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SB 1359 Connecticut Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT CONCERNING VARIOUS REVISIONS TO STATUTES CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.

This bill (SB 1359) proposes revisions to statutes governing the Department of Social Services (DSS). It focuses on updating legal language and procedures within DSS regulations but does not specify the exact nature of the revisions in the provided context. The bill passed the Senate on June 4, 2025, and advanced to the consent calendar. The summary cannot detail specific mechanisms or affected parties, as the context only provides the bill's title and procedural status, not its substantive changes.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 20, 2025 Last action Jun 4, 2025
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What changed between versions

Raised Bill → HS Joint Favorable Substitute · 4 edits
MODERATE
This bill was converted from a Raised Bill to a Substitute Bill, indicating it has been amended and approved by both legislative chambers. The substantive changes focus on child support enforcement procedures when an obligor is incarcerated or institutionalized, requiring support orders to be modified to zero dollars under specific conditions.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on child support enforcement, but the procedural requirements for handling incarcerated or institutionalized obligors have been modified.
ENFORCEMENT

Added specific notification requirements for agencies holding assets or distributing benefits to child support obligors, including unclaimed property and unemployment/worker's compensation benefits.

REQUIREMENT

Modified the affidavit requirements for support order modifications when obligors are incarcerated, adding specific language about diligent searches for income or assets.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date for Section 3 from October 1, 2025 to July 1, 2025 for the repeal and substitution of subsection (d) of section 17b-105a.

TECHNICAL

Changed the bill designation from 'Raised Bill No. 1359' to 'Substitute Bill No. 1359' and updated the Legislative Committee Office number format.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 4, 2025

How they voted

36–0
Passed
Total votes 36
Jun 4, 2025
D Democratic25
25 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican11
11 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Jun 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
SENATE PASSED
upper
May 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Joint Favorable
upper
May 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO COMMITTEE
upper
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Joint Favorable
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Joint Favorable Substitute
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Human Services
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.