Connecticut 2017 2017 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05092 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/03/2017

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 5092
January Session, 2017  LCO No. 38
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Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
REP. SAMPSON, 80th Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 5092 

January Session, 2017

LCO No. 38

*00038*

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS 

Introduced by:

REP. SAMPSON, 80th Dist.

AN ACT PROHIBITING CERTAIN LOBBYING BY STATE EMPLOYEE UNIONS.

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

That chapter 10 of the general statutes be amended to prohibit an employee organization, as defined in section 5-270 of the general statutes, from lobbying any legislator or legislative committee regarding the state budget or an increase in salary for state employees.

Statement of Purpose: 

To prohibit certain lobbying by state employee unions in order to prevent a conflict of interest.