AN ACT CONCERNING THE UNIFORM INVESTIGATION OF ACCIDENT REPORT AND CERTAIN REPORTS BY PEACE OFFICERS.

Senate
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General Assembly File No. 279
February Session, 2026 Senate Bill No. 366

Senate, March 31, 2026

The Committee on Public Safety and Security reported through
SEN. GASTON of the 23rd Dist., Chairperson of the Committee
on the part of the Senate, that the bill ought to pass.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE UNIFORM INVESTIGATION OF
ACCIDENT REPORT AND CERTAIN REPORTS BY PEACE OFFICERS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 14 -108a of the general statutes is 1
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 2
1, 2026): 3
(a) (1) The Commissioner of Transportation shall prescribe for the 4
Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services 5
and Public Protection and for each police department and officer and 6
other suitable agencies or individuals a uniform investigation of 7
accident report, in such form as the commissioner shall prescribe, which 8
form shall be followed in filing all such reports. 9
(2) In each motor vehicle accident in which any person is killed or 10
injured or in which damage to the property of any one individual, 11
including the operator, in excess of one thousand dollars is sustained, 12
the police officer, agency or individual who, in the regular course of 13
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duty, investigates such accident, either at the time of or at the scene of 14
the accident or thereafter, by interviewing the participants or witnesses, 15
shall, (A) not later than five days after completing such investigation, 16
complete and forward one copy of such report to the Commissioner of 17
Transportation, and (B) not later than thirty days after completing such 18
investigation, make such report available to such participants and any 19
such witnesses . Such report shall contain all available information 20
relating to the location and cause of the accident, the conditions then 21
existing, the persons and vehicles involved and the names of the 22
insurance companies issuing their automobile liability policies, as well 23
as the enforcement action taken, if any, and, in the case of a motor 24
vehicle accident in which any person is killed, such report shall, if 25
possible and practicable, reach a conclusion as to the cause of the 26
accident. If such a conclusion cannot be reached, the investigating 27
officer, agency or individual shall refer the case to the state's attorney 28
for the judicial district in which the accident occurred, who may refer 29
the case to the Division of State Police within the Department of 30
Emergency Services and Public Protection for review and further 31
investigation. The Commissioner of Transportation shall forward to the 32
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles one copy of each report of any accident 33
involving a school bus. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may 34
inquire into or investigate any accident reported pursuant to this 35
subsection and may request the assistance of the Division of State Police 36
within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection for 37
such purposes. 38
Sec. 2. Section 7-294pp of the general statutes is amended by adding 39
subsection (e) as follows (Effective October 1, 2026): 40
(NEW) (e) For any matter in which a person experiences an 41
emergency medical condition or is medically unstable while in direct 42
audio or visual contact with, or under the custody or control of, a peace 43
officer, the peace officer shall prepare a report describing the matter. The 44
report shall be completed not later than five days after the matter 45
occurred. Upon request by such person, the peace officer shall provide 46
a copy of the completed report to the person not later than five days 47
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after the report is completed. 48
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 October 1, 2026 14-108a(a)
Sec. 2 October 1, 2026 7-294pp(e)

PS 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:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 27 $ FY 28 $
Various State Agencies Various -
Potential Cost
See Below See Below
Note: Various=Various

Municipal Impact:
Municipalities Effect FY 27 $ FY 28 $
Municipal Police Departments Potential
Cost
See Below See Below

Explanation
The bill results in a potential cost to various state agencies1 and
municipal police departments by requiring peace officers to prepare a
report within five days of any matter in which a per son has certain
medical emergencies while in the officer 's presence, as outlined in the
bill.
The potential cost depends on whether the increased reporting
requirements result in a need for more staff or overtime, which would
depend on the number of covered interactions. Agencies that routinely
interact with or are in the vicinity of clients who experience an
emergency medical condition or are medically unstable may experience

1These agencies include, but are not limited to, the Connecticut State Police, the
University of Connecticut Police Department, the police departments of the
Connecticut State Colleges & Universities, the Department of Mental Health and
Addiction Services P olice, and the Environmental Conservation Police in the
Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
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higher costs. For example, most emergency related client interactions
under the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
(DMHAS) are a response to staff requests for assistance during
medical/psych emergencies. These instances are not formally
documented by police and are handled by clinical staff. To the extent
the reporting requirement applies regardless of whether an immediate
request for emergency services is made, DMHAS would incur increased
staff costs to document, report, and record every incident.
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to the number of required reports.

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OLR Bill Analysis
SB 366

AN ACT CONCERNING THE UNIFORM INVESTIGATION OF
ACCIDENT REPORT AND CERTAIN REPORTS BY PEACE
OFFICERS.

SUMMARY
This bill builds on an existing requirement under which police
officers and other investigating agencies and people must send the
transportation commissioner an accident report, within five days after
completing an investigation, for any motor vehicle accident in which
someone (1) was killed or injured or (2) incurred more than $1,000 in
property damage. The bill requires these investigators to make their
reports available within 30 days after completing their investigations to
any accident participants or witnesses they interviewed.
Additionally, the bill requires each peace officer to prepare a report
describing any matter in which a person has an emergency medical
condition or is medically unstable while in the officer’s direct audio or
visual contact or under his or her custody or control . Reports must be
done within five days after a matter occurred and, if requested by the
person, the peace officer must give a copy of the completed report to the
person within five days after the report’s completion. By law, with
limited exceptions, peace officers must immediately request emergency
medical services for someone experiencing this type of medical event
under these circumstances (CGS § 7-294pp(c)).
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2026
DEFINITIONS
By law and under the bill, an “emergency medical condition” or
being “medically unstable” can arise from a condition that is physical,
behavioral, or related to a substance use or mental health disorder. An
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emergency medical condition causes symptoms severe enough,
including severe pain, that a prudent layperson with an average
knowledge of health and medicine reasonably determines prompt
medical attention is warranted to avoid serious jeopardy, impairment,
or dysfunction. A person is medically unstable if their condition could
reasonably be understood, under the same layperson standard, to lead
to an emergency (CGS § 7-294pp(a)).
The following people are designated “peace officers:” state and local
police, Division of Criminal Justice inspectors, state marshals exercising
statutory powers, judicial marshals performing their duties,
conservation or special conservation officers, constables who perform
criminal law enforcement duties, appointed special police officers, adult
probation officers, Department of Correction officials authorized to
make arrests in a correctional institution or facility, investigators in the
State Treasurer’ s Office, certified Department of Motor Vehicles
inspectors, U.S. marshals and deputy marshals, U.S. special agents
authorized to enforce federal food and drug laws, and certified police
officers of a law enforcement unit created and governed under a state -
tribal memorandum (CGS §§ 7-294pp(a) & 53a-3).
COMMITTEE ACTION
Public Safety and Security Committee
Joint Favorable
Yea 16 Nay 13 (03/17/2026)