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Connecticut Public Defender 2025 Legislature Testimony

2026 Legislative Testimony.

Bill #

Title

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 6 AN ACT CONCERNING SUPPORTS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN 99kb 
 90 AN ACT REVISING AND CONSOLIDATING THE HATE CRIMES STATUTES   198kb
156 AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE VOLUNTARY SURRENDER OF INFANTS  96kb
225 AN ACT CONCERNING FEES FOR COPYING, REVIEWINGAND REDACTING RECORDS CREATED BY POLICE BODY-WORNRECORDING EQUIPMENT AND DASHBOARD CAMERAS 100kb 
290  AN ACT CLARIFYING THE MEANINGS OF“SEXUAL INTERCOURSE” AND “SEXUAL CONTACT”  166kb 
292  AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEFINITION OF“CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL”  
343  AN ACT CONCERNING FEES CHARGED FOR CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS CHECKS  136kb 
475  AN ACT CONCERNING JUDICIAL BRANCH OPERATIONS  125kb 
502  AN ACT CONCERNING DISCRETIONARY TRANSFER FROM JUVENILE TO ADULT COURT   105kb
503  AN ACT CONCERNING SENTENCING OF AND PAROLE ELIGIBILITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WHOSE OFFENSE WAS COMMITTED WHEN SUCH INDIVIDUAL WAS UNDER THE AGE OF TWENTY-SIX YEARS  214kb 
504  AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAWS OF THIS STATE   92kb
505  AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF THE LAWS OF THIS STATE CONCERNING ISSUES OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE  116kb 
509  AN ACT CONCERNING ADDRESS VERIFICATION REFORMS FOR REGISTRANTS  78kb 
5004  AN ACT CONCERNING CHILD WELFARE ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY 211kb 
5268 AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH TO RELEASE CERTAIN INFORMATION CONCERNING PARENTAGE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 128kb 
 5270  AN ACT EXTENDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION EXPENSES OF FOSTER YOUTH 137kb 
5306 AN ACT CONCERNING SENTENCE REDUCTION OR RELIEF FOR SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, STALKING ORHUMAN TRAFFICKING 125kb 
5308  AN ACT CONCERNING POST-CONVICTION DNA TESTING   118kb
5310  AN ACT CONCERNING AN AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE FOR A CRIMINAL VIOLATION OF A PROTECTIVE ORDER OR A STANDING RESTRAINING ORDER  153kb 
5429  AN ACT CONCERNING ENTICEMENT OF A JUVENILE TO COMMIT A CRIMINAL ACT  234kb 
5439  AN ACT CONCERNING CIVIL IMMIGRATION DETAINERS FOR PERSONS WHO ARE CHARGED WITH THE COMMISSION OF A CLASS A, B OR C FELONY OR A FAMILY VIOLENCE CRIME 135kb 
5449 AN ACT CONCERNING AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READER SYSTEMS  99kb
5474  AN ACT CONCERNING OVERSIGHT OF MEDICAL CARE FOR PERSONS WHO ARE INCARCERATED AT THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS 90kb 
5476  AN ACT CONCERNING OVERSIGHT OF EFFORTS TO PREVENT HUMAN TRAFFICKING  146kb 
5477 AN ACT CONCERNING THE WELL-BEING OF EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION AND PERSONS WHO ARE INCARCERATED IN CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS  122kb
5563  AN ACT CONCERNING VARIOUS CRIMINAL LAW PROPOSALS  130kb 
5565  AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF THE CIVIL AND CRIMINAL LAWS OF THIS STATE  116kb 
5566 AN ACT CONCERNING ACCELERATED REHABILITATION IN THE CASE OF ANIMAL CRUELTY   114kb
5567  AN ACT CONCERNING HEALTH CARE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FACILITIES 93kb 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

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