The CT Judiciary Committee's Hearings On The Gender Inclusive Anti-Decimation Bi

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The CT Judiciary Committee's Hearings On The Gender Inclusive Anti-Decimation Bill
Pam's House Blend
by: Diana CT
Tue Mar 22, 2011 at 10:47:54 AM EDT


http://www.pamshouseblend.com/diary/18894/the-ct-judiciary-committees-hearings-on-the-gender-inclusive-antidecimation-bill


Yesterday, I spend the day (8:00am - 8:15pm) at the Legislative Office Building (otherwise known as the LOB) waiting to testify in favor of HB6599 An Act Concerning Discrimination. It was a very long day of sitting around.  The hearing opened with a statement from Governor Malloy's General Counsel,  Andrew Mc Donald, former co-chair of the Judiciary Committee. The governor's statement said the he fully supports HB6599 and that he will sign the bill when it is passed.

The way the hearing are run, is that there are a number of other bills that are heard at the same hearing and public officials get to testify first. Then the public gets to speak and the order is determined by a lottery. That was why I was there at 8:00am, to draw a number... 137. UGH! And why I left so late. They then publish the list and I was on page three.