HB 5262 — AN ACT CONCERNING CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE.
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 22, 2024. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Ned Lamont (Democratic) on June 05, 2024.
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Substitute House ofBill Representatives File No.
6045262 GeneralPublic AssemblyAct FebruaryNo. Session, 2024Reprint of File Nos.
4624-118 andAN 439)ACT SubstituteCONCERNING HouseCHILD BillSEXUAL No.ABUSE.
5262 As Amended by House Amendment Schedule "A" Approved by the Legislative Commissioner April 22, 2024 AN ACT CONCERNING CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE.
The department shall provide guidelines to the local or regional board of education regardingtheadministrationofthesurveytothosehighschoolsregardingtheadministrationofthesurveytothosehighschoolsselected selected at random by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Such local or regional board of education shall administer the survey to each high school selected to participate in the survey in accordance with sHB5262the /guidelines Fileprovided by the department, including, but not limited to, (1) the survey protocol as required by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, (2) the requirement to provide parents the opportunity to exclude their children from the survey by denying permission in writing, on a form prescribed by the department, (3) the Substitute House Bill No.
6045262 sHB5262requirement Filefor No.the survey to be anonymous and administered in a manner designed to protect student privacy, (4) the timeframe for completion of the survey, and (5) the process by which the results of such survey are to be submitted to the department.
604 the guidelines provided by the department, including, but not limited to, (1) the survey protocol as required by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, (2) the requirement to provide parents the opportunity to exclude their children from the survey by denying permission in writing, on a form prescribed by the department, (3) the requirement for the survey to be anonymous and administered in a manner designed to protect student privacy, (4) the timeframe for completion of the survey, and (5) the process by which the results of such survey are to be submitted to the department.
(13) ["Child pornography"] "Child sexual abuse material" means any visual depiction including any photograph, film, videotape, picture or computer-generated image or picture, whether made or produced by electronic, digital, mechanical or other means, of sexually explicit conduct, where the production of such visual depiction involves the use sHB5262of /a Fileperson under sixteen years of age engaging in sexually explicit conduct, provided whether the subject of a visual depiction was a person under sixteen years of age at the time the visual depiction was Public Act No.
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6045262 of a person under sixteen years of age engaging in sexually explicit conduct, provided whether the subject of a visual depiction was a person under sixteen years of age at the time the visual depiction was created is a question to be decided by the trier of fact.
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6045262 (b) In any prosecution for an offense under this section, it shall be an affirmative defense that the acts of the defendant, if proven, would constitute a violation of section 53a-196h, as amended by this act.
(a) A person is guilty of possessing child [pornography] sexual abuse material in the third degree when such person knowingly possesses (1) fewerPublic thanAct twenty visual depictions of child [pornography] sexual abuse material, or (2) a series of images in electronic, digital or other sHB5262 / File No.
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6045262 fewer than twenty visual depictions of child [pornography] sexual abuse material, or (2) a series of images in electronic, digital or other format, which is intended to be displayed continuously, consisting of fewer than twenty frames, or a film or videotape, consisting of fewer than twenty frames, that depicts a single act of sexually explicit conduct by one child.
In any prosecution for a violation of section 53a-196d, as amended by this act, 53a-196e, as amended by this act, 53a-196f, as amended by this act,or53a-196h,asamendedbythisact,itshallbeanaffirmativedefense that (1) the defendant (A) possessed fewer than three visual depictions, other than a series of images in electronic, digital or other format, which is intended to be displayed continuously, or afilm or videotape, of child [pornography] sexual abuse material, (B) did not knowingly purchase, procure, solicit or request such visual depictions or knowingly take any other action to cause such visual depictions to come into the defendant's possession, and (C) promptly and in good faith, and without retaining or allowing any person, other than a law enforcement agency, to access any visual depiction or copy thereof, took reasonable steps to destroy each such visual depiction or reported the matter to a law enforcement agency and afforded that agency access to each such visual depiction, or (2) the defendant possessed a visual depiction of a nude person under sixteenPublic yearsAct ofNo. age for a bona fide artistic, medical, scientific, educational, religious, governmental or judicial purpose.
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5262 sixteen years of age for a bona fide artistic, medical, scientific, educational, religious, governmental or judicial purpose.
sHB5262(a) /(1) FileNo No.person who is under eighteen years of age may knowingly possess any visual depiction of child [pornography] sexual abuse material that the subject of such visual depiction knowingly and voluntarily transmitted by means of an electronic communication device to such person and in which the subject of such visual depiction is a person under sixteen years of age.
