republic-os/legislation/us/states/ct/2018/sb-284.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT CONCERNING BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN VETERANS WHO HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER OR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY OR WHO HAVE HAD AN EXPERIENCE OF MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA."
description: "AN ACT CONCERNING BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN VETERANS WHO HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER OR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY OR WHO HAVE HAD AN EXPERIENCE OF MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ct"
legislature: "Connecticut General Assembly"
session: "2018"
identifier: "SB 284"
citation: "Connecticut SB 284 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sex offenses", "Traumatic brain injuries", "Veterans", "Post-traumatic stress disorders"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ackert, Tim", "Albis, James M.", "Altobello, Emil", "Belsito, Sam", "Berthel, Eric C.", "Betts, Whit", "Bolinsky, Mitch", "Borer, Dorinda", "Boyd, Patrick S.", "Buckbee, Bill", "Byron, Gary", "Carney, Devin R.", "Carpino, Christie M.", "Case, Jay M.", "Cassano, Steve", "Conley, Christine", "Cook, Michelle L.", "Cummings, Stephanie E.", "Currey, Jeff", "D'Amelio, Anthony J.", "Davis, Christopher", "Delnicki, Tom", "Devlin, Laura M.", "DiMassa, Michael A.", "Dillon, Patricia A.", "Duff, Bob", "Duff, William", "Ferraro, Charles J.", "Fishbein, Craig C.", "Fleischmann, Andrew M.", "Flexer, Mae", "Frey, John H.", "Gerratana, Terry B.", "Gibson, Bobby G.", "Godfrey, Bob", "Green, Robin", "Guerrera, Antonio", "Guglielmo, Anthony", "Hall, Carol", "Hampton, John K.", "Harding, Stephen G.", "Kissel, John A.", "Klarides, Themis", "Klarides-Ditria, Nicole", "Kokoruda, Noreen S.", "Kupchick, Brenda L.", "Leone, Carlo", "Linehan, Liz", "Logan, George S.", "Looney, Martin M.", "Martin, Henri", "McCarthy Vahey, Cristin", "McLachlan, Michael A.", "Miller, Patricia Billie", "Morris, Bruce V.", "Ohler, Brian M.", "Orange, Linda A.", "Osten, Catherine A.", "Petit, William A.", "Rebimbas, Rosa C.", "Ritter, Matthew", "Rose, Kim", "Rovero, Daniel S.", "Rutigliano, David", "Sampson, Robert C.", "Sanchez, Robert", "Santiago, Hilda E.", "Scanlon, Sean", "Siegrist, Robert W.", "Simanski, Bill", "Simmons, Caroline", "Sredzinski, J.P.", "Stallworth, Charlie L.", "Staneski, Pam", "Stokes, Greg", "Storms, Scott A.", "Tercyak, Peter A.", "Tong, William", "Tweedie, Mark", "Vail, Kurt", "Winfield, Gary A.", "Winkler, Michael", "Witkos, Kevin D.", "Yaccarino, Dave W.", "Young, Philip L.", "Zawistowski, Tami", "Ziobron, Melissa H.", "Zupkus, Lezlye", "de la Cruz, Joe"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-28"
last_action: "2018-05-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/05409c24-5713-4e0b-a194-ff92f4ea0f87"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.cga.ct.gov/pub/data/bill_info.csv"
source_hash: "b407bf3bd96e000b8a8b878daedcfcc2778f94e16488cd51b396e5c915417dab"
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 284 (2018) — AN ACT CONCERNING BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN VETERANS WHO HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER OR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY OR WHO HAVE HAD AN EXPERIENCE OF MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA.

## Version chain

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

1. **R00** (committee substitute) — [source](ftp://ftp.cga.ct.gov/2018/tob/s/2018SB-00284-R00-SB.htm)
2. **R01** (committee substitute) — [source](ftp://ftp.cga.ct.gov/2018/tob/s/2018SB-00284-R01-SB.htm)

