General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5974 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 1370 Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT Introduced by: REP. GIULIANO, 23rd Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5974 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 1370 Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT Introduced by: REP. GIULIANO, 23rd Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING APPROVAL OF NEW MUNICIPAL MANDATES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to require any legislation imposing a mandate on municipalities to be passed by a vote of two-thirds of the members of each chamber of the General Assembly. Statement of Purpose: To require a vote of two-thirds of the members of the General Assembly to approve mandates on municipalities.