SB00398 • 2026

AN ACT CONCERNING THE BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLES.

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

The official source material does not provide details on how the Commissioner will determine new payment amounts for part-time members or confirm that full-time member compensation remains unchanged.

Changes to Board of Pardons and Paroles Payment Rules

This act removes the specific amount that part-time board members receive for their work.

What This Bill Does

Removes a fixed payment rate for part-time board members.

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 allowance for expenses or work done.

Limits and Unknowns

Does not specify how the Commissioner will decide new payment amounts.
The act does not change full-time board member compensation rules.

Bill History

2026-04-20 LCO
Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
2026-04-20 LCO
Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
2026-04-20 Connecticut General Assembly
No New File by Committee on Appropriations
2026-04-20 Connecticut General Assembly
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
2026-04-17 APP
Joint Favorable
2026-04-15 Connecticut General Assembly
Referred by Senate to Committee on Appropriations
2026-04-15 Connecticut General Assembly
Immediate Transmittal
2026-04-08 LCO
Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
2026-04-08 Connecticut General Assembly
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
2026-04-08 Connecticut General Assembly
Senate Calendar Number 310
2026-04-08 LCO
File Number 498
2026-03-31 LCO
Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/07/26 5:00 PM
2026-03-24 LCO
Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
2026-03-23 JUD
Joint Favorable
2026-03-12 Connecticut General Assembly
Public Hearing 03/16
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

Read the full stored bill text

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