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2026 Regular Session

House Bill 5535

AN ACT CONCERNING REVIEW OF WRONGFUL INCARCERATION AWARDS BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

In the House of Representatives since March 10, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To (1) permit the Office of the Claims Commissioner to hear and decide certain claims for money damages not in excess of fifteen thousand dollars, and (2) extend the time period for review of wrongful incarceration awards by the General Assembly.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

Its course

March 10 to April 14, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action9 actions on 5 days

In the House of RepresentativesFrom Mar 10

Judiciary CommitteeMar 10 to Mar 3020 days

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Mar 10 – Mar 30

  1. Mar 10Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
  2. Mar 12Heard in Judiciary Committee
  3. Mar 30Judiciary Committee recommended a substitute for it
All 9 actions, as published
  1. Mar 10REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
  2. Mar 12PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
  3. Mar 30Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
  4. Mar 30FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
  5. Apr 8REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
  6. Apr 14RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
  7. Apr 14FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
  8. Apr 14HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
  9. Apr 14FILE NO.Both houses