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2026 Regular Session

House Bill 5306

AN ACT CONCERNING SENTENCE REDUCTION OR RELIEF FOR SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, STALKING OR HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

In the House of Representatives since February 20, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To permit survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking or trafficking in persons for whom violence or abuse suffered by such survivors was a contributing factor influencing such survivor to commit an offense to be eligible for a sentence reduction or relief.

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

32 co-sponsors

Gary A. Turco Jr., Nicholas Menapace, Dominique Johnson, Josh Elliott, Steven Winter, Michael "MJ" Shannon Jr., Eleni Kavros DeGraw, Amy Morrin Bello, Kate Farrar, Jennifer Leeper, Anne M. Hughes, Antonio Felipe, Sarah Keitt, Laurie Sweet, Aimee Berger-Girvalo, Mary Welander, Cristin McCarthy Vahey, Nick Gauthier, Lucy Dathan, Rebecca Martinez, Anthony L. Nolan, Geoff Luxenberg, John-Michael Parker, Robin E. Comey, Patrick Biggins, Corey P. Paris, Marcus Brown, Tammy R. Exum, Raghib Allie-Brennan, Kenneth Gucker, Jaime S. Foster, Tom Delnicki

In the Senate

    2 co-sponsors

    Saud Anwar, Julie Kushner

    Its course

    February 20 to April 13, 2026, 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 action9 actions on 6 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFrom Feb 20

    Judiciary CommitteeFeb 20 to Mar 2432 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 Feb 20 – Mar 24

    1. Feb 20Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
    2. Feb 26Heard in Judiciary Committee
    3. Mar 24Judiciary Committee recommended a substitute for it
    All 9 actions, as published
    1. Feb 20REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 26PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 24Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Mar 25FILED 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