General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5439 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 846 Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT Introduced by: REP. HWANG, 134th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5439 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 846 Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT Introduced by: REP. HWANG, 134th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING THE APPROVAL OF UNFUNDED MANDATES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That chapter 16 of the general statutes be amended to prohibit new unfunded mandates on municipalities unless any such mandate is approved by a vote of two-thirds of the members of both chambers of the General Assembly. Statement of Purpose: To provide state mandate relief to municipalities.