Bill Text: CT HB05520 | 2013 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Increasing The Maximum Damages Threshold For Money Damages In Small Claims Actions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-01-22 - Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary [HB05520 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2013-HB05520-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Proposed Bill No. 5520 |
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January Session, 2013 |
LCO No. 1285 | ||||
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY |
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Introduced by: |
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REP. SHABAN, 135th Dist. |
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AN ACT INCREASING THE MAXIMUM DAMAGES THRESHOLD FOR MONEY DAMAGES IN SMALL CLAIMS ACTIONS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That subsection (d) of section 51-15 of the general statutes be amended to increase the maximum threshold for money damages in small claims actions from five thousand dollars to ten thousand dollars.
Statement of Purpose:
To increase the maximum money damages threshold in small claims actions from five thousand dollars to ten thousand dollars.