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IntroducedMar 04, 2021
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Passed HouseMay 18, 2021
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Passed SenateJun 08, 2021
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Signed into LawJun 16, 2021
AN ACT CONCERNING THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROCESS. To (1) permit the state to depose persons seventy-five years of age and older in criminal matters; (2) change "patronizing a prostitute" to "soliciting sexual acts"; (3) transfer the requirement for a state's attorney to investigate a town clerk/treasurer to the Office of the Attorney General; (4) transfer bond forfeiture duties from the Division of Criminal Justice to the Office of the Attorney General; (5) require state prosecutors to notify the Office of Attorney General when the defendant in a state court action is a public official or state or municipal employee charged with a crime related to their office for purposes of pension revocation; (6) bring the definition of "vendor fraud" in line with its federal criminal counterpart; (7) clarify and provide a more appropriate penalty for the wilful and unauthorized distribution of intimate images of an individual; (8) increase the penalty for severe internet stalking or cyber harassment; (9) provide a ten-year look back in the sentencing of certain persistent offenders, including those charged with possession of a controlled substance; (10) clarify that application and program fees required by statute for certain pretrial diversionary programs are waived for persons represented by a public defender appointed or a determination of indigency by the court; (11) provide that community service cannot be required in lieu of any fees for indigent persons; (12) eliminate the disparity between possession of a narcotic drug and the storage of such; (13) reduce the penalties when a person charged with an infraction or violation fails to respond or pay a fine; (14) allow for pre-sentence confinement credit on all concurrent sentences regardless of the day the sentences are imposed, while ensuring that consecutive sentences are not credited twice; (15) enact recommendations by the Connecticut Sentencing Commission concerning the enhanced penalty for the sale or possession of drugs near schools, day care centers and public housing projects; and (16) enact recommendations by the Connecticut Sentencing Commission regarding sentence modification.
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Senate • Jun 30, 2021: Signed by the Governor
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Official Summary/Bill Text
Comments on HB 6594
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Judiciary Committee
Votes
YES: 32
- Winfield G.
- Porter R.
- Stafstrom S.
- Quinn M.
- Kasser A.
- Blumenthal M.
- Riley E.
- Fishbein C.
- Simms T.
- Anwar S.
- Veach D.
- Bradley D.
- Walker T.
- Callahan P.
- Young P.
- Conley C.
- Currey J.
- Dillon P.
- DiMassa M.
- Doucette J.
- Dubitsky D.
- Fiorello K.
- Fox D.
- Gilchrest J.
- Godfrey B.
- Harding S.
- Haskell W.
- Howard G.
- Labriola D.
- Lesser M.
- Luxenberg G.
- Palm C.
NO: 5
- Rebimbas R.
- Sampson R.
- Champagne D.
- O'Dea T.
- Pavalock-D'Amato C.
YES: 33
- Osten C.
- Johnson S.
- Kushner J.
- Dathan L.
- Lesser M.
- Nolan A.
- Lopes R.
- McCrory D.
- Abercrombie C.
- McGee B.
- Daugherty Abrams M.
- Anwar S.
- Porter R.
- Baker A.
- Reyes G.
- Rosario C.
- Ryan K.
- Candelaria J.
- Sanchez E.
- Simms T.
- Currey J.
- Dillon P.
- Tercyak P.
- DiMassa M.
- Turco G.
- Felipe A.
- Winfield G.
- Flexer M.
- Gibson B.
- Gilchrest J.
- Gonzalez M.
- Haddad G.
- Hall J.
NO: 16
- Kennedy K.
- Hartley J.
- Miner C.
- McCarty K.
- France M.
- Pavalock-D'Amato C.
- Betts W.
- Bolinsky M.
- Cicarella P.
- Somers H.
- Wilson D.
- Ferraro C.
- Zawistowski T.
- Harrison C.
- Hayes R.
- Howard G.
ABSENT: 2
- Walker T.
- Hall C.
YES: 147
- ABERCROMBIE
- HUGHES
- WOOD, K.
- MCGORTY, B.
- ALLIE-BRENNAN
- JOHNSON
- YOUNG
- NUCCIO
- ARCONTI
- KAVROS DEGRAW
- ZIOGAS
- O'DEA
- ARNONE
- LEEPER
- PAVALOCK-D'AMATO
- BAKER
- LEMAR
- PERILLO
- BARRY
- LINEHAN
- ACKERT
- PETIT
- BERGER-GIRVALO
- LUXENBERG
- ANDERSON
- PISCOPO
- BLUMENTHAL
- MCCARTHY VAHEY
- ARORA
- POLLETTA
- BORER
- MCGEE
- BETTS
- REBIMBAS
- BOYD
- MESKERS
- BOLINSKY
- RUTIGLIANO
- CHAFEE
- MICHEL
- BUCKBEE
- SCOTT
- COMEY
- MORRIN BELLO
- CALLAHAN
- VAIL
- CONCEPCION
- NAPOLI
- CANDELORA, V.
