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Police data reporting bill draws testimony after CT trooper report controversy; watchdogs seek tougher penalties, better notice
Summary
Transparency advocates and advisory board members urged the Judiciary Committee to act on SB 1436, a bill to tighten police data reporting rules and create stronger remedies for intentional misreporting after audits found statewide inconsistencies in trooper traffic‑stop data.
SB 1436, a bill addressing police data reporting and related sanctions, drew testimony March 7 from transparency advocates and the Connecticut Racial Profiling Prohibition Project advisory board amid concern about prior inaccurate reporting by troopers.
Russell Blair of the State Freedom of Information Commission urged the committee to oppose language that would broadly shield records about complaints before they…
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