Connecticut 2018 Regular Session Status: In Committee 8 D cosponsors

HB 5544 — AN ACT CONCERNING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CONNECTICUT SENTENCING COMMISSION WITH RESPECT TO MISDEMEANOR SENTENCES.

Last action — FILE NO. 593

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This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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What changed in the latest version

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Plain-language change summary

The amendment changes the effective date of the provisions in the bill from "effective from passage" to "effective July 1, 2018." This means that any modifications to misdemeanor sentences, specifically reducing the maximum imprisonment term from one year to three hundred sixty-four days, will officially take effect on July 1, 2018, rather than immediately upon the bill's passage. Additionally, the language now clarifies that the provisions apply to terms of imprisonment imposed before, on, or after the specified effective date.

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5544 February Session, 2018   *_____HB05544JUD___040418____* AN ACT CONCERNING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CONNECTICUT SENTENCING COMMISSION WITH RESPECT TO MISDEMEANOR SENTENCES.
2659   *02659_______JUD* Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY   Introduced by:
  (JUD)   AN ACT CONCERNING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CONNECTICUT SENTENCING COMMISSION WITH RESPECT TO MISDEMEANOR SENTENCES.
(NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, any offense which constitutes a breach of any law of this state for which a person may be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of up to but not exceeding one year shall be punishable by imprisonment for a period not to exceed three hundred sixty-four days.
(NEW) (Effective July 1, 2018) (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, any offense which constitutes a breach of any law of this state for which a person may be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of up to but not exceeding one year shall be punishable by imprisonment for a period not to exceed three hundred sixty-four days.
(b) The provisions of this section apply to any term of imprisonment for which a person was sentenced to before, on or after the effective date of this act.
(b) The provisions of this section apply to any term of imprisonment for which a person was sentenced to before, on or after July 1, 2018.
(c) Any person sentenced to a term of imprisonment of one year, prior to the effective date of this section, for any offense previously punishable by a term of imprisonment of up to but not exceeding one year, may apply to the court that entered the judgment of conviction to have the term of sentence modified to the maximum term of imprisonment for a period not to exceed three hundred sixty-four days.
(c) Any person sentenced to a term of imprisonment of one year, prior to July 1, 2018, for any offense previously punishable by a term of imprisonment of up to but not exceeding one year, may apply to the court that entered the judgment of conviction to have the term of sentence modified to the maximum term of imprisonment for a period not to exceed three hundred sixty-four days.
Any such application may be filed at any time and the court shall issue such modification regardless of the date of conviction.
Any such application may be filed at any time and the court shall issue such modification regardless of the date of conviction, provided the record of such sentence has not been destroyed.
Section 1 from passage New section Statement of Purpose:
Section 1 July 1, 2018 New section JUD Joint Favorable Subst.
To enact the Connecticut Sentencing Commission's recommendations with respect to misdemeanor sentences.
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Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]
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Action History

  1. FILE NO. 593

  2. HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 394

  3. FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDER

  4. RPTD. OUT OF LCO

  5. REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/18/18

  6. FILED WITH LCO

  7. Joint Favorable Substitute

  8. PUBLIC HEARING 0328

  9. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Judiciary

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23 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 164 not signed on

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Not signed on (164)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 5544?
HB 5544 is sponsored by Vargas, Edwin, Porter, Robyn A., Tong, William, Tercyak, Peter A., Winfield, Gary A., D'Agostino, Michael, Fonfara, John W., Perone, Chris, Adams, Terry B., Joshua M. Hall (Democratic), Josh Elliott (Democratic), Miller, Patricia Billie, Lesser, Matthew, McCrory, Douglas, Marilyn Moore, O'Neill, Arthur J., Steven J. Stafstrom (Democratic), Trenee McGee (Democratic), Matthew Ritter (Democratic), Roland J. Lemar (Democratic), Susan M. Johnson (Democratic), Bobby G. Gibson (Democratic), and Sanchez, R..
What is the current status of HB 5544?
This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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