- VEACH
- CONLEY
- NOLAN
- CARNEY
- WILSON
- CURREY
- PALM
- CARPINO
- WOOD, T.
- D'AGOSTINO
- PAOLILLO
- CASE
- YACCARINO
- DATHAN
- PARIS
- CHEESEMAN
- ZAWISTOWSKI
- DE LA CRUZ
- PARKER
- D'AMELIO
- ZULLO
- DEMICCO
- PERONE
- DAUPHINAIS
- ZUPKUS
- DIGIOVANCARLO
- PHIPPS
- DELNICKI
- DILLON
- DEVLIN
- DIMASSA
- QUINN
- DUBITSKY
- DOUCETTE
- ROCHELLE
- FERRARO
- RITTER
- ELLIOTT
- ROJAS
- FIORELLO
- EXUM
- SANCHEZ, E.
- FISHBEIN
- FARRAR
- SANCHEZ, R.
- FRANCE
- GODFREY
- FELIPE
- SCANLON
- FUSCO
- FOSTER
- SIMMONS, C.
- FOX
- SIMMS, T.
- HAINES
- BUTLER
- GARIBAY
- SMITH, B.
- HALL
- CANDELARIA, J.
- GENGA
- SMITH, F.
- HARDING
- COOK
- GIBSON
- STAFSTROM
- HARRISON
- GONZALEZ
- GILCHREST
- STALLWORTH
- HAYES
- HALL, J.
- GOUPIL
- STEINBERG
- HOWARD
- MUSHINSKY
- GRESKO
- TERCYAK
- KENNEDY
- REYES
- GUCKER
- THOMAS
- KLARIDES-DITRIA
- RILEY
- HADDAD
- TURCO
- LABRIOLA
- ROSARIO
- LANOUE
- RYAN
- HENNESSY
- WELANDER
- MASTROFRANCESCO
- SANTIAGO
- HORN
- WINKLER
- MCCARTY, K.
- VARGAS
NO: 0
YES: 32
- JOHN W. FONFARA
- CATHERINE A. OSTEN
- DOUGLAS MCCRORY
- PAUL M. FORMICA
- SAUD ANWAR
- KEVIN C. KELLY
- STEVE CASSANO
- MARILYN MOORE
- DEREK SLAP
- RICK LOPES
- JULIE KUSHNER
- JOHN A. KISSEL
- BOB DUFF
- KEVIN D. WITKOS
- WILL HASKELL
- MATTHEW L. LESSER
- PATRICIA BILLIE MILLER
- GARY WINFIELD
- TONY HWANG
- MARTIN M. LOONEY
- CHRISTINE COHEN
- CRAIG MINER
- MARY ABRAMS
- HENRI MARTIN
- JAMES MARONEY
- ERIC C. BERTHEL
- JOAN V. HARTLEY
- NORMAN NEEDLEMAN
- PAUL CICARELLA
- JORGE CABRERA
- HEATHER S. SOMERS
- ALEX KASSER
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Jun 30, 2021 | Senate
- Signed by the Governor
- Jun 18, 2021 | Senate
- Transmitted to the Secretary of State
- Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
- Jun 16, 2021 | Senate
- Public Act 21-102 (LCO)
- Jun 08, 2021 | Senate
- Senate Adopted House Amendment Schedule A
- Senate Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
- In Concurrence
- May 20, 2021 | Senate
- Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
- Senate Calendar Number 445
- File Number 707 (LCO)
- May 18, 2021 | House
- House Adopted House Amendment Schedule A 8789
- House Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
- May 11, 2021 | House
- Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (LCO)
- Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (LCO)
- No New File by Committee on Appropriations
- Tabled for the Calendar, House
- May 10, 2021 | House
- Joint Favorable (APP)
- May 04, 2021 | House
- Referred by House to Committee on Appropriations
- Apr 22, 2021 | House
- Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (LCO)
- Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
- House Calendar Number 407
- File Number 580 (LCO)
- Apr 16, 2021 | House
- Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/21/21 5:00 PM (LCO)
- Apr 06, 2021 | House
- Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (LCO)
- Apr 05, 2021 | House
- Joint Favorable Substitute (JUD)
- Mar 05, 2021 | House
- Public Hearing 03/10
- Mar 04, 2021 | House
- Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary
Bill Texts
Documents
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 707
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 580
- Summary for Public Act No. 21-102
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 580
- Fiscal Note for HB-6594, As Amended by House "A" (LCO 8789)
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 707
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 8163 (Reduces Cost In Bill)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 8246 (Reduces Cost In Bill)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 8789 (Reduces Cost In Bill)
- Committee Report JUD Joint Fav. Rpt