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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5052
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 292
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. REBIMBAS, 70th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPRIVATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL
RIGHTS BY STATE ELECTED OFFICIALS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That section 52-571k of the general statutes be amended to include 1
the members of the General Assembly, the Governor, the Lieutenant 2
Governor, the Attorney General, the Comptroller, the Treasurer and the 3
Secretary of the State as individuals against whom a civil action may be 4
brought for alleged constitutional violations for which government 5
immunity is limited. 6
Statement of Purpose:
To ensure state elected officials are held to the same standard as police
officers in protecting the Constitutional rights of state residents.