Bill Text: CT SB00037 | 2012 | General Assembly | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Cost Saving Measures And Notice Of Legislative Sessions.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-04-20 - House Calendar Number 409 [SB00037 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2012-SB00037-Comm_Sub.html

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General Assembly		Raised Bill No. 37
February Session, 2012		LCO No. 276
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Referred to Committee on Government Administration and Elections
Introduced by:
(GAE)

AN ACT CONCERNING COST SAVING MEASURES AND NOTICE OF LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. Section 2-7 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):

(a) Whenever the Governor, the members of the General Assembly or the president pro tempore of the Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives call a special session of the General Assembly, the Secretary of the State shall give notice thereof by [mailing] delivering a true copy of the call of such special session [, by first class mail, evidenced by a certificate of mailing,] to each member of the House of Representatives and of the Senate at his or her [address as it appears upon the records of said secretary] office in the State Capitol or Legislative Office Building not less than ten nor more than fifteen days prior to the date of convening of such special session or by causing a true copy of the call to be delivered to each member by a state marshal, constable, state policeman or indifferent person at least twenty-four hours prior to the time of convening of such special session.

(b) Whenever the Secretary of the State is required to reconvene the General Assembly pursuant to article third of the amendments to the Constitution of Connecticut, said secretary shall give notice thereof by [mailing] delivering a true copy of the call of such reconvened session [, by first class mail, evidenced by a certificate of mailing,] to each member of the House of Representatives and of the Senate at his or her [address as it appears upon the records of said secretary] office in the State Capitol or Legislative Office Building not less than five days prior to the date of convening of such reconvened session or by causing a true copy of the call to be delivered to each member by a state marshal, constable, state policeman or indifferent person at least twenty-four hours prior to the time of convening of such reconvened session.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	from passage	2-7

GAE

Joint Favorable