Connecticut 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00022 Compare Versions

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6-General Assembly Committee Bill No. 22
5+General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 22
76 January Session, 2019
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1110 Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
1211 AND ELECTIONS
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1514 Introduced by:
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15+SEN. LESSER, 9th Dist.
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2019 AN ACT CONCERNING PAYMENT OF CERTAIN FINES PRIOR TO
2120 THE RESTORATION OF ELECTORAL PRIVILEGES.
2221 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
2322 Assembly convened:
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25-Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 9-46a of the general statutes is 1
26-repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 2
27-1, 2019): 3
28-(a) A person who has been convicted of a felony and committed to 4
29-confinement in a federal or other state correctional institution or 5
30-facility or community residence shall have such person's electoral 6
31-privileges restored [upon the payment of all fines in conjunction with 7
32-the conviction and] once such person has been [discharged] released 8
33-from confinement, and, if applicable, discharged from parole. 9
34-This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
35-sections:
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37-Section 1 July 1, 2019 9-46a(a)
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39-Committee Bill No. 22
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24+That subsection (a) of section 9-46a of the general statutes be 1
25+amended to provide that the payment of all fines in conjunction with a 2
26+disenfranchising conviction shall no longer be required for the 3
27+restoration of a person's electoral privileges. 4
4428 Statement of Purpose:
4529 To no longer condition the restoration of electoral privileges on the
4630 payment of all fines in conjunction with a disenfranchising conviction.
47-[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
48-except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
49-not underlined.]
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51-Co-Sponsors: SEN. LESSER, 9th Dist.
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