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CT Gen Stat § 2-34 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 2 - General Assembly and Legislative Agencies|Chapter 16 - General Assembly|Section 2-34 - Title of appropriation bills.

 The title of the biennial budget bill shall be “An Act Concerning the State Budget for the Biennium Ending June Thirtieth”, (here insert the calendar year) “and Making Appropriations Therefor”. The title of the deficiency bill shall be “An Act Making Deficiency Appropriations for the Fiscal Year Ending June Thirtieth”, (here insert the calendar year). The title of all other bills making appropriations from the treasury shall be “An Act Concerning” (here insert the purpose) “and Making an Appropriation Therefor”.(1949 Rev., S. 26; 1971, P.A. 1, S. 2; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-3, S. 31, 168; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-14, S. 29, 30.)History: 1971 act deleted language concerning appropriations bills spanning more than one year; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-3 deleted requirements re title of “each bill for an act making appropriations from the treasury” and substituted requirements re title of biennial budget bill, deficiency bill and all other bills making appropriations; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-14 changed effective date of June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-3, S. 31 from August 22, 1991, to July 1, 1992, and first applicable to biennium commencing July 1, 1993.
CT Gen Stat § 2-35a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 2 - General Assembly and Legislative Agencies|Chapter 16 - General Assembly|Section 2-35a - Government organization and reorganization.

 The joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to government administration, organization and reorganization shall be charged with the duty and responsibility of overseeing all government organization and reorganization and in particular any transfer, allocation or consolidation of any state department or agency. The committee shall have responsibility for continuing review of the organization and reorganization of state departments and agencies and may from time to time make recommendations to the General Assembly with regard to government organization and reorganization.(P.A. 77-614, S. 15, 584, 587, 610; P.A. 79-31, S. 9, 17; P.A. 82-314, S. 6, 63.)History: P.A. 79-31 changed committee name from “committee on government administration and policy” to “committee on government administration and elections”; P.A. 82-314 changed formal designation of committee.
CT Gen Stat § 2-35b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 2 - General Assembly and Legislative Agencies|Chapter 16 - General Assembly|Section 2-35b - Legislative involvement in Job Training Partnership Act. Recommendations. Reports from Governor.

 (a) Any proposed plan to implement the provisions of the Job Training Partnership Act (P.L. 97-300) in this state which shall be made available to the General Assembly for comment, as required in Section 105 of the act, shall be referred to the joint standing committee or committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to labor, economic development and job training. Such committee or committees shall make recommendations, in writing, which shall be submitted to the Governor within thirty days of such referral, concerning the purpose and content of any such plan.(b) The committee or committees shall provide the Governor with written recommendations concerning possible procedures to be used to identify “dislocated workers” for purposes of applying for employment and training assistance for such workers under the provisions of Section 301 of the act.(c) The Governor shall forward, to such committee or committees on a timely basis, a copy of each report submitted to him pursuant to the requirements of the Job Training Partnership Act.(P.A. 83-19, S. 1, 3.)
CT Gen Stat § 2-35c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 2 - General Assembly and Legislative Agencies|Chapter 16 - General Assembly|Section 2-35c - Funds appropriated to Judicial Department for specified purposes included in current expense account.

 Funds appropriated to the Judicial Department for purposes of implementing subsection (a) of section 17a-77, subsection (c) of section 17a-78, subsection (d) of section 17a-274, subsection (b) of section 17a-498, subsection (b) of section 45a-716, sections 45a-717, 46b-172a and 45a-654, subsection (h) of section 19a-265, subsection (g) of section 17a-498, subsection (c) of section 17a-502, section 17a-510, subsection (c) of section 45a-111, sections 45a-132a and 45a-620, subsection (b) of section 45a-649, subsection (c) of section 45a-660, section 45a-673, subsection (a) of section 45a-681 and section 45a-708 shall be appropriated to a specific “other current expense” account.(P.A. 96-170, S. 22, 23; P.A. 97-90, S. 5, 6.)History: P.A. 96-170 effective July 1, 1998; P.A. 97-90 revised effective date of P.A. 96-170 but without affecting this section.
CT Gen Stat § 2-36 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 2 - General Assembly and Legislative Agencies|Chapter 16 - General Assembly|Section 2-36 - Deficiency bills.

