AN ACT CONCERNING THE WELL-BEING OF EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION AND PERSONS WHO ARE INCARCERATED IN CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
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.
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| Text of Bill | |
| File No. 390 | |
| GOS Joint Favorable Substitute [doc] | |
| Raised Bill [doc] |
| Committee Actions | |
| GOS Joint Fav. Rpt | |
| GOS Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) |
| Fiscal Notes | |
| Fiscal Note For File Copy 390 |
| Bill Analyses | |
| Bill Analysis For File Copy 390 |
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Bill History
| Date | Action Taken | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 4/2/2026 | (LCO) | File Number 390 | |
| 4/2/2026 | House Calendar Number 277 | ||
| 4/2/2026 | Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House | ||
| 4/2/2026 | (LCO) | Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office | |
| 3/27/2026 | (LCO) | Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/01/26 5:00 PM | |
| 3/17/2026 | (LCO) | Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office | |
| 3/17/2026 | (GOS) | Joint Favorable Substitute | |
| 3/6/2026 | Public Hearing 03/10 | ||
| 3/5/2026 | Referred to Joint Committee on Government Oversight |
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