Connecticut 2021 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06338 Compare Versions

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55 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6338
66 January Session, 2021
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1313 Introduced by:
1414 REP. NOLAN, 39th Dist.
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1818 AN ACT CONCERNING STATE LIENS AGAINST THE PROCEEDS OF
1919 CAUSES OF ACTION OF PERSONS WHO WERE INCARCERATED.
2020 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
2121 Assembly convened:
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2323 That section 18-85b of the general statutes be amended to (1) change 1
2424 the authorized amount of a lien imposed by the state against the 2
2525 proceeds of a cause of action of persons who were incarcerated from 3
2626 fifty per cent to twenty-five per cent of the proceeds, and (2) shorten the 4
2727 time period such provisions apply from twenty years to seven years 5
2828 after the date of release from incarceration. 6
2929 Statement of Purpose:
3030 To change the provisions authorizing the state to impose a lien against
3131 the proceeds of a cause of action of persons who were incarcerated to
3232 lessen the amount claimed by the state and shorten the applicable time
3333 frame.