Bill Text: CT SB00693 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Prosecution Of Military Sexual Assault Charges.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-13 - Public Hearing 02/17 [SB00693 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-SB00693-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 693
January Session, 2015		LCO No. 2172
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Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS
Introduced by:
SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING PROSECUTION OF MILITARY SEXUAL ASSAULT CHARGES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to require, for sexual assault cases in which the accused is a member of the Connecticut National Guard or naval militia, that local civilian authorities' claims to prosecutorial jurisdiction are senior to jurisdictional claims of the Military Department.

Statement of Purpose:

To protect victims of sexual assault in a manner similar to that set forth in California Senate Bill 1422.