Bill Text: CT SB00296 | 2017 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Increasing The Threshold Necessary For Passage Of Unfunded Mandates.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-19 - Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development [SB00296 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2017-SB00296-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Proposed Bill No. 296 |
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January Session, 2017 |
LCO No. 2439 | ||||
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Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT |
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Introduced by: |
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SEN. HWANG, 28th Dist. |
AN ACT INCREASING THE THRESHOLD NECESSARY 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.