General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5986 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1786 *01786* Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY Introduced by: REP. ZAWISTOWSKI, 61st Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5986 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1786 *01786* Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY Introduced by: REP. ZAWISTOWSKI, 61st Dist. AN ACT PROHIBITING THE USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That title 8 of the general statutes be amended to prohibit the state and municipalities from exercising the use of eminent domain for commercial purposes. Statement of Purpose: To prohibit the state and municipalities from exercising the use of eminent domain for commercial purposes.