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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 7398
January Session, 2019
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
(JUD)
AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF THE STATE LAWS GOVERNING
CIVIL PROCEDURE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective from passage) There is established a working 1
group to study the state's laws governing civil procedure as set forth in 2
title 51 and chapter 54 of the general statutes. The working group shall 3
receive, consider and prepare comments and recommendations on 4
proposed changes to such laws governing civil procedure. The 5
working group shall consist of the following members who have 6
familiarity with the provisions set forth in title 51 and chapter 54 of the 7
general statutes: (1) One appointed by the speaker of the House of 8
Representatives; (2) one appointed by the president pro tempore of the 9
Senate; (3) one appointed by the majority leader of the House of 10
Representatives; (4) one appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; 11
(5) one appointed by the minority leader of the House of 12
Representatives; and (6) one appointed by the minority leader of the 13
Senate. Not later than February 1, 2020, the working group shall report 14
on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee 15
of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the 16 Raised Bill No. 7398
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judiciary. The working group shall terminate on the date that it 17
submits such report or February 1, 2020, whichever is later. 18
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 from passage New section
Statement of Purpose:
To establish a working group that shall study state laws governing
civil procedure and prepare recommendations on proposed changes to
such laws.
[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.]