Bill Text: CT HB06235 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Amount Of Damages That May Be Claimed In A Small Claims Action.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-22 - Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary [HB06235 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-HB06235-Introduced.html

General Assembly

 

Proposed Bill No. 6235

 

January Session, 2015

 

LCO No. 2408

 

*02408*

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY

 

Introduced by:

 

REP. ALEXANDER, 58th Dist.

 

AN ACT CONCERNING THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGES THAT MAY BE CLAIMED IN A SMALL CLAIMS ACTION.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That section 51-15 of the general statutes be amended to increase the amount of money damages that may be claimed in a small claims action from five thousand dollars to twelve thousand dollars.

Statement of Purpose:

To increase the money damages threshold in a small claims action.

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