# Connecticut SB 00090: AN ACT REVISING AND CONSOLIDATING THE HATE CRIMES STATUTES. Connecticut SB 00090, AN ACT REVISING AND CONSOLIDATING THE HATE CRIMES STATUTES., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR PURSUANT TO JOINT RULE 9; status signed, last action 2026-05-26 (Signed by the Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB00090-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Connecticut SB 00090 - State: Connecticut - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT REVISING AND CONSOLIDATING THE HATE CRIMES STATUTES. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-05 - Last action: 2026-05-26, Signed by the Governor - Sponsor: REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR PURSUANT TO JOINT RULE 9 - Cosponsors: 6 - Subjects: judiciary - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 5 (0 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 12 ## Summary To implement the Governor's budget recommendations. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Hate-crime protections cover more personal traits: benefit, medium. Beginning October 1, 2026, protected traits include actual or perceived race, color, religion, ethnicity, disability, alienage, and national origin. They also include sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age 60 or older, and combinations of these traits. Race includes hair textur… - False-reporting laws drop separate bias upgrades: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, the law removes separate bias-based penalty upgrades from the listed false-reporting and 9-1-1 statutes. Covered first-degree false reporting remains class D, rather than class C based on hate motivation. Covered false reporting causing serious injury or death remains cla… - Stalking law drops bias-based felony upgrade: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, bias motivation alone no longer raises second-degree stalking to first-degree stalking. First-degree stalking remains a class D felony when the offender has a prior second-degree stalking conviction or violates a court order. It also applies when an offender age 22 or old… - Victim identity cannot alone justify crime: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, defendants cannot claim justification based solely on discovering, knowing, or potentially disclosing a victim’s sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression. The rule also applies after an unwanted, nonforcible romantic or sexual advance. A past dating or ro… - Criminal penalties for rights violations and intimidation: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, depriving someone of state or federal legal rights substantially because of anyone’s protected trait is criminal. Placing a burning cross or a simulation to intimidate or harass someone is also criminal on public property. On private property, that offense applies when th… - Felony penalties for damaging worship sites: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, intentionally damaging, destroying, or defacing a house of worship is a felony. The person must lack reasonable grounds to believe they have a right to do so. Damage of $10,000 or less is a class D felony with a $1,000 minimum fine. Damage over $10,000 is a class C felony… - Felony penalties for hate-motivated attacks: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, these offenses require specific intent to intimidate or harass and motivation substantially based on a protected trait. Intentionally injuring the target or another person is a class C felony with a $3,000 minimum fine. Intentional physical contact with the target is a cl… - Felony penalties for hate-motivated property attacks: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, these offenses require specific intent to intimidate or harass and motivation substantially based on a protected trait. Intentionally damaging, destroying, or defacing the target’s property is a class D felony; attacking a third person’s property is class E. Threatening t… - Felony penalties for threats at worship sites: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, the law moves worship-site threat penalties out of existing location-based rules into separate offenses. Covered threats intended to force evacuation of a house of worship or religiously affiliated community center are class C felonies. Covered threats against someone at… - Hate-crime probation can require anti-bias programs: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, courts can add anti-bias or diversity-awareness programs to probation or conditional discharge for more hate-crime convictions. Courts can instead require community service that repairs harm from the crime or otherwise relates to the violation. These conditions depend on… - Hate-crime victims gain stronger civil remedies: mixed, medium. Beginning October 1, 2026, people injured personally or through property damage by covered acts can sue within three years. Winning plaintiffs receive three times their damages and may receive court-ordered relief and reasonable attorney’s fees. The Attorney General can investigate covered violatio… - Discrimination laws drop specified misdemeanor penalties: mixed, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, violating Connecticut’s general fair-housing statute no longer carries its specified class D misdemeanor penalty. The law also removes that penalty from housing and public-accommodation laws covering sexual orientation or civil union status. This reduces criminal exposure… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR PURSUANT TO JOINT RULE 9 - Cosponsor: Bob Godfrey (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Geoff Luxenberg (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Patricia Billie Miller (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Paul Cicarella (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Steven J. Stafstrom (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tom Delnicki (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-23 | House | House Roll Call Vote 234 AS AMENDED | pass | | | | | 2026-03-23 | Senate | Senate Roll Call Vote 163 | pass | | | | | 2026-03-23 | Senate | Senate Roll Call Vote 162 | pass | | | | | 2026-03-23 | Senate | JUD Vote Tally Sheet-A (Joint Favorable Substitute) | pass | | | | | 2026-03-23 | Senate | JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) | pass | | | | ## Actions (22) - 2026-05-26: Signed by the Governor (legislature) - 2026-05-22: Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor (legislature) - 2026-05-22: Transmitted to the Secretary of State (legislature) - 2026-05-19: Public Act 26-77 (legislature) - 2026-05-05: In Concurrence (legislature) - 2026-05-05: House Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A (House) - 2026-05-05: House Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A (House) - 2026-04-28: House Calendar Number 515 (House) - 2026-04-28: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House (House) - 2026-04-28: Rules Suspended, Transmitted to the House (House) - 2026-04-28: Senate Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A (Senate) - 2026-04-28: Senate Rejected Senate Amendment Schedule B 4502 (Senate) - 2026-04-28: Senate Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A 4538 (Senate) - 2026-04-09: File Number 558 (legislature) - 2026-04-09: Senate Calendar Number 324 (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature) - 2026-04-02: Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/08/26 5:00 PM (legislature) - 2026-03-24: Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature) - 2026-03-23: Joint Favorable Substitute (legislature) - 2026-02-23: Public Hearing 02/27 (legislature) - 2026-02-05: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary (legislature) ## Bill text - Public Act No. 26-77, 2026-04-28: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/PA/PDF/2026PA-00077-R00SB-00090-PA.PDF) - File No. 558, 2026-04-09: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026SB-00090-R000558-FC.PDF) - JUD Joint Favorable Substitute, 2026-03-23: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00090-R01-SB.PDF) - Governor's Bill, 2026-02-05: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00090-R00-SB.PDF) - Bill Analysis For File Copy 558: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026SB-00090-R000558-BA.PDF) - Bill Analysis for SB-90, as amended by Senate "A": [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026SB-00090-R01-BA.PDF) - Fiscal Note For File Copy 558: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026SB-00090-R000558-FN.PDF) - Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4502 (Eliminates Fiscal Impact in Bill): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00090-R00LCO04502-FNA.PDF) - Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4538 (No Fiscal Impact): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00090-R00LCO04538-FNA.PDF) - Fiscal Note for SB-90, As Amended by Senate "A" (LCO 4538): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026SB-00090-R01-FN.PDF) - House Roll Call Vote 234 AS AMENDED: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00234-R00SB00090-HV.PDF) - JUD Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/S/PDF/2026SB-00090-R00JUD-JFR.PDF) - JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00090-R00JUD-CV79-TS.PDF) - JUD Vote Tally Sheet-A (Joint Favorable Substitute): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00090-R00JUDA-CV80-TS.PDF) - Senate Roll Call Vote 162: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00162-R00SB00090-SV.PDF) - Senate Roll Call Vote 163: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00163-R00SB00090-SV.PDF) - Senate Schedule A LCO# 4538 (D): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00090-R00SA-AMD.pdf) - Senate Schedule B LCO# 4502 (R): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00090-R00SB-AMD.pdf) - Summary for Public Act No. 26-77: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/SUM/PDF/2026SUM00077-R02SB-00090-SUM.PDF) ## Related bills - HB 05563: AN ACT CONCERNING VARIOUS CRIMINAL LAW AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROPOSALS, CERTIFICATES OF APPROVAL FOR AIRPORTS, HELIPORTS, VERTIPORTS, RESTRICTED LANDING AREAS A… (signed) - HB 05509: AN ACT CONCERNING JUSTICES OF THE PEACE. 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(signed) ## Sources - [Public Act No. 26-77 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/PA/PDF/2026PA-00077-R00SB-00090-PA.PDF) - [File No. 558 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026SB-00090-R000558-FC.PDF) - [JUD Joint Favorable Substitute (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00090-R01-SB.PDF) - [Governor's Bill (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00090-R00-SB.PDF) - [Bill Analysis For File Copy 558 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026SB-00090-R000558-BA.PDF) - [Bill Analysis for SB-90, as amended by Senate "A" (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026SB-00090-R01-BA.PDF) - [Fiscal Note For File Copy 558 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026SB-00090-R000558-FN.PDF) - [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4502 (Eliminates Fiscal Impact in Bill) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00090-R00LCO04502-FNA.PDF) - [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4538 (No Fiscal Impact) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00090-R00LCO04538-FNA.PDF) - [Fiscal Note for SB-90, As Amended by Senate "A" (LCO 4538) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026SB-00090-R01-FN.PDF) - [House Roll Call Vote 234 AS AMENDED (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00234-R00SB00090-HV.PDF) - [JUD Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/S/PDF/2026SB-00090-R00JUD-JFR.PDF) - [JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00090-R00JUD-CV79-TS.PDF) - [JUD Vote Tally Sheet-A (Joint Favorable Substitute) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00090-R00JUDA-CV80-TS.PDF) - [Senate Roll Call Vote 162 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00162-R00SB00090-SV.PDF) - [Senate Roll Call Vote 163 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00163-R00SB00090-SV.PDF) - [Senate Schedule A LCO# 4538 (D) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00090-R00SA-AMD.pdf) - [Senate Schedule B LCO# 4502 (R) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00090-R00SB-AMD.pdf) - [Summary for Public Act No. 26-77 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/SUM/PDF/2026SUM00077-R02SB-00090-SUM.PDF) ## Related - [HB 05563: AN ACT CONCERNING VARIOUS CRIMINAL LAW AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROPOSALS, CERTIFIC…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB05563-2026) - [HB 05509: AN ACT CONCERNING JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB05509-2026) - [HB 05518: AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB05518-2026) - [HB 05442: AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR AND TAX AGREEMENTS RELATED TO…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB05442-2026) - [HB 05340: AN ACT CONCERNING RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB05340-2026) - [HB 05349: AN ACT CONCERNING A POLICE OFFICER TRAINING PROGRAM AND THE ROUNDING OF CERTAIN…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB05349-2026) - [Connecticut bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/connecticut/bills) - [Connecticut state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/connecticut) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB00090-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).