2023
Legislative Agenda

CT Legislative Process 

1. Proposed Bill 

2. Bill sent to clerk of the chamber of the sponsoring legislator 

3. Bill titled, numbered, and sponsors are printed in House and Senate Journals 

4. Depending on the bill’s subject matter, the bill is sent to the appropriate joint standing committee of the General Assembly The Committee may: 

5. Draft bill in legal language 

6. Combine it with other bills, drafted as a committee bill Refer the bill to another committee 

7. Take no action, bill fails 

8. Committee may write a new “raised” committee bill 

9. Committee holds public hearings for the public, state agency representatives, and legislators on all the bills for consideration.  

10. Committee may report the bill favorably, or deny bill 

11. Any bills requiring actions by multiple committee the bill will be passed through to those committees 

12. 2After the bill has left its last committee and is still favorable, the bill is sent to the Legislative Commissioners’ Office to be checked for constitutionality and consistency with other law. 

13. The Office of Fiscal Analysis adds an estimate of the bill’s cost. 

14. The Office of Legislative Research adds a “plain English” explanation of the bill Clerk assigns the bill a calendar number 

15. In whichever chamber the sponsoring legislator who brought forth a bill, that chamber votes on the bill first.  

16. A “yes” vote will send the bill to the respective opposite chamber for placement on the calendar.  If “yes”, the final bill is printed, if not the bill is denied 

17. Debate and amendments in the house of origin. 

18. Bill returned to first chamber for concurrence if amended by second chamber If one or both chambers reject the changes, the bill fails 

19. If both chambers pass the bill, it is sent to the governor, the governor will 

20. Sign it Veto it 

21. Take no action 

22. If the governor vetoes, the bill is returned to the chamber in which it originated 23

23. Vetoed bills can be reconsidered by both chambers 

24. The bill becomes law if 

25. The governor signs it 

26. Governor fails to sign within 5 days during the legislative session or 15 days after adjournment 

27. The vetoed bill is repassed in each house by a 2/3 vote of the elected membership 

 

Legislative Committees 

• Aging 

• Appropriations 

• Banks 

• Children 

• Commerce 

• Education 

• Energy and Technology 

• Environment 

• Executive and Legislative Nominations 

• Finance, Revenue, and Bonding 

• General Law 

• Government Administration and Elections 

• Higher Education and Employment 

• Housing 

• Human Services 

• Insurance and Real Estate 

• Judiciary 

• Labor and Public Employees 

• Join Committee on Legislative Management 

• Planning and Development 

• Program Review and Investigations 

• Public Health 

• Public Safety 

• Regulation Review 

• Transportation 

• Veterans’ Affairs