General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5689 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1227 *01227* Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS Introduced by: REP. MACLACHLAN, 35th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5689 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1227 *01227* Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS Introduced by: REP. MACLACHLAN, 35th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING A DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT PLAN FOR STATE EMPLOYEES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to phase out the current defined benefit pension plan for state employees and replace it with a defined contribution retirement plan. Statement of Purpose: To replace state employee pensions with a defined contribution retirement plan.