joint committees of the Connecticut General Assembly

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The joint committees of the Connecticut General Assembly are legislative bodies composed of members from both the state House and Senate that conduct hearings, review bills, and shape public policy before measures advance to the full chambers.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	joint legislative committee ⓘ legislative committee system ⓘ
appliesTo	Connecticut state lawmaking process ⓘ
composedOf	members of the Connecticut House of Representatives ⓘ members of the Connecticut Senate ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
decisionMakingProcess	vote to issue joint favorable reports on bills ⓘ vote to reject or take no action on bills ⓘ
function	amend legislation ⓘ conduct oversight of executive branch programs ⓘ conduct public hearings on proposed legislation ⓘ draft legislation ⓘ report bills to the House and Senate ⓘ review proposed bills ⓘ shape public policy prior to floor action ⓘ
governingDocument	rules of the Connecticut General Assembly ⓘ
hasRole	committee co-chair from the House of Representatives ⓘ committee co-chair from the Senate ⓘ ranking members from minority party ⓘ
jurisdiction	State of Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legislativeChamber	Connecticut House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ Connecticut Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Connecticut State Capitol NERFINISHED ⓘ Legislative Office Building, Hartford, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ
meetingType	committee meetings ⓘ public hearings ⓘ
partOf	Connecticut General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ
responsibility	initial consideration of most legislation in Connecticut ⓘ recommendation of bills for consideration by the full chambers ⓘ
selectionMethod	members appointed by legislative leaders ⓘ
subordinateTo	Connecticut House of Representatives leadership NERFINISHED ⓘ Connecticut Senate leadership NERFINISHED ⓘ
typeOfCommittee	standing committee ⓘ
website	https://www.cga.ct.gov ⓘ

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Joint Rules of the Connecticut General Assembly → regulates → joint committees of the Connecticut General Assembly ⓘ