Legislative Update
Tuesday, December 9, 2025 2:59 AM
SB1497 An Act Concerning Programming At The Department Of Agriculture And Other Farming And Agriculture Related Provisions. - OPPOSE (TRACKED ON 6/2)
Status: Signed by the Governor (7/1)
To streamline certain services at the Department of Agriculture while increasing access to such services.
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Hearing Date(s):
Mon 3/17 10:00 AM @ ROOM 2B AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB1529 An Act Revising The Effective Dates Of Provisions Regarding Certain Municipal Referenda And Equity Joint Ventures And Concerning Contracts With The Department Of Developmental Services, The Commissioner Of Education's Network Of Schools, The Reporting Of Certain School District Financial Information, The Failure To File For Certain Grand List Exemptions And The Deferrals Of Certain Towns' Real Property Revaluations. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 3/19)
Status: Signed by the Governor (7/1)
To allow certain persons to file for a certain property tax exemption, notwithstanding certain statutory deadlines, and authorize the town of Trumbull to defer the revaluation of real property in said town by one year.
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Hearing Date(s):
Mon 3/24 11:00 AM @ ROOM 2E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB1444 An Act Concerning The Conversion Of Commercial Real Property For Residential Use. - OPPOSE (TRACKED ON 3/5)
Status: Signed by the Governor (7/8)
To allow the conversion or partial conversion of any commercial building into a residential development as of right.
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Hearing Date(s):
Mon 3/10 10:30 AM @ ROOM 2B AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB7067 An Act Concerning An Emergency Certificate Of Need Application Process For Transfers Of Ownership Of Hospitals That Have Filed For Bankruptcy Protection, The Assessment Of Motor Vehicles For Property Taxation, A Property Tax Exemption For Veterans Who Are Permanently And Totally Disabled And Funding Of The Special Education Excess Cost Grant. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/26)
Status: Public Act 25-2 (3/12)
Analysis Forthcoming
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HB5064 An Act Establishing A Grant Program For Agricultural Preservation And Farmland Access Purposes. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 1/9)
Status: Signed by the Governor (7/1)
To encourage and provide for the retention of agricultural lands for agricultural purposes.
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Hearing Date(s):
Fri 1/31 10:00 AM @ ROOM 2C AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB5004 An Act Concerning The Protection Of The Environment And The Development Of Renewable Energy Sources And Associated Job Sectors. - (TRACKED ON 1/8)
Status: Signed by the Governor (7/1)
To protect the state's environment while providing for the development of renewable energy sources and related job sectors in a manner that reduces costs connected with such protections and development.
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Hearing Date(s):
Mon 3/3 10:00 AM @ ROOM 2B AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB7147 An Act Authorizing Municipalities To Impose A Tax On The Endowment Funds Of Private Institutions Of Higher Education. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 4/9)
Status: File Number 624 (4/9)
To authorize municipalities to impose a tax on the endowment funds of a private institution of higher education located in the municipality.
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Hearing Date(s):
Mon 3/10 10:30 AM @ ROOM 2B AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB7274 An Act Concerning The Optional Homestead Property Tax Exemption. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 4/9)
Status: File Number 867 (5/8)
To authorize municipalities to include, for purposes of the optional property tax exemption under section 12-81oo of the general statutes, a residency requirement or an assessed value maximum, or both, in addition to the existing assessed value percentage range for the exemption.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 4/16 11:00 AM @ ROOM 2E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB1554 An Act Concerning The Elimination Of The Property Tax On Motor Vehicles And The Provision Of Reimbursement And Other Grants To Municipalities. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 4/9)
Status: File Number 880 (5/12)
To phase out and eliminate the property tax on motor vehicles through the dedication of certain revenue and savings for reimbursement and other grants to municipalities.
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Hearing Date(s):
Mon 4/14 11:00 AM @ ROOM 2E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB1556 An Act Establishing The Connecticut Appeals Board For Property Valuation. - TBD DEAD (TRACKED ON 4/9)
Status: File Number 899 (5/12)
To establish the Connecticut appeals board for property valuation to hear property tax appeals in lieu of boards of assessment appeals.
