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General Assembly File No. 614
February Session, 2026 Substitute Senate Bill No. 293
Senate, April 14, 2026
The Committee on Judiciary reported through SEN. WINFIELD
of the 10th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of
the Senate, that the substitute bill ought to pass.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATUTE OF LIMITATION FOR INJURY
CAUSED BY FRAUD IN THE PROVISION OF FERTILITY CARE AND
TREATMENT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) ( Effective October 1, 2026, and applicable to any cause 1
of action arising from an incident committed on or after said date) (a) As used 2
in this section: 3
(1) "Fraud in the provision of fertility care and treatment" means 4
knowingly performing assistive reproductive treatment while using 5
human reproductive material from any individual, including the health 6
care provider's own reproductive material, other than the use of human 7
reproductive material that the patient specifically consented to using in 8
writing; 9
(2) "Assisted reproductive treatment" includes intrauterine or 10
intracervical insemination; in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer; 11
donation of eggs, sperm or embryos; or related clinical procedures 12
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designed to cause pregnancy other than sexual intercourse; 13
(3) "Human reproductive material" means human spermatozoon or 14
ovum or a human organism at any state of development from fertilized 15
ovum to embryo; and 16
(4) "Health care provider" means any person licensed under the laws 17
of this state to provide health care, or any other individual who handles 18
human reproductive material in a health care setting. 19
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 52 -577 of the general 20
statutes, an action to recover damages for personal injury caused by 21
fraud in the provision of fertility care and treatment may be brought not 22
later than thirty years from the date on which the minor child affected 23
by fraud in the provision of fertility care attains the age of twenty-one. 24
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2026, and
applicable to any cause of
action arising from an
incident committed on or
after said date
New section
JUD Joint Favorable Subst.
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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 cha mber 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.
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill extends the statute of limitations for a personal 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: None
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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 e xtends 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 han dles 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.
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2026, and applicable to causes of
action arising from incidents committed on or after that date.
COMMITTEE ACTION
Judiciary Committee
Joint Favorable Substitute
Yea 39 Nay 1 (03/30/2026)