 (a) On or before the twenty-fifth day of each month, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall submit to the Governor, the Comptroller and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, through the Legislative Office of Fiscal Analysis, a list of appropriation accounts in which a potential deficiency exists. Such list shall be accompanied by a statement which explains the reasons for each such potential deficiency.(b) On the day the Governor submits a budget document to the General Assembly, or a report on the status of the budget enacted in the previous year, pursuant to section 4-71, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall submit to the Treasurer and said joint standing committee, through the Office of Fiscal Analysis, any items to be included in a deficiency bill, which may be passed by the General Assembly to pay expenses of the current fiscal year of the biennium. Each such item shall be accompanied by a statement which explains the need for a deficiency appropriation. Any agency which has an item to be included in the deficiency bill shall, on such day, submit a report to said joint standing committee, through the Office of Fiscal Analysis, concerning any steps taken by the agency to reduce or eliminate the deficiency.(1949 Rev., S. 30; 1971, P.A. 1, S. 4; P.A. 82-314, S. 2, 63; P.A. 83-488, S. 1, 2; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-3, S. 33, 168; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-14, S. 29, 30.)History: 1971 act changed deficiency appropriations to cover one year instead of two; P.A. 82-314 changed formal designation of appropriations committee; P.A. 83-488 repealed prior provisions that (1) the general assembly may pass deficiency bills for current year expenses provided estimates are referred to committee having cognizance of appropriations and state agency budgets on or before opening of fifth week of session; (2) any person authorized to make estimates for appropriations for next fiscal year may, any time prior to opening of such fifth week, furnish treasurer with estimate of amount needed for a deficiency in the appropriation for the current fiscal year; (3) no deficiency bill other than for expenses connected with general assembly session shall be passed unless based on an estimate as herein provided, substituting new Subsecs. (a) and (b); June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-3 amended language to reflect change from annual to biennial budget; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-14 changed effective date of June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-3, S. 33 from August 22, 1991, to July 1, 1992, and first applicable to biennium commencing July 1, 1993.
CT Gen Stat § 2-36a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 2 - General Assembly and Legislative Agencies|Chapter 16 - General Assembly|Section 2-36a - Legislative committee to meet re potential deficiency in state agency appropriated account.

 Section 2-36a is repealed, effective October 1, 2019.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-3, S. 45, 168; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-14, S. 29, 30; P.A. 19-117, S. 399.)
CT Gen Stat § 2-37 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 2 - General Assembly and Legislative Agencies|Chapter 16 - General Assembly|Section 2-37 - Contingent expenses of General Assembly.

 The Comptroller shall draw his order on the Treasurer in payment of the contingent expenses of each house of the General Assembly upon certification to him by the Joint Committee on Legislative Management.(1949 Rev., S. 31, 197; 1969, P.A. 749, S. 6.)History: 1969 act made legislative management committee responsible for certifying contingent expense payments.History of section. 78 C. 558. See 85 C. 657.
CT Gen Stat § 2-38 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 2 - General Assembly and Legislative Agencies|Chapter 16 - General Assembly|Section 2-38 - Bill re person's service as teacher or public employee.

 When any bill is introduced in the General Assembly on behalf of any person by reason of such person's service as a teacher or as an employee of the state or any political subdivision thereof, the Teachers' Retirement Board, if such service was as a teacher, or the State Employees Retirement Commission, if such service was as an employee of the state or such subdivision, shall prepare a record of pertinent facts regarding such person and such person's service, including any action previously taken by the General Assembly, and shall transmit such record to the chairman of the committee to which such bill has been referred.(1949 Rev., S. 37; P.A. 10-32, S. 2.)History: P.A. 10-32 made technical changes, effective May 10, 2010.
CT Gen Stat § 2-39 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 2 - General Assembly and Legislative Agencies|Chapter 16 - General Assembly|Section 2-39 - Time within which Senate shall act on nominations.

