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2017 Regular Session

House Bill 7256

AN ACT CONCERNING REVISIONS TO CERTAIN CRIMINAL JUSTICE STATUTES AND THE REPORTING OF THE DEATH OF ANY PERSON IN STATE CUSTODY.

Became law as Public Act 17-216, signed July 10, 2017, 123 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To provide notification to the state's attorney of the death of an individual in the care or custody of a state agency or department; to refine the law protecting health care workers from on-the-job violence; to correct oversights in public act 16-148; to address the issue raised in State v. Apt., 319 Conn. 494 (2015) concerning the disclosure of erased records, to make such disclosure mandatory, and to make such disclosure available for use in connection with collateral matters in which evidence of a nolled or dismissed criminal charge may become relevant when the petitioner challenges the validity of a guilty plea.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

In the Senate

    1 co-sponsor

    Paul R. Doyle

    Its course

    March 9 to July 10, 2017, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action22 actions on 12 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMar 9 to May 3082 days

    Judiciary CommitteeMar 9 to Mar 2920 days

    In the SenateMay 30 to Jun 78 days

    Waiting to be sentJun 7 to Jun 2720 days

    With the GovernorJun 27 to Jul 1013 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 30 · Adopted Jun 7

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Mar 9 – May 30

    1. Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
    2. Heard in Judiciary Committee
    3. Judiciary Committee recommended it
    4. The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    5. Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A

    In the Senate May 30 – Jun 7

    1. Sent to the Senate
    2. The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    3. Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendment A

    To the Governor Jun 22 – Jul 10

    1. Numbered Public Act 17-216
    2. Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Sent to the Governor
    4. Signed by the Governor
    All 22 actions, as published