General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5489 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 81 *00081* Referred to Committee on HOUSING Introduced by: REP. RYAN, 139th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5489 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 81 *00081* Referred to Committee on HOUSING Introduced by: REP. RYAN, 139th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING REFERENCES MADE TO HOUSING AUTHORITIES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to include a criminal penalty for providing a false reference on behalf of a prospective tenant to a housing authority. Statement of Purpose: To provide criminal penalties for giving a false reference to a housing authority on behalf of a prospective tenant.