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CT HB07400

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/27/2019

Primary Sponsor

Judiciary Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2019 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Increases Criminal Justice Commission membership from six to seven members (effective July 1, 2020) and requires at least one member to be a justice-impacted person.

  • Requires Criminal Justice Commission to post meeting notices concerning time, date, and place on an Internet website operated by the commission.

  • Mandates all Criminal Justice Commission meetings be held in the Legislative Office Building.

  • Increases Public Defender Services Commission membership from seven to eight members and requires the Governor to appoint a justice-impacted person to the commission.

  • Changes terminology from "chairman" to "chairperson" for the Public Defender Services Commission and increases the limit of same-party members from three to four.

Legislative Description

An Act Concerning The Membership Of The Criminal Justice And Public Defender Service Commissions And Transparency And Public Input Related To The Criminal Justice Commission.

Last Action

Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

3/27/2019

Committee Referrals

Judiciary3/27/2019

Full Bill Text

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