Connecticut House Bill 6598 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Passed on June 21 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-07-08 - Signed by the Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

To: (1) Allow a party in an arbitration proceeding on a construction contract to submit an offer of compromise to the other party and provide that the party who files such offer of compromise may recover eight per cent annual interest on the amount of any award equal to or in excess of the amount in the party's offer; and (2) clarify that certain construction contract provisions may not include the requirement that disputes be adjudicated outside this state by mediation or arbitration.

An Act Concerning Offers Of Compromise In Construction Contract Arbitration Proceedings, Mediation And Arbitration Of Construction Contracts, And Ethical Violations Concerning Bidding And State Contracts.

Sen. Eric Coleman [D]	Sen. Edwin Gomes [D]	House Judiciary Committee	Sen. Anthony Musto [D]
Sen. Gayle Slossberg [D]

2011-06-07 - Senate - Senate Roll Call Vote 464 (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-05-25 - House - House Roll Call Vote 171 AS AMENDED (Y: 140 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-07-08		Signed by the Governor
2011-06-24		Transmitted to the Secretary of State
2011-06-21		Public Act 11-149
2011-06-07		On Consent Calendar / In Concurrence
2011-06-07		Senate Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
2011-06-07		Senate Adopted House Amendment Schedule A
2011-05-27		File Number 854
2011-05-27		Senate Calendar Number 564
2011-05-27		Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
2011-05-25		House Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
2011-05-25		House Adopted House Amendment Schedule A 6671
2011-04-26		File Number 623
2011-04-26		House Calendar Number 371
2011-04-26		Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
2011-04-26		Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
2011-04-18		Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/26/11 10:00 AM
2011-04-07		Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
2011-04-06		Joint Favorable
2011-03-28		Public Hearing 04/01
2011-03-15		Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB06598&which_year=2011
Text	http://www.cga.ct.gov/2011/TOB/H/2011HB-06598-R00-HB.htm
Text	http://www.cga.ct.gov/2011/TOB/H/2011HB-06598-R01-HB.htm
Text	http://www.cga.ct.gov/2011/ACT/PA/2011PA-00149-R00HB-06598-PA.htm
Roll Call	http://www.cga.ct.gov/2011/VOTE/H/2011HV-00171-R00HB06598-HV.htm
Roll Call	http://www.cga.ct.gov/2011/VOTE/S/2011SV-00464-R00HB06598-SV.htm