Connecticut 2017 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05400 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 01/10/2017

                            General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 5400
January Session, 2017  LCO No. 8
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Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
Introduced by:
REP. WILMS, 142nd Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 5400 

January Session, 2017

LCO No. 8

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Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS 

Introduced by:

REP. WILMS, 142nd Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATE BUDGET AND LEGISLATION IMPLEMENTING THE STATE BUDGET.

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

That the general statutes be amended to require the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies and finance, revenue and bonding to (1) conduct public hearings on, and (2) vote to approve the proposed state budget and any proposed legislation to implement the state budget prior to enactment of such budget or implementing legislation by the General Assembly.

Statement of Purpose: 

To require certain legislative committees to approve the budget and implementer bills prior to a vote by the General Assembly.