Senate Bill No. 575
Special Act No. 21-22
AN ACT CREATING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE REGULATION
OF PROFESSIONAL BONDSMEN, BAIL ENFORCEMENT AGENTS
AND SURETY BAIL BOND AGENTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force
to study the regulation of professional bondsmen licensed under
chapter 533 of the general statutes, bail enforcement agents licensed
under chapter 533a of the general statutes and surety bail bond agents
licensed under chapter 700f of the general statutes. Such study shall
include, but need not be limited to, (1) an examination of the ways other
states regulate bondsmen, bail enforcement agents or surety bail bond
agents, and (2) recommendations to achieve greater accountability and
oversight of such bondsmen, bail enforcement agents and surety bail
bond agents.
(b) The task force shall consist of the following members:
(1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives,
one of whom represents a trade association of national bail insurance
companies and one of whom represents professional bondsmen, bail
enforcement agents or surety bail bond agents;
(2) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one of Senate Bill No. 575
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whom is a municipal police chief;
(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of
Representatives, who is a member of the joint standing committee of the
General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public safety
and security;
(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, who is a
member of the Criminal Justice Policy Advisory Commission
established under section 18-87j of the general statutes;
(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of
Representatives, who is a member of the Criminal Justice Commission
established under section 51-275a of the general statutes;
(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate;
(7) The Commissioner of Correction, or the commissioner's designee;
(8) The Chief State's Attorney, or the Chief State's Attorney's
designee; and
(9) The Chief Public Defender, or the Chief Public Defender's
designee.
(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivision (1),
(2), (3) or (6) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member of the
General Assembly.
(d) All initial appointments to the task force shall be made not later
than thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall
be filled by the appointing authority.
(e) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president pro
tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force from
among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall schedule Senate Bill No. 575
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the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not later than sixty
days after the effective date of this section.
(f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the
General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public safety
and security shall serve as administrative staff of the task force.
(g) Not later than January 1, 2022, the task force shall submit a report
on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee of
the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public
safety and security, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a
of the general statutes. The task force shall terminate on the date that it
submits such report or January 1, 2022, whichever is later.