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Hearing Date(s):
Mon 4/14 11:00 AM @ ROOM 2E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB7265 An Act Establishing A Working Group To Examine The Implementation Of A Uniform Energy Storage Capacity Tax. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 3/27)
Status: File Number 889 (5/12)
To establish a working group to examine the implementation of a uniform energy storage capacity tax.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 4/2 11:00 AM @ ROOM 2E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB7266 An Act Establishing A Uniform Solar Capacity Tax. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 3/27)
Status: File Number 890 (5/12)
To establish a uniform solar capacity tax on solar photovoltaic systems.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 4/2 11:00 AM @ ROOM 2E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB7238 An Act Establishing A Working Group To Study The Establishment Of A State Short-term Rental Registry. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 3/19)
Status: File Number 862 (5/8)
To establish a state short-term rental registry, authorize an optional municipal supplemental tax on short-term rentals and require short-term rental return filings to include disaggregated sales tax information.
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Hearing Date(s):
Mon 3/24 11:00 AM @ ROOM 2E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB1511 An Act Concerning Disconnected Youth. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 3/15)
Status: Favorable Change of Reference, House to Committee on Appropriations (4/1)
To (1) increase the foundation amount for equalization aid grants and add weight for students eligible for free or reduced price meals, multilingual learners and students requiring special education, (2) add the Department of Correction and Court Support Services to P20 WIN and require data collection and sharing concerning disconnected youth, (3) require establishment of a youth success oversight board within a regional council of governments, (4) require the establishment of a program to provide school-based telehealth mental health services, and (5) require the distribution of youth employment funds to regional workforce development boards based on the percentage of disadvantaged youth in such region.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 3/19 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB7003 An Act Concerning Planning And Development. - TBD DEAD (TRACKED ON 3/10)
Status: Bill Passed Temporarily (6/4)
To clarify certain publication requirements of actions or decisions of a planning commission.
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Hearing Date(s):
Mon 2/24 10:30 AM @ ROOM 2B AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB7004 An Act Authorizing Municipal Referenda To Challenge Certain Permit Approvals. - TBD DEAD (TRACKED ON 3/10)
Status: Vetoed by the Governor (7/8)
To make technical changes to provisions concerning interlocal agreements between municipalities.
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Hearing Date(s):
Mon 2/24 10:30 AM @ ROOM 2B AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB7076 An Act Providing Education Mandate Relief. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 3/10)
Status: File Number 621 (4/9)
To provide local and regional boards of education relief from certain education mandates.
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Hearing Date(s):
Mon 3/3 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB7175 An Act Establishing A Farm Investment Tax Credit And Increasing The Farm Machinery Property Tax Exemption Amount. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 3/6)
Status: File Number 887 (5/12)
To establish a farm investment property tax credit and increase the property tax exemption amount of the assessed value of farm machinery.
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Hearing Date(s):
Fri 3/14 11:00 AM @ ROOM 2E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB7144 An Act Concerning The Distribution Of Funds From The Regional Planning Incentive Account To Each Regional Council Of Governments For The Hiring Of Certain Personnel. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 3/5)
Status: File Number 623 (4/9)
To distribute funds from the regional planning incentive account to each regional council of governments for the hiring of personnel to facilitate the creation of additional housing.
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Hearing Date(s):
Mon 3/10 10:30 AM @ ROOM 2B AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB7146 An Act Concerning The Publication Of Legal Notices By Municipalities. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 3/5)
Status: PD Public Hearing: Mon 3/10 10:30 AM @ ROOM 2B AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE (3/6)
To require municipalities to publish legal notice (1) for the period beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, in a newspaper having sufficient circulation in such municipality, or, if no such newspaper exists, on the Internet web site of such municipality, and (2) on and after July 1, 2027, in a newspaper having sufficient circulation in such municipality, if such newspaper exists, and on the Internet web site of such municipality.
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Hearing Date(s):
Mon 3/10 10:30 AM @ ROOM 2B AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB7151 An Act Requiring The Office Of Policy And Management To Provide Technical Assistance To Certain Municipalities. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 3/5)
Status: Senate Calendar Number 620 (6/4)
To require the Office of Policy and Management to provide technical assistance to municipalities that receive grants for revenue lost as a result of the motor vehicle mill rate cap.
