General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5560 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 398 *00398* Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT Introduced by: REP. CHEESEMAN, 37th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5560 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 398 *00398* Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT Introduced by: REP. CHEESEMAN, 37th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING THE PASSAGE OF MUNICIPAL 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 in order to pass new mandates.