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| 1 | - | General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 7268 | |
| 2 | - | January Session, 2017 *_____HB07268JUD___040417____* | |
| 1 | + | General Assembly Raised Bill No. 7268 | |
| 2 | + | January Session, 2017 LCO No. 5165 | |
| 3 | + | *05165_______JUD* | |
| 4 | + | Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY | |
| 5 | + | Introduced by: | |
| 6 | + | (JUD) | |
| 3 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 8 | General Assembly | |
| 5 | 9 | ||
| 6 | - | ||
| 10 | + | Raised Bill No. 7268 | |
| 7 | 11 | ||
| 8 | 12 | January Session, 2017 | |
| 9 | 13 | ||
| 10 | - | *_____HB07268JUD___040417____* | |
| 14 | + | LCO No. 5165 | |
| 15 | + | ||
| 16 | + | *05165_______JUD* | |
| 17 | + | ||
| 18 | + | Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY | |
| 19 | + | ||
| 20 | + | Introduced by: | |
| 21 | + | ||
| 22 | + | (JUD) | |
| 11 | 23 | ||
| 12 | 24 | AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE AWARD OF CIVIL DAMAGES FOR ALIEN TORT CLAIMS THAT ALLEGE VIOLATIONS OF STATE OR FEDERAL CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS. | |
| 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 26 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: | |
| 15 | 27 | ||
| 16 | 28 | Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force to study the award of civil damages for alien tort claims that allege violations of state or federal constitutional rights. | |
| 17 | 29 | ||
| 18 | 30 | (b) The task force shall consist of the following members: | |
| 19 | 31 | ||
| 20 | 32 | (1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives; | |
| 21 | 33 | ||
| 22 | 34 | (2) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate; | |
| 23 | 35 | ||
| 24 | - | (3) | |
| 36 | + | (3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of Representatives; | |
| 25 | 37 | ||
| 26 | - | (4) One appointed by the majority leader of the | |
| 38 | + | (4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; | |
| 27 | 39 | ||
| 28 | - | (5) One appointed by the | |
| 40 | + | (5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives; | |
| 29 | 41 | ||
| 30 | - | (6) One appointed by the minority leader of the | |
| 42 | + | (6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; and | |
| 31 | 43 | ||
| 32 | - | (7) | |
| 44 | + | (7) The chairpersons and ranking member of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the judiciary, or their designees. | |
| 33 | 45 | ||
| 34 | - | (8) The chairpersons and ranking member of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the judiciary, or their designees. | |
| 35 | - | ||
| 36 | - | (c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivision (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6) or (7) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member of the General Assembly. | |
| 46 | + | (c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivision (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) or (6) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member of the General Assembly. | |
| 37 | 47 | ||
| 38 | 48 | (d) All appointments to the task force shall be made not later than thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority. | |
| 39 | 49 | ||
| 40 | 50 | (e) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president pro tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force from among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall schedule the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not later than sixty days after the effective date of this section. | |
| 41 | 51 | ||
| 42 | 52 | (f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the judiciary shall serve as administrative staff of the task force. | |
| 43 | 53 | ||
| 44 | 54 | (g) Not later than February 1, 2018, the task force shall submit a report on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the judiciary, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. The task force shall terminate on the date that it submits such report or February 1, 2018, whichever is later. | |
| 45 | 55 | ||
| 46 | 56 | ||
| 47 | 57 | ||
| 48 | 58 | ||
| 49 | 59 | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
| 50 | 60 | Section 1 from passage New section | |
| 51 | 61 | ||
| 52 | 62 | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
| 53 | 63 | ||
| 54 | 64 | Section 1 | |
| 55 | 65 | ||
| 56 | 66 | from passage | |
| 57 | 67 | ||
| 58 | 68 | New section | |
| 59 | 69 | ||
| 70 | + | Statement of Purpose: | |
| 60 | 71 | ||
| 72 | + | To establish a task force that shall study the award of civil damages for alien tort claims that allege violations of state or federal constitutional rights. | |
| 61 | 73 | ||
| 62 | - | JUD Joint Favorable Subst. | |
| 63 | - | ||
| 64 | - | JUD | |
| 65 | - | ||
| 66 | - | Joint Favorable Subst. | |
| 74 | + | [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.] |