Connecticut House Bill 5223 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: Introduced on February 22 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-23 - Public Hearing 02/27
Pending: Joint Public Safety and Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

To (1) permit a police officer to initiate or engage in a pursuit in an authorized motor vehicle only when the driver or occupant of the fleeing vehicle is suspected of the commission of a serious felony offense, (2) require organized local police departments to adhere to the state-wide policy for pursuits by police officers, (3) require the chief of police or Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, as the case may be, to submit a report when a pursuit by a police officer results in the serious physical injury or death of another person, and (4) increase the penalty for increasing the speed of a motor vehicle in an attempt to escape or elude a police officer from a class A misdemeanor to a class E felony.

An Act Concerning Pursuits By Police Officers.

House Public Safety and Security Committee

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-02-23	House	Public Hearing 02/27
2018-02-22	House	Referred to Joint Committee on Public Safety and Security

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB05223&which_year=2018
Text	http://www.cga.ct.gov/2018/TOB/h/2018HB-05223-R00-HB.htm