Connecticut 2019 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SJ 28 — RESOLUTION PROPOSING A STATE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO ALLOW INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE ATTAINED THE AGE OF SIXTEEN TO APPLY FOR ADMISSION AS ELECTORS AND TO BE SO ADMITTED UPON ATTAINING THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN.

Last action — SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 211

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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General Assembly Senate Joint Resolution No.
General Assembly Substitute Joint Resolution No.
28 January Session, 2019 LCO No.
28 January Session, 2019 RESOLUTION PROPOSING A STATE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO ALLOW INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE ATTAINED THE AGE OF SIXTEEN TO APPLY FOR ADMISSION AS ELECTORS AND TO BE SO ADMITTED UPON ATTAINING THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN.
5162 Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS Introduced by:
(GAE) RESOLUTION ALLOWING INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE ATTAINED THE AGE OF SIXTEEN TO APPLY FOR ADMISSION AS ELECTORS AND TO BE SO ADMITTED UPON ATTAINING THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN.
Any citizen who has not yet attained the age of eighteen years but who will have attained the age of eighteen years on or before the day of a regular election, who is LCO No.
Any citizen who has not yet attained the age of eighteen years but who will have attained the age of eighteen years on or before the day of a regular election, who is otherwise qualified to be an elector and who has applied for admission as an elector in such manner as may be prescribed by law, may vote in any primary election, in such manner as may be prescribed by law, held for such regular election.
5162 1 of 2 Senate Joint Resolution N28 otherwise qualified to be an elector and who has applied for admission as an elector in such manner as may be prescribed by law, may vote in any primary election, in such manner as may be prescribed by law, held for such regular election.
LCO \\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2019SJ-00028-R01 of 2 SB.docx Substitute Senate Joint Resolution No.
RESOLVED:
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The designation of said proposed amendment to be used on the ballots at such election shall be "Shall the Constitution of the State be amended to allow any citizen to apply for admission as an elector, when he or she attains the age of sixteen years, for the purpose of being admitted as an elector on his or her eighteenth birthday?" LCO No.
The designation of said proposed amendment to be used on the ballots at such election shall be "Shall the Constitution of the State be amended to allow any citizen to apply for admission as an elector, when he or she attains the age of sixteen years, for the purpose of being admitted as an elector on his or her eighteenth birthday?" Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
5162 2 of 2
The title was changed.
GAE Joint Favorable Subst.
-LCO LCO {\\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2019SJ-00022 of 2 R01-SB.docx }
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Action History

  1. SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 211

  2. FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.

  3. FILE NO. 460

  4. RPTD. OUT OF LCO

  5. REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/03/19

  6. FILED WITH LCO

  7. Joint Favorable

  8. PUBLIC HEARING 0313

  9. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Government Administration and Elections

Sponsors

  • Government Administration and Elections Committee · Primary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 186 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Government Administration and Elections Committee

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (186)

186 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Who sponsors SJ 28?
SJ 28 is sponsored by Government Administration and Elections Committee.
What is the current status of SJ 28?
This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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