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Representative Fishbein moved and the committee accepted an amendment to change the timing language in one provision: the word \"immediately\" was replaced with phrasing that requires services \"within a reasonable amount of time, but in no case more than 24 hours later.\" Representative Fishbein framed that amendment as a technical, implementable clarification; Senator Winfield accepted it as a friendly amendment.

Committee discussion also included a clarification that some JFS committee language struck a prior section related to the ombudsperson (section 7) and other technical adjustments. The committee voted to report SB 1543 (JFS) to the floor with the committee LCO and the adopted amendment.

Action: SB 1543 was moved to the consent calendar and reported to the floor with committee language and the amendment replacing \"immediately\" with a specific 24-hour maximum for provision of required interventions.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Judiciary Committee Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The Judiciary Committee advanced a broad Department of Corrections bill addressing intake mental-health services, meal policies, staffing, and screening methods; the panel adopted a technical amendment that set a 24-hour maximum for delivering certain intake interventions.","taxTitle","Judiciary, House of Representatives, Committees, Legislative, Connecticut","taxId",15631,"location","Connecticut","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6610615,"Committee advances Office of the Correction Ombuds bill after extended debate over powers and removal process",2319,7136000,9455000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2902123-533c23b45bab2c77eb53ea8eff9d303d&start=7136&end=9455","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2902123-533c23b45bab2c77eb53ea8eff9d303d/thumbnail_7136000.jpg","/articles/6610615/Connecticut/Committee-advances-Office-of-the-Correction-Ombuds-bill-after-extended-debate-over-powers-and-removal-process","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6610615-01577ea46cb6fa3c974621e258318ccd/orig.mp4?Expires=1771186098&Signature=RNjcJKIpl9gEt~n5bGaKCIV3Niw4r7rdxbcI2Y4ovI6eDVsbcxy2oScZnmY6Ey~OQVwu9TCsm93ODIadrfxaWaSGKRHeC9GuAs8lKrChjH0Gtn3hWiBGO45fJtEtQv7VCpQgAZ94ReywJVc6zhsde1DZ4fs5gNJskgLZdSWPTMJe0-wgcq3md~s9aGkPZQHeY7ncDPwSG~PKqjbcZCWPDLO8aYu8dVsrLZt~8mZIuEyC2h4bhj00UhdPdIJqLXlUHZfXtHNXDop19beyE0KOazMtdS3apknxOsfqWmAsvbC8OyebivQHgeCJYQGlCgwecmmqCUW8Bdg3LtLICyJcxw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Senator Winfield and supporters described SB 1541 as a measure that strengthens the Office of the Correction Ombuds by extending the ombuds' term from two to four years, clarifying duties and powers (including facility access), establishing a dedicated budget mechanism, and addressing use-of-force reporting and body-camera planning for corrections officers. The bill would also permit certain claims by incarcerated persons to proceed.

Committee debate focused on a provision that creates a removal process for the ombudsperson. The proposed procedure would begin with a complaint evaluated by the executive branch, followed by a referral to the Judiciary Committee for a hearing. If the committee affirms removal, the matter would then proceed to the full General Assembly; critics said the current drafting could allow the matter to stall if the full Legislature never takes it up, effectively excusing removal. Representative Fishbein and others asked for further time to review the language and urged clarifying amendments to ensure the legislature actually votes on removals rather than allowing inaction to resolve the complaint.

Supporters including Senator Kissel and Senator Whitfield urged the committee to keep an independent watchdog for corrections, arguing that the office provides an important external review of prison operations and officer conduct. Opponents or cautious members pointed to novel removal mechanics that embed the Legislature in a process that historically might be handled by the executive branch.

Action: the committee voted to report SB 1541 (JFS) to the floor with LCO 7096. The clerk recorded a roll-call vote and the item was reported to the floor as amended.","Lawmakers on the Judiciary Committee advanced SB 1541, which modifies the correction ombudsperson's term, duties, budget process and access to facilities, after extended debate about removal procedures and oversight. Committee language (LCO 7096) was reported to the floor.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6610619,"Judiciary Committee debates Trust Act expansion aimed at limiting local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement",2283,8425000,10708000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2902123-533c23b45bab2c77eb53ea8eff9d303d&start=8425&end=10708","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2902123-533c23b45bab2c77eb53ea8eff9d303d/thumbnail_8425000.jpg","/articles/6610619/Connecticut/Judiciary-Committee-debates-Trust-Act-expansion-aimed-at-limiting-local-cooperation-with-federal-immigration-enforcement","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6610619-abb36a8b85ac2c4ab4cc747aca2da564/orig.mp4?Expires=1771186098&Signature=h~KyQf2fFbOITsS8TPZpBpYeQq8uR1UIZDqRVSpqgDHAWg3wovN~utq-dj60mlITSS9dChGCPWG24oPHKLQ61YE84RpCFStthXuG4DLlKYFtgAZ6qGtFJVwWvwxBGSLIqmcJagOMuYKiYeKkmbIz9HvU1NO1G4ctUYVb0dJFR98vwhNsFR-j-aQvv~MIRpr6ZVaEVNHrpUzbmXDD4DXblpxzogA0Omg0sllhPJxu7Qt-O1iNr-OoArdOWIxCNLhHOVJyBEGvPgUtVhoh1d9kjqbLPdOTcNHI7qp0mVNyfN9OS5B3UclW2~V9JmOniLPTCv~dZmmoGR1X5Oc3UbguUA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representative Staffstrom introduced a bill to expand Connecticut's Trust Act protections, clarifying the statute's application to state and municipal agencies and to prosecutors and the Board of Pardons and Paroles. The bill would increase reporting on compliance with the Trust Act, allow a court to compel compliance by a noncomplying municipality, and prohibit recipients of state funds from using those funds to carry out immigration-enforcement activities.

