General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5609 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 1175 *01175* Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES Introduced by: REP. REBIMBAS, 70th Dist. REP. LABRIOLA, 131st Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5609 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 1175 *01175* Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES Introduced by: REP. REBIMBAS, 70th Dist. REP. LABRIOLA, 131st Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING LIMITATIONS ON BINDING ARBITRATION AWARDS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to prohibit binding arbitration awards for increased wages pursuant to collective bargaining negotiations from exceeding the level increase reflected in the prevailing Consumer Price Index. Statement of Purpose: To amend the collective bargaining statutes to limit binding arbitration awards to not more than the Consumer Price Index.