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604 (a) (1) No person who is under eighteen years of age may knowingly possess any visual depiction of child [pornography] sexual abuse material that the subject of such visual depiction knowingly and voluntarily transmitted by means of an electronic communication device to such person and in which the subject of such visual depiction is a person under sixteen years of age.
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 54-86a, in any criminal proceeding, any property or material that constitutes child [pornography]Public sexualAct abuseNo. material shall remain in the care, custody and control of the state, and a court shall deny any request by the defendant to copy, photograph, duplicate or otherwise reproduce any property or material that constitutes child [pornography] sexual abuse material provided the attorney for the state makes the property or material reasonably available to the defendant.
Such24-118 property6 orof material11 shallSubstitute beHouse deemedBill to be reasonably available to the defendant if the attorney for the state provides the defendant, the defendant's sHB5262 / File No.
6045262 sHB5262[pornography] Filesexual No.abuse material shall remain in the care, custody and control of the state, and a court shall deny any request by the defendant to copy, photograph, duplicate or otherwise reproduce any property or material that constitutes child [pornography] sexual abuse material provided the attorney for the state makes the property or material reasonably available to the defendant.
604Such property or material shall be deemed to be reasonably available to the defendant if the attorney for the state provides the defendant, the defendant's attorney or any individual the defendant may seek to qualify to furnish expert testimony at trial, ample opportunity for inspection, viewing and examination of the property or material at a state facility or at another facility agreed upon by the attorney for the state and the defendant.
The task force shall undertake an examinationPublic ofAct stateNo. agency and Judicial Branch policies and practices relating to and impacting children in order to identify opportunities to detect, mitigate, prevent and effectively respond to such abuse.
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5262 examination of state agency and Judicial Branch policies and practices relating to and impacting children in order to identify opportunities to detect, mitigate, prevent and effectively respond to such abuse.
(1) One appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, sHB5262who /is Filea No.member of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the judiciary;
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604 who is a member of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the judiciary;
(7)Public TheAct CommissionerNo. of Children and Families, or the commissioner's designee;
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5262 (7) The Commissioner of Children and Families, or the commissioner's designee;
(11) The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services, or sHB5262the /commissioner's Filedesignee; No.
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(20) A member of the Trafficking in Persons Council, designated by thePublic chairpersonAct ofNo. the council;
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sHB5262(d) /All Fileinitial No.appointments to the task force shall be made not later thanthirty daysafter theeffective date ofthis section.Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority.
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604 (d) All initial appointments to the task force shall be made not later thanthirty daysafter theeffective date ofthis section.Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority.
Such recommendations shall include, but need not be limited to, any legislative recommendations and recommendations forPublic changesAct toNo. the policies or procedures of any state agency or the Judicial Branch that would aid such agency or said branch in the detection, mitigation, prevention and effective response to child sexual abuse.
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5262 for changes to the policies or procedures of any state agency or the Judicial Branch that would aid such agency or said branch in the detection, mitigation, prevention and effective response to child sexual abuse.
Such report shall include, but need not belimited to, ananalysisofthe(1)statutory requirementsapplicable to such proceedings, (2) applicable court rules and policies and quality sHB5262assurance /measures, File(3) No.practices, procedures and quality assurance framework applicable to the work of the Department of Children and Families in Probate Court matters, (4) training and contractual expectations for counsel assigned to minors and guardians ad litem in Probate Court guardianship matters, and (5) practices and procedures for providing guardianship subsidies to eligible recipients by the Department of Social Services and the quality assurance framework applicable to the administration of such benefits.
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60424-118 assurance11 measures, (3) practices, procedures and quality assurance framework applicable to the work of the11 Department of Children and Families in Probate Court matters, (4) training and contractual expectations for counsel assigned to minors and guardians ad litem in Probate Court guardianship matters, and (5) practices and procedures for providing guardianship subsidies to eligible recipients by the Department of Social Services and the quality assurance framework applicable to the administration of such benefits.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
July 1, 2024 Section 1 10-217h Sec.
2 October 1, 2024 53a-193(13) Sec.
3 October 1, 2024 53a-196c Sec.
4 October 1, 2024 53a-196d Sec.
5 October 1, 2024 53a-196e Sec.
6 October 1, 2024 53a-196f Sec.
7 October 1, 2024 53a-196g October 1, 2024 Sec.
8 53a-196h Sec.
