Joint Rules of the Connecticut General Assembly

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The Joint Rules of the Connecticut General Assembly are the formal procedural rules that regulate how the state’s House and Senate conduct their combined legislative business, including the introduction, consideration, and passage of legislation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative procedural rules
parliamentary rules
adoptedBy Connecticut House of Representatives
Connecticut State Senate
surface form: Connecticut Senate
adoptionMethod concurrent resolution or similar joint action of both chambers
appliesDuring regular sessions of the Connecticut General Assembly
special sessions of the Connecticut General Assembly
appliesTo Connecticut General Assembly
Connecticut House of Representatives
Connecticut State Senate
surface form: Connecticut Senate
canBeAmendedBy joint action of the Connecticut House and Senate
country United States of America
distinguishedFrom House Rules of the Connecticut House of Representatives
Joint Rules of the Connecticut General Assembly self-linksurface differs
surface form: Senate Rules of the Connecticut Senate
governmentBranch legislative branch of the State of Connecticut
governs combined legislative business of the Connecticut House and Senate
hierarchicalRelation subordinate to applicable federal law
subordinate to the Constitution of the State of Connecticut
jurisdiction Connecticut
surface form: State of Connecticut
language English
legalForm internal rules of procedure
legalStatus binding on both chambers of the Connecticut General Assembly
purpose to coordinate procedures between the two legislative chambers
to ensure predictability and transparency in joint legislative proceedings
to provide an orderly process for enacting state legislation
regulates conference committees
consideration of legislation
deadlines for legislative action
introduction of legislation
joint committees of the Connecticut General Assembly
joint sessions of the Connecticut General Assembly
passage of legislation
procedures for amendments in joint proceedings
procedures for fiscal notes and bill analyses in joint committees
procedures for joint favorable reports
procedures for public hearings at the joint committee level
procedures for reporting bills out of committee
procedures for resolving disagreements between the House and Senate
referral of bills to committees
scope coordination of legislative workflow between House and Senate
matters involving joint committees
matters involving joint sessions
procedures common to both chambers
subjectOf legislative procedure in Connecticut
usedBy committee staff of the Connecticut General Assembly
members of the Connecticut General Assembly
officers of the Connecticut House and Senate

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Connecticut General Assembly governingDocument Joint Rules of the Connecticut General Assembly
Joint Rules of the Connecticut General Assembly distinguishedFrom Joint Rules of the Connecticut General Assembly self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Senate Rules of the Connecticut Senate