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2026 Regular Session
SB97
by Senator
Jay Morris
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Constitutional amendment to require the prosecutor's consent for a defendant to waive his right to a trial by jury. (2/3 - CA13s1(A))
Current Status:
Pending House final passage
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Sched. for 5/18/26
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SB97 Engrossed
SB97 Original
House Committee Amendment #5339 CL&P Adopted
House Committee Amendment #5277 CL&P Draft
House Committee Redigest of SB97
Digest of SB97 Engrossed
Digest of SB97 Original
Committee Vote H-CL&P 5/11/2026
Committee Vote H-ACRJ 5/6/2026
Senate Vote on SB 97 FINAL PASSAGE (#135)
Committee Vote S-JUDC 3/17/2026
Jay Morris (primary)
Date
Chamber
Journal
Page
Action
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05/18
H
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/18/2026.
05/13
H
Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading.
House 5/13 Video
05/12
H
7
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
House 5/12 Video
05/11
H
86
Reported with amendments (5-1). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
House 5/11 Video
05/07
H
31
Read by title, recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
CL&P 5/11 Video
House 5/7 Video
05/06
H
7
Reported favorably (7-3). To be recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
House 5/6 Video
03/25
H
12
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
ACRJ 5/6 Video
House 3/25 Video
House 3/25 Video part 2
03/24
H
49
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
House 3/24 Video
03/24
S
13
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 26 yeas and 11 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Senate 3/24 Video
03/18
S
11
Read by title. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
Senate 3/18 Video
03/17
S
5
Reported favorably.
Senate 3/17 Video
03/09
S
11
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
JUDC 3/17 Video
Senate 3/9 Video
Senate 3/9 Video part 2
02/20
S
Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.