# Connecticut SB 01542: AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF HANDCUFFS ON YOUNG CHILDREN.

Connecticut SB 01542, AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF HANDCUFFS ON YOUNG CHILDREN., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Judiciary Committee; status signed, last action 2025-07-08 (Signed by the Governor) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Connecticut SB 01542
- State: Connecticut
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF HANDCUFFS ON YOUNG CHILDREN.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-20
- Last action: 2025-07-08, Signed by the Governor
- Sponsor: Judiciary Committee
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: judiciary
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (203 yes, 55 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

To raise the age for arrest of a child under certain circumstances, from ten to twelve years in 2026, and from twelve to fourteen years in 2028, and restrict the use of handcuffs on children under fourteen years of age.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Judiciary Committee

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-10 | House | House Roll Call Vote 307 AS AMENDED | pass | 99 | 49 |   |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | Senate Roll Call Vote 191 | pass | 35 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | Senate Roll Call Vote 405 | pass | 36 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) | pass | 33 | 6 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2025-07-08: Signed by the Governor (legislature)
- 2025-06-27: Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor (legislature)
- 2025-06-27: Transmitted to the Secretary of State (legislature)
- 2025-06-23: Public Act 25-163 (legislature)
- 2025-06-04: On Consent Calendar / In Concurrence (legislature)
- 2025-06-04: Senate Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A (Senate)
- 2025-06-04: Senate Adopted House Amendment Schedule A (Senate)
- 2025-06-03: Disagreeing Action, Tabled for Calendar, Senate (Senate)
- 2025-06-03: Transmitted Pursuant To Joint Rule 17 (legislature)
- 2025-06-03: House Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A (House)
- 2025-06-03: House Adopted House Amendment Schedule A 10436 (House)
- 2025-05-22: House Calendar Number 630 (House)
- 2025-05-22: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House (House)
- 2025-05-20: Senate Passed (Senate)
- 2025-04-28: File Number 778 (legislature)
- 2025-04-28: Senate Calendar Number 411 (Senate)
- 2025-04-28: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate (Senate)
- 2025-04-28: Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2025-04-21: Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/28/25 12:00 PM (legislature)
- 2025-04-11: Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2025-04-10: Joint Favorable Substitute (legislature)
- 2025-03-21: Public Hearing 03/26 (legislature)
- 2025-03-20: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary (legislature)

## Bill text

- Public Act No. 25-163, 2025-06-03: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/ACT/PA/PDF/2025PA-00163-R00SB-01542-PA.PDF)
- File No. 778, 2025-04-28: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FC/PDF/2025SB-01542-R000778-FC.PDF)
- JUD Joint Favorable Substitute, 2025-04-10: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-01542-R01-SB.PDF)
- Raised Bill, 2025-03-20: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-01542-R00-SB.PDF)
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 778: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025SB-01542-R000778-BA.PDF)
- Bill Analysis for SB-1542, as amended by House "A": [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025SB-01542-R01-BA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 778: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025SB-01542-R000778-FN.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 10293 (See Fiscal Note Details): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025SB-01542-R00LCO10293-FNA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 10295 (No Fiscal Impact): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025SB-01542-R00LCO10295-FNA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 10297 (No Fiscal Impact): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025SB-01542-R00LCO10297-FNA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 10299 (See Fiscal Note Details): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025SB-01542-R00LCO10299-FNA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 10436 (No Fiscal Impact): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025SB-01542-R00LCO10436-FNA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for SB-1542, As Amended by House "A" (LCO 10436): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025SB-01542-R01-FN.PDF)
- House LCO Amendment #10293 (R): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/lcoamd/pdf/2025LCO10293-R00-AMD.pdf)
- House LCO Amendment #10295 (R): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/lcoamd/pdf/2025LCO10295-R00-AMD.pdf)
- House LCO Amendment #10297 (R): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/lcoamd/pdf/2025LCO10297-R00-AMD.pdf)
- House LCO Amendment #10299 (R): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/lcoamd/pdf/2025LCO10299-R00-AMD.pdf)
- House Roll Call Vote 307 AS AMENDED: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/H/PDF/2025HV-00307-R00SB01542-HV.PDF)
- House Schedule A LCO# 10436 (J): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/amd/S/pdf/2025SB-01542-R00HA-AMD.pdf)
- JUD Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/JFR/S/PDF/2025SB-01542-R00JUD-JFR.PDF)
- JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/S/PDF/2025SB-01542-R00JUD-CV154-TS.PDF)
- Senate Roll Call Vote 191: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/S/PDF/2025SV-00191-R00SB01542-SV.PDF)
- Senate Roll Call Vote 405: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/S/PDF/2025SV-00405-R00SB01542-SV.PDF)
- Summary for Public Act No. 25-163: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/SUM/PDF/2025SUM00163-R02SB-01542-SUM.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB 05013: AN ACT ADDING CERTAIN PLANTS TO THE INVASIVE PLANTS LIST. (signed)
- SB 01558: AN ACT CONCERNING INCOME TAXES IMPOSED BY OTHER JURISDICTIONS ON RESIDENTS OF THE STATE. (signed)
- SB 01396: AN ACT CONCERNING EARNED BUT UNPAID WAGE OR SALARY INCOME ADVANCES. (signed)
- SB 01187: AN ACT CONCERNING FORECLOSURE, ASSIGNMENT AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS FOR UNPAID SEWER ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER FEES AND CHARGES. (signed)
- HB 07236: AN ACT CONCERNING HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS. (signed)
- HB 07192: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BIPARTISAN DRUG TASK FORCE. (signed)

