General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 653 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 2384 *02384* Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT Introduced by: SEN. KELLY, 21st Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 653 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 2384 *02384* Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT Introduced by: SEN. KELLY, 21st Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING THE SUNSET AND ENACTMENT OF UNFUNDED STATE MANDATES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to sunset all unfunded state mandates on January 1, 2018, and to require a two-thirds vote of the members of each chamber of the General Assembly to enact any such mandate in the future. Statement of Purpose: To provide property tax relief to municipalities by eliminating and restricting unfunded state mandates.