9 October 1, 2024 54-86m Sec.
10 October 1, 2024 19a-343(c)(2) Sec.
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604 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:
None Municipal Impact:
None Explanation The bill requires the Department of Public Health (DPH) to administer a survey, replaces the phrase "child pornography" with "child sexual abuse material" throughout the statutes, and requires the Office of the Child Advocate (OCA) to submit a report on the care and protection of minors during probate hearings.
These changes are not anticipated to have a fiscal impact to the state or to municipalities.
The bill requires, beginning 7/1/26, to include a sexual abuse and assault awareness prevention survey in each administration of its Connecticut School Health Survey.
DPH must biennially administer the survey to students in grades nine through 12 if the department receives funding from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for it.
The bill also replaces the phrase "child pornography" with "child sexual abuse material." This change does not alter how individuals who commit this crime may be prosecuted or charged.
The bill requires that OCA review and submit a report on the care and protection of minors during probate court proceedings.
It is expected that the agency has the expertise and resources to meet the requirements of the bill.
House "A" strikes the underlying bill resulting in the impact sHB5262 / File No.
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The Out Years State Impact:
None Municipal Impact:
None sHB5262 / File No.
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604 OLR Bill Analysis sHB 5262 (as amended by House "A")* AN ACT CONCERNING A SEXUAL ABUSE AND ASSAULT SURVEY.
SUMMARY This bill makes various changes in laws that relate to the protection of children from sexual abuse.
Starting July 1, 2026,the billrequirestheDepartmentofPublicHealth (DPH) to include a sexual abuse and assault awareness prevention survey for high school administrators in the Connecticut School Health Survey (see below).
The bill also replaces the term “child pornography” with “child sexual abuse material” in statutes that define the term and criminalize the possession, importation, and transmission of this material.
In changing the terminology, the bill retains the elements of, and penalties for, the crimes.
It also makes corresponding changes in related statutes.
It also (1) establishes a 22-member task force to study the responsiveness of certain state agencies and the judicial branch to child sexual abuse issues and (2) requires the task force to report its recommendations to the Children’s and Judiciary committees by July 1, 2025.
Lastly, it requires the Office of the Child Advocate (OCA) to (1) review state agency practices and procedures for ensuring the care and protection of minors in probate court guardianship proceedings and (2) report the findings to the Children’s and Judiciary committees by January 1, 2025.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Upon passage, except (1) July 1, 2024, for the sHB5262 / File No.
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*House Amendment “A” adds provisions to the underlying bill that (1) replace the statutory term “child pornography” with “child sexual abuse material” in certain statutes, (2) establish a task force to study the responsiveness of state agencies and the judicial branch to child sexual abuse issues, and (3) require OCA to review state agency practices and procedures regarding the care and protection of children in probate court guardianship.
SEXUAL ABUSE AND ASSAULT AWARENESS PREVENTION SURVEY Beginning July 1, 2026, this bill requires DPH to include a sexual abuse and assault awareness prevention survey for high school administrators each time it administers the Connecticut School Health Survey (see below).
The bill requires each survey to be distributed to and completed by the school’s administrators.
The administrator’s surveyresultsmust besubmittedto DPHat the same time asthestudent survey results.
By law, DPH must biennially administer the Connecticut School Health Survey to students in grades nine through 12, if the department receives funding from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC)for it.
This survey was createdaspart ofthe statewide sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention program and must be (1) based on the CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey and (2) administered in high schools the CDC randomly selects.
CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL This bill replaces the term “child pornography” with “child sexual abuse material” in statutes that define the term and criminalize the possession, importation, and transmission of this material.
These offenses include 1st, 2nd, and 3rd degree possession;
importing;
and possession and transmission by a minor.
In changing the terminology, the bill retains the elements of, and penalties for, these crimes.
By law, “child pornography” (“child sexual abuse material” under sHB5262 / File No.
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604 the bill) is any visual depiction (e.g., photograph, film, videotape, picture, or computer-generated image or picture) of sexually explicit conduct involving in its production a person under age 16 engaging in sexually explicit conduct, whether made or produced electronically, digitally, mechanically, or by other means.
TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE RESPONSIVENESS OF STATE AGENCIES AND THE JUDICIAL BRANCH TO CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE ISSUES The bill establishes a 22-member task force to study certain state agencies’ and the judicial branch’s responsiveness to child sexual abuse issues.
Task Force Charge The task force must examine state agency and judicial branch policies and practices relating to and impacting children in order to identify opportunities to detect, mitigate, prevent, and effectively respond to child abuse.