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Hearing Date(s):
Mon 3/10 10:30 AM @ ROOM 2B AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB7154 An Act Concerning Revisions To Statutes Relating To Municipal Tax Collection. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 3/5)
Status: PD Public Hearing: Mon 3/10 10:30 AM @ ROOM 2B AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE (3/6)
To (1) authorize water pollution control authorities to set alternative payment deadlines, (2) require disclosure of commercial or financial information in declarations of personal property to municipal officers upon request, (3) specify that a municipality may withhold and offset a tax refund against a taxpayer's delinquencies, (4) specify that pending assessment appeals shall not suspend a municipality's authority to file a lien continuance certificate, (5) increase from five dollars to twenty dollars the amount of a tax overpayment a municipality may retain, (6) increase from one hundred dollars to five hundred dollars the maximum amount of a tax bill that is billable in a single installment, (7) authorize tax collectors to give notice to pay taxes in any newspaper having general circulation in a municipality, (8) require municipalities to waive all or a portion of interest due on a delinquent tax payment upon the demonstration of the taxpayer that such payment was stolen, (9) require municipalities and district health departments to decline to issue certain licenses to businesses that are tax-delinquent, (10) specify that written demand for payment of certain municipal taxes and charges addressed to one person responsible for such payment shall serve as notice to all persons responsible for such payment, (11) specify that notice of a tax warrant on real estate sent to a deceased owner's estate or fiduciary shall be adequate notice to such decedent's heirs, devisees, representatives and other claimants, (12) specify that a tax sale may be adjourned to a time to be determined at a later date, (13) permit redemption of tax delinquent real property after receipt of notice of a tax warrant on such property, (14) specify that an applicant for payment of tax sale overages need not serve notice of such application on persons having an interest of record in the property if there are no such persons other than the applicant, (15) specify when a property that was the subject of a tax sale shall have a marketable and insurable title, (16) authorize municipalities to designate a place on any property tax bill for taxpayers to donate any amount to a local scholarship fund, (17) make the recording of lien continuance certificates by municipal tax collectors mandatory rather than optional, (18) specify that any municipality may enact an ordinance specifying the manner by which certificates continuing tax liens are incorporated into land records, (19) specify that notice of a tax lien shall not be effective if filed more than two years from the date such taxes were due, rather than two years from the date of assessment, (20) specify that the sale of an abandoned mobile home shall extinguish previous ownership and lien rights, except municipal tax liens, and (21) make minor and technical changes to statutes relating to municipal tax collection.
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Hearing Date(s):
Mon 3/10 10:30 AM @ ROOM 2B AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB7155 An Act Establishing A Working Group To Study The Creation Of Uniform Deadlines For The Filing Of Certain Applications For Property Tax Relief. - TBD DEAD (TRACKED ON 3/5)
Status: PD Public Hearing: Mon 3/10 10:30 AM @ ROOM 2B AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE (3/6)
To establish a working group to study the creation of uniform deadlines for the filing of certain applications for property tax relief.
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Hearing Date(s):
Mon 3/10 10:30 AM @ ROOM 2B AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB1445 An Act Authorizing Municipalities To Exempt Motor Vehicles From Property Taxation. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 3/5)
Status: Referred by Senate to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding (5/1)
To authorize municipalities to exempt motor vehicles from property taxation and transition the municipal revenue loss resulting from such exemption by phasing in an increase in the uniform assessment rate applicable to real property and personal property other than motor vehicles.
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Hearing Date(s):
Mon 3/10 10:30 AM @ ROOM 2B AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB7122 An Act Excluding Veterans' Disability Payments From Qualifying Income When Determining Certain Property Tax Relief. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 2/27)
Status: Tabled for the Calendar, House (4/8)
To exclude veterans' disability payments from qualifying income when determining certain property tax relief.
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Hearing Date(s):
Tue 3/4 11:00 AM @ ROOM 1B AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB1423 An Act Establishing A Task Force To Study The Regulation Of The Corporate Acquisition Of Residential Property. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 2/27)
Status: HSG Public Hearing: Tue 3/4 01:30 PM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE (2/28)
To establish a task force to study (1) the impact of the acquisition of residential real property by large corporate entities; (2) the potential issues with requiring separate bidding by large corporate entities at foreclosure auctions; (3) the potential issues with requiring large corporate entities to disclose residential real property ownership; and (4) policies to limit the number of residential real properties that may be acquired or owned by such entities or otherwise regulate such acquisitions and ownership.
