General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5855 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 2080 *02080* Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES Introduced by: REP. KUPCHICK, 132nd Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5855 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 2080 *02080* Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES Introduced by: REP. KUPCHICK, 132nd Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND DRUG USE. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to prohibit a person who is fired from their job for drug use from collecting unemployment benefits. Statement of Purpose: To prohibit a person who is fired from their job for drug use from collecting unemployment benefits.