Bill Text: CT SB00077 | 2011 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Requiring A Two-thirds Vote To Enact New Unfunded Municipal Mandates.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-19 - Reserved for Subject Matter Public Hearing [SB00077 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2011-SB00077-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 77
January Session, 2011		LCO No. 139
Referred to Committee on Planning and Development
Introduced by:
SEN. WELCH, 31st Dist. REP. BETTS, 78th Dist.

AN ACT REQUIRING A TWO-THIRDS VOTE TO ENACT NEW UNFUNDED MUNICIPAL MANDATES.

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

That section 2-32b of the general statutes be amended to provide that no bill creating or enlarging an unfunded state mandate to local governments shall be enacted except upon approval by a vote of at least two-thirds of the members of each house of the General Assembly.

Statement of Purpose:

To provide relief to local governments by requiring new, unfunded municipal mandates to be approved by a super majority of the members of the House and Senate.