Connecticut 2017 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05645 Compare Versions

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11 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5645
22 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 473
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44 Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
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66 REP. FISHBEIN, 90th Dist.
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1010 Proposed Bill No. 5645
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1212 January Session, 2017
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1414 LCO No. 473
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2222 REP. FISHBEIN, 90th Dist.
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2424 AN ACT EXEMPTING MUNICIPALITIES FROM LIABILITY FOR INJURIES SUSTAINED BY PERSONS WHILE USING MUNICIPAL LANDS FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES.
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2626 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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2828 That sections 52-557f and 52-557g of the general statutes be amended to broaden the exemption from liability afforded to municipalities for injuries sustained by persons who are using municipal lands for recreational purposes so as to: (1) Expand the definition of "land" to include swimming pools, playing fields or courts, and playgrounds, thereby providing municipalities with increased protection from civil lawsuits, and (2) extend the level of protection afforded to municipalities in this area of the law to be more akin to the sovereign immunity enjoyed by the state in providing state lands to residents for recreational purposes.
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3232 To expand the municipal exemption from liability under the state's recreational land use statutes.