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CT HB06504
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/24/2025
Primary Sponsor
Tom O'Dea
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AI Summary
- Amends section 14-100 of the general statutes to make a person's failure to wear a seat safety belt admissible in court as evidence of contributory negligence in personal injury actions
- Amends section 14-286d to make a bicyclist's failure to wear protective headgear admissible as evidence of contributory negligence in personal injury actions
- Makes a motorcyclist's failure to wear a protective helmet admissible as evidence of contributory negligence in personal injury actions
- Changes current law, which presumably bars or limits the use of safety equipment non-compliance as evidence, to allow defendants to argue that a plaintiff's injuries were worsened by failing to use required safety gear
Legislative Description
An Act Concerning Evidence Of Contributory Negligence In Personal Injury Actions.
Last Action
Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary
1/24/2025
Committee Referrals
Judiciary1/24/2025
Full Bill Text
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