General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5973 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 2196 Referred to Committee on Government Administration and Elections Introduced by: REP. LEONE, 148th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5973 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 2196 Referred to Committee on Government Administration and Elections Introduced by: REP. LEONE, 148th Dist. AN ACT DESIGNATING OCTOBER AS ITALIAN-AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That section 10-29a of the general statutes be amended to designate October of each year as Italian-American Heritage Month. Statement of Purpose: To honor the contributions Italian-Americans have made to the state and to the United States.