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CT HB05549

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

3/15/2018

Primary Sponsor

Judiciary Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2018 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Creates new criminal offense of "falsely reporting an incident involving an employee" effective October 1, 2018
  • Applies to employers with one or more employees, including state and political subdivisions
  • Prohibits knowingly reporting false, baseless, or misleading information to an employer about an employee, including fabricated incidents, false predictions of incidents, or false details about actual incidents
  • Classifies violation as a class A misdemeanor
  • Does not apply to reports made by parents, spouses, or children regarding their family members

Legislative Description

An Act Concerning Criminal Defamation.

Last Action

File Number 594

4/19/2018

Committee Referrals

Judiciary3/15/2018

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