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HB 7255 Connecticut House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT CONCERNING JUDICIAL BRANCH OPERATIONS AND PROCEDURES AND THE DUTIES OF JUDICIAL BRANCH PERSONNEL.

HB 7255, now Public Act 25-91, is a procedural bill that updates internal operations and personnel duties within Connecticut's judicial branch. It does not directly affect citizens or change substantive law but modifies how courts manage their administrative processes and staff responsibilities. The bill was enacted after passing both legislative chambers and receiving the governor's signature on June 24, 2025. As a procedural measure, it focuses solely on judicial branch efficiency without specifying new policy outcomes or impacts on the public.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 25, 2025 Signed Jun 24, 2025
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What changed between versions

Raised Bill → JUD Joint Favorable Substitute · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was converted from a 'Raised Bill' to a 'Joint Favorable Substitute', indicating it has passed committee review and is ready for final passage. The substantive policy changes include reorganizing the Office of Information Privacy's procedures for handling personal information removal requests, adding new definitions for 'protected individuals' and 'personal information', and modifying how public agencies must respond to removal requests. These changes aim to streamline the process for judges and other protected individuals seeking to have their personal information removed from public online platforms.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on protecting personal information of protected individuals (judges, senior judges, referees, family support magistrates) from public disclosure on the Internet and social media, with no change in the fundamental applicability.
REQUIREMENT

Reorganized the Office of Information Privacy's duties into clearer subsections, adding specific requirements for identifying published content and working with individuals to identify information they want removed or not published.

DEFINITION

Added a new definition for 'protected individual' to explicitly include state referees, family support magistrates, and other judicial officers.

MODIFIED

Changed the response timeline and process for public agencies, requiring them to acknowledge requests via email and provide more detailed information about published content locations.

TECHNICAL

Reformatted the bill text from 'Raised Bill' to 'Substitute Bill' and updated page numbers and headers to reflect the new legislative status.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 4, 2025 · House May 20, 2025

How they voted

35–1
Passed
Total votes 36
Jun 4, 2025
D Democratic25
24 Yea 1 Nay
96% Yea
R Republican11
11 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
28
Key actions
9
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Jun 24, 2025
Signed into law
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
lower
Jun 4, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (35-1)
senate
Jun 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH. A
upper
Jun 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH. A
upper
May 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A
lower
May 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A
lower
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Joint Favorable
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ON Appropriations
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Joint Favorable Substitute
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Judiciary
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.