SB 366 — AN ACT CONCERNING THE UNIFORM INVESTIGATION OF ACCIDENT REPORT AND CERTAIN REPORTS BY PEACE OFFICERS.

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2171366 ReferredSenate, toMarch 31, 2026 The Committee on PUBLICPublic SAFETYSafety ANDand SECURITYSecurity Introducedreported by:through SEN.

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AN ACT CONCERNING THE UNIFORM INVESTIGATION OF ACCIDENT REPORT AND CERTAIN REPORTS BY PEACE OFFICERS.

Subsection (a) of section 14-108a of the general statutes is repealed andthefollowing issubstitutedis substituted inlieuthereof(EffectiveOctober 1, 2026):

(2) In each motor vehicle accident in which any person is killed or injured or in which damage to the property of any one individual, including the operator, in excess of one thousand dollars is sustained, the police officer, agency or individual who, in the regular course of duty,SB366 investigates/ suchFile accident, either at the time of or at the scene of the accident or thereafter, by interviewing the participants or witnesses, LCO 2171 1 of 3 Raised Bill No.

366279 shall,1 (A)SB366 notFile laterNo. than five days after completing such investigation, complete and forward one copy of such report to the Commissioner of Transportation, and (B) not later than thirty days after completing such investigation, make such report available to such participants and any such witnesses.

279 duty, investigates such accident, either at the time of or at the scene of the accident or thereafter, by interviewing the participants or witnesses, shall, (A) not later than five days after completing such investigation, complete and forward one copy of such report to the Commissioner of Transportation, and (B) not later than thirty days after completing such investigation, make such report available to such participants and any such witnesses.

Upon request by such person, the peace officer shall provide a copy of the completed report to the person not later than five days afterSB366 the/ reportFile isNo. completed.

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366279 Thisafter act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the followingreport sections:is completed.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:

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279 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.

Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:

Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 27 $ FY 28 $ Various State Agencies Various - See Below See Below Potential Cost Note:

Various=Various Municipal Impact:

Municipalities Effect FY 27 $ FY 28 $ Municipal Police Departments Potential See Below See Below Cost Explanation The bill results in a potential cost to various state agencies and 1 municipal police departments by requiring peace officers to prepare a report within five days of any matter in which a person has certain medical emergencies while in the officer's presence, as outlined in the bill.

The potential cost depends on whether the increased reporting requirements result in a need for more staff or overtime, which would depend on the number of covered interactions.

Agencies that routinely interact with or are in the vicinity of clients who experience an emergency medical condition or are medically unstable may experience 1These agencies include, but are not limited to, the Connecticut State Police, the University of Connecticut Police Department, the police departments of the Connecticut State Colleges & Universities, the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services Police, and the Environmental Conservation Police in the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

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279 higher costs.

For example, most emergency related client interactions under the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) are a response to staff requests for assistance during medical/psych emergencies.

These instances are not formally documented by police and are handled by clinical staff.

To the extent the reporting requirement applies regardless of whether an immediate request for emergency services is made, DMHAS would incur increased staff costs to document, report, and record every incident.

The Out Years The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would continue into the future subject to the number of required reports.

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279 OLR Bill Analysis SB 366 AN ACT CONCERNING THE UNIFORM INVESTIGATION OF ACCIDENT REPORT AND CERTAIN REPORTS BY PEACE OFFICERS.

SUMMARY This bill builds on an existing requirement under which police officers and other investigating agencies and people must send the transportation commissioner an accident report, within five days after completing an investigation, for any motor vehicle accident in which someone (1) was killed or injured or (2) incurred more than $1,000 in property damage.

The bill requires these investigators to make their reports available within 30 days after completing their investigations to any accident participants or witnesses they interviewed.

Additionally, the bill requires each peace officer to prepare a report describing any matter in which a person has an emergency medical condition or is medically unstable while in the officer’s direct audio or visual contact or under his or her custody or control.

Reports must be done within five days after a matter occurred and, if requested by the person, the peace officer must give a copy of the completed report to the person within five days after the report’s completion.

By law, with limited exceptions, peace officers must immediately request emergency medical services for someone experiencing this type of medical event under these circumstances (CGS § 7-294pp(c)).

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