General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6439 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 2309 *02309* Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY Introduced by: REP. RYAN, 139th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6439 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 2309 *02309* Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY Introduced by: REP. RYAN, 139th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING RANSOMWARE. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to define ransomware and make it a crime to knowingly install ransomware on a computer. Statement of Purpose: To define ransomware and make it a crime to knowingly install ransomware on a computer.