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The Clerk of the Senate is an officer of the General Assembly and is elected on opening day of
the odd-year regular session for a two-year term. The Clerks' Offices are charged with the
publication of the Journals,
Calendars,
Bulletins, Bill
Indices and other documents of the General Assembly. The
Assistant Clerk has the same powers and performs the same duties as the Clerk, subject to
the direction of the Clerk. The General Statutes provide that
each house have a full time Permanent Assistant Clerk. In addition to the Permanent
Assistant Clerk, each office has a Journal Clerk, Calendar Clerk, Bill/Computer Clerk and
an Office Assistant. During sessional periods, additional personnel are added as
necessary.
A bill is not officially filed until it is presented in proper
form to the Clerk of the introducer's chamber and signed by the introducer. Senators
and Representatives file their bills
in their respective Clerk's Office where they are processed for printing and introduction.
Any member may be added as a co-sponsor
to a bill by going to
either Clerk's office and signing a form to that effect. The information is then entered
into the introducer file in the computer. If the bill has already been photo-offset, the
additional sponsors will be listed only in the computer and their names will not appear on
the original bill.
The Journals, which are published in accordance with the Constitution, the
Senate
Rules, and the Joint Rules, contain all of the legislative
actions taken on each session day including the text of all amendments acted upon. The
roll call vote on each action in the Senate or House appears in that chamber's Journal
immediately following the write-up of the bill or amendment. The Journals must be on the
desks of the members the next session day for purposes of reconsideration.
During regular sessions, the Clerks' Offices are responsible for the operation of the Information Room. During
the interim, information is provided by the two offices.
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