Supporters said the measure seeks to prevent diversion of state and municipal law-enforcement resources to federal immigration work, to avoid unsafe encounters near courthouses, and to ensure that state contractors do not use state subsidies to assist deportation operations. Opponents argued the proposal risks impeding federal immigration enforcement, raised constitutional concerns about supremacist federal law and cooperation, and said the bill could reduce public safety by making it harder to remove criminal noncitizens already in custody.

Representative Staffstrom said the change was intended to protect community trust and to limit the use of state resources for federal immigration activities. Representative Bishbaugh asked about statutory language and its application to commonly recognized legal privileges; the proponent said those existing exceptions would continue to apply but offered to clarify language as the bill moves forward. Multiple members debated whether the statute should include judicial-warrant exceptions for private entities that receive state funds; the proponent indicated openness to adding such clarity.

The bill also includes reporting requirements to the committee and a process for court enforcement of municipal compliance. Opponents including Representative Callahan and Representative Dubinsky argued the bill would hinder effective cooperation with federal authorities and could endanger public safety by making it harder to remove dangerous noncitizens already in custody.

Action: the committee voted to report HB 7212 (JFS) to the floor with LCO 7137. The clerk recorded the roll call; the measure was reported to the floor as read.","A Judiciary Committee bill that would expand state 'trust act' protections and limit municipal/state cooperation with federal immigration enforcement drew extended debate on constitutional and public-safety grounds before the committee voted to send the bill to the floor with committee language (LCO 7137).",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6610623,"Judiciary committee places a package of bills on consent; several measures sent to the floor",16,15568000,15584000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2902123-533c23b45bab2c77eb53ea8eff9d303d&start=15568&end=15584","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2902123-533c23b45bab2c77eb53ea8eff9d303d/thumbnail_15568000.jpg","/articles/6610623/Connecticut/Judiciary-committee-places-a-package-of-bills-on-consent-several-measures-sent-to-the-floor","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6610623-d4a81fbd8c1571db7f3d89706e8e68a3/orig.mp4?Expires=1771186098&Signature=hFUfdn-KXm6cwjL~vTqRZCGVlsOqYLgpdaq9ThZ7rKxkNvkiEIaPXZo-6BruDhrOlgpWqUPzy3cEKxgzLmkAaINfPMhJW4cb9afGzU3D7VDCiT~8eYg9jsC3xeFCST3a8amUThPhtUBG~7-KQ8G3erdZ-sCiiigoHlIs19nAooz8SqVt1HJMGFTkt7rr45q8UhgnHx0N5uPjHF5THoWc7MG-XBL1wqPDacD2zuTAGL7RNdQoDJw9gs9TO8obogw0BeSdvRLAiRbDiBWFng5jEYuvWN29OQY1pgN7fIjT3N7Vd4brC0jfIejPDCcO1bYUJAH3x2jqGF7cZ6JDv8QgOQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Judiciary Committee on April 8 moved a group of bills to the consent calendar and approved them to be reported out to the floor. Items placed on consent included measures on correctional fines, nonprofit insurance studies, breastfeeding for incarcerated mothers, data reporting, definitions of child sexual-abuse material, survivor benefits for correctional families, racial and ethnic impact statements, the Office of the Correction Ombuds, and several criminal-justice and traffic offenses.

The committee clerk read the consent calendar at the close of the session. The consent calendar items listed in committee remarks were: SB 1309 (JFS to the floor with LCO 6989); SB 1322 (JFS to the floor with amendment a); SB 1435 (JFS to the floor); SB 1436 (JFS to the floor with amendment a — later removed from consent and debated); SB 1439 (JFS to the floor with LCO 6984); SB 1443 (JFS to the floor); SB 1506 (JFS to the floor with LCO 6982); SB 1543 (JFS to the floor with LCO 7107 and amendment a); HB 7193 (JF to the floor); HB 7259 (JFS to the floor with LCO 7117 and amendment a); and HB 7260 (JFS to the floor with LCO 7133).

Committee members signaled no objection to placing those items on consent during the meeting; the clerk subsequently called the roll on the consent calendar and the set was reported to the floor as read. Several items were taken up for fuller debate earlier in the hearing and therefore did not remain on consent.

Votes at a glance: the consensus action taken in committee was to report the listed consent items to the floor; the clerk held the roll call and recorded the affirmative vote to send these measures forward.

Because many of the consent items had only short discussion or were amended by unanimous consent, this roundup lists the bills sent as a group rather than separate articles for each measure.","The Judiciary Committee on April 8 placed a set of bills on the consent calendar and approved them to be reported to the House/Senate floor; several items were pulled for separate debate earlier in the hearing.","actionData","errors"]

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Judiciary Committee advances Department of Corrections omnibus bill with changes to intake care, searches and staffing

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Judiciary Committee debates Trust Act expansion aimed at limiting local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement

Judiciary committee places a package of bills on consent; several measures sent to the floor