General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1156
January Session, 2013 LCO No. 5136
*05136_______JUD*
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
(JUD)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 1156
January Session, 2013
LCO No. 5136
*05136_______JUD*
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
(JUD)
AN ACT CONCERNING THE RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL IN CERTAIN ACTIONS ALLEGING DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 46a-100 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2013):
(a) Any person who has timely filed a complaint with the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities in accordance with section 46a-82 and who has obtained a release from the commission in accordance with section 46a-83a or 46a-101, may also bring an action in the superior court for the judicial district in which the discriminatory practice is alleged to have occurred or in which the respondent transacts business, except any action involving a state agency or official may be brought in the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford.
(b) In any action brought by a person under this section there shall be a right to a jury trial.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2013 46a-100
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
October 1, 2013
46a-100
Statement of Purpose:
To provide a person who claims to be aggrieved by certain alleged discriminatory practices with the right to a jury trial.
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