General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6418 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1932 *01932* Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS Introduced by: REP. KLARIDES, 114th Dist. REP. CANDELORA, 86th Dist. REP. HOYDICK, 120th Dist. REP. O'DEA, 125th Dist. REP. O'NEILL, 69th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6418 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1932 *01932* Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS Introduced by: REP. KLARIDES, 114th Dist. REP. CANDELORA, 86th Dist. REP. HOYDICK, 120th Dist. REP. O'DEA, 125th Dist. REP. O'NEILL, 69th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING THE FIRST FIVE PLUS PROGRAM AND POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to categorize any business that receives financial assistance through the first five plus program as a state contractor for purposes of title 9 of the general statutes. Statement of Purpose: To require that businesses that receive first five plus funding be considered state contractors to prohibit them from contributing to political campaigns.