Connecticut legislation · 2025 General Assembly
Connecticut SB1542: AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF HANDCUFFS ON YOUNG CHILDREN.
Status: Chaptered, July 8, 2025
What the bill says
An act raising the age of arrest of a child and the use of handcuffs on young children. assembly convened.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT RAISING THE AGE OF ARREST OF A CHILD AND THE USE OF HANDCUFFS ON YOUNG CHILDREN. Assembly convened: Section 1. Subdivisions (1) and (2) of section 46b-120 of the general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): (1) ["Child"] Except as provided in section 2 of this act, "child" means any person under eighteen years of age who has not been legally emancipated, except that for purposes of delinquency matters and proceedings, "child" means any person who (A) is at least ten years of age at the time of the alleged commission of a delinquent act and who is (i) under eighteen years of age and has not been legally emancipated, or (ii) eighteen years of age or older and committed a delinquent act prior to attaining eighteen years of age, or (B) subsequent to attaining eighteen years of age, (i) violates any order of the Superior Court or any condition of probation ordered by the Superior Court with respect to a delinquency proceeding, or (ii) wilfully fails to appear in response to a summons under section 46b-133 or at any other court hearing in a LCO No. 6727 1 of Raised Bill No. 1542 delinquency proceeding of which the child had notice; (2) (A) [A] Except as provided in section …
Sponsors
- Travis Simms (D, 140) · primary sponsor
- Maryam Khan (D, 5)
- Kadeem Roberts (D, 137)
- Hubert Delany (D, 144)
- Patricia Miller (D, 27)
- Aimee Berger-Girvalo (D, 111)
- Mary Welander (D, 114)
- Sarah Keitt (D, 134)
- Eleni Kavros DeGraw (D, 17)
- Moira Rader (D, 98)
- Jillian Gilchrest (D, 18)
- Daniel Gaiewski (D, 40)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Transmitted to the Secretary of State
- : Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
- : Public Act 25-163
- : Senate Adopted House Amendment Schedule A
- : Senate Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
- : On Consent Calendar / In Concurrence
- : House Adopted House Amendment Schedule A 10436
- : House Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
- : Transmitted Pursuant To Joint Rule 17
Votes
- Senate Roll Call 405 (June 4, 2026): 36 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Roll Call 307 (June 3, 2026): 99 yea, 49 nay, passed
- Senate Roll Call 191 (May 20, 2026): 35 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Roll Call 405 (June 4, 2025): 36 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Roll Call 307 (June 3, 2025): 99 yea, 49 nay, passed
- Senate Roll Call 191 (May 20, 2025): 35 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB1542?
- SB1542 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2025 General Assembly): AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF HANDCUFFS ON YOUNG CHILDREN.
- What does SB1542 do?
- In its own words: An act raising the age of arrest of a child and the use of handcuffs on young children. assembly convened.
- What is the status of SB1542?
- Chaptered as of July 8, 2025. Latest action: Signed by the Governor (July 8, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB1542?
- Travis Simms (D, 140), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB1542?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=SB01542&which_year=2025
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