HB05423 • 2026

AN ACT CONCERNING JUVENILE JUSTICE INITIATIVES.

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Appropriations Committee
Last action: 2026-04-14
Official status: File Number 630
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific details about the cost of creating the report or consequences for non-compliance with recommendations.

Juvenile Justice Report Act

This act requires the executive director of the Court Support Services Division to report on the use of court support services for juveniles and recommend ways to expand these services.

What This Bill Does

Requires the executive director of the Court Support Services Division to submit a report by July 1, 2026.
The report must cover how court support services were used in the previous fiscal year.
Includes recommendations for expanding community support services for juveniles.
Sends this report to committees that deal with judicial matters and budgets.

Who It Names or Affects

Executive director of the Court Support Services Division
Judiciary and Appropriations Committees

Terms To Know

Court Support Services Division (CSSD): A part of the Judicial Branch that provides support services for courts.
Fiscal Year: The period used for budgeting and financial reporting, usually a 12-month cycle.

Limits and Unknowns

Does not specify how much the report will cost or who will pay for it.
Does not say what happens if the recommendations are not followed.

Bill History

2026-04-14 LCO
Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
2026-04-14 Connecticut General Assembly
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
2026-04-14 Connecticut General Assembly
House Calendar Number 422
2026-04-14 LCO
File Number 630
2026-04-08 LCO
Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/13/26 5:00 PM
2026-04-02 LCO
Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
2026-04-01 APP
Joint Favorable
2026-03-06 Connecticut General Assembly
Public Hearing 03/12
2026-02-27 Connecticut General Assembly
Referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations

Official Summary Text

To require a report by the executive director of the Court Support Services Division of the Judicial Branch on the expansion of community support services.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

House of Representatives
HB5423 / File No. 630 1

General Assembly File No. 630
February Session, 2026 House Bill No. 5423

House of Representatives, April 14, 2026

The Committee on Appropriations reported through REP.
WALKER of the 93rd Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on
the part of the House, that the bill ought to pass.

AN ACT CONCERNING JUVENILE JUSTICE INITIATIVES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. ( Effective from passage ) Not later than July 1, 2026, the 1
executive director of the Court Support Services Division of the Judicial 2
Branch shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11 -4a 3
of the general statutes, to the joint standing committees of the General 4
Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the judiciary and 5
appropriations and the budgets of state agencies on the usage of court 6
support services for the previous fiscal year and recommendations for 7
expansion of such services. 8
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 from passage New section

APP Joint Favorable

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The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of
the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not
represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general,
fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional
knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final
products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note

State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill requires the executive director of the Court Support Services
Division (CSSD) of the Judicial Branch to report on the expansion of
community support services, resulting in no fiscal impact because CSSD
has the expertise and resources to complete the report.
The Out Years
State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None

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OFA Bill Analysis
HB 5423

AN ACT CONCERNING JUVENILE JUSTICE INITIATIVES.

SUMMARY
This bill requires the executive director of the Court Support Services
Division of the Judicial Branch , by 7/1/2026, to submit a report to
Judiciary and Appropriations Committees on the usage of court support
services for the previous fiscal year and recommendations for expansion
of these services.
EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon passage
COMMITTEE ACTION
Appropriations Committee
Joint Favorable
Yea 49 Nay 2 (4/1/2026)