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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5595
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 1250
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. ELLIOTT, 88th Dist.
REP. KAVROS DEGRAW, 17th Dist.
REP. GILCHREST, 18th Dist.
REP. FARRAR K., 20th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING A DEFAMATION ACTION FILED IN
CONNECTION WITH COMMUNICATIONS RELATING TO AN INCIDENT
OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT, SEXUAL ABUSE, SEXUAL ASSAULT OR
SEXUAL HARASSMENT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That section 52-196a of the general statutes be amended to make 1
privileged and excluded from the category of communications that may 2
constitute defamation a communication made by an individual, without 3
malice, regarding an incident of sexual misconduct, sexual abuse, sexual 4
assault or sexual harassment. 5
Statement of Purpose:
To make privileged and excluded from the category of communications
that may constitute defamation a communication made by an
individual, without malice, regarding an incident of sexual misconduct,
sexual abuse, sexual assault or sexual harassment.