Under the bill, for the purpose of the task force study, “state agency” means the Children and Families, Education, Emergency Services and Public Protection, Developmental Services, Mental Health and Addiction Services, Public Health, and Social Services departments.
Membership and Appointments The task force must consist of 22 members, appointed as follows:
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a Judiciary Committee member appointed by the House speaker;
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a psychologist with expertise in treating children who have suffered from child sexual abuse appointed by the Senate president pro tempore;
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a clinical social worker with expertise in identifying child sexual abuse appointed by the House majority leader;
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a physician withexpertise inpediatricmedicine appointedby the Senate majority leader;
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a Connecticut licensed attorney with expertise in child welfare appointed by the House minority leader;
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a representative of a state-wide organization dedicated to the prevention of sexual violence appointed by the Senate minority leader;
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a representative of a children’s advocacy center appointed by the governor;
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the Children and Families, Education, Emergency Services and Public Protection, Developmental Services, Mental Health and Addiction Services, Public Health, and Social Services departments’ commissioners or their designees;
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the chief court administrator, probate court administrator, chief state’sattorney, chiefpublicdefender, andchildadvocateor their designees;
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the Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity executive director or his designee;
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a member of the Trafficking in Persons Council, designated by the council’s chairperson;
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a member of the Governor’s Task Force on Justice for Abused Children, jointly designated by the task force’s chairpersons.
The six legislative leaders may appoint legislators and all initial appointments must be made by 30 days after the bill passes.
Any vacancy must be filled by the appointing authority.
Staffing and Governance The House speaker and the Senate president pro tempore must select the chairpersons of the task force from among its members.
The chairpersons must schedule the first meeting to be held by 60 days after the bill passes.
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Task Force Report and Termination By July 1, 2025, the task force must report its findings and recommendationstotheChildren’sandJudiciarycommittees,including (1) any legislative recommendations and (2) recommendations for changes to the policies or procedures of any state agency or the judicial branch that would aid in their detection, mitigation, and prevention of, and effective response to, child sexual abuse.
The task force terminates on the date that it submits the report or July 1, 2025, whichever is later.
OCA REVIEW OF STATE AGENCY PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES Practices and Procedures Review By January 1, 2025, the bill requires OCA to (1) review state agency practices and procedures for ensuring the care and protection of minors in Probate Court guardianship proceedings and (2) report to the Children’s and Judiciary committees on the adequacy of the practices and procedures.
Report to the Legislature Under the bill, OCA’s report to the Children’s and Judiciary committees must include an analysis of the following:
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statutory requirements applicable to probate court guardianship proceedings;
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applicable court rules and policies and quality assurance measures;
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practices, procedures, and quality assurance framework applicable to the Department of Children and Families’ work in probate court matters;
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training and contractual expectations for counsel assigned to sHB5262 / File No.
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practices and procedures for providing guardianship subsidies to eligible recipients by the Department of Social Services and the quality assurance framework applicable to the administration of the benefits.
COMMITTEE ACTION Committee on Children Joint Favorable Substitute Yea 14 Nay 5 (03/05/2024) Education Committee Joint Favorable Substitute Yea 40 Nay 0 (04/01/2024) sHB5262 / File No.
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Action History
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SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNOR
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TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE
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PUBLIC ACT 24-118
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ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCE
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Sponsors
- Lisa Seminara · Primary
- R. Sanchez · Primary
- Christine Conley · Primary
- Sarah Keitt · Primary
- Hilda E. Santiago · Primary
- Anabel D. Figueroa · Primary
- Patricia Billie Miller · Primary
- Hubert D. Delany · Primary
- Tony Hwang · Primary
- Martin Foncello · Primary
- John A. Kissel · Primary
- Matt Blumenthal · Primary
- Paul Cicarella · Primary
- Eric C. Berthel · Primary
- James Sanchez · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →15 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 172 not signed on · 3 voted No
Sponsors (15)
- Lisa Seminara
- Sanchez, R.
