General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 50 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 909 *00909* Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS Introduced by: SEN. MARKLEY, 16th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 50 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 909 *00909* Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS Introduced by: SEN. MARKLEY, 16th Dist. AN ACT CREATING A PILOT PROGRAM FOR ZERO-BASED BUDGETING FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to create a pilot program requiring zero-based budgeting for the Department of Consumer Protection and the Department of Agriculture commencing with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018. Statement of Purpose: To enact a pilot program to examine zero-based budgeting for two state agencies.