Connecticut 2017 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05014 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 01/03/2017

                            General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 5014
January Session, 2017  LCO No. 262
 *00262*
Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
Introduced by:
REP. BETTS, 78th Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 5014 

January Session, 2017

LCO No. 262

*00262*

Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS 

Introduced by:

REP. BETTS, 78th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING COORDINATION OF FISCAL YEARS FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE STATE AND MUNICIPAL BUDGETS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to require the state and municipalities to use the same fiscal years for preparation of their budgets, and that such coordination of fiscal years occurs within the next two state biennial budget cycles.

Statement of Purpose: 

To coordinate state and municipal budget calendars so that towns have more timely information from the state before finalizing their budgets.