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1 CT Nonprofits: Bills of Potential Interest to: Community Justice Providers Updated 3/20/11 Please note that additional bills of interest may exist and that many bills die during the legislative process. Click on bill number below, for language and additional information. To research and track your own bills, public hearings and legislative events, visit the CT General Assembly Website: To view live and recorded public hearings, etc., on line at CT-N: Contact Julia Wilcox for further information: or ext. 25 COMMUNITY JUSTICE: S.B.No.104 Sen. Kevin D. Witkos, 8th Dist. S.B.No.124 Sen. Witkos, 8th Dist. S.B.No.138 PENALTY FOR THE SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A MINOR. To provide that any person who sexually assaults a minor under certain circumstances will have only "one-strike" and be sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. 'AN ACT PROHIBITING THE USE OF RESTRAINTS ON PREGNANT WOMEN IN CUSTODY DURING THE THIRD TRIMESTER OF PREGNANCY. To prevent any problems with a woman's pregnancy that may arise due to the application of restraints. AN ACT REPEALING THE DEATH PENALTY. 1/13/11 Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary 1/14/11 Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary 1/14/11 Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary Sen. Edward Meyer, To repeal the death penalty which is not workable or effective.

2 CT Nonprofits: Bill Tracking: Community Justice Providers continued (JW) Page 2 of 19 12th Dist. S.B.No.162 Sen. Martin M. Looney, 11th Dist. S.B.No.163 Sen. Martin M. Looney, 11th Dist. S.B.No.330 Sen. Toni Nathaniel Harp, 10th Dist. S.B.No.353 Sen. Michael A. McLachlan, 24th Dist. DETERMINATION OF THE TOWN OF RESIDENCE OF INCARCERATED PERSONS. To increase equity in redistricting and the distribution of state or federal funds by counting inmates in the population count of the towns where they resided immediately prior to incarceration. AN ACT CONCERNING NONVIOLENT DRUG POSSESSION OFFENSES. To establish a more rational drug policy by decriminalizing the possession of less than one ounce of marijuana and the possession of drug paraphernalia. TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR MEDICAL DIRECTORS AT CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES. To require the medical directors of correctional facilities to have adequate training in the medical treatment of addiction. USE OF DEADLY FORCE TO DEFEND THE RESIDENTS OF A HOME. To fully enact the castle doctrine in this state. 1/18/11 Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary 1/18/11 Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary 1/20/11 Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary 1/20/11 Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

3 CT Nonprofits: Bill Tracking: Community Justice Providers continued (JW) Page 3 of 19 S.B.No.355 Sen. Michael A. McLachlan, 24th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING PERSISTENT DANGEROUS FELONY OFFENDERS. To remove violent criminals from society by enacting a true "three strikes" law. 1/20/11 Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary S.B.No.357 Sen. Joe Markley, 16th Dist SENTENCING OF REPEAT VIOLENT OFFENDERS. To create a true "three strikes" law in the state. 1/20/11 Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary S.B.No.398 Sen. Edward Meyer, 12th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION. To promote cost reduction and rehabilitation in the criminal justice system. 1/20/11 Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary S.B.No.399 Sen. Edward Meyer, 12th Dist. MISSION STATEMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION. To focus more on the correctional and rehabilitative components of incarceration as contrasted with the custodial component. 1/20/11 Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary S.B.No.477 Sen. Martin M. Looney, 11th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING PARDONS. To allow former offenders a better way to become productive members of society. 1/21/11 Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

4 CT Nonprofits: Bill Tracking: Community Justice Providers continued (JW) Page 4 of 19 S.B.No.479 Sen. Martin M. Looney, 11th Dist. LENGTH OF PRETRIAL DETENTION. To create a more rational criminal justice system. 1/21/11 Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary S.B.No.759 Sen. Antonietta "Toni" Boucher, 26th Dist. AN ACT BANNING THE SALE OR POSSESSION OF SYNTHETIC MARIJUANA. To prohibit the sale or possession of synthetic marijuana. S.B.No.760 Sen. Andrea L. Stillman, 20th Dist. Rep. Elizabeth B. Ritter, 38th Dist. Rep. Kevin Ryan, 139th Dist. Et All AN ACT PROHIBITING THE SALE OR POSSESSION OF SALVIA DIVINORUM. To prevent the purchase and use of the psychoactive plant salvia divinorum. S.B.No.761 Sen. Andrea L. Stillman, 20th Dist. Rep. Elizabeth B. Ritter, 38th Dist. Rep. Kevin Ryan, 139th Dist. AN ACT PROHIBITING THE SALE OR POSSESSION OF SYNTHETIC CANNABINOIDS. To prohibit the sale or possession of herbal blends, with such brand or street names as K2, Spice and Liquid Gold, that provide a marijuana-like high due to coatings with chemicals that mimic THC, the psychoactive substance found in the