 Except as provided in sections 4-5 to 4-8, inclusive, pertaining to department heads, including the State Board of Education, the Senate shall act finally upon each nomination or appointment made by the Governor and requiring the advice or consent of the Senate, within fifteen session days from the date on which such nomination or appointment has been communicated to it by the Governor, or before adjournment of the General Assembly sine die, whichever is sooner. If the Senate fails to act finally upon any such nomination or appointment within the time herein limited, the Governor may fill such office without Senate confirmation until the sixth Wednesday of the next session of the General Assembly and until a successor is elected or appointed and has qualified.(1949 Rev., S. 4; P.A. 92-262, S. 1, 42.)History: P.A. 92-262 added the description of the subject matter of Secs. 4-5 to 4-8, inclusive.See Sec. 4-2 re time for making nominations.Purpose is to permit Governor, if nomination is not confirmed, to name another person. 132 C. 535.
CT Gen Stat § 2-40a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 2 - General Assembly and Legislative Agencies|Chapter 16 - General Assembly|Section 2-40a - Disclosure of performance evaluations of judges and judge trial referees.

 Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of section 1-210 and chapter 55, (1) any performance evaluation of any judge or judge trial referee made by the Judicial Department shall be made available to the members of the joint standing committee on judiciary prior to any public hearing on the nomination of any such judge or judge trial referee, and (2) any performance evaluation of any judge by the Judicial Department shall be made available to the members of the Judicial Selection Commission in the performance of their duties as set forth in section 51-44a. Any information disclosed to such members shall be used by such members only for the purpose for which it was given and shall not be disclosed to any other person.(P.A. 86-211; P.A. 89-238, S. 3, 4; P.A. 12-133, S. 1.)History: P.A. 89-238 required judicial department to make performance evaluation of judges available to members of judicial selection commission; P.A. 12-133 added Subdiv. (1) and (2) designators, required that performance appraisal of a judge trial referee be made available to joint standing committee on judiciary prior to any public hearing on the nomination of such judge trial referee in Subdiv. (1) and made a technical change in Subdiv. (2), effective July 1, 2012.
CT Gen Stat § 2-41 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 2 - General Assembly and Legislative Agencies|Chapter 16 - General Assembly|Section 2-41 - Nomination of judges of municipal courts.

 Section 2-41 is repealed.(1949 Rev., S. 72; 1953, S. 22d; 1959, P.A. 28, S. 204.)
CT Gen Stat § 2-42 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 2 - General Assembly and Legislative Agencies|Chapter 16 - General Assembly|Section 2-42 - Appointment of judges.

 Each appointment of the Chief Justice or a judge of the Supreme Court, Appellate Court or Superior Court shall be by concurrent resolution. The action on the passage of each such resolution in the House and in the Senate shall be by vote taken on the electrical roll-call device. No resolution shall contain the name of more than one nominee.(1949 Rev., S. 73; 1953, S. 24d; 1963, P.A. 383; February, 1965, P.A. 5, S. 1; P.A. 74-183, S. 4, 291; P.A. 76-435, S. 69, 82; 76-436, S. 161, 681; P.A. 77-331; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-29, S. 64, 82.)History: 1963 act substituted “circuit court” for “town, city, borough or police court”; 1965 act added separate provision for votes taken in the house; P.A. 74-183 included nominations for chief justice and chief court administrator, deleted reference to circuit court and added juvenile court; P.A. 76-435 deleted special balloting for action on nominations in the senate; P.A. 76-436 deleted references to the chief court administrator, court of common pleas and juvenile court, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 77-331 deleted provisions for balloting other than by roll call machine; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-29 included reference to appellate court.
CT Gen Stat § 2-43 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 2 - General Assembly and Legislative Agencies|Chapter 16 - General Assembly|Section 2-43 - When further nomination required.

