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2023 Regular Session

House Bill 6887

AN ACT CONCERNING ADDITIONAL LEGAL PROTECTIONS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on May 2, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To (1) permit a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of release for those who commit murder in the course of a family violence crime, (2) prohibit the Board of Pardons and Paroles from taking any action in matters involving a conviction for murder with special circumstances, (3) provide for state-wide expansion of the electronic monitoring program for those who violate restraining orders and protective orders, (4) require the Victim Services Unit of the Department of Correction to provide certain information to enhance the safety of persons protected under court orders, and (5) ensure meaningful participation by the Office of the Victim Advocate on behalf of a victim of domestic violence in court proceedings relating to the acts of domestic violence.

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

7 co-sponsors

Craig C. Fishbein, Nicole Klarides-Ditria, Devin R. Carney, Rick L. Hayes, Chris Aniskovich, Antonio Felipe, Geraldo C. Reyes Jr.

Its course

March 9 to May 2, 2023, 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 action15 actions on 9 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 9 to May 2 · stopped54 days

Judiciary CommitteeMar 9 to Mar 2718 days

Appropriations CommitteeApr 25 to May 16 days

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 1

  1. Mar 9Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
  2. Mar 17Heard in Judiciary Committee
  3. Mar 27Judiciary Committee recommended a substitute for it
  4. Apr 25Sent to Appropriations Committee
  5. May 1Appropriations Committee recommended it
All 15 actions, as published
  1. Mar 9REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
  2. Mar 17PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
  3. Mar 27Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
  4. Mar 28FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
  5. Apr 6REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
  6. Apr 13RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
  7. Apr 13FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
  8. Apr 13HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
  9. Apr 13FILE NO.Both houses
  10. Apr 25REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
  11. May 1Joint FavorableBoth houses
  12. May 2FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
  13. May 2RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
  14. May 2NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
  15. May 2TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives