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