General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5528 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 714 Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT Introduced by: REP. O'DEA, 125th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5528 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 714 Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT Introduced by: REP. O'DEA, 125th Dist. AN ACT REQUIRING A TWO-THIRDS VOTE TO ENACT MUNICIPAL MANDATES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to require legislation imposing a mandate on municipalities be passed by a vote of two-thirds of the members of each chamber of the General Assembly. Statement of Purpose: To require a two-thirds vote of the General Assembly before placing new mandates on municipalities.