5 CT Nonprofits: Bill Tracking: Community Justice Providers continued (JW) Page 5 of 19 Et All cannabis plant. S.B. No. 952 Raised S.B. No. 953 Raised ENHANCED PENALTY FOR THE SALE OR POSSESSION OF DRUGS NEAR SCHOOLS, DAY CARE CENTERS AND PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECTS. To revise the circumstances when an enhanced penalty is imposed for the sale or possession of controlled substances or drug paraphernalia near schools, day care centers and public housing projects and allow judges more discretion in sentencing persons convicted of those crimes. AN ACT CONCERNING NONVIOLENT DRUG POSSESSION OFFENSES. To establish a more rational drug policy by making the possession of less than one ounce of marijuana and the possession or use of drug paraphernalia infractions rather than misdemeanors. 3/14/11 2/14/11 Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary 3/14/11 2/14/11 Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary S.B. No Governor s S.B. Sen. Donald E. Williams, 29th Dist. Sen. Martin M. Looney, 11th Dist. Rep. Christopher G. Donovan, 84th Dist. Rep. Brendan PENALTY FOR CERTAIN NONVIOLENT DRUG OFFENSES. To implement the Governor's budget recommendations. 3/14/11 2/17/11 Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

6 CT Nonprofits: Bill Tracking: Community Justice Providers continued (JW) Page 6 of 19 Sharkey, 88th Dist. S.B. No Governor s S.B. Sen. Donald E. Williams, 29th Dist. Sen. Martin M. Looney, 11th Dist. Rep. Christopher G. Donovan, 84th Dist. Rep. Brendan Sharkey, 88th Dist. S.B. No Raised PALLIATIVE USE OF MARIJUANA. To implement the Governor's budget recommendations. AN ACT CONCERNING VICTIM IMPACT STATEMENTS IN CAPITAL M URDER CASES. To provide equal rights to victims in death penalty cases by clarifying the right of surviving family members or their legal representatives to present a victim impact statement during the sentencing phase of capital felony proceedings. 3/14/11 2/17/11 Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary 3/07/11 2/18/11 Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary S.B. No Raised AN ACT REPEALING THE DE ATH PENALTY. To repeal the death penalty and substitute life imprisonment without the possibility of release as the authorized sentence for persons convicted of certain murders. 3/07/11 2/18/11 Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

7 CT Nonprofits: Bill Tracking: Community Justice Providers continued (JW) Page 7 of 19 S.B. No Raised AN ACT REGULATING THE SALE AND POSSESSION OF SYNTHETIC MARIJUANA AND SALVIA DIVINORUM. To provide for the designation of certain synthetic cannabinoids and the herb salvia divinorum, and its active constituent salvinorum A, as controlled substances. 3/14/11 3/01/11 Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary H.B. No Rep. Gary A. Holder- Winfield, 94th Dist. Co-Sponsored by: Rep. Roland J. Lemar, 96th Dist. Sen. Edwin A. Gomes, 23rd Dist. H.B. No Rep. DebraLee Hovey, 112th Dist. AN ACT ABOLISHING THE DEATH PENALTY. To provide for the prospective abolition of the death penalty. AN ACT REQUIRING DNA TESTING OF CERTAIN ARRESTED PERSONS. To improve the accurate identification of persons who commit crimes by requiring a DNA sample be taken from persons upon a third arrest for an offense punishable by a term of imprisonment. 1/05/11 Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary 1/05/11 Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