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Hearing Date(s):
Tue 3/4 1:30 PM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB7055 An Act Concerning A Municipal Tax Abatement For Surviving Domestic Partners Of Police Officers, Firefighters And Emergency Medical Technicians And Allowing A Personal Income Tax Deduction For Stipends Paid To Volunteer Firefighters, Volunteer Fire Police Officers And Volunteer Ambulance Members. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 2/20)
Status: File Number 829 (5/5)
To (1) provide that a municipality may abate property taxes due with respect to real property owned and occupied as the principal residence of the surviving domestic partner of a police officer, firefighter or emergency medical technician who dies while in the performance of such officer's, firefighter's or technician's duties, and (2) allow a personal income tax deduction for a stipend paid by a municipality to a volunteer firefighter, volunteer fire police officer or volunteer ambulance member.
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Hearing Date(s):
Thu 2/27 11:00 AM @ ROOM 2B AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB6997 An Act Concerning The Recovery Of Attorney's Fees In Actions For Wrongful Property Tax Assessment. - OPPOSE DEAD (TRACKED ON 2/19)
Status: File Number 357 (3/31)
To permit the recovery of reasonable attorney's fees in successful actions for wrongful property tax assessment.
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Hearing Date(s):
Fri 2/28 10:30 AM @ ROOM 2D AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB7001 An Act Concerning The Determination Of Fair Market Value Of Retail Sales Facilities For Purposes Of Property Taxation. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 2/19)
Status: File Number 358 (3/31)
To specify that a municipal assessor shall consider specific approaches when determining the fair market value of a retail sales facility for the purposes of property taxation.
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Hearing Date(s):
Fri 2/28 10:30 AM @ ROOM 2D AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB1343 An Act Concerning The Recommendations Of The Intergovernmental Policy And Planning Division Within The Office Of Policy And Management. - OPPOSE DEAD (TRACKED ON 2/19)
Status: Bill Passed Temporarily (6/4)
To (1) establish fines for municipal failure to submit certain reports and forms to the Office of Policy and Management, (2) require municipal valuation of tangible personal property other than motor vehicles to be determined in accordance with statutory provisions concerning such valuation, (3) eliminate a requirement concerning municipal statements of compliance with certain zoning requirements after December 1, 2025, (4) require applications for certain tax benefits to be made to municipal assessors rather than the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, (5) alter the composition of and requirements for certain committees governing programs and procedures for municipal assessors and tax collectors, and (6) make minor changes to statutes relating to local capital improvement grant reporting, approval of certain tax abatements, the dates of municipal transmission of certain digital parcel files to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, property valuation increase notices and methods of providing certain notification to municipalities by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management.
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Hearing Date(s):
Fri 2/28 10:30 AM @ ROOM 2D AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB1345 An Act Limiting Local Property Tax Increases On Seniors And Certain Persons With Disabilities. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 2/19)
Status: AGE Public Hearing: Fri 2/28 09:30 AM @ ROOM 1B AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE (2/24)
To reduce the incidences of local property tax increases harming elderly residents and certain persons with disabilities on fixed incomes.
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Hearing Date(s):
Fri 2/28 9:30 AM @ ROOM 1B AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB6961 An Act Concerning Certificates Of Correction For Tangible Personal Property Assessed In Error. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 2/12)
Status: File Number 619 (4/9)
To require municipal assessors to issue certificates of correction for tangible personal property assessed in error at any time following such assessment.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 2/19 10:30 AM @ ROOM 2D AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB1316 An Act Reducing Interest Due On Certain Delinquent Municipal Property Taxes. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 2/12)
Status: File Number 207 (3/25)
To reduce from eighteen per cent to twelve per cent the interest due on unpaid taxes on real property if a lien placed on such property by a municipal tax collector to secure payment of such lien is assigned to a third party.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 2/19 10:30 AM @ ROOM 2D AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB6874 An Act Establishing Protections For Veterans From Benefits Claim Sharks. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 2/9)
Status: File Number 261 (3/26)
To implement the Governor's budget recommendations.
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Hearing Date(s):
Thu 2/13 11:30 AM @ ROOM 1C AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB6896 An Act Concerning Adoption Of The Uniform Real Property Transfer On Death Act. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 2/7)
Status: INS Public Hearing: Tue 2/11 12:00 PM @ ROOM 2E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE (2/7)
To adopt the Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act.
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Hearing Date(s):
Tue 2/11 12:00 PM @ ROOM 2E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB6888 An Act Concerning Real Property Tax Abatements For Certain First-time Homebuyers. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 2/6)
Status: HSG Public Hearing: Tue 2/18 10:30 AM @ ROOM 2A AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE (2/14)
To establish a municipal option for a property tax abatement for certain first-time homebuyers.
