Connecticut 2023 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 34 D · 17 R cosponsors

SB 5 — AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE PROTECTIONS AGAINST AND RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

Last action — SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 04, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Ned Lamont (Democratic) on June 27, 2023.

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Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 65 sponsors

    65 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (34 D · 17 R) — cross-party backing.

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General Assembly Substitute Bill No.
Substitute Senate Bill No.
5 January Session, 2023 AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE PROTECTIONS AGAINST AND RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
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23-106 AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE PROTECTIONS AGAINST AND RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
Pursuant to such pilot] Under the program, thecourt may order that any personappearing insuchjudicial district who is charged with the violation of a restraining order or a protective order, and who has been determined to be a high-risk offender by thefamilyviolence interventionunit,besubject to electronic monitoring designed to warn law enforcement agencies, a state-wide information collection center and the victim when the person is within a specified distance of the victim, if the court finds that such electronic monitoringisnecessarytoprotectthevictim.[,providedthecostofsuch electronic monitoring is paid by the person who is subject to such LCO \\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2023SB-00005-R01 of 5 SB.docx Substitute Bill No.
Pursuant to such pilot] Under the program, thecourt may order that any personappearing insuchjudicial district who is charged with the violation of a restraining order or a protective order, and who has been determined to be a high-risk offender by thefamilyviolence interventionunit,besubject to electronic monitoring designed to warn law enforcement agencies, a state-wide information collection center and the victim when the person is within a specified distance of the victim, if the court finds that such electronic monitoringisnecessarytoprotectthevictim.[,providedthecostofsuch Substitute Senate Bill No.
5 electronic monitoring, subject to guidelines established by the Chief Court Administrator.] If the court orders that such person be subject to electronic monitoring, the clerk of the court shall send, by facsimile or other means, a copy of the order, or the information contained in any such order, to the law enforcement agency or agencies for the town in which the person resides.
5 electronic monitoring is paid by the person who is subject to such electronic monitoring, subject to guidelines established by the Chief Court Administrator.] If the court orders that such person be subject to electronic monitoring, the clerk of the court shall send, by facsimile or other means, a copy of the order, or the information contained in any such order, to the law enforcement agency or agencies for the town in which the person resides.
(2) criminal attempt to commit manslaughter of the other spouse, under section 53a-49 of the general statutes and sections 53a-55 to 53a-56b, inclusive, ofthegeneralstatutes;(3) conspiracy to commit murder of the other spouse, under section 53a-48 of the general statutes and sections 53a-54a to 53a-54d, inclusive, of the general statutes;
(2) conspiracy to commit murder of the other spouse, under section 53a-48 of the general statutes and sections 53a-54a to 53a-54d, inclusive, of the general statutes;
(4) conspiracy to commit manslaughter of the other spouse, under section 53a-48 and sections 53a-55 to 53a-56b, inclusive, of the general statutes;
(3) a class A or B felony sexual assault of the other spouse, under section 53a-70, 53a-70a, 53a-71 or 53a-72b of the general statutes;
(5) a class A or B felony sexual assault of the other spouse, under section 53a-70, 53a- 70a, 53a-71 or 53a-72b of the general statutes;
(4) a class A or B felony family violence crime as defined in section 46b-38a of the general statutes;
(6) a class A or B felony family violence crime as defined in section 46b-38a of the general statutes;or(7)anycrimeinanotherstate,theessentialelementsofwhich are substantially the same as the crimes enumerated in subdivisions (1) to (6), inclusive, of this subsection.
or (5) any crime in another state, the essential elements of which are substantially the same as the crimes enumerated in subdivisions (1) to (4), inclusive, of this subsection.
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(b) The existence of any conviction for a crime set forth in subsection Public Act No.
5 (b) The existence of any conviction for a crime set forth in subsection (a) of this section shall preclude a court from ordering an award of attorney's fees from an injured spouse to a spouse convicted of such crime.
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5 (a) of this section shall preclude a court from ordering an award of attorney's fees from an injured spouse to a spouse convicted of such crime.
Not later than December 1, 2023, the organization administering the program shall submit a report in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the judiciary on the potential state-wide expansion of the LCO {\\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2023SB-00003 of 5 R03-SB.docx } Substitute Bill No.
Not later than December 1, 2023, the organization administering the program shall submit a report in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters Public Act No.
5 program.
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5 relating to the judiciary on the potential state-wide expansion of the program.
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(Effective July 1, 2023) The sum of thirteen million one hundred seventy-five thousand dollars is appropriated to the Office of Victim Services within the Judicial Department from the General Fund, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, for victim service providers up to the actual amount by which the Judicial Department's victim assistance grants provided under the Victims of Crime Act Assistance of 1984 are reduced for such fiscal year.
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(Effective July 1, 2024) The sum of twenty million dollars is appropriated to the Office of Victim Services within the Judicial Department from the General Fund, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, for victim service providers up to the actual amount by which the Judicial Department's victim assistance grants provided under the Victims of Crime Act Assistance of 1984 are reduced for such fiscal year.
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(Effective July 1, 2023) The sum of one million four hundred forty thousand dollars is appropriated to the Department of Social Services from the General Fund, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, for domestic violence child and family advocates at domestic violence agencies, as defined in section 52-146k of the general statutes.
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(Effective July 1, 2024) The sum of one million four hundred forty thousand dollars is appropriated to the Department of Social Services from the General Fund, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, for domestic violence child and family advocates at domestic violence agencies, as defined in section 52-146k of the general statutes.
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(Effective July 1, 2023) The sum of one million four hundred forty thousand dollars appropriated to the Department of Social LCO {\\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2023SB-000054 of 5 R03-SB.docx } Substitute Bill No.
5 Services, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025, as set forth in sections 6 and 7 of this act, shall be made available for domestic violence child and family advocates at domestic violence agencies, as defined in section 52-146k of the general statutes, whose purpose shall be to provide trauma-informed services to children and families experiencing domestic violence.
For purposes of this section, "trauma-informed services" means services directed by a thorough understanding of the neurological, biological, psychological and social effects of trauma and violence on a person.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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Action History