- Christine Conley
- Sarah Keitt Democratic
- Hilda E. Santiago Democratic
- Anabel D. Figueroa
- Patricia Billie Miller Democratic
- Hubert D. Delany Democratic
- Tony Hwang Republican
- Martin Foncello Republican
- John A. Kissel Republican
- Matt Blumenthal Democratic
- Paul Cicarella Republican
- Eric C. Berthel Republican
- James Sanchez Democratic
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (172)
172 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 172 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democratic | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (36)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Kevin C. Kelly | — | Yea |
| Lisa Seminara | — | Yea |
| Marilyn Moore | — | Yea |
| Bob Duff | Democratic | Yea |
| Catherine A. Osten | Democratic | Yea |
| Ceci Maher | Democratic | Yea |
| Christine Cohen | Democratic | Yea |
| Derek Slap | Democratic | Yea |
| Douglas McCrory | Democratic | Yea |
| Gary A. Winfield | Democratic | Yea |
| Herron Gaston | Democratic | Yea |
| James J. Maroney | Democratic | Yea |
| Jan Hochadel | Democratic | Yea |
| Joan V. Hartley | Democratic | Yea |
| John W. Fonfara | Democratic | Yea |
| Jorge Cabrera | Democratic | Yea |
| Julie Kushner | Democratic | Yea |
| MD Rahman | Democratic | Yea |
| Mae Flexer | Democratic | Yea |
| Martha Marx | Democratic | Yea |
| Martin M. Looney | Democratic | Yea |
| Matthew L. Lesser | Democratic | Yea |
| Norman Needleman | Democratic | Yea |
| Patricia Billie Miller | Democratic | Yea |
| Rick Lopes | Democratic | Yea |
| Saud Anwar | Democratic | Yea |
| Eric C. Berthel | Republican | Yea |
| Heather S. Somers | Republican | Yea |
| Henri Martin | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Gordon | Republican | Yea |
| John A. Kissel | Republican | Yea |
| Paul Cicarella | Republican | Yea |
| Rob Sampson | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Fazio | Republican | Yea |
| Stephen G. Harding | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Hwang | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democratic | 75 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Republican | 39 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 139 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 92% | 3% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (151)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Arnone | — | Yea |
| Khanna | — | Yea |
| Michel | — | Yea |
| Conley | — | Yea |
| Chaleski | — | Yea |
| Currey | — | Yea |
| Cheeseman | — | Yea |
| D'agostino | — | Yea |
| Cooley | — | Nay |
| Dancho | — | Yea |
| Palm | — | Yea |
| Denning | — | Yea |
| Porter | — | Yea |
| Ferraro | — | Yea |
| Cook | — | Yea |
| Ryan | — | Yea |
| Harrison | — | Yea |
| Figueroa | — | Yea |
| Hayes | — | Yea |
| Labriola | — | Yea |
| Tercyak | — | Yea |
| Sanchez, R. | — | Yea |
| Mccarthy Vahey | — | Yea |
| Mccarty, K. | — | Yea |
| Morrin Bello | — | Yea |
| Sanchez, J. | — | Yea |
| Aimee Berger-Girvalo | Democratic | Yea |
| Alphonse Paolillo | Democratic | Yea |
| Andre F. Baker | Democratic | Yea |
| Anne M. Hughes | Democratic | Yea |
| Anthony L. Nolan | Democratic | Yea |
| Antonio Felipe | Democratic | Yea |
| Aundre Bumgardner | Democratic | Yea |
| Bob Godfrey | Democratic | Yea |
| Bobby G. Gibson | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Brandon Chafee | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Christopher Poulos | Democratic | Yea |
| Christopher Rosario | Democratic | Yea |
| Corey P. Paris | Democratic | Yea |
| Derell Wilson | Democratic | Yea |
| Dominique Johnson | Democratic | Yea |
| Eleni Kavros DeGraw | Democratic | Yea |
| Emmanuel Sanchez | Democratic | Yea |
| Farley Santos | Democratic | Yea |
| Frank Smith | Democratic | Yea |
| Fred Gee | Democratic | Yea |
| Gary A. Turco | Democratic | Yea |
| Geoff Luxenberg | Democratic | Yea |
| Geraldo C. Reyes | Democratic | Yea |
| Gregory Haddad | Democratic | Yea |
| Hector Arzeno | Democratic | Yea |
| Henry J. Genga | Democratic | Yea |
| Hilda E. Santiago | Democratic | Yea |
| Hubert D. Delany | Democratic | Yea |
| Jaime S. Foster | Democratic | Yea |
| Jane M. Garibay | Democratic | Yea |
| Jason Doucette | Democratic | Yea |
| Jason Rojas | Democratic | Yea |
| Jennifer Leeper | Democratic | Yea |
| Jill Barry | Democratic | Yea |
| Jillian Gilchrest | Democratic | Yea |
| John-Michael Parker | Democratic | Yea |
| Jonathan Fazzino | Democratic | Yea |
