LCO No. 1213 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 620 January Session, 2021 LCO No. 1213 Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS Introduced by: SEN. SAMPSON, 16 th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING A PUBLIC HEARING REQUIREMENT FOR BUDGET EARMARKS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to prohibit budget earmarks 1 except for specific spending proposals that received a public hearing. 2 Statement of Purpose: To require public hearings for earmarks.