General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 654 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1255 *01255* Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT Introduced by: SEN. BOUCHER, 26th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 654 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1255 *01255* Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT Introduced by: SEN. BOUCHER, 26th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING UNFUNDED STATE MANDATES ON MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to require the approval by a vote of at least two-thirds of the members of each chamber of the General Assembly to enact any new state mandate for which no state reimbursement is provided to municipal governments for costs resulting from such new mandate. Statement of Purpose: To provide relief to municipalities from unfunded mandates.