General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6165 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 1946 Referred to Committee on Government Administration and Elections Introduced by: REP. SAWYER, 55th Dist. REP. CAMILLO, 151st Dist. REP. RIGBY, 63rd Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6165 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 1946 Referred to Committee on Government Administration and Elections Introduced by: REP. SAWYER, 55th Dist. REP. CAMILLO, 151st Dist. REP. RIGBY, 63rd Dist. AN ACT FAVORING CONNECTICUT COMPANIES FOR STATE CONTRACTS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That section 4e-48 of the general statutes be amended to provide that once the lowest original lowest responsible qualified bid is identified, the state contracting agency shall add a per cent increase to the original bid of nonresident bidders. Statement of Purpose: To help foster the growth and strength of Connecticut companies by adding a preference for resident bidders to the state contracting process.