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Hearing Date(s):
Tue 2/18 10:30 AM @ ROOM 2A AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB1276 An Act Concerning A Property Tax Exemption For Veterans Who Are Permanently And Totally Disabled Based On A Disability Rating Of One Hundred Per Cent And A Property Tax Exemption For Gold Star Spouses. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 2/6)
Status: House Calendar Number 661 (5/30)
To (1) authorize municipalities to disregard already-published grand lists for the assessment years commencing October 1, 2024, for purposes of adjusting and republishing said grand lists, (2) make several changes to the veterans' property tax exemption enacted in public act 24-46, and (3) increase a property tax exemption for surviving spouses of members of the armed forces who were killed in action.
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Hearing Date(s):
Thu 2/13 11:30 AM @ ROOM 1C AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB6850 An Act Concerning Revisions To The Freedom Of Information Act Concerning The Nondisclosure Of The Addresses Of Certain Public Agency Employees. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/31)
Status: File Number 146 (3/19)
To amend the prohibition against disclosing the residential address of certain persons contained in personnel, medical or similar files by deleting reference to the employing public agency and expanding the prohibition to other public agency employees for which residency is not a requirement for employment.
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Hearing Date(s):
Fri 2/7 12:00 PM @ ROOM 2B AND VIA ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB6821 An Act Requiring The Validation Of Deeds Prior To Recording. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/30)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development (1/29)
To require the validation of deeds prior to the recording of such deeds by municipal clerks.
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SB1188 An Act Establishing A Property Tax Exemption For Property Located On Certain Indian Lands. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/30)
Status: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate (5/6)
To establish a property tax exemption for real property and tangible personal property located on certain Indian lands.
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Hearing Date(s):
Mon 2/3 10:30 AM @ ROOM 2B AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB1189 An Act Concerning The Registration And Maintenance Of Municipal Internet Web Sites. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/30)
Status: File Number 28 (3/3)
To require municipalities to register and maintain ".gov" Internet top-level domains.
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Hearing Date(s):
Mon 2/3 10:30 AM @ ROOM 2B AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB6748 An Act Concerning The Recording Of A Military Discharge Characterization Upon A State Veterans Registry As "honorable" And Making A Minor Technical Revision To A Certain Such Characterization. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/28)
Status: File Number 305 (3/27)
To allow any person who received an other than honorable discharge and who believes such discharge characterization was based on such person's sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression to apply to have such person's discharge characterization recorded upon a state veterans registry as "honorable".
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Hearing Date(s):
Tue 3/4 11:00 AM @ ROOM 1B AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB6804 An Act Eliminating Property Tax Exemptions For Faculty And Staff Housing At Private Secondary Educational Institutions. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/28)
Status: FIN Public Hearing: Wed 2/26 11:00 AM @ ROOM 2E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE (2/20)
To eliminate any property tax exemption applicable to faculty or staff housing at private secondary educational institutions.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 2/26 11:00 AM @ ROOM 2E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB6812 An Act Concerning The Publication Of Municipal Legal Notices. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/28)
Status: File Number 719 (4/16)
To redefine "inclusionary zoning" to include the acquisition of property for affordable housing developments.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 2/19 10:30 AM @ ROOM 2D AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB6822 An Act Prohibiting Municipal Employees From Serving On Municipal Legislative Bodies. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/28)
Status: PD Public Hearing: Wed 2/19 10:30 AM @ ROOM 2D AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE (2/14)
To prohibit municipal employees, including those employed by boards of education, from serving on municipal legislative bodies.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 2/19 10:30 AM @ ROOM 2D AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB1182 An Act Increasing The Amount Of And Expanding Eligibility For The Circuit Breaker Property Tax Credit. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/28)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding (1/29)
To increase the amount of the Circuit Breaker property tax credit provided under sections 12-170aa, 12-170bb and 12-720cc of the general statutes and expand eligibility for the credit to qualifying persons sixty years of age or older.
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SB1183 An Act Concerning Personal Property Tax Exemptions For Motor Vehicles Used Exclusively For Farming. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/28)
Status: Favorable Change of Reference, House to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding (3/18)
To make certain motor vehicles used exclusively for farming eligible for personal property tax exemptions.
