General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5335 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 769 *00769* Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS Introduced by: REP. SRINIVASAN, 31st Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5335 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 769 *00769* Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS Introduced by: REP. SRINIVASAN, 31st Dist. AN ACT LIMITING COST-OF-LIVING INCREASES TO STATE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PAYMENTS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to limit cost-of-living increases to state employee retirement payments to no more than the rate of increase of any Social Security cost-of-living adjustment in effect. Statement of Purpose: To require cost-of-living increases to state employee pension payments to mirror those of Social Security.