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HJ 89 — RESOLUTION GRANTING CAROLINE SKUDLAREK, EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF ALFONS SKUDLAREK, PERMISSION TO SUE THE STATE.
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
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House of Representatives General Assembly File No.
792943 General Assembly January Session, 20252025(Reprint Substituteof HouseFile Joint Resolution No.
89792) Substitute House ofJoint Representatives,Resolution AprilNo. 28, 2025 The Committee on Judiciary reported through REP.
STAFSTROM89 ofAs theAmended 129thby Dist.,House ChairpersonAmendment ofSchedule the"A" CommitteeApproved onby the partLegislative ofCommissioner theMay House,21, that2025 theRESOLUTION substituteGRANTING jointCAROLINE resolutionSKUDLAREK, oughtEXECUTRIX toOF beTHE adopted.ESTATE OF ALFONS SKUDLAREK, PERMISSION TO SUE THE STATE.
RESOLUTIONBe CONFIRMINGit THEenacted DECISIONby OFthe THESenate CLAIMSand COMMISSIONERHouse TOof DENYRepresentatives CERTAINin CLAIMSGeneral AGAINSTAssembly THEconvened: STATE.
Resolved by this Assembly:
That the decision of the Claims Commissioner, file number 2664126461 of said commissioner, ordering the denial of the claim against the state of CiprianiCaroline Benedetto,Skudlarek, Executrix of the Estate of Alfons Skudlarek, is confirmed.vacated and the General Assembly, having considered the claim, grants the claimant permission to sue the state only for the two enumerated claims of gross negligence presented to the Claims Commissioner, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (c) of section 4-159a of the general statutes.
Sec.The claimant's action shall be brought not later than one year from the date of the final adoption by the General Assembly of this resolution.
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That the decision of the Claims Commissioner, file number 26539 of said commissioner, ordering the denial of the claim against the state of Attorney Peter C.
Bowman, Administrator of the Estate of Jayan Bryan, is confirmed.
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That the decision of the Claims Commissioner, file number 26843 of said commissioner, ordering the denial of the claim against the state of Milton Campbell, is confirmed.
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That the decision of the Claims Commissioner, file number 27046 of said commissioner, ordering the denial of the claim against the sHJ89 / File No.
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792 state of Katherine Ciolkosz on behalf of the decedent David Ciolkosz, is confirmed.
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That the decision of the Claims Commissioner, file number 26664 of said commissioner, ordering the denial of the claim against the state of David Dantino, is confirmed.
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That the decision of the Claims Commissioner, file number 26461 of said commissioner, ordering the denial of the claim against the state of Caroline Skudlarek, Executrix of the Estate of Alfons Skudlarek, is confirmed.
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That the decision of the Claims Commissioner, file number 26540 of said commissioner, ordering the denial of the claim against the state of D'Yanna Wallace, is confirmed.
JUD Joint Favorable Subst.
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792943 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.
NoneAgency MunicipalAffected Impact:Fund-Effect FY 26 $ FY 27 $ Comptroller - Adjudicated GF - Potential See Below See Below Claims Account Cost Note:
NoneGF=General ExplanationFund TheMunicipal resolutionImpact: confirms the Claims Commissioners’ denials of seven claims against the state and does not result in a fiscal impact.
None Explanation The Outresolution Yearsas Stateamended Impact:allows the claimant Caroline Skudlarek, Executrix of the Estate of Alfons Skudlarek, to sue the state, only for the two enumerated claims of gross negligence presented to the Claims Commissioner, to recover damages as compensation for personal injury and/or property damage allegedly suffered totaling $20,000 or more as set forth in said claim.
NonePayout Municipalon Impact:the claim, were it to occur, would be madefromtheComptroller'sAdjudicatedClaimsaccount.
NoneThetotalcost sHJ89to /the Filestate No.cannot be determined as the outcome of this future lawsuit is unknown.
792The 3resolution sHJ89also Fileconfirms No.the Claims Commissioners’ denials of seven claims against the state and does not result in a fiscal impact.
792House OLR“A” Billallows Analysisthe sHJclaimant 89Caroline RESOLUTIONSkudlarek, CONFIRMINGExecutrix THEof DECISIONthe OFEstate THEof CLAIMSAlfons COMMISSIONERSkudlarek, TOto DENYsue CERTAINthe CLAIMSstate AGAINSTresulting THEin STATE.the fiscal impact described above.
The Out Years The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would continue into the future subject to inflation.
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943 The preceding Fiscal Impact statement is prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for the purposes of information, summarization and explanation and does not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.
In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.
Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.
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943 OLR Bill Analysis sHJ 89 (as amended by House "A") RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE DECISION OF THE CLAIMS COMMISSIONER TO DENY CERTAIN CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE.
