General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5144 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 23 *00023* Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY Introduced by: REP. SAMPSON, 80th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5144 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 23 *00023* Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY Introduced by: REP. SAMPSON, 80th Dist. AN ACT PROVIDING A HARDSHIP EXEMPTION FROM JUROR SERVICE TO THE SOLE PROPRIETOR OF A SMALL BUSINESS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That section 51-217a of the general statutes be amended to provide the court with authority to excuse a juror from juror service upon a finding that such juror is the sole proprietor of a small business. Statement of Purpose: To provide a hardship exemption from juror service to the sole proprietor of a small business.