LCO No. 284 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5532 January Session, 2019 LCO No. 284 Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY Introduced by: REP. BOYD, 50th Dist. (By Request) AN ACT CONCERNING JUROR SERVICE. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That section 51-217 of the general statutes be amended to add that a 1 sole proprietor of a business shall be disqualified from having to serve 2 as juror unless he or she chooses to perform juror service. 3 Statement of Purpose: To exempt an individual who is the sole proprietor of a business from compulsory juror service.