General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 89 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1252 *01252* Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS Introduced by: SEN. BOUCHER, 26th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 89 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1252 *01252* Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS Introduced by: SEN. BOUCHER, 26th Dist. AN ACT PREVENTING BUDGET DEFICITS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to require that if the cumulative monthly financial statement issued by the Comptroller pursuant to section 3-115 of the general statutes for each of two consecutive months includes a projected General Fund deficit, the General Assembly shall enact legislation as necessary to prevent such projected deficit. Statement of Purpose: To require early intervention by the legislature to prevent budget deficits.