AN ACT IMPLEMENTING SEVERAL REFORMS RELATING TO IN-PERSON VOTING, ABSENTEE VOTING, SAME-DAY ELECTION REGISTRATION, ELECTION CRIMES AND LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT OF CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS AND ELECTION LAWS.
SB 745 requires voters to present photo ID for in-person or absentee voting, with free ID options provided by election officials. It mandates verification of voter residency for absentee ballots, bans unsolicited absentee ballot applications, and requires audits of same-day registration. The bill also establishes mandatory minimum sentences for election law violations and creates a new legislative committee to oversee election laws and constitutional amendments. These changes directly affect voters, election officials, and election enforcement bodies across the state.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 17, 2025
Last action Jan 17, 2025
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
1
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Jan 17, 2025
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Government Administration and Elections
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about SB 745
Scope: CT
Hi! I can help you understand SB 745. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline