General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5478 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 1556 Referred to Committee on Planning and Development Introduced by: REP. SAWYER, 55th Dist. REP. GREENE, 105th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5478 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 1556 Referred to Committee on Planning and Development Introduced by: REP. SAWYER, 55th Dist. REP. GREENE, 105th Dist. AN ACT PROHIBITING NEW UNFUNDED MUNICIPAL MANDATES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to prohibit the General Assembly from passing any legislation that either expands or creates a mandate to municipalities unless such mandate is fully funded by the state. Statement of Purpose: To enact a statutory prohibition on unfunded municipal mandates.