## Sources
- [Public Act No. 25-163 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/ACT/PA/PDF/2025PA-00163-R00SB-01542-PA.PDF)
- [File No. 778 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FC/PDF/2025SB-01542-R000778-FC.PDF)
- [JUD Joint Favorable Substitute (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-01542-R01-SB.PDF)
- [Raised Bill (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-01542-R00-SB.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis For File Copy 778 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025SB-01542-R000778-BA.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis for SB-1542, as amended by House "A" (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025SB-01542-R01-BA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note For File Copy 778 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025SB-01542-R000778-FN.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 10293 (See Fiscal Note Details) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025SB-01542-R00LCO10293-FNA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 10295 (No Fiscal Impact) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025SB-01542-R00LCO10295-FNA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 10297 (No Fiscal Impact) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025SB-01542-R00LCO10297-FNA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 10299 (See Fiscal Note Details) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025SB-01542-R00LCO10299-FNA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 10436 (No Fiscal Impact) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025SB-01542-R00LCO10436-FNA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for SB-1542, As Amended by House "A" (LCO 10436) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025SB-01542-R01-FN.PDF)
- [House LCO Amendment #10293 (R) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/lcoamd/pdf/2025LCO10293-R00-AMD.pdf)
- [House LCO Amendment #10295 (R) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/lcoamd/pdf/2025LCO10295-R00-AMD.pdf)
- [House LCO Amendment #10297 (R) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/lcoamd/pdf/2025LCO10297-R00-AMD.pdf)
- [House LCO Amendment #10299 (R) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/lcoamd/pdf/2025LCO10299-R00-AMD.pdf)
- [House Roll Call Vote 307 AS AMENDED (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/H/PDF/2025HV-00307-R00SB01542-HV.PDF)
- [House Schedule A LCO# 10436 (J) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/amd/S/pdf/2025SB-01542-R00HA-AMD.pdf)
- [JUD Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/JFR/S/PDF/2025SB-01542-R00JUD-JFR.PDF)
- [JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/S/PDF/2025SB-01542-R00JUD-CV154-TS.PDF)
- [Senate Roll Call Vote 191 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/S/PDF/2025SV-00191-R00SB01542-SV.PDF)
- [Senate Roll Call Vote 405 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/S/PDF/2025SV-00405-R00SB01542-SV.PDF)
- [Summary for Public Act No. 25-163 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/SUM/PDF/2025SUM00163-R02SB-01542-SUM.PDF)

## Related
- [HB 05013: AN ACT ADDING CERTAIN PLANTS TO THE INVASIVE PLANTS LIST.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB05013-2025)
- [SB 01558: AN ACT CONCERNING INCOME TAXES IMPOSED BY OTHER JURISDICTIONS ON RESIDENTS OF T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01558-2025)
- [SB 01396: AN ACT CONCERNING EARNED BUT UNPAID WAGE OR SALARY INCOME ADVANCES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01396-2025)
- [SB 01187: AN ACT CONCERNING FORECLOSURE, ASSIGNMENT AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS FOR UNP…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01187-2025)
- [HB 07236: AN ACT CONCERNING HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB07236-2025)
- [HB 07192: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BIPARTISAN DRUG TASK FORCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB07192-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01542-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).