General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5614 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 1230 Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW Introduced by: REP. SEAR, 47th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5614 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 1230 Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW Introduced by: REP. SEAR, 47th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING "E-BOOKS" AND LIBRARIES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to require publishers of electronic books to offer such books for sale to public and academic libraries at the same rates as offered to the general public. Statement of Purpose: To require publishers of electronic books to offer e-books for sale to public and academic libraries at the same rates as offered to the general public.