General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5449 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 429 *00429* Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT Introduced by: REP. FERGUSON, 138th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5449 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 429 *00429* Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT Introduced by: REP. FERGUSON, 138th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING THE PASSAGE OF NEW MANDATES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to require the approval of two-thirds of the members of both chambers of the General Assembly for passage of any new mandate on municipalities. Statement of Purpose: To require a two-thirds majority vote of both chambers for the passage of any new mandates.