Connecticut 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05527 Compare Versions

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3		-	LCO No. ~~4502~~ 1 of 2
	3	+	LCO No. 1250 1 of 2
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5		-	General Assembly ~~Committee~~ Bill No. 5527
	5	+	General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5527
6	6		January Session, 2019
7		-	LCO No. ~~4502~~
	7	+	LCO No. 1250
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10	10		Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
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12	12
13	13		Introduced by:
14		-	(JUD)
	14	+	REP. KLARIDES, 114
	15	+	th Dist.
	16	+	REP. CANDELORA, 86
	17	+	th Dist.
	18	+	REP. O'DEA, 125
	19	+	th Dist.
	20	+
	21	+	REP. O'NEILL, 69
	22	+	th Dist.
	23	+	REP. KOKORUDA, 101
	24	+	st Dist.
	25	+	REP. ZUPKUS, 89
	26	+	th Dist.
	27	+
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18	31		AN ACT EXCLUDING PERSONS CONVICTED OF CERTAIN SERIOUS
19	32		FELONIES FROM THE EARNED RISK REDUCTION CREDIT
20	33		PROGRAM.
21	34		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
22	35		Assembly convened:
23	36
24		-	Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 18-98e of the general statutes is 1
25		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 2
26		-	October 1, 2019): 3
27		-	(a) (1) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, any 4
28		-	person sentenced to a term of imprisonment for a crime committed on 5
29		-	or after October 1, 1994, and committed to the custody of the 6
30		-	Commissioner of Correction on or after said date, except a person who 7
31		-	is sentenced for a violation of section 53a-54a, 53a-54b, 53a-54c, 53a-8
32		-	54d, 53a-55, 53a-55a, 53a-70a, 53a-70c or 53a-100aa, or is a persistent 9
33		-	dangerous felony offender or persistent dangerous sexual offender 10
34		-	pursuant to section 53a-40, may be eligible to earn risk reduction credit 11
35		-	toward a reduction of such person's sentence, in an amount not to 12
36		-	exceed five days per month, at the discretion of the Commissioner of 13
37		-	Correction for conduct as provided in subsection (b) of this section 14
38		-	occurring on or after April 1, 2006. 15
39		-	Committee Bill No. 5527
	37	+	That section 18-98e of the general statutes be amended to prohibit 1
	38	+	any person convicted of one or more of the following crimes from 2
	39	+	earning risk reduction credit toward a reduction in such person's 3
	40	+	sentence: (1) Manslaughter in the first degree under section 53a-55 of 4
	41	+	the general statutes, (2) manslaughter in the first degree with a firearm 5
	42	+	under section 53a-55a of the general statutes, (3) assault in the first 6
	43	+	degree under section 53a-59 of the general statutes, (4) assault of an 7
	44	+	elderly, blind, disabled or pregnant person or a person with 8
	45	+	intellectual disability in the first degree under section 53a-59a of the 9
	46	+	general statutes, (5) assault of a pregnant woman resulting in 10
	47	+	termination of pregnancy under section 53a-59c of the general statutes, 11
	48	+	(6) sexual assault in the first degree under section 53a-70 of the general 12
	49	+	statutes, (7) aggravated sexual assault of a minor under section 53a-70c 13
	50	+	of the general statutes, (8) sexual assault in the third degree with a 14 Proposed Bill No. 5527
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42		-	LCO No. ~~4502~~ 2 of 2
	53	+	LCO No. 1250 2 of 2
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44		-	(2) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, any 16
45		-	person sentenced to a term of imprisonment for a crime committed on 17
46		-	or after October 1, 2019, and committed to the custody of the 18
47		-	Commissioner of Correction on or after said date, except a person who 19
48		-	is sentenced for a violation of section 53a-54a, 53a-54b, 53a-54c, 53a-20
49		-	54d, 53a-55, 53a-55a, 53a-59, 53a-59a, 53a-59c, 53a-70, 53a-70a, 53a-70c, 21
50		-	53a-72b, 53a-92, 53a-92a, 53a-100aa, 53a-101, 53a-111, 53a-134 or 53a-22
51		-	196a or is a persistent dangerous felony offender or persistent 23
52		-	dangerous sexual offender pursuant to section 53a-40 or a persistent 24
53		-	operating while under the influence felony offender pursuant to 25
54		-	section 53a-40f, may be eligible to earn risk reduction credit toward a 26
55		-	reduction of such person's sentence, in an amount not to exceed five 27
56		-	days per month, at the discretion of the Commissioner of Correction 28
57		-	for conduct as provided in subsection (b) of this section occurring on 29
58		-	or after April 1, 2006. 30
59		-	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
60		-	sections:
61		-
62		-	Section 1 October 1, 2019 18-98e(a)
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	55	+	firearm under section 53a-72b of the general statutes, (9) kidnapping in 15
	56	+	the first degree under section 53a-92 of the general statutes, (10) 16
	57	+	kidnapping in the first degree with a firearm under section 53a-92a of 17
	58	+	the general statutes, (11) burglary in the first degree under section 53a-18
	59	+	101 of the general statutes, (12) arson in the first degree under section 19
	60	+	53a-111 of the general statutes, (13) robbery in the first degree under 20
	61	+	section 53a-134 of the general statutes, (14) employing a minor in an 21
	62	+	obscene performance under section 53a-196a of the general statutes, 22
	63	+	and (15) being a persistent operating while under the influence felony 23
	64	+	offender under section 53a-40f of the general statutes. 24
64	65		Statement of Purpose:
65	66		To protect the public by prohibiting persons convicted of serious
66	67		felonies from participating in the earned risk reduction credit program.
67		-	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
68		-	except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
69		-	not underlined.]
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71		-	Co-Sponsors: REP. KLARIDES, 114th Dist.; REP. CANDELORA, 86th Dist.
72		-	REP. O'DEA, 125th Dist.; REP. O'NEILL, 69th Dist.
73		-	REP. KOKORUDA, 101st Dist.; REP. ZUPKUS, 89th Dist.
74		-	REP. FISHBEIN, 90th Dist.; REP. FRANCE, 42nd Dist.
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76		-	H.B. 5527
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