  1. SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

  2. TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNOR

  3. TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE

  4. PUBLIC ACT 23-106

  5. IN CONCURRENCE

  6. HOUSE PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH. A

  7. HOUSE REJECTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A

  8. HOUSE ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH. A

  9. HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 533

  10. FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDAR

  11. ON CONSENT CALENDAR

  12. SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH. A

  13. FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.

  14. NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ON Appropriations

  15. RPTD. OUT OF LCO

  16. FILED WITH LCO

  17. Joint Favorable

  18. REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ON Appropriations

  19. SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH. A

  20. FILE NO. 552

  21. SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 324

  22. FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.

  23. RPTD. OUT OF LCO

  24. REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/12/23

  25. FILED WITH LCO

  26. Joint Favorable

  27. PUBLIC HEARING 0322

  28. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Judiciary

  29. DRAFTED BY COMMITTEE

  30. Vote to Draft

  31. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Judiciary

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 5?
SB 5 is sponsored by Lisa Seminara, Jorge Cabrera (Democratic), Eleni Kavros DeGraw (Democratic), Mccarthy Vahey, Cristin, Joan V. Hartley (Democratic), Gale L. Mastrofrancesco (Republican), Patrick E. Callahan (Republican), Paul Cicarella (Republican), Aimee Berger-Girvalo (Democratic), Devin R. Carney (Republican), Eric C. Berthel (Republican), Kate Farrar (Democratic), Figueroa, Anabel D., Saud Anwar (Democratic), MD Rahman (Democratic), Rob Sampson (Republican), Jeff Gordon (Republican), Herron Gaston (Democratic), Anthony L. Nolan (Democratic), Kara Rochelle (Democratic), Derek Slap (Democratic), Christine Cohen (Democratic), John W. Fonfara (Democratic), Matt Blumenthal (Democratic), Bob Godfrey (Democratic), Cheeseman, Holly H., Kathy Kennedy (Republican), Mary Welander (Democratic), Martin M. Looney (Democratic), Belton, Kai J., Mitch Bolinsky (Republican), John-Michael Parker (Democratic), Foncello, Martin, Julie Kushner (Democratic), Bob Duff (Democratic), Rick Lopes (Democratic), Patricia Billie Miller (Democratic), Heather S. Somers (Republican), Christie M. Carpino (Republican), Mccarty, K., Kevin C. Kelly, Marilyn Moore, Irene M. Haines (Republican), Lucy Dathan (Democratic), Gary A. Turco (Democratic), Donna Veach (Republican), Mae Flexer (Democratic), Tony Hwang (Republican), Delany, Hubert D., Douglas McCrory (Democratic), Chaleski, Rachel, Raghib Allie-Brennan (Democratic), Brian Lanoue (Republican), Santos, Farley, Porter, Robyn A., Wilson, Derell, Susan M. Johnson (Democratic), John A. Kissel (Republican), Martha Marx (Democratic), Matthew L. Lesser (Democratic), Ceci Maher (Democratic), Gary A. Winfield (Democratic), James J. Maroney (Democratic), Jan Hochadel (Democratic), and Ryan Fazio (Republican).
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