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Action History
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ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCE
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ADOPTED SEN. AS AMENDED BY HO. A
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SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH. A
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FILE NO. 943
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SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 525
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FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.
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ADOPTED HOUSE AS AMENDED BY HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A
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HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A
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FILE NO. 792
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HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 497
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FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDAR
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RPTD. OUT OF LCO
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REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/28/25
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FILED WITH LCO
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Joint Favorable Substitute
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PUBLIC HEARING 0328
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REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Judiciary
Sponsorship breakdown
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Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (36)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Duff | Democratic | Yea |
| Catherine A. Osten | Democratic | Yea |
| Ceci Maher | Democratic | Yea |
| Christine Cohen | Democratic | Yea |
| Derek Slap | Democratic | Yea |
| Douglas McCrory | Democratic | Yea |
| Gary A. Winfield | Democratic | Yea |
| Herron Gaston | Democratic | Yea |
| James J. Maroney | Democratic | Yea |
| Jan Hochadel | Democratic | Yea |
| Joan V. Hartley | Democratic | Yea |
| John W. Fonfara | Democratic | Yea |
| Jorge Cabrera | Democratic | Yea |
| Julie Kushner | Democratic | Yea |
| MD Rahman | Democratic | Yea |
| Mae Flexer | Democratic | Yea |
| Martha Marx | Democratic | Yea |
| Martin M. Looney | Democratic | Yea |
| Matthew L. Lesser | Democratic | Yea |
| Norman Needleman | Democratic | Yea |
| Patricia Billie Miller | Democratic | Yea |
| Paul Honig | Democratic | Yea |
| Rick Lopes | Democratic | Yea |
| Saud Anwar | Democratic | Yea |
| Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox | Democratic | Yea |
| Eric C. Berthel | Republican | Yea |
| Heather S. Somers | Republican | Yea |
| Henri Martin | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Perillo | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Gordon | Republican | Yea |
| John A. Kissel | Republican | Yea |
| Paul Cicarella | Republican | Yea |
| Rob Sampson | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Fazio | Republican | Yea |
| Stephen G. Harding | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Hwang | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 94 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 46 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Unaffiliated | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 144 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 95% | 0% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (151)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan | — | Not Voting |
| Collins Main | — | Yea |
| Mccarthy Vahey | — | Yea |
| Morrin Bello | — | Not Voting |
| Sanchez, J. | — | Yea |
| Sanchez, R. | — | Yea |
| Aimee Berger-Girvalo | Democratic | Yea |
| Alphonse Paolillo | Democratic | Yea |
| Andre F. Baker | Democratic | Yea |
| Anne M. Hughes | Democratic | Yea |
| Anthony L. Nolan | Democratic | Yea |
| Antonio Felipe | Democratic | Yea |
| Aundre Bumgardner | Democratic | Yea |
| Bob Godfrey | Democratic | Yea |
| Bobby G. Gibson | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Brandon Chafee | Democratic | Yea |
| Christopher Poulos | Democratic | Yea |
| Christopher Rosario | Democratic | Yea |
| Corey P. Paris | Democratic | Yea |
| Daniel Gaiewski | Democratic | Yea |
| David DeFronzo | Democratic | Yea |
| Derell Wilson | Democratic | Yea |
| Dominique Johnson | Democratic | Yea |
| Eleni Kavros DeGraw | Democratic | Yea |
| Farley Santos | Democratic | Yea |
| Frank Smith | Democratic | Yea |
| Fred Gee | Democratic | Yea |
| Gary A. Turco | Democratic | Yea |
| Geoff Luxenberg | Democratic | Yea |
| Geraldo C. Reyes | Democratic | Yea |
| Gregory Haddad | Democratic | Yea |
| Hector Arzeno | Democratic | Yea |
| Henry J. Genga | Democratic | Yea |
| Hilda E. Santiago | Democratic | Yea |
| Hubert D. Delany | Democratic | Yea |
| Jaime S. Foster | Democratic | Yea |
| James Sanchez | Democratic | Yea |
| Jane M. Garibay | Democratic | Yea |
| Jason Doucette | Democratic | Yea |
| Jason Rojas | Democratic | Yea |
| Jennifer Leeper | Democratic | Yea |
| Jill Barry | Democratic | Yea |
| Jillian Gilchrest | Democratic | Yea |
| John Santanella | Democratic | Yea |
| John-Michael Parker | Democratic | Yea |
| Jonathan Fazzino | Democratic | Yea |
| Jonathan Jacobson | Democratic | Yea |
| Jonathan Steinberg | Democratic | Yea |
| Joseph P. Gresko | Democratic | Yea |
| Josh Elliott | Democratic | Yea |
| Joshua M. Hall | Democratic | Yea |
| Juan R. Candelaria | Democratic | Yea |
| Julio A. Concepcion | Democratic | Yea |
| Kadeem Roberts | Democratic | Yea |
| Kai J. Belton | Democratic | Yea |
| Kaitlyn Shake | Democratic | Yea |
| Kara Rochelle | Democratic | Yea |
| Kate Farrar | Democratic | Yea |
| Kenneth Gucker | Democratic | Yea |
| Kerry S. Wood | Democratic | Yea |
| Kevin Brown | Democratic | Yea |
| Larry B. Butler | Democratic | Yea |
| Laurie Sweet | Democratic | Yea |
| Liz Linehan | Democratic | Yea |
| Lucy Dathan | Democratic | Yea |
| Marcus Brown | Democratic | Yea |
| Maria P. Horn | Democratic | Yea |
| Mary Fortier | Democratic | Yea |
| Mary M. Mushinsky | Democratic | Yea |
| Mary Welander | Democratic | Yea |
| Maryam Khan | Democratic | Yea |
| Matt Blumenthal | Democratic | Yea |
| Matthew Ritter | Democratic | Yea |
| Melissa Osborne | Democratic | Yea |
| Michael "MJ" Shannon | Democratic | Yea |
| Michael D. Quinn | Democratic | Yea |
| Michael DiGiovancarlo | Democratic | Yea |
| Mike Demicco | Democratic | Yea |
| Minnie Gonzalez | Democratic | Yea |
| Moira Rader | Democratic | Yea |
| Nicholas Menapace | Democratic | Yea |
| Nick Gauthier | Democratic | Yea |
| Patricia A. Dillon | Democratic | Yea |
| Patrick Biggins | Democratic | Yea |
| Patrick S. Boyd | Democratic | Yea |
| Raghib Allie-Brennan | Democratic | Yea |
| Rebecca Martinez | Democratic | Yea |
| Renee LaMark Muir | Democratic | Yea |
| Robin E. Comey | Democratic | Yea |
| Roland J. Lemar | Democratic | Yea |
| Ronald A. Napoli | Democratic | Yea |
| Sarah Keitt | Democratic | Yea |
| Savet Constantine | Democratic | Yea |
| Stephen R. Meskers | Democratic | Yea |
| Steven J. Stafstrom | Democratic | Yea |
| Steven Winter | Democratic | Yea |
| Susan M. Johnson | Democratic | Yea |
| Tammy R. Exum | Democratic | Yea |
| Toni E. Walker | Democratic | Yea |
| Travis Simms | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Trenee McGee | Democratic | Yea |
| William Heffernan | Democratic | Yea |
| Amy Romano | Republican | Yea |
| Anne Dauphinais | Republican | Yea |
| Arnold Jensen | Republican | Yea |
| Ben McGorty | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Buckbee | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Lanoue | Republican | Yea |
| Cara Christine Pavalock-D'Amato | Republican | Yea |
| Carol Hall | Republican | Not Voting |
| Chris Aniskovich | Republican | Not Voting |
| Chris Stewart | Republican | Not Voting |
| Christie M. Carpino | Republican | Yea |
| Craig C. Fishbein | Republican | Yea |
| Dave W. Yaccarino | Republican | Yea |
| David Rutigliano | Republican | Yea |
| Devin R. Carney | Republican | Yea |
| Donna Veach | Republican | Yea |
| Doug Dubitsky | Republican | Yea |
| Gale L. Mastrofrancesco | Republican | Yea |
| Greg S. Howard | Republican | Yea |
| Irene M. Haines | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Buchsbaum | Republican | Yea |
| Jay M. Case | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Canino | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Hoxha | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Polletta | Republican | Yea |
| John E. Piscopo | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph H. Zullo | Republican | Yea |
| Karen Reddington-Hughes | Republican | Yea |
| Kathy Kennedy | Republican | Yea |
| Kurt Vail | Republican | Yea |
| Lezlye Zupkus | Republican | Yea |
| Mark DeCaprio | Republican | Yea |
| Mark W. Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Martin Foncello | Republican | Yea |
| Mitch Bolinsky | Republican | Yea |
| Nicole Klarides-Ditria | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick E. Callahan | Republican | Yea |
| Seth Bronko | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Weir | Republican | Yea |
| Tami Zawistowski | Republican | Yea |
| Tammy Nuccio | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Ackert | Republican | Yea |
| Tina Courpas | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Delnicki | Republican | Yea |
| Tom O'Dea | Republican | Yea |
| Tony J. Scott | Republican | Yea |
| Tracy Marra | Republican | Yea |
| Vincent J. Candelora | Republican | Yea |
| William Pizzuto | Republican | Yea |
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