 The Governor shall, within five days after he has notice that any judicial nomination made by him has failed to be approved by the affirmative concurrent action of both houses of the General Assembly, make another nomination to such office.(1949 Rev., S. 74; P.A. 84-546, S. 151, 173.)History: P.A. 84-546 made technical change, substituting “houses” for “branches” of general assembly.
CT Gen Stat § 2-44 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 2 - General Assembly and Legislative Agencies|Chapter 16 - General Assembly|Section 2-44 - Withdrawal of nomination by Governor.

 The Governor may withdraw any nomination made by him for appointment by the General Assembly to any office at any time before a vote thereon has been taken in either house of the General Assembly.(1949 Rev., S. 75; 1969, P.A. 375, S. 1; P.A. 84-546, S. 152, 173.)History: 1969 act expanded section to apply to appointments to any office, removing previous limitation to judicial appointments; P.A. 84-546 made technical change, substituting “house” for “branch” of general assembly.
CT Gen Stat § 2-44a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 2 - General Assembly and Legislative Agencies|Chapter 16 - General Assembly|Section 2-44a - Notice of appointments by president pro tempore, speaker or minority leaders. Vacancies; notice by chairman.

 (a) Whenever the president pro tempore of the Senate or the speaker of the House of Representatives, or a minority leader of the Senate or House of Representatives, in accordance with the provisions of any public or special act or resolution of the General Assembly, makes an appointment other than to a standing committee of the General Assembly, he shall forthwith, in writing, notify the appointee of such appointment and of his term of office and shall forward a copy thereof to the Governor and the Secretary of the State, together with a statement of the authority under which such appointment was made. Each such officer shall fill any vacancy occurring in any office for which he has the original power of appointment.(b) Whenever a vacancy occurs in the office of any such appointee, the chairman or acting chairman of the committee or commission of which he was a member shall forthwith notify, in writing, the Governor, the Secretary of the State, and the appointing officer, as the case may be.(1967, P.A. 63, S. 1, 2; P.A. 73-616, S. 45.)History: P.A. 73-616 included minority leaders of house and senate among those with power to make appointments.
CT Gen Stat § 2-45 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 2 - General Assembly and Legislative Agencies|Chapter 16 - General Assembly|Section 2-45 - Legislative appearances.

 Section 2-45 is repealed.(1949 Rev., S. 40; 1955, S. 14d; 1969, P.A. 197; P.A. 75-272; P.A. 77-605, S. 20, 21.)
CT Gen Stat § 2-46 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 2 - General Assembly and Legislative Agencies|Chapter 16 - General Assembly|Section 2-46 - Investigations by the General Assembly; powers; procedure. Witness' rights.

 (a) The president of the Senate, the speaker of the House of Representatives, or a chairman of the whole, or of any committee of either house, of the General Assembly, shall have the power to compel the attendance and testimony of witnesses by subpoena and capias issued by any of them, require the production of any necessary books, papers or other documents and administer oaths to witnesses in any case under their examination. Any person, summoned as a witness by the authority of either house of the General Assembly to give testimony or to produce books, papers or other documents upon any matter under inquiry before either house, or any committee of either house, of the General Assembly, or a joint committee of both houses, who wilfully makes default or, having appeared, refuses to be sworn or to answer any question pertinent to the question under inquiry, shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.(b) Any individual who is subpoenaed to appear and testify before a committee of the General Assembly shall have the right to review a copy of the transcript of his or her testimony and a reasonable amount of time to question its accuracy prior to the public release of such transcript or its permanent filing.(1949 Rev., S. 51; 1957, P.A. 231; P.A. 73-397; P.A. 75-388, S. 8; P.A. 93-250, S. 2, 5; P.A. 12-80, S. 159; P.A. 17-60, S. 3.)History: P.A. 73-397 added Subsec. (b) giving those who testify before committees in executive session the right to review testimony; P.A. 75-388 included the chairmen of the legislative program review and investigations committee among those with subpoena power; P.A. 93-250 amended Subsec. (a) to extend the power to compel the attendance and testimony of witnesses by subpoena and capias to include any program review or investigation, as defined in Sec. 2-53d, effective June 23, 1993; P.A. 12-80 amended Subsec. (a) to change penalty from a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 and imprisonment of not less than 1 month nor more than 12 months to a class A misdemeanor; P.A. 17-60 deleted references to Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee and made technical and conforming changes, effective July 1, 2017.
CT Gen Stat § 2-46a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 2 - General Assembly and Legislative Agencies|Chapter 16 - General Assembly|Section 2-46a - Investigations and inquiries pursuant to Article Ninth of the Constitution commenced after January 1, 2004. Disclosure of information obtained during investigation or inquiry.

