Connecticut SB 398: AN ACT CONCERNING THE BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLES.

Bill Text

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General Assembly  
Raised Bill No. 398  
February Session, 2026 
 
LCO No. 2250 
 
 
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY  
 
 
Introduced by:  
(JUD)  
 
 
 
AN ACT CONCERNING THE BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLES.  
Be  it enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  in  General 
Assembly convened: 
 
Section 1. Subsection (c) of section 54-124a of the general statutes is 1 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2 
2026): 3 
(c) Ten  of  the  members  of  the  board shall  devote  full  time  to  the 4 
performance of their duties under this section and shall be compensated 5 
therefor in   such   amount   as   the   Commissioner   of   Administrative 6 
Services determines, subject to the provisions of section 4-40. The other 7 
members of the board shall receive, [one hundred ten dollars for each 8 
day spent  in] within  available  appropriations,  a  per  diem  payment  in 9 
such   amount   as   the   Commissioner   of   Administrative   Services 10 
determines, subject to the provisions of section 4-40, for the performance 11 
of  their  duties  and additionally shall  be  reimbursed  for  necessary 12 
expenses  incurred  in  the  performance  of  such  duties.  The  chairperson 13 
or, in the chairperson's absence or inability to act, a member designated 14 
by the chairperson to serve temporarily as chairperson, shall be present 15 
at all meetings of the board and participate in all decisions. 16 

Raised Bill No. 398 
 
 
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This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following 
sections: 
 
Section 1 
July 1, 2026 
54-124a(c) 
 
JUD Joint Favorable  
APP Joint Favorable