General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 176
January Session, 2011 LCO No. 299
Referred to Committee on Planning and Development
Introduced by:
SEN. BOUCHER, 26th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 176
January Session, 2011
LCO No. 299
Referred to Committee on Planning and Development
Introduced by:
SEN. BOUCHER, 26th Dist.
AN ACT REQUIRING A SUPERMAJORITY VOTE TO ENACT NEW MUNICIPAL MANDATES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 2-32b of the general statutes be amended to provide that no bill creating or enlarging a state mandate to local governments shall be enacted except upon approval by a vote of at least two-thirds of the members of each house of the General Assembly.
Statement of Purpose:
To require two-thirds of the members of the House and Senate to approve any legislation enacting a new state mandate to municipalities.