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.
2025 Regular Session
Introduced by Eleni DeGraw and 3 co-sponsors
Connecticut bill creates defamation law protections for communications about sexual misconduct allegations, raising standards for sued accusers and shifting legal burdens in such disputes.
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Judiciary