Bill Text: CT HB05046 | 2012 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: An Act Concerning A Moratorium On The Issuance Of General Obligation Bonds Of The State.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-14 - Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding [HB05046 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2012-HB05046-Introduced.html

General Assembly

 

Proposed Bill No. 5046

 

February Session, 2012

 

LCO No. 128

   

Referred to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding

 

Introduced by:

 

REP. DAVIS C., 57th Dist.

 

AN ACT CONCERNING A MORATORIUM ON THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS OF THE STATE.

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

That section 3-20 of the general statutes be amended to provide that, until January 1, 2014, the State Bond Commission shall suspend the allocation of any general obligation bonds of the state, except for (1) allocations to fund programs or projects that are ongoing, or (2) allocations that benefit the entire state.

Statement of Purpose:

To suspend for the next two years the authority to issue general obligation bonds of the state to fund "earmark" projects.

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