Connecticut Senate Bill 439

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Passed on June 4 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-06-04 - Signed by the Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

To permit a person whose conviction is vacated or reversed on grounds consistent with innocence to seek compensation for being wrongfully incarcerated, require the Claims Commissioner to determine eligibility within ninety days of a hearing on a wrongful incarceration claim, change "median household income" to "median family income" within the formula for determining compensation, permit compensation in the form of an array of services designed to assist in reintegration of the claimant, remove the bar against further legal action arising from such claim for any person awarded compensation and provide for an offset of the award amount from any future damages awarded and allow an award of compensation to the estate of a claimant who has died since filing a claim.

An Act Concerning Compensation For Persons Who Are Wrongfully Incarcerated.

House Judiciary Committee

Rep. Steven Stafstrom [D]

Rep. Matt Blumenthal [D]

2024-05-08 - House - House Roll Call Vote 260 AS AMENDED (Y: 146 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2024-05-04 - Senate - Senate Roll Call Vote 193 (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-28 - Joint - JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-06-04	Senate	Signed by the Governor
2024-05-28	Senate	Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
2024-05-28	Senate	Transmitted to the Secretary of State
2024-05-20	Senate	Public Act 24-106
2024-05-08	Senate	In Concurrence
2024-05-08	House	House Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A
2024-05-08	House	House Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A
2024-05-04	House	House Calendar Number 490
2024-05-04	House	Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
2024-05-03	House	Rules Suspended, Transmitted to the House
2024-05-03	Senate	Senate Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A
2024-05-03	Senate	Senate Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A 4882
2024-04-17	Senate	File Number 527
2024-04-17	Senate	Senate Calendar Number 305
2024-04-17	Senate	Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
2024-04-17	Senate	Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
2024-04-11	Senate	Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/16/24 5:00 PM
2024-04-01	Senate	Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
2024-03-28	Senate	Joint Favorable Substitute
2024-03-14	Senate	Public Hearing 03/18
2024-03-13	Senate	Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=SB00439&which_year=2024
Text	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/TOB/S/PDF/2024SB-00439-R00-SB.PDF
Text	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/TOB/S/PDF/2024SB-00439-R01-SB.PDF
Text	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/ACT/PA/PDF/2024PA-00106-R00SB-00439-PA.PDF
Amendment	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/lcoamd/pdf/2024LCO04882-R00-AMD.pdf
Amendment	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/amd/S/pdf/2024SB-00439-R00SA-AMD.pdf
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/FN/PDF/2024SB-00439-R000527-FN.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/BA/PDF/2024SB-00439-R000527-BA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/fna/pdf/2024SB-00439-R00LCO04882-FNA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/BA/PDF/2024SB-00439-R01-BA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/FN/PDF/2024SB-00439-R01-FN.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/SUM/PDF/2024SUM00106-R02SB-00439-SUM.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/TS/S/PDF/2024SB-00439-R00JUD-CV75-TS.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/VOTE/S/PDF/2024SV-00193-R00SB00439-SV.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/VOTE/H/PDF/2024HV-00260-R00SB00439-HV.PDF