General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 584 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 2019 Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS Introduced by: SEN. MCLACHLAN, 24th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 584 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 2019 Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS Introduced by: SEN. MCLACHLAN, 24th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING THE COMPACT FOR AMERICA. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to require the state to enter into an agreement adopted among the states to adopt and ratify a balanced budget amendment under Article V of the United States Constitution. Statement of Purpose: To require the state to enter into an agreement to adopt and ratify a balanced budget amendment under Article V of the United States Constitution.