Connecticut legislation · 2026 General Assembly
Connecticut HB5306: AN ACT CONCERNING SENTENCE REDUCTION OR RELIEF FOR SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, STALKING OR HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
Status: In committee, April 13, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning sentence reduction or relief for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking or human trafficking. assembly convened.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT CONCERNING SENTENCE REDUCTION OR RELIEF FOR SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, STALKING OR HUMAN TRAFFICKING. Assembly convened: Section 1. Section 53a-35a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2027): [For] (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, any felony committed on or after July 1, 1981, the sentence of imprisonment shall be a definite sentence and, unless the section of the general statutes that defines or provides the penalty for the crime specifically provides otherwise, the term shall be fixed by the court as follows: (1) (A) For a capital felony committed prior to April 25, 2012, under the provisions of section 53a-54b in effect prior to April 25, 2012, a term of life imprisonment without the possibility of release unless a sentence of death is imposed in accordance with section 53a-46a, or (B) for the class A felony of murder with special circumstances committed on or after April 25, 2012, under the provisions of section 53a-54b in effect on or after April 25, 2012, a term of life imprisonment without the LCO No. 1697 1 of Raised Bill No. 5306 possibility of release; (2) For the class A felony of murder, a term not less than twenty-five years nor more than life; (3) …
Sponsors
- Saud Anwar (D, 3) · primary sponsor
- Gary Turco (D, 27)
- Nicholas Menapace (D, 37)
- Dominique Johnson (D, 143)
- Joshua Elliott (D, 88)
- Steven Winter (D, 94)
- Michael Shannon (D, 117)
- Eleni Kavros DeGraw (D, 17)
- Amy Morrin Bello (D, 28)
- Kate Farrar (D, 20)
- Jennifer Leeper (D, 132)
- Anne Hughes (D, 135)
Latest actions
- : File Number 598
- : House Calendar Number 401
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
- : Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/13/26 12:00 PM
- : Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Joint Favorable Substitute
- : Public Hearing 03/02
- : Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary
Votes
- JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (March 24, 2026): 24 yea, 11 nay, passed
Subjects: Electronic government information, Stalking, Domestic violence, Survivors, Sentence and punishment, Crime victims, Sexual assault, Trafficking in persons
Common questions
- What is HB5306?
- HB5306 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2026 General Assembly): AN ACT CONCERNING SENTENCE REDUCTION OR RELIEF FOR SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, STALKING OR HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
- What does HB5306 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning sentence reduction or relief for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking or human trafficking. assembly convened.
- What is the status of HB5306?
- In committee as of April 13, 2026. Latest action: File Number 598 (April 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB5306?
- Saud Anwar (D, 3), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB5306?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB05306&which_year=2026
Source: official Connecticut record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.