Connecticut HB 5438: AN ACT CONCERNING THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE COST OF SPECIAL EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WHO CHANGE SCHOOL DISTRICTS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR.

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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5438
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 1810

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY

Introduced by:
(JUD)

AN ACT CONCERNING EVIDENCE CONSIDERED FOR THE
ISSUANCE OF A RESTRAINING ORDER OR CIVIL PROTECTION
ORDER.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. Subsection (e) of section 46b-15 of the 2026 supplement to 1
the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 2
thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): 3
(e) (1) At the hearing on any application under this section, [if] the 4
applicant or respondent may present evidence in support of or refuting 5
the claims presented in the application, including, but not limited to, 6
authenticated copies of electronic communications, telephone call logs 7
or voicemail recordings, or other evidence demonstrating or refuting a 8
pattern of harassing or other similar behavior. The court may consider 9
such evidence in conjunction with other evidence presented in 10
determining whether to issue orders authorized under this section. 11
(2) If the court grants relief pursuant to subsection (b) of this section 12
and the applicant and respondent are spouses, or persons who have a 13
dependent child or children in common and who live together, and if 14

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necessary to maintain the safety and basic needs of the applicant or the 15
dependent child or children in common of the applicant and 16
respondent, any orders entered by the court may include, in addition to 17
the orders authorized under subsection (b) of this section, any of the 18
following: [(1)] (A) An order prohibiting the respondent from [(A)] (i) 19
taking any action that could result in the termination of any necessary 20
utility services or services related to the family dwelling or the dwelling 21
of the applicant, [(B)] (ii) taking any action that could result in the 22
cancellation, change of coverage or change of beneficiary of any health, 23
automobile or homeowners insurance policy to the detriment of the 24
applicant or the dependent child or children in common of the applicant 25
and respondent, or [(C)] (iii) transferring, encumbering, concealing or 26
disposing of specified property owned or leased by the applicant; [(2)] 27
(B) an order providing the applicant with temporary possession of an 28
automobile, checkbook, documentation of health, automobile or 29
homeowners insurance, a document needed for purposes of proving 30
identity, a key or other necessary specified personal effects; or [(3)] (C) 31
an order that the respondent: [(A)] (i) Make rent or mortgage payments 32
on the family dwelling or the dwelling of the applicant and the 33
dependent child or children in common of the applicant and 34
respondent, [(B)] (ii) maintain utility services or other necessary services 35
related to the family dwelling or the dwelling of the applicant and the 36
dependent child or children in common of the applicant and 37
respondent, [(C)] (iii) maintain all existing health, automobile or 38
homeowners insurance coverage without change in coverage or 39
beneficiary designation, or [(D)] (iv) provide financial support for the 40
benefit of any dependent child or children in common of the applicant 41
and the respondent, provided the respondent has a legal duty to 42
support such child or children and the ability to pay. The court shall not 43
enter any order of financial support without sufficient evidence as to the 44
ability to pay, including, but not limited to, financial affidavits. If at the 45
hearing no order is entered under this subsection or subsection (d) of 46
this section, no such order may be entered thereafter pursuant to this 47
section. Any order entered pursuant to this subsection shall not be 48
subject to modification and shall expire one hundred twenty days after 49

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the date of issuance or upon issuance of a superseding order, whichever 50
occurs first. Any amounts not paid or collected under this subsection or 51
subsection (d) of this section may be preserved and collectible in an 52
action for dissolution of marriage, custody, paternity or support. 53
Sec. 2. Section 46b-16a of the general statutes is repealed and the 54
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): 55
(a) Any person who has been the victim of sexual abuse, sexual 56
assault or stalking may make an application to the Superior Court for 57
relief under this section, provided such person has not obtained any 58
other court order of protection arising out of such abuse, assault or 59
stalking and does not qualify to seek relief under section 46b-15, as 60
amended by this act. As used in this section, "stalking" means two or 61
more wilful acts, performed in a threatening, predatory or disturbing 62
manner of: Harassing, following, lying in wait for, surveilling, 63
monitoring or sending unwanted gifts or mes