Connecticut SB 366: AN ACT CONCERNING MENTAL HEALTH FUNDING.

Bill Text

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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 366
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 2171

Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY

Introduced by:
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AN ACT CONCERNING THE UNIFORM INVESTIGATION OF
ACCIDENT REPORT AND CERTAIN REPORTS BY PEACE OFFICERS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 14-108a of the general statutes is 1
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 2
1, 2026): 3
(a) (1) The Commissioner of Transportation shall prescribe for the 4
Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services 5
and Public Protection and for each police department and officer and 6
other suitable agencies or individuals a uniform investigation of 7
accident report, in such form as the commissioner shall prescribe, which 8
form shall be followed in filing all such reports. 9
(2) In each motor vehicle accident in which any person is killed or 10
injured or in which damage to the property of any one individual, 11
including the operator, in excess of one thousand dollars is sustained, 12
the police officer, agency or individual who, in the regular course of 13
duty, investigates such accident, either at the time of or at the scene of 14
the accident or thereafter, by interviewing the participants or witnesses, 15

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shall, (A) not later than five days after completing such investigation, 16
complete and forward one copy of such report to the Commissioner of 17
Transportation, and (B) not later than thirty days after completing such 18
investigation, make such report available to such participants and any 19
such witnesses. Such report shall contain all available information 20
relating to the location and cause of the accident, the conditions then 21
existing, the persons and vehicles involved and the names of the 22
insurance companies issuing their automobile liability policies, as well 23
as the enforcement action taken, if any, and, in the case of a motor 24
vehicle accident in which any person is killed, such report shall, if 25
possible and practicable, reach a conclusion as to the cause of the 26
accident. If such a conclusion cannot be reached, the investigating 27
officer, agency or individual shall refer the case to the state's attorney 28
for the judicial district in which the accident occurred, who may refer 29
the case to the Division of State Police within the Department of 30
Emergency Services and Public Protection for review and further 31
investigation. The Commissioner of Transportation shall forward to the 32
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles one copy of each report of any accident 33
involving a school bus. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may 34
inquire into or investigate any accident reported pursuant to this 35
subsection and may request the assistance of the Division of State Police 36
within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection for 37
such purposes. 38
Sec. 2. Section 7-294pp of the general statutes is amended by adding 39
subsection (e) as follows (Effective October 1, 2026): 40
(NEW) (e) For any matter in which a person experiences an 41
emergency medical condition or is medically unstable while in direct 42
audio or visual contact with, or under the custody or control of, a peace 43
officer, the peace officer shall prepare a report describing the matter. The 44
report shall be completed not later than five days after the matter 45
occurred. Upon request by such person, the peace officer shall provide 46
a copy of the completed report to the person not later than five days 47
after the report is completed. 48

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This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 October 1, 2026 14-108a(a)
Sec. 2 October 1, 2026 7-294pp(e)

PS Joint Favorable