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Connecticut · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 5595: AN ACT CONCERNING A DEFAMATION ACTION FILED IN CONNECTION WITH COMMUNICATIONS RELATING TO AN INCIDENT OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT, SEXUAL ABUSE, SEXUAL ASSAULT OR SEXUAL HARASSMENT.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 5595 is a bill introduced in the Connecticut House on January 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT CONCERNING A DEFAMATION ACTION FILED IN CONNECTION WITH COMMUNICATIONS RELATING TO AN INCIDENT OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT, SEXUAL ABUSE, SEXUAL ASSAULT OR SEXUAL HARASSMENT. Primary sponsor: Josh Elliott (Democratic), Eleni DeGraw (Democratic/Working Families), Jill Gilchrest (Democratic), Kate Farrar (Democratic/Working Families). Most recent recorded action (January 21, 2025): REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Judiciary.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Democratic/Working Families 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Josh ElliottPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse88
Eleni DeGrawPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse17
Jill GilchrestPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse18
Kate FarrarPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse20

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Judiciary

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source