General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5648 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 891 Referred to Committee on Appropriations Introduced by: REP. ACKERT, 8th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5648 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 891 Referred to Committee on Appropriations Introduced by: REP. ACKERT, 8th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING APPROVAL OF UNFUNDED STATE MANDATES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to require a vote of two-thirds of the members of the General Assembly to pass an unfunded state mandate. Statement of Purpose: To require a vote of two-thirds of the members of the General Assembly before passing an unfunded state mandate.