General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5972 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 538 Referred to Committee on Government Administration and Elections Introduced by: REP. O'BRIEN T., 24th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5972 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 538 Referred to Committee on Government Administration and Elections Introduced by: REP. O'BRIEN T., 24th Dist. AN ACT REINSTATING THE BAN ON POLITICAL SPENDING BY CORPORATIONS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That chapter 155 of the general statutes be amended to reinstate the statutory ban on political spending by corporations that was repealed during the 2010 regular session. Statement of Purpose: To reinstate the statutory ban on political spending by corporations that was repealed during the 2010 regular session.