| Jonathan Steinberg | Democratic | Yea |
| Joseph P. Gresko | Democratic | Yea |
| Josh Elliott | Democratic | Yea |
| Joshua M. Hall | Democratic | Yea |
| Juan R. Candelaria | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Julio A. Concepcion | Democratic | Yea |
| Kadeem Roberts | Democratic | Yea |
| Kai J. Belton | Democratic | Yea |
| Kara Rochelle | Democratic | Yea |
| Kate Farrar | Democratic | Yea |
| Kerry S. Wood | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Kevin Brown | Democratic | Yea |
| Larry B. Butler | Democratic | Yea |
| Liz Linehan | Democratic | Yea |
| Lucy Dathan | Democratic | Yea |
| Marcus Brown | Democratic | Yea |
| Maria P. Horn | Democratic | Yea |
| Mary Fortier | Democratic | Yea |
| Mary M. Mushinsky | Democratic | Yea |
| Mary Welander | Democratic | Yea |
| Maryam Khan | Democratic | Yea |
| Matt Blumenthal | Democratic | Yea |
| Matthew Ritter | Democratic | Yea |
| Melissa Osborne | Democratic | Yea |
| Michael D. Quinn | Democratic | Yea |
| Michael DiGiovancarlo | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Mike Demicco | Democratic | Yea |
| Minnie Gonzalez | Democratic | Yea |
| Moira Rader | Democratic | Yea |
| Patricia A. Dillon | Democratic | Yea |
| Patrick S. Boyd | Democratic | Yea |
| Raghib Allie-Brennan | Democratic | Yea |
| Robin E. Comey | Democratic | Yea |
| Roland J. Lemar | Democratic | Yea |
| Ronald A. Napoli | Democratic | Yea |
| Sarah Keitt | Democratic | Yea |
| Stephen R. Meskers | Democratic | Yea |
| Steven J. Stafstrom | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Susan M. Johnson | Democratic | Yea |
| Tammy R. Exum | Democratic | Yea |
| Toni E. Walker | Democratic | Yea |
| Travis Simms | Democratic | Yea |
| Trenee McGee | Democratic | Yea |
| William Heffernan | Democratic | Yea |
| Anne Dauphinais | Republican | Yea |
| Ben McGorty | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Buckbee | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Lanoue | Republican | Yea |
| Cara Christine Pavalock-D'Amato | Republican | Yea |
| Carol Hall | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Aniskovich | Republican | Yea |
| Christie M. Carpino | Republican | Yea |
| Craig C. Fishbein | Republican | Nay |
| Dave W. Yaccarino | Republican | Yea |
| David Rutigliano | Republican | Yea |
| Devin R. Carney | Republican | Yea |
| Donna Veach | Republican | Yea |
| Doug Dubitsky | Republican | Nay |
| Gale L. Mastrofrancesco | Republican | Nay |
| Greg S. Howard | Republican | Yea |
| Irene M. Haines | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Perillo | Republican | Yea |
| Jay M. Case | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Hoxha | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Polletta | Republican | Yea |
| John E. Piscopo | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph H. Zullo | Republican | Yea |
| Karen Reddington-Hughes | Republican | Yea |
| Kathy Kennedy | Republican | Yea |
| Kurt Vail | Republican | Yea |
| Lezlye Zupkus | Republican | Yea |
| Mark DeCaprio | Republican | Yea |
| Mark W. Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Martin Foncello | Republican | Yea |
| Mitch Bolinsky | Republican | Yea |
| Nicole Klarides-Ditria | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick E. Callahan | Republican | Yea |
| Seth Bronko | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Weir | Republican | Yea |
| Tami Zawistowski | Republican | Yea |
| Tammy Nuccio | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Ackert | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Delnicki | Republican | Yea |
| Tom O'Dea | Republican | Not Voting |
| Tony J. Scott | Republican | Not Voting |
| Tracy Marra | Republican | Yea |
| Vincent J. Candelora | Republican | Yea |
| William Pizzuto | Republican | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 5262?
- HB 5262 is sponsored by Lisa Seminara, Sanchez, R., Christine Conley, Sarah Keitt (Democratic), Hilda E. Santiago (Democratic), Anabel D. Figueroa, Patricia Billie Miller (Democratic), Hubert D. Delany (Democratic), Tony Hwang (Republican), Martin Foncello (Republican), John A. Kissel (Republican), Matt Blumenthal (Democratic), Paul Cicarella (Republican), Eric C. Berthel (Republican), and James Sanchez (Democratic).
- What is the current status of HB 5262?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 22, 2024. Enacted.
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