 (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, during any inquiry, investigation, impeachment or other proceeding conducted pursuant to Article Ninth of the Connecticut Constitution that is commenced on or after January 1, 2004, by the House of Representatives, all information, records of interviews, reports, statements, depositions, notes, memoranda or other data in the custody of or obtained or prepared by the House of Representatives, any committee established by the House of Representatives in furtherance of the purposes of said Article Ninth, the staff of the House of Representatives or the staff of any such committee shall not be subject to the provisions of section 1-210 until such committee transmits its final report to the House of Representatives, provided the committee shall have discretion to disclose any such information prior to the transmittal of the final report. Information provided to the committee by a public agency that is otherwise disclosable by the public agency pursuant to the provisions of section 1-210 shall at all times be disclosable by the originating public agency. Nothing in this section shall be construed to mean that any individual waives any privilege provided by law when providing a document or any other information to any such committee.(b) Not later than ninety days after the conclusion of the last occurring inquiry, investigation, impeachment, trial or other proceeding conducted pursuant to Article Ninth of the Connecticut Constitution that is commenced on or after January 1, 2004, by the House of Representatives or the Senate, any document, recorded data, information or other tangible materials of any kind prepared, received, owned, used or retained in the course of said inquiry, investigation, impeachment, trial or other proceeding, except those items that have been exempted from disclosure pursuant to state or federal law, shall be delivered to the State Library for preservation and archiving, provided an electronic version of such materials shall be provided to the clerks of the House of Representatives and the Senate.(P.A. 04-37, S. 2.)History: P.A. 04-37 effective April 20, 2004.
CT Gen Stat § 2-47 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 2 - General Assembly and Legislative Agencies|Chapter 16 - General Assembly|Section 2-47 - Witness not privileged.

 No witness shall be privileged to refuse to testify to any fact, or to produce any paper, respecting which he is examined by either house of the General Assembly, or by any committee of either house or any joint committee of both houses, upon the ground that his testimony to such fact or his production of such paper may tend to disgrace him or otherwise render him infamous.(1949 Rev., S. 52; P.A. 75-388, S. 9; P.A. 93-250, S. 3, 5; P.A. 17-60, S. 4.)History: P.A. 75-388 included the legislative program review and investigations committee among examining bodies listed; P.A. 93-250 amended section to provide that witnesses are not privileged when they are being examined by the legislative program review and investigations committee “in any program review or investigation, as defined in section 2-53d”, effective June 23, 1993; P.A. 17-60 deleted provision re Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee, effective July 1, 2017.
CT Gen Stat § 2-48 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 2 - General Assembly and Legislative Agencies|Chapter 16 - General Assembly|Section 2-48 - Prosecution of witness.

 Whenever a witness summoned fails to testify and the fact is reported to either house, the president of the Senate or the speaker of the House, as the case may be, shall certify to the fact under the seal of the state to the state's attorney for the judicial district of Hartford, who shall prosecute therefor.(1949 Rev., S. 53; P.A. 78-280, S. 6, 127; P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; P.A. 95-220, S. 4–6.)History: P.A. 78-280 changed “Hartford county” to “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain”; P.A. 88-230 replaced “judicial district of Hartford-New Britain” with “judicial district of Hartford”, effective September 1, 1991; P.A. 90-98 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1991, to September 1, 1993; P.A. 93-142 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1993, to September 1, 1996, effective June 14, 1993; P.A. 95-220 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1996, to September 1, 1998, effective July 1, 1995.