Connecticut Water Trails Association
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Connecticut Water Trails Program
Connecticut Water Bar
How Does A Bill Become Law - State Level
Proposed Bill
Bill is sent to the clerk of the House of the
sponsoring legislator for numbering.
Bill title, number and sponsors are printed in the
House and Senate Journals.
Bill is sent to the appropriate joint standing
committee of the General Assembly, depending on the bill's subject
matter.
Committee may:
1.
Have the bill drafted
in legal language;
2.
Combine it with other
bills and have it drafted as a committee bill;
3.
Refer the bill to
another committee; or
4.
Take no action, so the
bill fails. The committee
may also write a new "raised" committee bill.
Committee holds public hearings for the public,
state agency representatives and legislators on all bills it wishes to
consider.
Committee may report the bill favorably, defeat the
bill or issue no report (the bill fails).
Bill requiring action by another committee is
referred to that committee, e.g. a bill requiring expenditure is
referred to the Appropriations Committee.
After leaving the last committee, the bill is sent
to the Legislative Commissioners' Office
to be checked for constitutionality and consistency with other law.
The Office of Fiscal Analysis adds an estimate of
the bill's cost. The Office of Legislative Research adds a "plain
English" explanation of the bill.
Clerk assigns the bill a calendar number.
Final printing of bill.
Debate and amendments in the house of origin.
House may send the bill to another committee before voting.
Vote on bill.
A "yes" vote sends the bill to the other house for
placement on calendar.
Other house votes on the bill.
Bill returned to first house for concurrence if
amended by second house. If not amended, bill is sent to the
governor. If House and Senate cannot agree, the bill is sent to a
joint conference committee.
If the conference committee reaches agreement, a
report is sent to both houses.
If one or both houses reject the changes, the bill
fails.
If both houses pass the bill, it is sent to the Governor. The Governor can :
1.
Sign the bill.
2.
Veto it, or
3.
Take no action.
If Governor vetoes, the bill is returned to the
house in which it originated.
Vetoed bill can be reconsidered by both houses.
The bill becomes law if:
1.
The Governor signs it;
2.
The Governor fails to
sign within 5 days during the legislative session or 15 days after
adjournment;
3.
The vetoed bill is
re-passed in each house by a 2/3 vote of the elected membership.
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