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HB05311 • 2026

AN ACT CONCERNING THE NONISSUANCE OF A STANDING CRIMINAL PROTECTIVE ORDER IN THE CASE OF A FAMILY VIOLENCE CRIME.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE NONISSUANCE OF A STANDING CRIMINAL PROTECTIVE ORDER IN THE CASE OF A FAMILY VIOLENCE CRIME.

Crime
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Judiciary Committee
Last action
2026-05-26
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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AN ACT CONCERNING THE NONISSUANCE OF A STANDING CRIMINAL PROTECTIVE ORDER IN THE CASE OF A FAMILY VIOLENCE CRIME.

To require that in the case of a court declining to issue a standing criminal protective order in the case of a family violence crime, the court shall enter into the record the reasons for not issuing such order.

What This Bill Does

  • To require that in the case of a court declining to issue a standing criminal protective order in the case of a family violence crime, the court shall enter into the record the reasons for not issuing such order.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-26 Connecticut General Assembly

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2026-05-15 Connecticut General Assembly

    Transmitted to the Secretary of State

  3. 2026-05-15 Connecticut General Assembly

    Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor

  4. 2026-05-14 LCO

    Public Act 26-32

  5. 2026-05-04 Connecticut General Assembly

    Senate Passed

  6. 2026-05-04 Connecticut General Assembly

    On Consent Calendar / In Concurrence

  7. 2026-04-24 Connecticut General Assembly

    Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate

  8. 2026-04-24 Connecticut General Assembly

    Senate Calendar Number 454

  9. 2026-04-22 Connecticut General Assembly

    House Passed

  10. 2026-04-08 LCO

    Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office

  11. 2026-04-08 Connecticut General Assembly

    Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House

  12. 2026-04-08 Connecticut General Assembly

    House Calendar Number 333

  13. 2026-04-08 LCO

    File Number 513

  14. 2026-04-01 LCO

    Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/07/26 5:00 PM

  15. 2026-03-25 LCO

    Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office

  16. 2026-03-24 JUD

    Joint Favorable

  17. 2026-02-26 Connecticut General Assembly

    Public Hearing 03/02

  18. 2026-02-25 Connecticut General Assembly

    Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Official Summary Text

To require that in the case of a court declining to issue a standing criminal protective order in the case of a family violence crime, the court shall enter into the record the reasons for not issuing such order.

Current Bill Text

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House Bill No. 5311

Public Act No. 26-32

AN ACT CONCERNING THE NONISSUANCE OF A STANDING
CRIMINAL PROTECTIVE ORDER IN THE CASE OF A FAMILY
VIOLENCE CRIME.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 53a -40e of the general statutes is
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October
1, 2026):
(a) If any person is convicted of, or found not guilty by reason of
mental disease or defect of, (1) a violation of section 53a -70b of the
general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2019, or
subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection (a) of sectio n 53-21, section 53a -59,
53a-59a, 53a-60, 53a-60a, 53a-60b, 53a-60c, 53a-70, 53a-70a, 53a-70c, 53a-
71, 53a-72a, 53a-72b, 53a-73a, 53a-181c, 53a-181d, 53a-181e, 53a-182b or
53a-183, subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 53a-192a, section 53a-
223, 53a-223a or 53a-223b or attempt or conspiracy to violate any of said
sections or section 53a -54a, or (2) any crime that the court determines
constitutes a family violence crime, as defined in section 46b -38a, or
attempt or conspiracy to commit any such crime, the court may, in
addition to imposing the sentence authorized for the crime under
section 53a-35a or 53a -36, if the court is of the opinion that the history
and character and the nature and circumstances of the criminal conduct
House Bill No. 5311

Public Act No. 26-32 2 of 2

of such offender indicate that a standing criminal protective order will
best serve the interest of the victim and the public, issue a standing
criminal protective order which shall remain in effect for a duration
specified by the court until modified or r evoked by the court for good
cause shown. If any person is convicted of, or found not guilty by reason
of mental disease or defect of, any crime not specified in subdivision (1)
or (2) of this subsection, the court may, for good cause shown, issue a
standing criminal protective order pursuant to this subsection. In any
case that the court does not issue a standing criminal protective order
against a person convicted of, or found not guilty by reason of mental
disease or defect of a crime specified in subdivision (2) of this
subsection, the court shall state on the record its reasons for not issuing
such order.