General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5024 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 122 Referred to Committee on Government Administration and Elections Introduced by: REP. COUTU, 47th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5024 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 122 Referred to Committee on Government Administration and Elections Introduced by: REP. COUTU, 47th Dist. AN ACT DECREASING LEGISLATIVE POSTAL COSTS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the amount of funds allotted for the purpose of paying the cost of postage for legislators to send mail be decreased by fifty per cent. Statement of Purpose: To decrease the amount of state funds used for legislators to send mail.