HB 5477

Connecticut House bill in Session 2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: April 2, 2026.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE WELL-BEING OF EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION AND PERSONS WHO ARE INCARCERATED IN CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS.

Bill ID CT-2026-HB-5477

Session 2026

Status in_committee

Committee Government Oversight Committee

House in_committee 2026-04-02

Labor / Employment

Summary

To institute various measures in correctional institutions concerning the reporting and investigation of sexual abuse incidents, including establishing a hotline for the reporting of such incidents, requiring additional training for correctional officers, modifying the crimes of sexual assault in the second and fourth degree, requiring the Department of Correction to submit additional legislative reports and penalizing Department of Correction employee failure to intervene or report sexual abuse, sexual assault or sexual contact.

Sponsor

Government Oversight Committee

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
2026-03-04	Introduced	Bill introduced
2026-04-02	Status	in_committee
2026-04-02	Latest Action	FILE NO.

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