AN ACT PROHIBITING PERSONS CONVICTED OF SERIOUS FIREARM OFFENSES AND SEXUAL ASSAULT-RELATED CRIMES FROM RECEIVING RISK REDUCTION EARNED CREDITS.

SB 1137 prohibits individuals convicted of serious firearm offenses or sexual assault-related crimes from earning risk reduction earned credits, a program that typically reduces sentences. The bill directly affects people with these specific convictions by removing their eligibility for this sentence reduction benefit. It amends Title 18 of the general statutes to bar such individuals from receiving these credits, as stated in the bill's purpose to strengthen consequences for illegal gun possession and sexual assault. The policy change is limited to eligibility within the existing sentence reduction framework.