Judiciary Committee Passes H.B. 5417
April 4, 2022
Over the last 15 years, every juvenile justice bill has gone to the Governor’s desk with strong support from member on both sides of the aisle. As we work to respond to the pandemic-driven uptick in car thefts and other criminal activity that all states have experienced, House Democrats have led bipartisan discussions since last summer to develop juvenile justice reforms without undoing our recent progress. A product of these discussion is House Bill 5417, which the Connecticut General Assembly's Judiciary Committee voted overwhelmingly to approve. The proposal would make reasonable adjustments to Connecticut's existing juvenile justice laws without reverting to the failed tough on crime strategies enacted decades ago. This bill would:
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