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    Kurt Vail
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    March 24, 2025

    What’s a “Dummy” Bill?

    What’s a “Dummy” Bill?
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    Connecticut House Republicans questioned various leaders of the majority party during the committee process to identify “dummy bills.” These placeholders are empty pieces of legislation that clear the committee process so that they can be debated in the House and Senate. Language, which is not subjected to the full legislative or public review processes, is inserted into the dummy bills later.

    Watch the explainer video by clicking here!

    A handful of these bills include:

    • HB 5002 AN ACT CONCERNING HOUSING AND THE NEEDS OF HOMELESS PERSONS.
    • SB 1274 AN ACT CONCERNING WORKING CONDITIONS.
    • HB 6438 AN ACT CONCERNING VETERANS’ AFFAIRS IN CONNECTICUT.

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