Bill Text: CT SB00680 | 2013 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Grand Jury Process.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-01-25 - Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary [SB00680 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2013-SB00680-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Proposed Bill No. 680 |
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January Session, 2013 |
LCO No. 2174 | ||||
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY |
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Introduced by: |
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SEN. MCKINNEY, 28th Dist. |
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AN ACT CONCERNING THE GRAND JURY PROCESS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to reform the grand jury process by (1) allowing a single presiding judge to empanel a grand jury upon request of the state's attorney, (2) providing for greater cooperation between the grand jury and the state's attorney in investigative grand jury proceedings, and (3) allowing a grand jury to approve an investigatory subpoena upon request of the state's attorney.
Statement of Purpose: