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Bills placed on the consent calendar included:

- Senate Bill 973: Permits reduced fees for disclosure of police body‑worn camera and dashboard‑camera records under the Freedom of Information Act (straight JF to the floor).
- House Bill 6883 (substitute LCO 5412): Limits the bill’s scope to protecting the residential addresses of victims of domestic violence and sexual assault from FOIA disclosure; language removing a broader address‑privacy provision was adopted in the substitute and only the victims’ protection remains in this item.
- House Bill 6882: Implements recommendations of the Freedom of Information Commission to revise the FOIA (JF to the floor).
- House Bill 6931: Addresses conflicts of interest tied to employers other than the state under the State Code of Ethics (JF to the floor).
- House Bill 6073: Establishes a process and timeline for Connecticut state agencies to review existing regulations (JF to the floor).
- Senate Bill 1296: Clarifies statement of financial interest requirements under the State Code of Ethics (straight JF to the floor).

Senator Wilcox and Senator Sampson offered and seconded motions to move several items onto the consent calendar during the meeting; members voiced support and the clerk asked that the listed bills be added. Senator Sampson noted that some items had been under discussion for several sessions and described the ethics and disclosure bills as efforts to close longstanding issues. “This is another item that’s been…kicking around the building for the last several years,” Sampson said in reference to an ethics bill.

The clerk called a roll call vote for Consent Calendar 1 (items numbered in the record as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7). Several committee members verbally recorded “yes” during the roll call (including Senator Wilcox, Representative Dathan, Senator Sampson, Representative Carney, and Representative Gawker in the transcript); committee leadership then reiterated that recorded votes would remain open until the Senate convenes at noon.

One bill on the agenda, Senate Bill 1209, was held for a future meeting rather than being added to the consent calendar.

Procedural notes: where substitute language was reported, the transcript identified substitute LCO 5412 for House Bill 6883, which narrows that bill to protections for domestic‑violence and sexual‑assault victims’ residential addresses. No final amendments or detailed statutory text were read; committee members generally supported placement on the consent calendar and deferred detailed floor debate to later stages.

Next steps: the clerk is responsible for recording any members’ changes before noon and for submitting the consent calendar items to the Senate floor according to the committee’s procedural timeline.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Government Oversight Committee Meeting 2/25/25 1B","oneSentenceSummary","The committee placed multiple bills — including measures on body‑worn camera FOIA fees, address privacy for domestic‑violence victims, Freedom of Information Commission recommendations, ethics conflicts, and agency rule review — on Consent Calendar 1 for JF to the floor; the clerk called a roll and kept official votes open until noon.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature CT, Connecticut","taxId",77677,"location","Connecticut","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6313122,"Oversight committee votes to draft bill implementing CREATE project recommendations",2529,213000,2742000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2389210-b016ffa720873ffb1695c382067c51ff&start=213&end=2742","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2389210-b016ffa720873ffb1695c382067c51ff/thumbnail_213000.jpg","/articles/6313122/Connecticut/Oversight-committee-votes-to-draft-bill-implementing-CREATE-project-recommendations","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6313122-69748b6a9f9009f589587b028e74e7da/orig.mp4?Expires=1771017510&Signature=Oa0e1MWxIe28gB~u-xMA73f2QxL39S4HnBYaKp8yZ0UDOET6-IK11ZF-E3IMTXZLG3TfqVqqXofamWFP1E5kLcPPxEmuu3PMOVxEGCTY5PJ2cLPWL4IXqXUVVNjFbncvlvMGW6Hh1aMIiB4rVUC4sxDjfRWOrUn~iVjyEq-tLvwPiwsyS4cJSqWntp9tm6UVTnOu1-RRry7jsDvrVnZfcqFIwSJTE8xGA-gVFtlm3HPg3FwfeTP5rReee7SmGK6dO30fygBTNLhhvZq7RMFcv6DAcp0IkzZRL-8ufCFaYM5fnXn6awR~yMQYF1Vw3tgutHIJlzKjKS-ZbDrgm4W8PQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Connecticut Government Oversight Committee agreed to draft Proposed Bill 5574, an act implementing the recommendations of the CREATE project report, and took a voice vote in favor Thursday, with the clerk holding recorded votes open until the start of the Senate session at noon.

The measure drew support from committee members who said the bill would convert task-force work into concrete reforms. Senator Sampson said committee testimony during an informational hearing showed useful findings and urged lawmakers to act. “I’m excited about this bill…we heard some really good testimony,” Sampson said, adding that digitization and addressing the state purchasing-card (p‑card) process are priorities he hopes the bill will address.

Representative Carney, speaking earlier in the meeting, characterized the package of bills before the committee as bipartisan and intended to help the state. “They’re certainly a product of good bipartisanship, and they’re all bills that will certainly help the state of Connecticut,” Carney said.

Committee procedure: a motion was made to vote to draft Proposed Bill 5574; a voice vote registered in favor. Committee leadership announced they would keep the record open and allow members to register final votes with the clerk until the Senate session begins at noon. A remote participant later confirmed support for bill 5574 during the clerk’s canvass.

No formal amendments or detailed bill language were read into the record during the meeting; committee members discussed the bill conceptually and noted the breadth of the CREATE report. The clerk was asked to record the motion and manage the open-vote window for finalization.

The CREATE project report was cited as the source of the bill’s recommendations; committee members said the bill is intended to translate that report into implementable state policy. The committee recessed after taking the motions and setting the votes to remain open.

Looking ahead: committee members said follow-up work and further drafting will continue as the bill moves toward the Senate floor.","The Connecticut Government Oversight Committee voted to draft Proposed Bill 5574 to implement recommendations from the CREATE project report; supporters highlighted digitization and purchasing-card issues. The committee held votes open until the Senate session at noon.","actionData","errors"]

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Oversight committee advances several FOI, ethics and regulatory bills to floor on consent calendar; votes held open

Oversight committee votes to draft bill implementing CREATE project recommendations