Connecticut HB 5313: AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A PLAN FOR THE USE OF UNIFORM STATE-WIDE CASE IDENTIFICATION CODES IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES.

Status: SIGNED BY GOVERNOR (as of 2026-05-26)

State: Connecticut · Session: 2026 · Bill: HB 5313

Subjects: Chief Court Administrator, Domestic violence, Electronic data, Identification, Plans, Reports

Sponsors: Raghib Allie-brennan, Maryam Khan, Tammy Nuccio, Tom Delnicki, Kerry S. Wood, Michael D. Quinn, Jane M. Garibay, Nicholas Menapace, Hector Arzeno, David Defronzo, Aimee Berger-girvalo, Geraldo C. Reyes, Stephen R. Meskers, Frank Smith, Laurie Sweet, Michael "mj" Shannon, Nick Gauthier, Bill Buckbee, Patricia A. Dillon, Larry B. Butler, Dave W. Yaccarino, Mitch Bolinsky, Kenneth Gucker, Tony Hwang, Saud Anwar

Bill Text

Substitute House Bill No. 5313 
 
Special Act No. 26-8 
 
 
AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEVELOPMENT AND 
IMPLEMENTATION  OF  A  PLAN  FOR  THE  USE  OF  UNIFORM 
STATE-WIDE   CASE   IDENTIFICATION   CODES   IN   DOMESTIC 
VIOLENCE CASES. 
Be  it  enacted  by  the Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  in  General 
Assembly convened: 
 
Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) On or before July 1, 2027, the Chief 
Court  Administrator,  or  the  administrator's  designee,  in  consultation 
with  the  Commissioner  of  Emergency  Services  and  Public  Protection, 
the  executive  director  of  the  Criminal  Justice  Information  System 
Governing Board,  established  under  section  54-142  of  the  general 
statutes,  the  Chief  State's  Attorney,  the  judges  of  the  superior  court 
assigned to the state's domestic violence dockets under section 51-181e 
of  the  general  statutes and  the  membership  of  the  Domestic  Violence 
Criminal   Justice   Response   and   Enhancement   Advisory   Council, 
established  pursuant  to  section  46b-38j  of  the  general  statutes,  shall 
develop a plan for implementation and use of a uniform state-wide case 
identification code or codes for any domestic violence case included in 
any  electronic  data  system  of  case  files  maintained  by  the  Judicial 
Branch,   the   Division   of   Criminal   Justice   and   the   Department   of 
Emergency  Services  and  Public  Protection.  As  used  in  this  section, 
"domestic  violence  case"  means  a  criminal  matter,  involving  family 
violence, as defined in section 46b-38a of the general statutes, between 

Substitute House Bill No. 5313 
 
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a  family  or  household  member,  as  defined  in  section  46b-38a  of  the 
general statutes, irrespective of the underlying criminal offense charged. 
(b)  The  state-wide  case  identification  code  or  codes  developed 
pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be designed to: (1) Apply 
a  consistent  identifier  to  any  domestic  violence  case  that  is  a  criminal 
matter   within   the   electronic   data   systems   of criminal   case   files 
maintained by the Judicial Branch, the Division of Criminal Justice and 
the  Department  of  Emergency  Services  and  Public  Protection;  (2) 
improve   the   identification,   consistency   and   analysis   of   domestic 
violence  cases  for  state-wide  reporting,  oversight,  policy  evaluation 
purposes  and  aggregate  data  collection  and  analysis;  and  (3)  be  fully 
compliant with federal and state law confidentiality requirements. 
(c) On or before July 1, 2027, the Chief Court Administrator, or said 
administrator's  designee,  shall  submit  the  plan  and  an  accompanying 
report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general 
statutes,  to  the  joint  standing  committees  of  the  General  Assembly 
having cognizance of matters relating to the judiciary and public safety. 
 
 
 
Governor's Action: 
Approved May 26, 2026

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