2024 Regular Session • Connecticut Legislature
HB05312: An Act Making Certain Terms In Electronic Book And Digital Audiobook License Agreements Or Contracts Unenforceable.
Legislative Summary
To prohibit libraries in the state from entering into contracts or license agreements with publishers of electronic books and digital audiobooks that contain certain restrictions.
Bill History
2/28/2024
Referred to Joint Committee on Government Administration and Elections
House of Representatives
2/29/2024
Public Hearing 03/04
House of Representatives
3/22/2024
Joint Favorable
House of Representatives
3/25/2024
Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
House of Representatives
4/5/2024
Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/10/24 5:00 PM
House of Representatives
4/11/2024
Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
House of Representatives
4/11/2024
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
House of Representatives
4/11/2024
House Calendar Number 288
House of Representatives
4/11/2024
File Number 444
House of Representatives
4/16/2024
Referred by House to Committee on Judiciary
House of Representatives
4/22/2024
Joint Favorable
House of Representatives
4/23/2024
Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
House of Representatives
4/23/2024
Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
House of Representatives
4/23/2024
No New File by Committee on Judiciary
House of Representatives
4/23/2024
Tabled for the Calendar, House
House of Representatives
4/30/2024
House Rejected House Amendment Schedule A 4467
House of Representatives
4/30/2024
Bill Passed Temporarily
House of Representatives
Amendments
House LCO Amendment #4467 (D)
House LCO Amendment #4467 (D)
4/24/2024Not Adopted
House Schedule A LCO# 4467 (D)
House Schedule A LCO# 4467 (D)
4/24/2024Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable)
4/22/2024
23
Yea
12
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
GAE Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable)
3/22/2024
14
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/28/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine Die
Sponsors
Democrat: 38
Republican: 4
Primary Sponsor
Joshua Elliott
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (41)
Tony Hwang
Republican
Christine Palm
Democrat
David Michel
Democrat
Matt Blumenthal
Democrat
Eleni Kavros DeGraw
Democrat
Sarah Keitt
Democrat
Travis Simms
Democrat
Frank Smith
Democrat
Tom Delnicki
Republican
Gary Turco
Democrat
Anne Hughes
Democrat
Lucy Dathan
Democrat
Maria Horn
Democrat
Cristin McCarthy Vahey
Democrat
Rachel Khanna
Democrat
Martha Marx
Democrat
Joseph Gresko
Democrat
Mary Welander
Democrat
Amy Morrin Bello
Democrat
William Heffernan
Democrat
Hubert Delany
Democrat
Jaime Foster
Democrat
Norman Needleman
Democrat
Michael D'Agostino
Democrat
Juan Candelaria
Democrat
Tracy Marra
Republican
Robin Comey
Democrat
Hector Arzeno
Democrat
Christine Cohen
Democrat
Kate Farrar
Democrat
Christopher Poulos
Democrat
Melissa Osborne
Democrat
John-Michael Parker
Democrat
Bobby Gibson
Democrat
Stephen Meskers
Democrat
Patricia Dillon
Democrat
James Sanchez
Democrat
Robyn Porter
Democrat
Aundre Bumgardner
Democrat
Devin Carney
Republican
Jonathan Steinberg
Democrat