8 CT Nonprofits: Bill Tracking: Community Justice Providers continued (JW) Page 8 of 19 H.B. No.5085 Rep. Patricia A. Dillon, 92nd Dist. RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE NATIONAL PRISON RAPE ELIMINATION COMMISSION. To protect individuals being held in adult or juvenile facilities from sexual abuse by requiring state and municipal agencies and private providers that incarcerate or detain offenders to adopt and comply with the standards proposed by the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission. 1/06/11 Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary H.B.No.5172 DEFENSE OF A PERSON'S HOME. 1/11/11 Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary Rep. John E. Piscopo, 76th Dist. Rep. Robert C. Sampson, 80th Dist. H.B. No Rep. Nicastro, 79th Dist. To fully adopt the "castle doctrine" by establishing a rebuttable presumption that when a homeowner believes it necessary to use deadly force to repel an intruder then that belief is a reasonable belief. 'AN ACT REQUIRING DNA TESTING OF PERSONS ARRESTED FOR CERTAIN FELONIES' To expand the DNA data bank and thereby improve the ability of law enforcement agencies to identify repeat offenders by requiring the taking of a DNA sample from persons arrested for certain serious felonies. 1/13/11 Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary H.B.No.5312 Rep. Al Adinolfi, 103rd Dist. SENTENCING OF PERSISTENT DANGEROUS FELONY OFFENDERS. To enact a true "three strikes" law in this 1/18/11 Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

9 CT Nonprofits: Bill Tracking: Community Justice Providers continued (JW) Page 9 of 19 H.B.No.5571 Rep. Emil Altobello, 82nd Dist. state. AN ACT CONCERNIANG THE RIGHTS OF DISABLED PERSONS WITH RESPECT TO COURT AND OTHER PUBLIC AGENCY MATTERS. To protect physically and mentally disabled persons in courtroom settings and other settings with respect to public agencies in order to ensure compliance with the requirements of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act. 1/20/11 Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary H.B.No.5597 Rep. David W. Kiner, 59th Dist. Sen. Andrea L. Stillman, 20th Dist. Sen. John A. Kissel, 7th Dist. Rep. Gregory Haddad, 54th Dist. Rep. Tom Reynolds, 42nd Dist. Rep. Elizabeth B. Ritter, 38th Dist. Rep. Matthew Ritter, 1st Dist. Rep. Kevin Ryan, 139th Dist. Rep. Kathleen M. Tallarita, 58th Dist. Rep. DebraLee Hovey, 112th Dist. Rep. Christopher Lyddy, 106th Dist. AN ACT REQUIRING THE STATE TO PROVIDE PILOT MONEYS TO MUNICIPALITIES HOSTING CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES. To require the state to meet its budgetary obligation to provide PILOT moneys to municipalities that host correctional facilities. 02/07/11 3/14/11 Change of Reference, Senate to Committee on Appropriations 3/14/11 Change of Reference, House to Committee on Appropriations 3/07/11 (PD) Change of Reference Appropriations 2/28/11 (PD) Change of Reference Appropriations 1/28/11 (PD) Reserved for Subject Matter 1/20/11 Referred to Joint Comm. on Planning and Dev.

10 CT Nonprofits: Bill Tracking: Community Justice Providers continued (JW) Page 10 of 19 Rep. Ed Jutila, 37th Dist. Rep. Elaine C. O'Brien, 61st Dist. H.B.No.5900 MEDICAL USE OF MARIJUANA. 1/24/11 Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary Rep. Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey, 5th Dist. H.B.No.5909 Rep. Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey, 5th Dist. To allow state residents with certain debilitating medical conditions to possess and use marijuana for medical purposes in accordance with a physician's prescription, and license alternative treatment centers where patients can obtain prescribed marijuana. AN ACT CONCERNING PARDONS. To allow ex-offenders who have become productive members of society to secure a pardon and have their criminal record erased. 1/24/11 Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary H.B.No.5910 Rep. Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey, 5th Dist. AN ACT CHANGING THE MISSION STATEMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION. To reflect the need to provide services to inmates that facilitate their successful reintegration into society. 1/24/11 Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary H.B.No.6062 Rep. Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey, 5th Dist. AN ACT ELIMINATING MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCES. To establish sentencing equity in the criminal justice system by eliminating all mandatory minimum sentences because

