General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5469 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 1492 Referred to Committee on Planning and Development Introduced by: REP. WILLIAMS, 68th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5469 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 1492 Referred to Committee on Planning and Development Introduced by: REP. WILLIAMS, 68th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING THE REJECTION OF ARBITRATION AWARDS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to provide that when the legislative body of a municipality rejects an arbitration award by a two-thirds vote, the parties to such contract shall continue to negotiate. Statement of Purpose: To provide that when arbitration awards are rejected by the legislative body of a municipality, the parties shall continue to negotiate rather than submitting to mandatory binding arbitration.