Bill Text: CT SB00520 | 2018 | General Assembly | Comm Sub

Connecticut Senate Bill 520 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: An Act Concerning A Study Of The Criminal Laws Of This State.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-05-07 - House Calendar Number 565 [SB00520 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2018-SB00520-Comm_Sub.html

General Assembly		*Substitute Bill No. 520*
*February Session, 2018*		_____SB00520JUD___040418____

AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF THE CRIMINAL LAWS OF THIS STATE.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. (Effective from passage) There is established a working group to study the criminal laws of this state. Such study shall include a review of titles 53 and 53a of the general statutes for the purpose of recommending legislative changes. The working group shall consist of the following members who have expertise in criminal law: (1) One appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives; (2) one appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate; (3) one appointed by the Senate Republican president pro tempore; (4) one appointed by the majority leader of the House of Representatives; (5) one appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; (6) one appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives; and (7) one appointed by the deputy Senate Republican president pro tempore. Not later than January 1, 2019, the working group shall submit a report on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the judiciary, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. The working group shall terminate on the date that it submits such report or January 1, 2019, whichever is later.