11 CT Nonprofits: Bill Tracking: Community Justice Providers continued (JW) Page 11 of 19 H.B.No.6082 Rep. Linda A. Orange, 48th Dist. such sentences disproportionately affect persons of color in the inner cities and contribute to overcrowding in the prisons. AN ACT CONCERNING A CLINICAL ASSESSMENT OF FIRST- TIME OFFENDERS. To assess the potential for recidivism among first-time offenders. H.B.No.6083 Rep. Jonathan Steinberg, 136th Dist. AN ACT REQUIRING THE SENTENCING OF NONVIOLENT OFFENDERS TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE COSTS OF INCARCERATION VERSUS ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION. To reduce penal costs and promote rehabilitation of non-habitual nonviolent offenders. H.B.No.6084 Rep. Gary A. Holder- Winfield, 94th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING REENTRY. To consider establishing a state tax credit for private-sector employers who hire persons recently released from prison, adjust census data to count persons incarcerated in correctional institutions in the population count of the towns where they resided prior to incarceration and prohibit the state, political subdivisions of the state and employers that contract with the state and such political subdivisions from inquiring about a job applicant's criminal record until such time as the applicant has been conditionally offered a position.

12 CT Nonprofits: Bill Tracking: Community Justice Providers continued (JW) Page 12 of 19 H.B.No.6095 AN ACT ESTABLISHING A COMMISSION ON REENTRY. Rep. Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey, 5th Dist. To establish a Commission on Reentry to determine if current policies and practices for the reintegration of offenders into the community achieve the goals of offender success, reduced recidivism and increased public safety. H.B.No.6070 Rep. Toni E. Walker, 93rd Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING AN ADVISORY COMMISSION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION. To establish an advisory commission to review policies and practices of the Department of Correction and make recommendations concerning such policies and practices, legislation or funding needs. H.B.No.6087 Rep. Lawrence F. Cafero, 142nd Dist. Rep. David K. Labriola, 131st Dist. Rep. Al Adinolfi, 103rd Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING POST- CONVICTION PROCEDURES IN DEATH PENALTY CASES. To streamline the death penalty appeals process. H.B.No.6241 EMPLOYMENT OF INMATES. 1/27/11 Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary Rep. T.R. Rowe, 123rd Dist. To require incarcerated prisoners to work while serving their prison sentence.

13 CT Nonprofits: Bill Tracking: Community Justice Providers continued (JW) Page 13 of 19 H.B. No Governor s H.B. Rep. Christopher G. Donovan, 84th Dist. Rep. Brendan Sharkey, 88th Dist. Sen. Donald E. Williams, 29th Dist. Sen. Martin M. Looney, 11th Dist. H.B. No Raised H.B. No Raised H.B.No.6475 Raised AN ACT CONCERNING PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OFFENSES, OFFENDER RISK REDUCTION EARNED CREDITS AND HOME CONFINEMENT FOR CERTAIN NONVIOLENT DRUG OFFENDERS. To implement the Governor's budget recommendations. AN ACT REVISING THE PENALTY FOR CAPITAL FELONIES. To replace the death penalty with a penalty of life imprisonment without the possibility of release for certain murders committed on or after the effective date of this act. AN ACT CONCERNING POST- CONVICTION PROCEDURES IN DEATH PENALTY CASES. To streamline the process for filing habeas corpus petitions, appeals and requests for DNA testing of evidence in cases where the defendant has been convicted of a capital felony. AN ACT CONCERNING MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCES To ensure individualized sentencing by eliminating statutory provisions that require the imposition of a term of imprisonment that cannot be suspended. 3/14/11 2/17/11 Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary 3/07/11 2/18/11 Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary 3/07/11 2/18/11 Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary 3/09/11 2/24/11 Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

14 CT Nonprofits: Bill Tracking: Community Justice Providers continued (JW) Page 14 of 19 H.B.No.6539 AN ACT CONCERNING SENTENCE MODIFICATION. To permit a sentenced person to seek review and modification of his or her sentence regardless of whether the prosecutor agrees to such review. 3/09/11 3/3/11 Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary H.B. No Raised COMPASSIONATE USE OF MARIJUANA To allow for the compassionate use of marijuana to alleviate the symptoms of debilitating medical conditions. 3/14/11 3/09/11 Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary HOUSING S.B. No. 300 SEN. KELLY, 21st DIST. S.B. No. 301 SEN. KELLY, 21st DIST. S.B. No. 302 SEN. SLOSSBERG, 14th DIST. AN ACT REPEALING THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING LAND USE APPEALS PROCESS To repeal the affordable housing land use appeals process. AN ACT CONCERNING TAX ABATEMENTS FOR CERTAIN AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS To authorize tax abatements for all existing deed-restricted apartments and to permit such apartments to be included when municipalities apply for certificates of affordable housing completion. AN ACT REFORMING THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING LAND USE APPEALS PROCEDURE To reform the affordable housing land use appeals procedure. 1/20/11 Referred to Housing 1/20/11 Referred to Housing 1/20/11 Referred to Housing

