Connecticut 2015 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06216 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 01/21/2015

                            General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 6216
January Session, 2015  LCO No. 1675
 *01675*
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. GONZALEZ, 3rd Dist. REP. CARTER, 2nd Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 6216 

January Session, 2015

LCO No. 1675

*01675*

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY 

Introduced by:

REP. GONZALEZ, 3rd Dist.

REP. CARTER, 2nd Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE CONNECTICUT PRACTICE BOOK.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That: (1) Section 51-216a of the general statutes be amended to require the Commission on Official Legal Publications to annually provide all members of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the judiciary with a copy of the Connecticut Practice Book, and (2) section 51-14 of the general statutes be amended to provided that any change to the Connecticut Practice Book shall be reviewed and approved by the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the judiciary prior to taking effect.

Statement of Purpose: 

To ensure that: (1) All members of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the judiciary are provided with a copy of the Connecticut Practice Book, and (2) such members review and approve all proposed changes to the Connecticut Practice Book.