AN ACT REVISING AND CONSOLIDATING THE HATE CRIMES STATUTES.

Summary

The bill rewrites Connecticut’s hate‑crime statutes, defining new protected categories such as disability, gender identity or expression, and expanding the definition of sex. It establishes three degrees of hate‑crime offenses—physical injury, physical contact, and property damage—each with specific felony classifications and minimum fines. The law also creates a new offense for hate crimes targeting houses of religious worship and takes effect on October 1, 2026.

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