General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 655 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 2050 Referred to Committee on Government Administration and Elections Introduced by: SEN. HARTLEY, 15th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 655 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 2050 Referred to Committee on Government Administration and Elections Introduced by: SEN. HARTLEY, 15th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING STATE REGULATIONS THAT EXCEED FEDERAL STANDARDS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That section 4-170 of the general statutes be amended to require each state agency to include in its submission to the standing legislative regulation review committee of a proposed regulation that exceeds federal standards a plain language explanation of the reason for exceeding such standards. Statement of Purpose: To require state agencies to explain the need for regulations that exceed federal standards.