Connecticut 2017 2017 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05981 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/18/2017

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 5981
January Session, 2017  LCO No. 2778
 *02778*
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. DILLON, 92nd Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 5981 

January Session, 2017

LCO No. 2778

*02778*

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY 

Introduced by:

REP. DILLON, 92nd Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE FILING OF FRIVOLOUS LAWSUITS.

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

That the general statutes be amended to prevent the infringement of free speech rights, guaranteed pursuant to the First Amendment of the United States Constitution and Article I, Section 4 of the Constitution of the State of Connecticut, resulting from the filing of frivolous lawsuits.

Statement of Purpose: 

To prevent the infringement of free speech rights, guaranteed pursuant to the First Amendment of the United States Constitution and Article I, Section 4 of the Constitution of the State of Connecticut, resulting from the filing of frivolous lawsuits.