Connecticut House Bill 6878 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1-1)
Status: Introduced on March 8 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-03-09 - Public Hearing 03/13
Pending: Joint Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

To (1) allow a police officer to make an interlocutory appeal of a trial court's denial of an application of the defense of governmental immunity, (2) employ a reasonable officer standard for determinations of whether use of force is justified, (3) restore a police officer's ability to request consent to search a motor vehicle under certain circumstances, (4) cause a revision of the model police pursuit policy to include provisions concerning pursuit of a person suspected of larceny of a motor vehicle or a catalytic converter or trafficking in persons, and (5) ensure that a person registered on the sex offense registry has registered his or her actual residence address.

An Act Concerning Appeals Regarding Governmental Immunity Of Police Officers, Use Of Force By A Peace Officer, Searches Of Motor Vehicles, Pursuit Of A Suspect Policies And Verification Of Residence Addresses Of Persons On The Sex Offense Registry.

House Judiciary Committee	Rep. Greg Howard [R]	Rep. Jill Barry [D]	Rep. Craig Fishbein [R]
Rep. William Pizzuto [R]	Rep. Ben Mcgorty [R]	Rep. Nicole Klarides-Ditria [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-09	House	Public Hearing 03/13
2023-03-08	House	Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB06878&which_year=2023
Text	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/TOB/H/PDF/2023HB-06878-R00-HB.PDF