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Connecticut eliminates statutory daily pay rate for part-time Board of Pardons and Paroles members

Original title: AN ACT CONCERNING THE BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLES.

Last action · April 20, 2026: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, SenateSponsors: Antonio Felipe and 1 other

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What This Bill Proposed

Connecticut Senate Bill 398 eliminates the fixed one-hundred-ten-dollar daily compensation rate for part-time members of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, shifting the pay determination to the Commissioner of Administrative Services effective July 1, 2026.

Who It Would Have Affected

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Directly affected

Board of Pardons and Paroles

Key Facts

  • The fixed statutory rate of one hundred ten dollars per day for part-time Board of Pardons and Paroles members is repealed.
  • Part-time members remain eligible for reimbursement for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
  • Ten members of the board continue to be required to devote full time to their duties and are compensated as determined by the Commissioner of Administrative Services.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Tabled in the Senate.

Procedural history

16 actions
  1. Apr 20, 2026Senate
    Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
  2. Apr 20, 2026Connecticut General Assembly
    No New File by Committee on Appropriations
  3. Apr 20, 2026Connecticut General Assembly
    Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
  4. Apr 20, 2026Connecticut General Assembly
    Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
  5. Apr 17, 2026Connecticut General Assembly
    Joint Favorable
  6. Apr 15, 2026Connecticut General Assembly
    Immediate Transmittal
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  1. Apr 15, 2026Senate
    Referred by Senate to Committee on Appropriations
  2. Apr 8, 2026Connecticut General Assembly
    File Number 498
  3. Apr 8, 2026Senate
    Senate Calendar Number 310
  4. Apr 8, 2026Senate
    Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
  5. Apr 8, 2026Connecticut General Assembly
    Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
  6. Mar 31, 2026Connecticut General Assembly
    Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/07/26 5:00 PM
  7. Mar 24, 2026Connecticut General Assembly
    Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
  8. Mar 23, 2026Connecticut General Assembly
    Joint Favorable
  9. Mar 12, 2026Connecticut General Assembly
    Public Hearing 03/16
  10. Mar 3, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyCommittee
    Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

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Connected Entities

Commissioner of Administrative Services, Board of Pardons and Paroles
PersonCommissioner of Administrative Services“Official tasked with determining compensation amounts”Map →
OrganizationBoard of Pardons and Paroles“State board whose part-time members' compensation is modified by the bill”Map →

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