l9n/ Connecticut

2022 Regular Session

House Bill 5420

AN ACT CONCERNING MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF AND SERVICES FOR POLICE OFFICERS, CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS REGARDING POLICE TRAINING AND CERTAIN REPORTS.

Became law as Public Act 22-64, signed May 23, 2022, 75 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To (1) prohibit discipline of a police officer solely due to receipt of services as a result of a behavioral health assessment; (2) require the Police Officer Standards and Training Council to develop training curriculum for police officer interactions with persons who have mental or physical disabilities, and persons who are deaf, hard of hearing or deaf-blind; (3) appropriate money for crisis intervention training for police officers; (4) establish a task force to study the mental health needs of law enforcement officers; (5) require a study to determine the percentage of 9-1-1 dispatch calls that would be more appropriately directed to the 2-1-1 Infoline; (6) require a report on the use of online or remote technology by the Police Officer Standards and Training Council for police officer training after initial certification; and (7) require a report on the Community and Law Enforcement for Addiction Recovery project.

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

25 co-sponsors

Corey P. Paris, Christine Palm, John-Michael Parker, Robin E. Comey, Maria P. Horn, Minnie Gonzalez, Brian T. Smith, Geraldo C. Reyes Jr., Kenneth Gucker, John K. Hampton, Cristin McCarthy Vahey, Greg S. Howard, Joe de la Cruz, Cindy Harrison, Patrick E. Callahan, Nicole Klarides-Ditria, Gary A. Turco Jr., Jennifer Leeper, Dave W. Yaccarino, Ben McGorty, Hubert D. Delany, Carol Hall, Kara Rochelle, Holly H. Cheeseman, Matt Blumenthal

In the Senate

    3 co-sponsors

    Christine Cohen, Saud Anwar, Kevin D. Witkos

    Its course

    March 9 to May 23, 2022, 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 action28 actions on 13 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMar 9 to Apr 2042 days

    Public Safety and Security CommitteeMar 9 to Mar 2213 days

    Appropriations CommitteeApr 13 to Apr 185 days

    In the SenateApr 20 to May 313 days

    Waiting to be sentMay 3 to May 1714 days

    With the GovernorMay 17 to May 236 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Apr 20 · Adopted May 3

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentRejected

      Rejected Apr 20

    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 – Apr 20

    1. Mar 9Introduced and sent to Public Safety and Security Committee
    2. Mar 11Heard in Public Safety and Security Committee
    3. Mar 22Public Safety and Security Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. Apr 13Sent to Appropriations Committee
    5. Apr 18Appropriations Committee recommended it
    6. Apr 20The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    7. The House of Representatives rejected House of Representatives Amendment B
    8. Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A

    In the Senate Apr 22 – May 3

    1. Apr 22Arrived in the Senate
    2. May 3The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    3. Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendment A

    To the Governor May 10 – May 23

    1. May 10Numbered Public Act 22-64
    2. May 17Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Sent to the Governor
    4. May 23Signed by the Governor
    All 28 actions, as published
    1. Mar 9REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Mar 11PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 22Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Mar 22FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 31REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 6RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 6FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Apr 6HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Apr 6FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 13REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
    11. Apr 18Joint FavorableBoth houses
    12. Apr 18FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    13. Apr 18RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    14. Apr 18NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    15. Apr 18TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    16. Apr 20HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    17. Apr 20HOUSE REJECTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    18. Apr 20HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    19. Apr 22FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    20. Apr 22SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    21. Apr 22FILE NO.Both houses
    22. May 3SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    23. May 3SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    24. May 3ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCESenate
    25. May 10PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    26. May 17TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    27. May 17TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
    28. May 23SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor