---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT REQUIRING BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR RENEWAL OF A SECURITY OFFICER LICENSE."
description: "AN ACT REQUIRING BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR RENEWAL OF A SECURITY OFFICER LICENSE."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ct"
legislature: "Connecticut General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 968"
citation: "Connecticut SB 968 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal history records", "Occupational licenses", "Security personnel"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Berthel, Eric C.", "Fishbein, Craig C.", "Gaston, Herron", "Gee, Fred", "Kissel, John A.", "Porter, Robyn A.", "Seminara, Lisa"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-08"
last_action: "2023-06-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d83b595b-dd35-4a68-8dc8-a397dba737ce"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.cga.ct.gov/pub/data/bill_info.csv"
source_hash: "b2c53b43e6e072a479fa2cc1a66e02b58d5b70dabde4e3e4e284aaee122400bf"
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 968 (2023) — AN ACT REQUIRING BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR RENEWAL OF A SECURITY OFFICER LICENSE.

## Version chain

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

1. **File No. 243** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/FC/PDF/2023SB-00968-R000243-FC.PDF)
2. **PS Joint Favorable** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/TOB/S/PDF/2023SB-00968-R01-SB.PDF)
3. **Public Act No. 23-105** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/ACT/PA/PDF/2023PA-00105-R00SB-00968-PA.PDF)
4. **Raised Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/TOB/S/PDF/2023SB-00968-R00-SB.PDF)

## Sponsors

- Berthel, Eric C. — primary (person)
- Fishbein, Craig C. — primary (person)
- Gaston, Herron — primary (person)
- Gee, Fred — primary (person)
- Kissel, John A. — primary (person)
- Porter, Robyn A. — primary (person)
- Seminara, Lisa — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-08** REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Public Safety and Security `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-17** PUBLIC HEARING 0223
- **2023-03-16** Joint Favorable `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-16** FILED WITH LCO `filing`
- **2023-03-22** REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/27/23 `referral`
- **2023-03-28** RPTD. OUT OF LCO
- **2023-03-28** FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-28** SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 168
- **2023-03-28** FILE NO. 243
- **2023-05-04** SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH. A `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-04** SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH. A `passage`
- **2023-05-05** FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDAR `reading-2`
- **2023-05-05** HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 491
- **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
- **2023-06-14** PUBLIC ACT 23-105
- **2023-06-20** TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE
- **2023-06-20** 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/d83b595b-dd35-4a68-8dc8-a397dba737ce`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Connecticut legislature records).