republic-os/legislation/us/states/ct/2023/sb-5.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE PROTECTIONS AGAINST AND RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE."
description: "AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE PROTECTIONS AGAINST AND RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ct"
legislature: "Connecticut General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 5"
citation: "Connecticut SB 5 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alimony", "Appropriations", "Attorneys' fees", "Crime victims", "Domestic violence", "Electronic monitoring (Criminal justice)", "Interest on lawyers' trust accounts (IOLTA)", "Intimate partner violence", "Judicial Department", "Legal aid", "Protective orders", "Reports", "Restraining orders"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allie-brennan, Raghib", "Anwar, Saud", "Belton, Kai J.", "Berger-girvalo, Aimee", "Berthel, Eric C.", "Blumenthal, Matt", "Bolinsky, Mitch", "Cabrera, Jorge", "Callahan, Patrick E.", "Carney, Devin R.", "Carpino, Christie M.", "Chaleski, Rachel", "Cheeseman, Holly H.", "Cicarella, Paul", "Cohen, Christine", "Dathan, Lucy", "Delany, Hubert D.", "Duff, Bob", "Farrar, Kate", "Fazio, Ryan", "Figueroa, Anabel D.", "Flexer, Mae", "Foncello, Martin", "Fonfara, John W.", "Gaston, Herron", "Godfrey, Bob", "Gordon, Jeff", "Haines, Irene M.", "Hartley, Joan V.", "Hochadel, Jan", "Hwang, Tony", "Johnson, Susan M.", "Kavros Degraw, Eleni", "Kelly, Kevin C.", "Kennedy, Kathy", "Kissel, John A.", "Kushner, Julie", "Lanoue, Brian", "Lesser, Matthew L.", "Looney, Martin M.", "Lopes, Rick", "Maher, Ceci", "Maroney, James J.", "Marx, Martha", "Mastrofrancesco, Gale L.", "Mccarthy Vahey, Cristin", "Mccarty, Kathleen M.", "Mccrory, Douglas", "Miller, Patricia Billie", "Moore, Marilyn V.", "Nolan, Anthony L.", "Parker, John-michael", "Porter, Robyn A.", "Rahman, Md", "Rochelle, Kara", "Sampson, Rob", "Santos, Farley", "Seminara, Lisa", "Slap, Derek", "Somers, Heather S.", "Turco, Gary A.", "Veach, Donna", "Welander, Mary", "Wilson, Derell", "Winfield, Gary A."]
version_count: 6
action_count: 31
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-04"
last_action: "2023-06-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/77856fa5-9a49-469a-b973-f97739cbe644"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.cga.ct.gov/pub/data/bill_info.csv"
source_hash: "336564418a3c51b873134d071a1a9ed6052468826925219294260571961098d8"
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 5 (2023) — AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE PROTECTIONS AGAINST AND RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

## Version chain

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

1. **APP Joint Favorable** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/TOB/S/PDF/2023SB-00005-R03-SB.PDF)
2. **Committee Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/TOB/S/PDF/2023SB-00005-R01-SB.PDF)
3. **File No. 552** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/FC/PDF/2023SB-00005-R000552-FC.PDF)
4. **JUD Joint Favorable** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/TOB/S/PDF/2023SB-00005-R02-SB.PDF)
5. **Proposed Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/TOB/S/PDF/2023SB-00005-R00-SB.PDF)
6. **Public Act No. 23-106** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/ACT/PA/PDF/2023PA-00106-R00SB-00005-PA.PDF)

