Legislation

The ACLU of Connecticut takes an active role in every session of the state legislature to support bills that advance civil liberties and oppose those that do not. We have testified before the legislature hundreds of times and have taken leading roles in the struggles to repeal the death penalty, fight racial profiling, reform police practices, decriminalize marijuana, protect LGBT rights, and prevent encroachment on the right to free speech.

Filter Legislation

S.B. 14, An Act Concerning Special Parole for High-Risk, Violent and Sexual Offenders

The ACLU of Connecticut supports this bill, which would take important steps toward curbing this astounding uptick in Connecticut's use of special parole.

March 26, 2018

S.B. 509, An Act Concerning Newly Discovered Evidence

This bill would allow someone to file a motion for a new trial when forensic evidence that was used to convict them has been undermined since the trial. As an organization that works to defend everyone's due process rights, the ACLU of Connecticut supports this bill.

March 26, 2018

H.B. 5544, An Act Concerning the Recommendations of the Connecticut Sentencing Commission with Respect to Misdemeanor Sentences

This bill reduces the maximum sentence for misdemeanor offenses by one day, from 365 to 364 days, in an effort to protect immigrants from unnecessary Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) involvement.

March 26, 2018

S.B. 486, An Act Concerning Notification to Boards of Education of the Release of a Juvenile Sexual Offender and a Model Policy Concerning the Reentry of Such Juveniles into the School System

The ACLU-CT believes that this bill’s broad mandate is bad public policy. There is not a one-size-fits-all approach for these complicated cases.

March 26, 2018

S.B. 512, An Act Concerning the Psychiatric Security Review Board

By making it clear that the psychiatric security review board must comply with the Patients’ Bill of Rights, this bill ensures that patients’ right to receive treatment in the least restrictive environment is protected. The bill requires the board to evaluate multiple important factors.

March 26, 2018

H.B. 5531, An Act Concerning Enhanced Employment Opportunities for Incarcerated Individuals

By requiring the Department of Correction to establish a job training program that would allow incarcerated people to qualify for apprenticeships after their release, this bill is good public policy. For this program to truly work and be meaningful, though, there must be occupational licensing re

March 26, 2018

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