General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5520 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 1285 Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY Introduced by: REP. SHABAN, 135th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5520 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 1285 Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY Introduced by: REP. SHABAN, 135th Dist. AN ACT INCREASING THE MAXIMUM DAMAGES THRESHOLD FOR MONEY DAMAGES IN SMALL CLAIMS ACTIONS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That subsection (d) of section 51-15 of the general statutes be amended to increase the maximum threshold for money damages in small claims actions from five thousand dollars to ten thousand dollars. Statement of Purpose: To increase the maximum money damages threshold in small claims actions from five thousand dollars to ten thousand dollars.