General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5012 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 397 *00397* Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS Introduced by: REP. CHEESEMAN, 37th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5012 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 397 *00397* Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS Introduced by: REP. CHEESEMAN, 37th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING PENSION AND HEALTH CARE BENEFITS FOR STATE EMPLOYEES AND OFFICIALS EXEMPT FROM CLASSIFIED SERVICE. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to convert all state employees and officials exempt from classified service to a defined contribution pension plan and health savings accounts. Statement of Purpose: To help reduce the overall cost of the state employee workforce in Connecticut.