Connecticut 2019 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06874 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/29/2019

                     
 
LCO No. 1504   	1 of 1 
 
General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 6874  
January Session, 2019  
LCO No. 1504 
 
 
Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION 
AND ELECTIONS  
 
 
Introduced by:  
REP. ROSARIO, 128th Dist. 
 
 
 
AN ACT CONCERNING THE DIVESTMENT OF STATE FUNDS FROM 
COMPANIES THAT HOLD PUERTO RICAN DEBT. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General 
Assembly convened: 
 
That chapter 32 of the general statutes be amended to authorize the 1 
State Treasurer to divest and decide to not further invest state funds in 2 
any company that holds bonds or other debt of the Commonwealth of 3 
Puerto Rico. 4 
Statement of Purpose:   
To authorize the State Treasurer to divest from any companies that 
hold the debt of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico due to the ongoing 
fiscal and humanitarian crisis on the island.