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HB 7069 Connecticut House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT CONCERNING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS OF POLICE OFFICERS.

HB 7069 requires Connecticut police officers to undergo a behavioral health assessment by a union-approved mental health professional (psychiatrist, psychologist, or clinical social worker with PTSD expertise) at least once every five years. This applies to all officers in law enforcement units, with new hires needing an assessment within six months of joining. Assessments cannot access medical records, and results are confidential - shared only with the officer and their department head, not included in medical records or used for fitness evaluations. The law also allows departments to require additional assessments for "good cause" with written justification, while exempting officers retiring within six months of a scheduled assessment. The bill takes effect October 1, 2025.
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Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 25, 2025 Last action Apr 15, 2025
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What changed between versions

Raised Bill → INS Joint Favorable Substitute · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to shift from a 'Raised Bill' to a 'Joint Favorable Substitute' version, incorporating changes that align the behavioral health assessment requirements with union-approved providers rather than allowing individual officer selection. This modification strengthens the oversight structure by requiring assessments to be conducted by professionals approved by the police officers' union, while also updating confidentiality provisions to prevent assessment results from becoming part of official medical records.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on police officer behavioral health assessments, but the applicability of provider selection has changed from officer-chosen to union-approved professionals.
REQUIREMENT

Behavioral health assessments must now be conducted by psychiatrists, psychologists, or clinical social workers approved by the police officers' union, replacing the previous provision that allowed officers to choose their own providers.

Confidentiality provisions were strengthened to explicitly prohibit assessment results from being included in a police officer's official medical record and restrict sharing to only those provisions outlined in the bill.

TECHNICAL

Minor drafting convention changes were made in subsections (b) through (d) to replace 'such psychiatrist' with 'a psychiatrist' for consistency.

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Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Joint Favorable
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ON Public Safety and Security
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Joint Favorable Substitute
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Insurance and Real Estate
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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