Connecticut SB 434: AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF THE CIVIL PROCEDURE LAWS IN THE STATE.

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General Assembly  
Raised Bill No. 434  
February Session, 2026 
 
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY  
 
 
Introduced by:  
(JUD)  
 
 
 
AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF THE CIVIL PROCEDURE LAWS 
IN THE STATE.  
Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  in  General 
Assembly convened: 
 
Section 1. (Effective from passage) There is established a working group 1 
to  study  the  laws  of  civil  procedure  in  this  state.  Such  study  shall 2 
include, at a minimum, a review of titles 51 and 52 of the general statutes 3 
for the purpose of recommending legislative changes to said titles. The 4 
working  group  shall  consist  of  the  following  members  who  have 5 
expertise in laws of civil procedure: (1) One appointed by the speaker of 6 
the  House  of  Representatives;  (2)  one  appointed  by  the  president  pro 7 
tempore of the Senate; (3) one appointed by the majority leader of the 8 
House  of  Representatives;  (4)  one  appointed  by  the  majority  leader  of 9 
the  Senate;  (5)  one  appointed  by  the  minority  leader  of  the  House  of 10 
Representatives;  and  (6)  one  appointed  by  the  minority  leader  of  the 11 
Senate. Not later than January 1, 2027, the working group shall submit 12 
a  report  on  its  findings  and  recommendations  to  the  joint  standing 13 
committee  of  the  General  Assembly  having  cognizance  of  matters 14 
relating to the judiciary, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-15 
4a of the general statutes. The working group shall terminate on the date 16 

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it submits such report or January 1, 2027, whichever is later. 17 
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following 
sections: 
 
Section 1 
from passage 
New section 
 
JUD Joint Favorable