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HB 5509

Connecticut House bill in Session 2026.

Status: passed_lower. Latest action: May 6, 2026.

AN ACT CONCERNING JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.

Bill ID CT-2026-HB-5509
Session 2026
Status passed_lower
Committee Planning and Development Committee
House passed_lower 2026-05-06
Elections / Voting
Summary

To (1) require the Secretary of the State to publish a manual concerning the duties of justices of the peace, (2) prohibit misconduct by justices of the peace, (3) specify that a newly created office of justice of the peace may be filled by appointment prior to the next regular election, (4) require a forty-eight hour waiting period before the issuance of a marriage license, and (5) establish a working group concerning justices of the peace.

Sponsor
Planning and Development Committee
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-03-04 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-05-06 Status passed_lower
2026-05-06 Latest Action ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCE
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