Any member of the CT General Assembly may decide that an idea whether his or her own, or that of a constituent, interest group, administrative agency or the Governor would benefit the people of the state and should be enacted into law. The bill then wends its way through the legislative process. Committee holds public hearings on the bills it wishes to consider. Committee may report bill favorably, defeat it, refer it to another committee for action, or issue no report so the bill fails. After leaving the last committee, the bill is checked for constitutionality and consistency with other laws.
Clerk assigns the bill a calendar number and the final printing of the bill is done.
Bill is debated in the chamber of origin. The bill returns to original chamber for concurrence if it has been amended. If the two chambers cannot agree, the bill is sent to a joint conference committee. If this committee reaches agreement, a report is sent to both chambers. If either chamber rejects the bill, it fails.