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SB00398 • 2026

AN ACT CONCERNING THE BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLES.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLES.

Budget
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
2026-04-20
Official status
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Checked against official source text during the last sync.

Changes to Pay for Part-Time Board of Pardons and Paroles Members

This law removes the fixed daily pay amount for part-time members of the Board of Pardons and Paroles.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes the rule that set a specific dollar amount per day for part-time board members.
  • Allows the Commissioner of Administrative Services to decide how much money part-time members receive each day, within available budget funds.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Part-time members of the Board of Pardons and Paroles
  • The Commissioner of Administrative Services

Terms To Know

Per diem payment
A daily amount paid to cover work for one day.
Repealed and substituted
The old rule is removed and replaced with a new rule in its place.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The exact dollar amount for part-time members will not be known until the Commissioner of Administrative Services decides it.
  • Pay depends on having enough money available in the state budget at that time.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-20 LCO

    Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office

  2. 2026-04-20 LCO

    Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office

  3. 2026-04-20 Connecticut General Assembly

    No New File by Committee on Appropriations

  4. 2026-04-20 Connecticut General Assembly

    Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate

  5. 2026-04-17 APP

    Joint Favorable

  6. 2026-04-15 Connecticut General Assembly

    Referred by Senate to Committee on Appropriations

  7. 2026-04-15 Connecticut General Assembly

    Immediate Transmittal

  8. 2026-04-08 LCO

    Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office

  9. 2026-04-08 Connecticut General Assembly

    Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate

  10. 2026-04-08 Connecticut General Assembly

    Senate Calendar Number 310

  11. 2026-04-08 LCO

    File Number 498

  12. 2026-03-31 LCO

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

  13. 2026-03-24 LCO

    Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office

  14. 2026-03-23 JUD

    Joint Favorable

  15. 2026-03-12 Connecticut General Assembly

    Public Hearing 03/16

  16. 2026-03-03 Connecticut General Assembly

    Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Official Summary Text

To eliminate the statutorily prescribed amount for payment to part-time board members.

Current Bill Text

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LCO 2250 1 of 2

General Assembly Raised Bill No. 398
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 2250

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY

Introduced by:
(JUD)

AN ACT CONCERNING THE BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. Subsection (c) of section 54 -124a of the general statutes is 1
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2
2026): 3
(c) Ten of the members of the board shall devote full time to the 4
performance of their duties under this section and shall be compensated 5
therefor in such amount as the Commissioner of Administrative 6
Services determines, subject to the provisions of section 4 -40. The other 7
members of the board shall receive , [one hundred ten dollars for each 8
day spent in] within available appropriations, a per diem payment in 9
such amount as the Commissioner of Administrative Services 10
determines, subject to the provisions of section 4-40, for the performance 11
of their duties and additionally shall be reimbursed for necessary 12
expenses incurred in the performance of such duties. The chairperson 13
or, in the chairperson's absence or inability to act, a member designated 14
by the chairperson to serve temporarily as chairperson, shall be present 15
at all meetings of the board and participate in all decisions. 16
Raised Bill No. 398

LCO 2250 2 of 2

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 July 1, 2026 54-124a(c)

JUD Joint Favorable
APP Joint Favorable