Connecticut-2015-HB05096-Introduced


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 5096*
*January Session, 2015*		LCO No. 27
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Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Introduced by:
REP. ZIOBRON, 34^th Dist.

AN ACT INCREASING THE THRESHOLD REQUIRED FOR PASSAGE OF UNFUNDED MANDATES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That chapter 16 of the general statutes be amended to require the approval of two-thirds of the members of both chambers of the General Assembly for passage of any new or expanded unfunded mandate on municipalities.

Statement of Purpose:

To require a two-thirds majority vote of both chambers in order to pass any new or expanded unfunded mandates.