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ConnecticutHB 072512025 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
AN ACT CONCERNING THE RESOLUTION OF CLAIMS FOR WRONGFUL INCARCERATION BY THE CLAIMS COMMISSIONER.
Sponsored By: Judiciary Committee
Signed by Governor
Summary
To permit the Attorney General and a claimant to stipulate to facts and a compensation award that may, in certain instances, be approved by the Claims Commissioner without the need for the General Assembly to approve such agreement or stipulation.
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Bill Overview
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More compensation access for people wrongfully imprisoned
Beginning July 1, 2025, Connecticut expands access to wrongful imprisonment compensation through the Claims Commissioner. Claimants must have served some or all of a Connecticut prison sentence, had the conviction overturned, and had charges dismissed. Qualifying dismissal grounds include innocence, grounds consistent with innocence, or serious state misconduct that contributed to the case or imprisonment. Evidence supporting innocence can be newly discovered or have been available during the original case. Claims have a two-year filing window tied to the pardon or dismissal date. Claimants must prove eligibility by showing it is more likely than not; the commissioner must decide eligibility within 90 days after the hearing. An estate can receive compensation if the claimant dies while the claim is pending.
Compensation and limits for wrongfully imprisoned people
Beginning July 1, 2025, base compensation equals 200% of Connecticut's HUD median family income for each year imprisoned. Awards account for inflation using CPI-U, and partial years are prorated. The Claims Commissioner can raise or lower the calculated award by up to 25% based on harms. Listed evidence includes damaged family ties and reputation, crime severity, any death sentence, sex-offender registration and its duration, and other harm. Age, income, job training, and education at conviction are no longer listed factors. The commissioner can also approve payments for job training, counseling, and tuition and fees at Connecticut public colleges and universities. Awards are reduced by damages already awarded by other government units within Connecticut for the same matter; claimants must release related claims against the state. The Attorney General and claimant can agree on facts and compensation; the commissioner must approve and order payment after finding eligibility. Agreed awards requiring $1.5 million or less from the General Fund bypass legislative review. All awards above that threshold require review, with 45 days for lawmakers to confirm, deny, or send them back; otherwise, they are confirmed.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Judiciary Committee
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 4/10/2025
JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute)
Yes: 39 • No: 0
Senate vote • 4/10/2025
Senate Roll Call Vote 311
Yes: 36 • No: 0
House vote • 4/10/2025
House Roll Call Vote 137 AS AMENDED
Yes: 143 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Signed by the Governor
6/10/2025legislatureTransmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
6/9/2025legislatureTransmitted to the Secretary of State
6/9/2025legislaturePublic Act 25-57
6/3/2025legislatureOn Consent Calendar / In Concurrence
5/30/2025legislatureSenate Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
5/30/2025SenateSenate Adopted House Amendment Schedule A
5/30/2025SenateFile Number 942
5/21/2025legislatureSenate Calendar Number 516
5/21/2025SenateFavorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
5/21/2025SenateHouse Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
5/19/2025HouseHouse Adopted House Amendment Schedule A 8738
5/19/2025HouseFile Number 807
4/29/2025legislatureHouse Calendar Number 507
4/29/2025HouseFavorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
4/29/2025HouseReported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
4/29/2025legislatureReferred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/28/25 5:00 PM
4/22/2025legislatureFiled with Legislative Commissioners' Office
4/11/2025legislatureJoint Favorable Substitute
4/10/2025legislaturePublic Hearing 03/28
3/24/2025legislatureReferred to Joint Committee on Judiciary
3/21/2025legislature
Bill Text
Public Act No. 25-57
6/3/2025
File No. 942
5/21/2025
File No. 807
4/29/2025
JUD Joint Favorable Substitute
4/10/2025
Raised Bill
3/21/2025
Bill Analysis For File Copy 807
Bill Analysis For File Copy 942
Bill Analysis for HB-7251, as amended by House "A"
Fiscal Note For File Copy 807
Fiscal Note For File Copy 942
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 8451 (No Fiscal Impact)
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 8738 (See Fiscal Note Details)
Fiscal Note for HB-7251, As Amended by House "A" (LCO 8738)
House LCO Amendment #8451 (J)
House Roll Call Vote 137 AS AMENDED
House Schedule A LCO# 8738 (J)
JUD Joint Fav. Rpt
JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute)
Senate Roll Call Vote 311
Summary for Public Act No. 25-57
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