15 CT Nonprofits: Bill Tracking: Community Justice Providers continued (JW) Page 15 of 19 S.B. No. 303 AN ACT CONCERNING AFFORDABLE HOUSING SEN. BOUCHER, 26th DIST. S.B. No. 304 SEN. KELLY, 21st DIST. S.B. No. 307 SEN. KELLY, 21st DIST. S.B. No. 466 SEN. KELLY, 21st DIST. S.B. No. 468 SEN. KELLY, 21st DIST. S.B. No. 606 SEN. BOUCHER, 26th DIST. To permit municipalities to include existing apartments when determining the number of affordable housing units in a municipality. AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF HUD CRITERIA IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING To mandate the use of federal HUD criteria when determining whether housing qualifies as affordable under section 8-30g of the general statutes. AN ACT CONCERNING CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING To increase the number of affordable housing units available in a municipality. AN ACT CONCERNING TAX ABATEMENTS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS To recognize and foster affordable housing units that are older or redeveloped. AN ACT AMENDING THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING LAND USE APPEALS PROCESS To suspend the affordable housing land use appeals process for five years and to allow local control over the development of affordable housing. AN ACT CONCERNING THE LOCATION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS 1/20/11 Referred to Housing 1/20/11 Referred to Housing 1/20/11 Referred to Housing 1/21/11 Referred to Housing 1/21/11 Referred to Housing 1/21/11 Referred to Housing To permit local control over the siting of

16 CT Nonprofits: Bill Tracking: Community Justice Providers continued (JW) Page 16 of 19 S.B. No (RAISED) H.B. No affordable housing units pursuant to a town plan of conservation and development. AN ACT CONCERNING CHANGES TO CERTAIN HOUSING STATUTES To (1) authorize housing partnerships to receive resident services coordinators grants and congregate housing subsidies and to be an eligible developer under the congregate housing for the elderly program; (2) clarify the information to be included in the disability registry database; (3) allow third-party contractors to receive funding under the Housing Trust Fund program and allow the fund to accept and hold both federal and other public funds in its program account; (4) repeal the requirement for regulations for the Housing Sustainability Fund; and (5) make other technical and conforming changes. AN ACT CONCERNING AFFORDABLE HOUSING 3/2/11 3/11/11 Filed w/ LCO 3/7/11 JF to Floor 2/23/11 Referred to Planning & Development REP. MILLER, 122nd DIST. H.B. No REP. MILLER, 122nd DIST. H.B. No REP. SHABAN, 135th DIST. H.B. No To increase the number of units of affordable housing necessary to qualify for the appeals procedure. AN ACT CONCERNING AFFORDABLE HOUSING To repeal the affordable housing land use appeals procedure. AN ACT CONCERNING INCENTIVES FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT To encourage municipalities to promote affordable housing. AN ACT CONCERNING AFFORDABLE HOUSING 1/5/11 Referred to Housing 1/6/11 Referred to Housing 1/10/11 Referred to Housing

17 CT Nonprofits: Bill Tracking: Community Justice Providers continued (JW) Page 17 of 19 REP. SHABAN, 135th DIST. H.B. No REP. SHABAN, 135th DIST. H.B. No REP. STEINBERG, 136th DIST. H.B. No REP. REYNOLDS, 42nd DIST.; SEN. PRAGUE, 19th DIST. H.B. No REP. SHABAN, 135th DIST. H.B. No To require developers proposing to construct affordable housing to demonstrate that such development (1) will not result in harm to the environment, and (2) will be connected to mass transit and commercial areas. AN ACT CONCERNING INCENTIVES FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT To incentivize municipalities to promote affordable housing instead of punitive burden shifting. AN ACT REQUIRING AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS TO ADHERE TO PRINCIPLES OF SMART GROWTH To require affordable housing developments to adhere to principles of smart growth. AN ACT CONCERNING CONSIDERATIONS IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING APPEALS To amend the criteria a judge must consider in an appeal of a denial of an affordable housing application. AN ACT CONCERNING AFFORDABLE HOUSING 1/10/11 Referred to Housing 1/11/11 Referred to Housing 1/19/11 Referred to Housing 3/2/11 3/09/11 (PD) Vote to Draft 1/31/11 Reserved for subject matter public hearing 1/19/11 Referred to Planning & Development 1/31/11 House, Senate change of reference to Housing 1/21/11 Referred to Planning & Development To require developers proposing to construct affordable housing to demonstrate that such development is appropriately tailored to address both the goal of the affordable housing statute and the concerns of local land use boards. AN ACT REESTABLISHING THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING 1/24/11 Referred to Housing

