General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5791 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 1515 *01515* Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS Introduced by: REP. CARTER, 2nd Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5791 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 1515 *01515* Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS Introduced by: REP. CARTER, 2nd Dist. AN ACT PERMITTING THE REMOVAL OF DEPARTMENT HEADS BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That chapter 46 of the general statutes be amended to permit the General Assembly to remove a department head by a majority vote of the membership of each chamber. Statement of Purpose: To encourage state agency accountability by permitting the General Assembly to vote to remove department heads.