AN ACT CONCERNING REVISIONS TO VARIOUS STATUTES CONCERNING CRIMINAL JUSTICE.

HB 7259 updates Connecticut's criminal justice laws primarily by revising DNA evidence handling and sexual assault evidence protocols. It requires healthcare facilities treating sexual assault victims to offer three evidence collection options: "anonymous" (no name/reporting), "identified" (name but no report), or "reported" (name + report to police), with victims choosing at the time of evidence collection. The bill also clarifies when DNA data from the state lab can be shared with law enforcement (only after a match confirmation) and mandates that exculpatory DNA evidence must be disclosed to defendants. These changes apply directly to healthcare facilities, law enforcement agencies, and sexual assault victims.