General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 259 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 1419 Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY Introduced by: SEN. FRANTZ, 36th Dist. (By Request) General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 259 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 1419 Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY Introduced by: SEN. FRANTZ, 36th Dist. (By Request) AN ACT CONCERNING PROBATE COURT HEARINGS HELD IN CONNECTION WITH THE FILING OF PERIODIC ACCOUNTS FOR TRUSTS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That section 45a-177 of the general statutes be amended to exempt small trusts from the hearing requirements prescribed under said section in connection with the triennial filing of periodic accounts. Statement of Purpose: To eliminate the hearing requirements applicable to small trusts when the costs of such hearings exceed income earned by the trust.