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--- version:File No. 252+++ version:(document, no version)@@ -1,77 +1,4 @@-House of Representatives-HB5400 / File No. 252 1--General Assembly File No. 252-February Session, 2026 House Bill No. 5400--House of Representatives, March 30, 2026--The Committee on Public Safety and Security reported through-REP. BOYD of the 50th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on-the part of the House, that the bill ought to pass.-- AN ACT REVISING THE DEFINITION OF "POLICE PATROL-VEHICLE".-Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General-Assembly convened:--Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 29 -6d of the 2026 supplement to 1-the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 2-thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): 3-(a) For purposes of this section and section 7-277b: 4-(1) "Law enforcement unit" has the same meaning as provided in 5-section 7-294a; 6-(2) "Police officer" means a sworn member of a law enforcement unit 7-or any member of a law enforcement unit who performs police duties; 8-(3) "Body-worn recording equipment" means an electronic recording 9-device that is capable of recording audio and video; 10-(4) "Dashboard camera" means a dashboard camera with a remote 11-HB5400 File No. 252--HB5400 / File No. 252 2--recorder, as defined in section 7-277b; 12-(5) "Digital data storage device or service" means a device or service 13-that retains the data from the recordings made by body-worn recording 14-equipment using computer data storage; and 15-(6) "Police patrol vehicle" means any state or local police vehicle . 16-[other than] "Police patrol vehicle" does not include an administrative 17-vehicle in which an occupant is wearing body-worn camera equipment, 18-a bicycle, a motor scooter, an all -terrain vehicle, an electric personal 19-assistive mobility device, as defined in subsection (a) of section 14-289h, 20-or an animal control vehicle. 21-This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following-sections:--Section 1 October 1, 2026 29-6d(a)--PS Joint Favorable--HB5400 File No. 252--HB5400 / File No. 252 3--The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of-the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not-represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general,-fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional-knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final-products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.--OFA Fiscal Note--State Impact: None-Municipal Impact: None-Explanation-The bill, which revises the definition of "police patrol vehicle," has no-fiscal impact.-The Out Years-State Impact: None-Municipal Impact: None--HB5400 File No. 252--HB5400 / File No. 252 4+Researcher: GM Page 1 3/30/26OLR Bill AnalysisHB 5400
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