Legislative Process in Connecticut
Initiating Legislative Change
1.1
There oughta be a law!
1.2
Your first step
1.3
Your representatives
1.4
The General Assembly
Introducing a Bill
2.1
Types of bills (part 1)
2.2
Types of bills (part 2)
2.3
Rules of the General Assembly
2.4
Bill deadlines
2.5
First reading & committee assignment
2.6
Quiz on Introducing a Bill
Onward to the Committee
3.1
Why committees?
3.2
About committees
3.3
Types of committees
3.4
Preliminary conference
3.5
First committee meeting
3.6
Public hearing
3.7
Committee Quiz 1
3.8
Committee decisions
3.9
Checks & balances
3.10
Committee Quiz 2
Post Committee Action
4.1
Legislative Commissioners' Office
4.2
Office of Fiscal Analysis
4.3
Office of Legislative Research
4.4
Post Committee Action Quiz
Floor Action in the House and Senate
5.1
Readings
5.2
Calendars
5.3
Floor action for bills with favorable reports
5.4
General debate
5.5
Floor Action Quiz 1
5.6
Amendments
5.7
Voting
5.8
Passage to the second chamber
5.9
Committee on conference
5.10
Floor Action Quiz 2
Gubernatorial Action
6.1
The bill reaches the governor
6.2
Veto override
6.3
Enactment
