General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 144 February Session, 2010 LCO No. 612 Referred to Committee on Planning and Development Introduced by: SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist. REP. CANDELARIA, 95th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 144 February Session, 2010 LCO No. 612 Referred to Committee on Planning and Development Introduced by: SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist. REP. CANDELARIA, 95th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING ENHANCED REGIONALISM. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the state increase financial and other incentives for intermunicipal and regional cooperation by sharing one-quarter of one per cent of the sales tax with regions. Statement of Purpose: To increase regional cooperation and make government more efficient and less expensive.