18 CT Nonprofits: Bill Tracking: Community Justice Providers continued (JW) Page 18 of 19 REP. KIRKLEY- BEY, 5th DIST. H.B. No REP. O'BRIEN, 24th DIST. H.B. No (COMMITTEE) To reestablish the Department of Housing and to create a more efficient means of providing housing services. AN ACT CONCERNING A COMPREHENSIVE STATE HOUSING PLAN To create a comprehensive state housing plan. AN ACT CONCERNING SUPPORTIVE HOUSING To create the required number of supportive housing units needed in the state to end long-term homelessness. 1/25/11 Referred to Housing 3/1/11 3/14/11 Fav Change of Ref, House to Appropriations 3/11/11 Reported out of LCO 3/10/11 Filed to LCO 3/10/11 JF to Appropriations 2/23/11 Drafted by Committee 1/25/11 Referred to Housing

19 CT Nonprofits: Bills of Potential Interest to: Community Justice Providers Updated 3/20/11 Please note that additional bills of interest may exist and that many bills die during the legislative process. Click on bill number below, for language and additional information. To research and track your own bills, public hearings and legislative events, visit the CT General Assembly Website: To view live and recorded public hearings, etc., on line at CT-N: Contact Julia Wilcox for further information: or ext. 25 BILL TRACKING REFERENCE NOTES: Please Note: bills that have not been acted upon either by being drafted as Committee bills or by being reserved for subject matter public hearing are considered to be dead. Some of the concepts in these proposed bills have been incorporated into other bills and where this has occurred it has been noted on this legislative update. As the legislative session moves forward, bills will be referred from legislative committees to the House or Senate. The House or Senate then may refer the bills to other committees or chose to vote on them. For a bill to become a law, both the House and the Senate must vote favorably on it by the final day of the Legislative Session at midnight, and the Governor must sign the bill into law. The exceptions: If the Governor either fails to sign within 5 days during the legislative session, or 15 days after adjournment. Key to Most Commonly Used Legislative Terminology: Vote to Draft: Bill will be drafted as a Committee Bill. Reserved for Subject Matter : Bill will have a but the date of the is still to be determined. Change of Reference: The original committee is moving the bill to another committee without a Joint Favorable action. JF (Joint Favorable): The committee reported the bill favorably to the House or Senate. JF Change of Reference: The committee reported the bill favorably to another committee. JFS (Joint Favorable Substitute): The committee reported the bill favorably to the House or Senate but with substitute language. JFS Change of Reference: The committee reported the bill favorably to another committee but with substitute language. Foot of the Calendar: A bill in the Senate has been moved off the active Senate Calendar. The reasons that a bill is moved to the Foot of the Calendar are several including that a budget has not been finalized and the bill has a fiscal impact; the bill has not been written in its final form; or the bill is not going to be acted upon during the session. File No.: A unique number given to a bill once it has reached the House or Senate Floor. A file copy of a bill with the file number has a plainlanguage description of what the bill s provisions do, written by the Office of Legislative Research and a fiscal note that explains what a bill would cost or save to implement, written by the Office of Fiscal Analysis. House or Senate Cal. No.: Also a unique number that is given to a bill once it reaches the House or Senate Floor. This number is used to hold the bill s place on either the House or Senate Calendar. If the bill is a House bill (H.B or higher) or a Senate bill (S.B.1 to 4999) it first gets a Calendar Number from the chamber the bill originated in. Once a House bill is passed in the House, it goes on to the Senate where it receives a Senate Calendar Number. Likewise, once a Senate bill (with a Senate Calendar Number) passes the Senate, it goes to the House and receives a House Calendar Number.