General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5877 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 1927 *01927* Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES Introduced by: REP. WILMS, 142nd Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5877 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 1927 *01927* Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES Introduced by: REP. WILMS, 142nd Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING UNION STEWARDS, UNION-RELATED BUSINESS AND COMPENSATION. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to prohibit a state employee from receiving any compensation from the state during the period of time that such state employee is performing in his or her capacity as a union steward conducting union-related business. Statement of Purpose: To require transparency and accountability in government.