General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5084 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 156 *00156* Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS Introduced by: REP. ZIOBRON, 34th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5084 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 156 *00156* Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS Introduced by: REP. ZIOBRON, 34th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF GRANTS AWARDED UNDER THE CITIZENS' ELECTION PROGRAM. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That chapter 157 of the general statutes be amended to require candidates participating in the Citizens' Election Program to spend seventy-five per cent of any grant awarded thereunder on businesses based in Connecticut. Statement of Purpose: To support Connecticut businesses.