Connecticut HB 5565: AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF THE CIVIL AND CRIMINAL LAWS OF THIS STATE.

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General Assembly  
Raised Bill No. 5565  
February Session, 2026 
 
LCO No. 3101 
 
 
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY  
 
 
Introduced by:  
(JUD)  
 
 
 
AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF THE CIVIL AND CRIMINAL 
LAWS OF THIS 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  civil  and  criminal  laws  of  this  state.  Such  study  shall 2 
include, at a minimum, a review of titles 46b, 51, 52, 53, 53a and 54 of 3 
the   general   statutes  for   the   purpose   of   recommending   legislative 4 
changes to said titles. The working group shall consist of the following 5 
members who have expertise in laws of this state: (1) One appointed by 6 
the  speaker  of the  House  of  Representatives;  (2)  one  appointed  by  the 7 
president pro tempore of the Senate; (3) one appointed by the majority 8 
leader  of  the  House  of  Representatives;  (4)  one  appointed  by  the 9 
majority leader of the Senate; (5) one appointed by the minority leader 10 
of the House of Representatives; and (6) one appointed by the minority 11 
leader  of  the  Senate.  The  administrative  staff  of  the  joint  standing 12 
committee  of  the  General  Assembly  having  cognizance  of  matters 13 
relating  to  the  judiciary  shall  serve  as  the  administrative  staff  for  the 14 
working group. Not later than January 1, 2027, the working group shall 15 
submit  a  report  on  its  findings  and  recommendations  to  the  joint 16 

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standing  committee  of  the  General  Assembly  having  cognizance  of 17 
matters  relating  to  the  judiciary,  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of 18 
section 11-4a of the general statutes. The working group shall terminate 19 
on the date that it submits such report or January 1, 2027, whichever is 20 
later. 21 
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following 
sections: 
 
Section 1 
from passage 
New section 
 
JUD Joint Favorable