---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE FAMILY VIOLENCE MODEL POLICY GOVERNING COUNCIL AND THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENDER PROGRAM STANDARDS ADVISORY COUNCIL."
description: "AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE FAMILY VIOLENCE MODEL POLICY GOVERNING COUNCIL AND THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENDER PROGRAM STANDARDS ADVISORY COUNCIL."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ct"
legislature: "Connecticut General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 1118"
citation: "Connecticut SB 1118 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Advisory bodies", "Alimony", "Councils", "Court orders", "Crime victims", "Domestic violence", "Reports", "Studies"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Berthel, Eric C.", "Fazio, Ryan", "Ferraro, Charles J.", "Fishbein, Craig C.", "Gaston, Herron", "Hwang, Tony", "Kissel, John A."]
version_count: 4
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-23"
last_action: "2023-06-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a4d2a868-9b3e-44c7-b13a-9cfee4db03ce"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.cga.ct.gov/pub/data/bill_info.csv"
source_hash: "6b49ed9455b2a453efc6391d9f3c656f4554e7cfd92b9863759f7a2264d543d6"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ct"]
---

# Connecticut SB 1118 (2023) — AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE FAMILY VIOLENCE MODEL POLICY GOVERNING COUNCIL AND THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENDER PROGRAM STANDARDS ADVISORY COUNCIL.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **File No. 644** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/FC/PDF/2023SB-01118-R000644-FC.PDF)
2. **JUD Joint Favorable Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/TOB/S/PDF/2023SB-01118-R01-SB.PDF)
3. **Public Act No. 23-136** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/ACT/PA/PDF/2023PA-00136-R00SB-01118-PA.PDF)
4. **Raised Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/TOB/S/PDF/2023SB-01118-R00-SB.PDF)

## Sponsors

- Berthel, Eric C. — primary (person)
- Fazio, Ryan — primary (person)
- Ferraro, Charles J. — primary (person)
- Fishbein, Craig C. — primary (person)
- Gaston, Herron — primary (person)
- Hwang, Tony — primary (person)
- Kissel, John A. — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-02-23** REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-09** PUBLIC HEARING 0313
- **2023-03-31** Joint Favorable Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-31** FILED WITH LCO `filing`
- **2023-04-11** REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/17/23 `referral`
- **2023-04-18** RPTD. OUT OF LCO
- **2023-04-18** FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-18** SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 371
- **2023-04-18** FILE NO. 644
- **2023-05-24** SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH. A `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-24** SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH. A `passage`
- **2023-05-24** ON CONSENT CALENDAR
- **2023-05-26** FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDAR `reading-2`
- **2023-05-26** HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 608
- **2023-06-06** HOUSE ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH. A `amendment-passage`
- **2023-06-06** HOUSE PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH. A `passage`
- **2023-06-06** IN CONCURRENCE
- **2023-06-15** PUBLIC ACT 23-136
- **2023-06-22** TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE
- **2023-06-22** TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-26** SIGNED BY GOVERNOR `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a4d2a868-9b3e-44c7-b13a-9cfee4db03ce`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Connecticut legislature records).