Bill Text: CT SB00269 | 2017 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Legislative Mitigation Of Projected State Budget Deficits.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-27 - Public Hearing 04/03 [SB00269 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2017-SB00269-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 269
January Session, 2017		LCO No. 1666
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Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
Introduced by:
SEN. FASANO, 34th Dist. SEN. WITKOS, 8th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING LEGISLATIVE MITIGATION OF PROJECTED STATE 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 the legislature to adopt deficit mitigation measures if there is a projected budget deficit for two consecutive months.