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Read. Follow. Verify.Connecticut bill allows courts to consider military protective orders in domestic violence and stalking cases
Last action · March 12, 2026: Favorable Change of Reference, House to Committee on JudiciarySponsor: Aimee Berger-Girvalo
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What This Bill Proposed
State courts may consider s issued against service members when issuing civil protective orders for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, starting October 1, 2026. The legislation establishes a formal process for registering military protective orders with the Superior Court so they are included in the state's .
Victims seeking civil protection orders can have military restraining orders factored into judicial decisions and background reports, closing a gap where military-issued commands might otherwise go unrecognized by state courts.
- State civil protection orders provide emergency legal relief to victims of domestic violence, stalking, or assault by restricting contact or firearm possession by respondents. context
- Military protective orders are issued by commanding officers to safeguard service members or civilians from misconduct, but previously lacked a streamlined statutory registration path into state civil registries. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, sexual violence, or stalking
Courts may review military protective orders and family services reports containing such orders when evaluating civil protection order applications.
Service members under a commanding officer's command
Military protective orders issued against them can be officially registered in state courts and incorporated into the state's automated registry of protective orders.
Superior Court
The court must receive, file, and enter military protective orders into the automated registry and may consider them during protective order hearings.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · passed the Senate · in House committee.
Procedural history
7 actions- Mar 12, 2026HouseFavorable Change of Reference, House to Committee on Judiciary
- Mar 12, 2026SenateFavorable Change of Reference, Senate to Committee on Judiciary
- Mar 11, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyReported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- Mar 11, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyFiled with Legislative Commissioners' Office
- Mar 10, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyJoint Favorable Substitute Change of Reference Judiciary
- Feb 20, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyPublic Hearing 02/24
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- Feb 19, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyCommitteeReferred to Joint Committee on Veterans' and Military Affairs
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Integration of Military and State Protective Orders
The bill creates a direct legal bridge allowing military-issued commands against service members to be filed and tracked within state civil court protective order registries.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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