StateConnecticut

HB 5563: AN ACT CONCERNING VARIOUS CRIMINAL LAW AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROPOSALS, CERTIFICATES OF APPROVAL FOR AIRPORTS, HELIPORTS, VERTIPORTS, RESTRICTED LANDING AREAS AND OTHER AIR NAVIGATION FACILITIES, POLICE COLLABORATION WITH SOCIAL WORKERS, SURVEILLANCE PRICING, EDUCATION COST SHARING AND WITHHOLDING OF TAXES FROM LUMP SUM PAYMENTS.

Nick MenapaceEnacted

HB 5563 status: Enacted — SIGNED BY GOVERNOR (updated Jun 4, 2026).

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What this bill does

Overall score

Score60/100 civic fit
RiskModerate risk
ImpactHigh impact 85/100

Bill summary

Official

AN ACT CONCERNING VARIOUS CRIMINAL LAW AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROPOSALS, CERTIFICATES OF APPROVAL FOR AIRPORTS, HELIPORTS, VERTIPORTS, RESTRICTED LANDING AREAS AND OTHER AIR NAVIGATION FACILITIES, POLICE COLLABORATION WITH SOCIAL WORKERS, SURVEILLANCE PRICING, EDUCATION COST SHARING AND WITHHOLDING OF TAXES FROM LUMP SUM...

Key analysis

Constitutionality75%
Bipartisan70%
Public opinion60%
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Impact analysis

Environment

Mixed / Neutral
50%

Benefits

  • No direct environmental impacts identified in the summary.

Risks

  • No direct environmental impacts identified in the summary.

Economy

Positive Outlook
70%

Benefits

  • Provides regulatory clarity for aviation and air navigation infrastructure.
  • Addresses consumer protection through surveillance pricing regulation.

Risks

  • Potential complexity for employers regarding lump sum tax withholding.
  • Fiscal adjustments to education cost sharing may create budgetary uncertainty for municipalities.

Society

Positive Outlook
70%

Benefits

  • Promotes integration of social workers with law enforcement.
  • Updates to criminal justice statutes may improve legal administrative outcomes.

Risks

  • Implementation of social worker-police collaboration models varies by jurisdiction.
  • Omnibus nature creates broad, potentially disconnected social impacts.
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How trustworthy & consequential it is

Source

OpenStates

Confidence

low

low

Analysis status

OpenStates summary

Warning

The omnibus structure makes it difficult to isolate the impacts of individual criminal justice or consumer protection provisions.

Limitation

Analysis is based solely on the legislative abstract.

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Where it stands

SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

Introduced

Complete

Committee

Complete

Floor

Complete

Governor

Complete

Enacted

Complete
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