Connecticut legislation · 2025 General Assembly
Connecticut HB6970: AN ACT CONCERNING ADOPTION OF AMENDMENTS TO THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE.
Status: Chaptered, July 8, 2025
What the bill says
An act concerning adoption of amendments to the uniform commercial code. assembly convened.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT CONCERNING ADOPTION OF AMENDMENTS TO THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE. Assembly convened: Section 1. Subsection (b) of section 42a-1-201 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2026): (b) Subject to definitions contained in other articles of this title that apply to particular articles or parts thereof, in this title: (1) "Action", in the sense of a judicial proceeding, includes recoupment, counterclaim, set-off, suit in equity and any other proceeding in which rights are determined. (2) "Aggrieved party" means a party entitled to pursue a remedy. (3) "Agreement", as distinguished from "contract", means the bargain of the parties in fact, as found in their language or inferred from other circumstances, including course of performance, course of dealing or usage of trade as provided in section 42a-1-303. LCO No. 4577 1 of Raised Bill No. 6970 (4) "Bank" means any person engaged in the business of banking and includes a savings bank, savings and loan association, credit union and trust company. (5) "Bearer" means a person in control of a negotiable electronic document of title or a person in possession of an instrument, a negotiable tangible document of title, or a certificated security payable to bearer or endorsed in blank. (6) "Bill of lading" means a document of title evidencing the …
Sponsors
- Kenneth Gucker (D, 138) · primary sponsor
- Tom Delnicki (R, 14)
- Jonathan Fazzino (D, 83)
- Somers, Heather S. (R, 18)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Transmitted to the Secretary of State
- : Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
- : Public Act 25-145
- : Senate Passed
- : On Consent Calendar / In Concurrence
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
- : Senate Calendar Number 488
- : House Passed
- : Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
Votes
- Senate Roll Call 424 (June 4, 2026): 36 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Roll Call 98 (May 13, 2026): 144 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Senate Roll Call 424 (June 4, 2025): 36 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Roll Call 401 (June 4, 2025): 25 yea, 11 nay, passed
- House Roll Call 98 (May 13, 2025): 144 yea, 3 nay, passed
- House Roll Call 294 (May 13, 2025): 104 yea, 43 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB6970?
- HB6970 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2025 General Assembly): AN ACT CONCERNING ADOPTION OF AMENDMENTS TO THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE.
- What does HB6970 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning adoption of amendments to the uniform commercial code. assembly convened.
- What is the status of HB6970?
- Chaptered as of July 8, 2025. Latest action: Signed by the Governor (July 8, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB6970?
- Kenneth Gucker (D, 138), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB6970?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB06970&which_year=2025
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