## Votes

- Senate Roll Call Vote 82 ADOPT — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- House Roll Call Vote 259 — **148–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ackert, Tim — primary (person)
- Albis, James M. — primary (person)
- Altobello, Emil — primary (person)
- Belsito, Sam — primary (person)
- Berthel, Eric C. — primary (person)
- Betts, Whit — primary (person)
- Bolinsky, Mitch — primary (person)
- Borer, Dorinda — primary (person)
- Boyd, Patrick S. — primary (person)
- Buckbee, Bill — primary (person)
- Byron, Gary — primary (person)
- Carney, Devin R. — primary (person)
- Carpino, Christie M. — primary (person)
- Case, Jay M. — primary (person)
- Cassano, Steve — primary (person)
- Conley, Christine — primary (person)
- Cook, Michelle L. — primary (person)
- Cummings, Stephanie E. — primary (person)
- Currey, Jeff — primary (person)
- D'Amelio, Anthony J. — primary (person)
- Davis, Christopher — primary (person)
- Delnicki, Tom — primary (person)
- Devlin, Laura M. — primary (person)
- DiMassa, Michael A. — primary (person)
- Dillon, Patricia A. — primary (person)
- Duff, Bob — primary (person)
- Duff, William — primary (person)
- Ferraro, Charles J. — primary (person)
- Fishbein, Craig C. — primary (person)
- Fleischmann, Andrew M. — primary (person)
- Flexer, Mae — primary (person)
- Frey, John H. — primary (person)
- Gerratana, Terry B. — primary (person)
- Gibson, Bobby G. — primary (person)
- Godfrey, Bob — primary (person)
- Green, Robin — primary (person)
- Guerrera, Antonio — primary (person)
- Guglielmo, Anthony — primary (person)
- Hall, Carol — primary (person)
- Hampton, John K. — primary (person)
- Harding, Stephen G. — primary (person)
- Kissel, John A. — primary (person)
- Klarides, Themis — primary (person)
- Klarides-Ditria, Nicole — primary (person)
- Kokoruda, Noreen S. — primary (person)
- Kupchick, Brenda L. — primary (person)
- Leone, Carlo — primary (person)
- Linehan, Liz — primary (person)
- Logan, George S. — primary (person)
- Looney, Martin M. — primary (person)
- Martin, Henri — primary (person)
- McCarthy Vahey, Cristin — primary (person)
- McLachlan, Michael A. — primary (person)
- Miller, Patricia Billie — primary (person)
- Morris, Bruce V. — primary (person)
- Ohler, Brian M. — primary (person)
- Orange, Linda A. — primary (person)
- Osten, Catherine A. — primary (person)
- Petit, William A. — primary (person)
- Rebimbas, Rosa C. — primary (person)
- Ritter, Matthew — primary (person)
- Rose, Kim — primary (person)
- Rovero, Daniel S. — primary (person)
- Rutigliano, David — primary (person)
- Sampson, Robert C. — primary (person)
- Sanchez, Robert — primary (person)
- Santiago, Hilda E. — primary (person)
- Scanlon, Sean — primary (person)
- Siegrist, Robert W. — primary (person)
- Simanski, Bill — primary (person)
- Simmons, Caroline — primary (person)
- Sredzinski, J.P. — primary (person)
- Stallworth, Charlie L. — primary (person)
- Staneski, Pam — primary (person)
- Stokes, Greg — primary (person)
- Storms, Scott A. — primary (person)
- Tercyak, Peter A. — primary (person)
- Tong, William — primary (person)
- Tweedie, Mark — primary (person)
- Vail, Kurt — primary (person)
- Winfield, Gary A. — primary (person)
- Winkler, Michael — primary (person)
- Witkos, Kevin D. — primary (person)
- Yaccarino, Dave W. — primary (person)
- Young, Philip L. — primary (person)
- Zawistowski, Tami — primary (person)
- Ziobron, Melissa H. — primary (person)
- Zupkus, Lezlye — primary (person)
- de la Cruz, Joe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-28** REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Veterans' Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-02** PUBLIC HEARING 0306
- **2018-03-14** Joint Favorable Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-15** FILED WITH LCO
- **2018-03-26** REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/03/18
- **2018-04-03** RPTD. OUT OF LCO
- **2018-04-03** FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.
- **2018-04-03** SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 126
- **2018-04-03** FILE NO. 161
- **2018-04-18** SENATE PASSED `passage`
- **2018-04-18** ON CONSENT CALENDAR
- **2018-04-19** FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDER
- **2018-04-19** HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 410
- **2018-05-08** HOUSE PASSED `passage`
- **2018-05-08** IN CONCURRENCE
- **2018-05-17** PUBLIC ACT 18-47 `became-law`
- **2018-05-18** TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE
- **2018-05-18** TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNOR
- **2018-05-31** 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/05409c24-5713-4e0b-a194-ff92f4ea0f87`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Connecticut legislature records).