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Read. Follow. Verify.Connecticut Establishes Law Enforcement and Public Safety Working Group
Last action · April 1, 2026: File Number 307Sponsors: Renee Muir and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
Connecticut creates a legislative working group to study the statutory roles, jurisdictions, and training requirements of state law enforcement and public safety positions, with a final report due by January 1, 2027.
State lawmakers, agency heads, and police representatives will evaluate existing public safety job definitions and training mandates to propose statutory changes for the state's law enforcement personnel.
Who It Would Have Affected
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Law Enforcement and Public Safety Personnel
Police Officer Standards and Training Council
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · on the Senate floor.
Procedural history
9 actions- Apr 1, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyFile Number 307
- Apr 1, 2026SenateSenate Calendar Number 217
- Apr 1, 2026SenateFavorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
- Apr 1, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyReported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- Mar 26, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyReferred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/31/26 5:00 PM
- Mar 17, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyFiled with Legislative Commissioners' Office
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- Mar 17, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyJoint Favorable
- Mar 5, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyPublic Hearing 03/10
- Mar 4, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyCommitteeReferred to Joint Committee on Public Safety and Security
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Comprehensive Review of Public Safety Roles
The legislature is initiating a formal multi-agency assessment to evaluate the overlap, training requirements, and statutory definitions of various law enforcement and public safety positions across the state.
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Sources
cga.ct.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 40)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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