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CT SB01388
Bill
Status
2/25/2025
Primary Sponsor
Judiciary Committee
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AI Summary
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Amends Connecticut's manslaughter in the first degree statute (Section 53a-55) to specify that violating the "move over" law (Section 14-283b) resulting in the death of an emergency vehicle operator or occupant constitutes "extreme indifference to human life"
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Creates a direct legal pathway to charge drivers with first-degree manslaughter, a class B felony, when failing to move over for an emergency vehicle leads to a fatality
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Effective date of October 1, 2025
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Received a Joint Favorable report from the Judiciary Committee
Legislative Description
An Act Concerning Failure To Move Over For An Emergency Vehicle Resulting In The Death Of The Operator Or Other Occupant Of The Emergency Vehicle.
Last Action
File Number 726
4/17/2025