SB 293 — AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATUTE OF LIMITATION FOR INJURY CAUSED BY FRAUD IN THE PROVISION OF FERTILITY CARE AND TREATMENT.

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293614 February Session, 2026 LCOSubstitute Senate Bill No.

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AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATUTE OF LIMITATION FOR INJURY CAUSED BY FRAUD IN THE PROVISION OF FERTILITY CARE AND TREATMENT.

(NEW) (Effective October 1, 2026, and applicable to any cause of action arising from an incident committed on or after said date) Notwithstanding(a) theprovisionsofsection52-577ofthegeneralstatutes,As anused action to recover damages for personal injury caused by fraud in thethis provisionsection: of fertility care and treatment may be brought not later than three years from the date on which the minor child affected by fraud in the provision of fertility care and treatment reaches the age of majority, or three yearsafter thedate onwhichthe fraudis discovered,whichever is later.

(1) "Fraud in the provision of fertility care and treatment" means knowingly performing assistive reproductive treatment while using human reproductive material from any individual, including the health care provider's own reproductive material, other than the use of human reproductive material that the patient specifically consented to using in writing;

(2) "Assisted reproductive treatment" includes intrauterine or intracervical insemination;

in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer;

donation of eggs, sperm or embryos;

or related clinical procedures sSB293 / File No.

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(3) "Human reproductive material" means human spermatozoon or ovum or a human organism at any state of development from fertilized ovum to embryo;

and (4) "Health care provider" means any person licensed under the laws of this state to provide health care, or any other individual who handles human reproductive material in a health care setting.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 52-577 of the general statutes, an action to recover damages for personal injury caused by fraud in the provision of fertility care and treatment may be brought not later than thirty years from the date on which the minor child affected by fraud in the provision of fertility care attains the age of twenty-one.

LCOSection No.1 October 1, 2026, and New section applicable to any cause of action arising from an incident committed on or after said date JUD Joint Favorable Subst.

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None Explanation The bill extends the statute oflimitations for apersonal injury lawsuit for fraud in providing fertility care or treatment, resulting in no fiscal impact to the state as it concerns only private parties.

The court system disposes of over 250,000 cases annually and any increase in the number of cases is not anticipated to be great enough to need additional resources.

The Out Years State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

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614 OLR Bill Analysis sSB 293 AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATUTE OF LIMITATION FOR INJURY CAUSED BY FRAUD IN THE PROVISION OF FERTILITY CARE AND TREATMENT.

SUMMARY This bill extends the statute of limitations for a personal injury lawsuit for fraud in providing fertility care or treatment to the 51st birthday of the minor affected by the fraud.

Under existing law, the statute of limitations for civil torts is generally three years.

Under the bill, this fraud is knowingly performing assisted reproductive treatment while using human reproductive material from anyone other than the one the patient consented to in writing.

This includes if the health care provider, or anyone else who handles the material in a health care setting, knowingly uses their own material without consent.

Under the bill, “human reproductive material” is sperm, ovum, or a human organism at any developmental stage from fertilized ovum to embryo.

“Assisted reproductive treatment” includes intrauterine or intracervical insemination;

in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer;

egg, sperm, or embryo donation;

or related clinical procedures designed to cause pregnancy other than through sexual intercourse.