analysis shall prepare an analysis of each 1747
2125	2125	compensation award and a fiscal note both of which shall be upon the 1748
2126	2126	desks of the members, but not necessarily printed in the files, before the 1749
2127	2127	resolution is acted upon. 1750
2128	2128	(5) The resolution shall be in the files and on the calendar with a file 1751
2129	2129	number for two session days and shall be starred for action on the 1752
2130	2130	Senate Joint Resolution No. 1
2131	2131
2132	2132
2133	2133	LCO No. 1222 59 of 59
2134	2134
2135	2135	session day next succeeding unless it has been certified in accordance 1753
2136	2136	with section 2-26 of the general statutes. The House and the Senate may 1754
2137	2137	vote to approve or reject each resolution not later than forty-five days 1755
2138	2138	after the date of submittal of the compensation award. If the House and 1756
2139	2139	Senate fail to approve, deny or remand the compensation award, the 1757
2140	2140	determination made by the Claims Commissioner shall be deemed 1758
2141	2141	approved. 1759
2142	2142	(6) Notwithstanding the provisions of Rule 15, when a compensation 1760
2143	2143	award is referred to the committee on Judiciary after the deadline of the 1761
2144	2144	committee to report favorably on a bill or resolution as designated in the 1762
2145	2145	schedule shown in Rule 15, but not later than the time of submission 1763
2146	2146	specified in subdivision (7) of this rule, the committee may act on such 1764
2147	2147	compensation award, provided it reports such action in the form of a 1765
2148	2148	joint resolution. 1766
2149	2149	(7) Any compensation award submitted to the clerks within thirty 1767
2150	2150	days before the end of a regular session and not acted upon dispositively 1768
2151	2151	before the end of such session shall be deemed to be submitted on the 1769
2152	2152	first day of the next regular session. 1770
2153	2153