Connecticut HB 5535: AN ACT CONCERNING COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL AND WATER QUALITY REGULATIONS.

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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 5535
February Session, 2026

AN ACT CONCERNING REVIEW OF WRONGFUL INCARCERATION
AWARDS BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. Subdivision (1) of subsection (d) of section 54-102uu of the 1
2026 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is 2
substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3
(d) (1) If the Claims Commissioner determines that such claimant has 4
established such claimant's eligibility under subsection (a) of this section 5
by a preponderance of the evidence, the Claims Commissioner shall 6
order the immediate payment to such claimant of compensation for 7
such wrongful incarceration in an amount determined pursuant to 8
subdivision (2) of this subsection, unless (A) such compensation award 9
is in an amount exceeding thirty-five thousand dollars, or (B) such 10
claimant requests, in accordance with section 4-158, that the General 11
Assembly review such compensation award. The Claims Commissioner 12
shall submit any such compensation award described in subparagraph 13
(A) or (B) of this subdivision or an agreed to or stipulated award 14
pursuant to subsection (f) of this section in an amount greater than one 15
million five hundred thousand dollars, and the claim from which such 16
award arose to the General Assembly in the same manner as provided 17
under section 4-159, not later than five business days after the 18
commissioner issues such award determination or receives such request 19

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for review, whichever is sooner. The General Assembly shall review any 20
such compensation award and the claim from which such award arose 21
not later than [forty-five] sixty days after such award and claim is 22
submitted to the General Assembly and may deny or confirm such 23
compensation award, or remand the claim to the Office of the Claims 24
Commissioner for such further proceedings as the General Assembly 25
may direct. If the General Assembly takes no action on such 26
compensation award, the determination made by the Claims 27
Commissioner shall be deemed confirmed. 28
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 from passage 54-102uu(d)(1)

JUD Joint Favorable Subst.