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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 2-1 (2026)

Regular sessions; organization

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There shall be a regular session of the General Assembly held at Hartford in each year. In the odd-numbered years, such session shall commence on the Wednesday following the first Monday of January. The Senate and House of Representatives, when any such session is to be held, shall convene at their respective chambers in the Capitol on the day named, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, when the secretary shall call the Senate to order and administer the official oath to the senators present. The speaker of the preceding House of Representatives shall, at the same hour, call the House of Representatives to order and administer the official oath to the members present. In the absence of such speaker, the House of Representatives shall be called to order and said oath administered by the member present who was the senior member of any previous House of Representatives. The secretary, and the person calling the House of Representatives to order, shall have the powers of the president of the Senate and speaker of the House of Representatives, respectively, until said officers have been elected. In the even-numbered years, such session shall commence on the Wednesday following the first Monday of February on which day the Senate and House of Representatives shall convene at their respective chambers in the Capitol at ten o'clock in the forenoon.

(1949 Rev., S. 1; 1972, P.A. 76.)

History: 1972 act provided for annual sessions of general assembly and established opening dates for odd and even-year sessions.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 24 cases (7 in the last 5 years), 1967–2026 · leading case: Scalora v. Scalora, 209 A.3d 1 (Conn. App. Ct. 2019).
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Scalora v. Scalora, 209 A.3d 1 (Conn. App. Ct. 2019). · cites it 6× “§ 2-1. 6 "Notice to the parties [however] is not always required when a court takes judicial notice.”
In re Jah'za G., 60 A.3d 392 (Conn. App. Ct. 2013). · cites it 3× “6 *24 The respondent further argues that the “fact” that she caused R’s injuries does not fall within any category of facts under Connecticut Code of Evidence § 2-1 of which a court may take judicial notice.”
State v. Martin, 827 A.2d 1 (Conn. App. Ct. 2003). · cites it 3× “And, I’m basing that statement I just made on § 2-1 of the Connecticut Code of Evidence.”
Carbone v. Atl. Richfield Co., 528 A.2d 1137 (Conn. 1987). “Aetna Life & Casualty Co., supra, 198-99; Magnan v. Anaconda Industries, Inc.”
Conte v. Dwan Lincoln-Mercury, Inc., 374 A.2d 144 (Conn. 1976). “This contention and the trial court’s instructions on agency confuse the plaintiff’s claim for revocation of acceptance with the plaintiff’s claim for breach of warranty, which was not submitted to the jury.”
State v. Linares, 630 A.2d 1340 (Conn. App. Ct. 1993). · cites it 2× “General Statutes § 2-1 (d) (a) (2) has never been construed and we, therefore, have no gloss in which to interpret its words.”
Bennett v. Comm'r of Corr., 190 A.3d 877 (Conn. App. Ct. 2018). “Section 2-1 of the Connecticut Code of Evidence states in relevant part that "[a] court may, but is not required to, take notice of matters of fact, in accordance with subsection (c)," which provides that a "judicially noticed fact must be one not subject to reasonable dispute…”
Tsombanidis v. City of West Haven, Connecticut, 129 F. Supp. 2d 136 (D. Conn. 2001). “Single-Family residential districts are designed specifically to maintain the integrity of the neighborhoods with regard to minimum and uniform lot sizes as well as the single-family characteristic.”
Kapral v. Jepson, 271 F. Supp. 74 (D. Conn. 1967). · cites it 4× “By ordinance adopted by the Board of Aldermen, the City of Milford is presently divided into five voting districts the territorial boundaries of which are more particularly described in Section 2-1 of the Code of the City of Mib ford.”
Willimantic Car Wash, Inc. v. Zoning Bd. of Appeals, 724 A.2d 1108 (Conn. 1999). “1978) § 2-1, p. 15. The statute authorizing local zoning regulation, the gist of which is that zoning regulations must promote the public welfare and be expressive of a comprehensive plan, *739 reflects this community of purpose.”
Dietzel v. Plan. Comm'n, 758 A.2d 906 (Conn. App. Ct. 2000). “1978) § 2-1, p. 15. The statute authorizing local zoning regulation, the gist of which is that zoning regulations must promote the public welfare and be expressive of a comprehensive plan, reflects this community of purpose.”
Frauenglass & Assocs., LLC v. Enagbare, 88 A.3d 1246 (Conn. App. Ct. 2014). “See Practice Book § 2-1 et seq. 9 We agree with Judge Rittenband that it would have been better procedurally for the fact finder to have responded to the request of the defendant’s counsel to apprise him of the status of the defendant’s counterclaim that was filed on the eve of…”
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