General Assembly

 

Proposed Bill No. 89

 

January Session, 2017

 

LCO No. 1252

 

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Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS

 

Introduced by:

 

SEN. BOUCHER, 26th Dist.

 

AN ACT PREVENTING BUDGET DEFICITS.

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

That the general statutes be amended to require that if the cumulative monthly financial statement issued by the Comptroller pursuant to section 3-115 of the general statutes for each of two consecutive months includes a projected General Fund deficit, the General Assembly shall enact legislation as necessary to prevent such projected deficit.

Statement of Purpose:

To require early intervention by the legislature to prevent budget deficits.