Bill Text: CT SB00366 | 2017 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Requiring A Party To Reimburse The State Or A Municipality For The Wages Of An Employee Who Is Subpoenaed To Testify In A Legal Proceeding.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-06-01 - Matter Pass Retained [SB00366 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2017-SB00366-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 366
January Session, 2017		LCO No. 2657
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
SEN. FASANO, 34th Dist.

AN ACT REQUIRING A PARTY TO REIMBURSE THE STATE OR A MUNICIPALITY FOR THE WAGES OF AN EMPLOYEE WHO IS SUBPOENAED TO TESTIFY IN A LEGAL PROCEEDING.

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

That section 52-260 of the general statutes be amended to require that a party, who through use of a subpoena compels the attendance of a government or municipal employee at a legal proceeding, shall be responsible for payment to the state or a municipal employer the usual rate of pay for the employee for the time spent attending the legal proceeding in compliance with the terms of the subpoena.

Statement of Purpose:

To require a party who subpoenas a public employee to make payment to the public employer for the employee's time spent complying with the subpoena.