Bill Text: CT SB00232 | 2017 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Conflict Of Law Provisions That Are Applicable To Commercial Transactions.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-18 - Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary [SB00232 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2017-SB00232-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 232
January Session, 2017		LCO No. 1523
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
SEN. WITKOS, 8th Dist. (By Request)

AN ACT CONCERNING CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS THAT ARE APPLICABLE TO COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to modify the state's conflict of law provisions that are applicable to commercial transactions by shifting from the substantial contacts model to a more permissive model based on New York General Obligations Law Section 5-1401.

Statement of Purpose:

To permit out-of-state corporations to choose Connecticut law to govern their commercial transactions.