Connecticut 2023 Regular Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 5 R · 2 D cosponsors

HB 5796 — AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY MANDATORY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODS AT PUBLIC AGENCY MEETINGS.

Last action — FILE NO. 723

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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” 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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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25 added · 24 removed

25 line(s) added, 24 removed.

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House of Representatives General Assembly File No.
House of Representatives File No.
126 January Session, 2023 Substitute House Bill No.
723 General Assembly January Session, 2023(Reprint of File No.
5796 House of Representatives, March 21, 2023 The Committee on Planning and Development reported through REP.
126) Substitute House Bill No.
KAVROS DEGRAW of the 17th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the House, that the substitute bill ought to pass.
5796 As Amended by House Amendment Schedule "A" Approved by the Legislative Commissioner May 5, 2023 AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY MANDATORY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODS AT PUBLIC AGENCY MEETINGS.
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY MANDATORY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODS AT PUBLIC AGENCY MEETINGS.
126 1 sHB5796 File No.
723 sHB5796 File No.
126 allowing comments to be submitted electronically or providing a contemporaneous broadcast of public agency meetings on an Internet web site;
723 allowing comments to be submitted electronically or providing a contemporaneous broadcast of public agency meetings on an Internet web site;
(1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives;
(1) One appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives;
(2) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate;
(2) One appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate;
126 2 sHB5796 File No.
723 sHB5796 File No.
126 General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to planning and development shall serve as administrative staff of the task force.
723 General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to planning and development shall serve as administrative staff of the task force.
Section 1 from passage New section Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
Section 1 from passage New section sHB5796 / File No.
In Subsec.
723 3 sHB5796 File No.
(a)(4), "live stream" was replaced with "a contemporaneous broadcast of public agency meetings on an Internet web site" for clarity.
723 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.
PD Joint Favorable Subst.
sHB5796 / File No.
126 3 sHB5796 File No.
126 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.
House “A” adjusts the number of members on the task force in the underlying bill and has no fiscal impact.
126 4 sHB5796 File No.
723 sHB5796 File No.
126 OLR Bill Analysis sHB 5796 AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY MANDATORY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODS AT PUBLIC AGENCY MEETINGS.
723 OLR Bill Analysis sHB 5796 (as amended by House "A") AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY MANDATORY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODS AT PUBLIC AGENCY MEETINGS.
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723 5
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Action History

  1. FILE NO. 723

  2. SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 451

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

  4. HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A

  5. HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A

  6. FILE NO. 126

  7. HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 98

  8. FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDAR

  9. RPTD. OUT OF LCO

  10. REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/20/23

  11. FILED WITH LCO

  12. Joint Favorable Substitute

  13. PUBLIC HEARING 0201

  14. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Planning and Development

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9 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 178 not signed on

Sponsors (9)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (178)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 5796?
HB 5796 is sponsored by Tom Delnicki (Republican), Sampson, Rob, Tony Hwang (Republican), Michel, David, Tami Zawistowski (Republican), Carol Hall (Republican), Joseph H. Zullo (Republican), Saud Anwar (Democratic), and Aundre Bumgardner (Democratic).
What is the current status of HB 5796?
This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” 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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