General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5988 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 1694 Referred to Committee on Government Administration and Elections Introduced by: REP. ROLDAN, 4th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5988 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 1694 Referred to Committee on Government Administration and Elections Introduced by: REP. ROLDAN, 4th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING "BUY CONNECTICUT" AND STATE CONTRACTS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That chapter 58 of the general statutes be amended to require any state contract with a value of more than two and one-half million dollars paid for with state funds to include a requirement that at least fifty-one per cent of such contract be performed by businesses or residents of the state. Statement of Purpose: To ensure the majority of state funding is recaptured by Connecticut businesses and workers.