## Sponsors

- Allie-brennan, Raghib — primary (person)
- Anwar, Saud — primary (person)
- Belton, Kai J. — primary (person)
- Berger-girvalo, Aimee — primary (person)
- Berthel, Eric C. — primary (person)
- Blumenthal, Matt — primary (person)
- Bolinsky, Mitch — primary (person)
- Cabrera, Jorge — primary (person)
- Callahan, Patrick E. — primary (person)
- Carney, Devin R. — primary (person)
- Carpino, Christie M. — primary (person)
- Chaleski, Rachel — primary (person)
- Cheeseman, Holly H. — primary (person)
- Cicarella, Paul — primary (person)
- Cohen, Christine — primary (person)
- Dathan, Lucy — primary (person)
- Delany, Hubert D. — primary (person)
- Duff, Bob — primary (person)
- Farrar, Kate — primary (person)
- Fazio, Ryan — primary (person)
- Figueroa, Anabel D. — primary (person)
- Flexer, Mae — primary (person)
- Foncello, Martin — primary (person)
- Fonfara, John W. — primary (person)
- Gaston, Herron — primary (person)
- Godfrey, Bob — primary (person)
- Gordon, Jeff — primary (person)
- Haines, Irene M. — primary (person)
- Hartley, Joan V. — primary (person)
- Hochadel, Jan — primary (person)
- Hwang, Tony — primary (person)
- Johnson, Susan M. — primary (person)
- Kavros Degraw, Eleni — primary (person)
- Kelly, Kevin C. — primary (person)
- Kennedy, Kathy — primary (person)
- Kissel, John A. — primary (person)
- Kushner, Julie — primary (person)
- Lanoue, Brian — primary (person)
- Lesser, Matthew L. — primary (person)
- Looney, Martin M. — primary (person)
- Lopes, Rick — primary (person)
- Maher, Ceci — primary (person)
- Maroney, James J. — primary (person)
- Marx, Martha — primary (person)
- Mastrofrancesco, Gale L. — primary (person)
- Mccarthy Vahey, Cristin — primary (person)
- Mccarty, Kathleen M. — primary (person)
- Mccrory, Douglas — primary (person)
- Miller, Patricia Billie — primary (person)
- Moore, Marilyn V. — primary (person)
- Nolan, Anthony L. — primary (person)
- Parker, John-michael — primary (person)
- Porter, Robyn A. — primary (person)
- Rahman, Md — primary (person)
- Rochelle, Kara — primary (person)
- Sampson, Rob — primary (person)
- Santos, Farley — primary (person)
- Seminara, Lisa — primary (person)
- Slap, Derek — primary (person)
- Somers, Heather S. — primary (person)
- Turco, Gary A. — primary (person)
- Veach, Donna — primary (person)
- Welander, Mary — primary (person)
- Wilson, Derell — primary (person)
- Winfield, Gary A. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-04** REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-25** Vote to Draft
- **2023-03-15** DRAFTED BY COMMITTEE
- **2023-03-16** REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-17** PUBLIC HEARING 0322
- **2023-03-27** Joint Favorable `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-28** FILED WITH LCO `filing`
- **2023-04-06** REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/12/23 `referral`
- **2023-04-13** RPTD. OUT OF LCO
- **2023-04-13** FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-13** SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 324
- **2023-04-13** FILE NO. 552
- **2023-05-03** SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH. A `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-03** REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ON Appropriations
- **2023-05-08** Joint Favorable `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-08** FILED WITH LCO `filing`
- **2023-05-09** RPTD. OUT OF LCO
- **2023-05-09** NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ON Appropriations
- **2023-05-09** FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN. `reading-2`
- **2023-05-16** SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH. A `passage`
- **2023-05-16** ON CONSENT CALENDAR
- **2023-05-18** FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDAR `reading-2`
- **2023-05-18** HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 533
- **2023-06-06** HOUSE ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH. A `amendment-passage`
- **2023-06-06** HOUSE REJECTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A `amendment-failure`
- **2023-06-06** HOUSE PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH. A `passage`
- **2023-06-06** IN CONCURRENCE
- **2023-06-14** PUBLIC ACT 23-106
- **2023-06-20** TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE
- **2023-06-20** TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-27** 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/77856fa5-9a49-469a-b973-f97739cbe644`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Connecticut legislature records).