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Hearing Date(s):
Mon 2/3 10:30 AM @ ROOM 2B AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB6766 An Act Concerning Veterans With Motor Vehicles Of A Certain Age. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/27)
Status: VA Public Hearing: Thu 2/13 11:30 AM @ ROOM 1C AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE (2/7)
To provide for a monetary payment to any veteran whose motor vehicle is of such an age that its depreciated value deprives such veteran of receiving the full benefit of the property tax exemption for which such veteran is eligible.
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Thu 2/13 11:30 AM @ ROOM 1C AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB6769 An Act Expanding A Certain Property Tax Exemption To Include Gold Star Spouses. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/27)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Veterans' and Military Affairs (1/28)
To expand eligibility for a certain property tax exemption to surviving spouses of military members who were killed in action.
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SB1041 An Act Concerning Voluntary Revenue Sharing Agreements Between Certain Municipalities. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/26)
Status: PD Public Hearing: Wed 2/19 10:30 AM @ ROOM 2D AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE (2/14)
To permit certain municipalities to adopt variable mill rates in consultation with one or more municipalities located in the same geographic region in order to facilitate voluntary revenue sharing agreements.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 2/19 10:30 AM @ ROOM 2D AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB5921 An Act Concerning Funding For The Connecticut Green Bank And Incentives For Solar Installations For Certain Communities And Households. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/25)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Energy and Technology (1/22)
To (1) expand funding for the Connecticut Green Bank, (2) support income-based incentives for solar photovoltaic system installations for low and moderated income households, (3) provide tax credits for the installation of solar photovoltaic systems in economically distressed communities and environmental justice communities, (4) support community solar programs, (5) ensure net metering provides a fair economic benefit to end use electric customers utilizing such metering, (6) incentivize solar installation workforce expansion, (7) improve the electric distribution grid in underserved areas, and (8) provide for targeted incentives to increase the adoption of solar photovoltaic systems in underserved communities.
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HB5957 An Act Concerning The Combined Public Benefits Charge, The Restoration Of Electricity Service After System Service Outages, Promoting The Usage Of Smart Meters And Prohibiting Tax Assessment Increases Based On Residential Solar Installations. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/25)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Energy and Technology (1/22)
To (1) require the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to conduct a ratepayer impact review concerning the charges collectively called the "Combined Public Benefits Charge" on electric bills for end use customers of each electric distribution company, (2) require said authority to review whether the ninety-six-consecutive-hour standard in subsection (b) of section 16-32l of the general statutes imposes undue costs and whether such standard should be revised, (3) promote an increase in electricity generation through shared subscription solar or battery storage projects, (4) encourage the adoption of smart meter systems for ratepayers, (5) create a tax credit for ratepayers who have paid the Combined Public Benefits Charge, (6) prohibit municipal tax assessors from increasing the assessed value of any residential property based on the installation or use of a solar photovoltaic system at such property, (7) require the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to conduct more frequent reviews of costs to ratepayers for storm damage remediation, and (8) require the reinvestment of certain funds paid to a nuclear power plant operation pursuant to power purchase agreements entered into or approved by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection.
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HB5979 An Act Exempting Conveyances And Sales Or Transfers Of Controlling Interest To Public Housing Authorities From The Real Estate Conveyance Tax And The Controlling Interest Transfer Tax. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/25)
Status: File Number 855 (5/8)
To exempt (1) conveyances to a public housing authority in the state from the real estate conveyance tax, and (2) sales or transfers of controlling interest in an entity to a public housing authority in the state from the controlling interest transfer tax.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 2/26 11:00 AM @ ROOM 2E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB5984 An Act Concerning Municipal Financial Data Reporting. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/25)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding (1/22)
To establish a system of municipal financial data reporting modeled after the OpenCheckbook portal.
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HB6110 An Act Providing Incentives For Conversion Of Commercial Buildings To Mixed-use Developments. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/25)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Housing (1/22)
To provide incentives for developers to convert commercial buildings to mixed-use developments.
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HB6740 An Act Concerning The Redevelopment Of Vacant Commercial Property Located In Economically Distressed Municipalities. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/25)
Status: CE Public Hearing: Tue 2/11 11:15 AM @ (2/6)
To encourage the redevelopment of vacant commercial properties located in economically distressed municipalities and facilitate the filling of such vacancies.
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Tue 2/11 11:15 AM @
HB6744 An Act Requiring The Indexing Of The Property Tax Exemption Amount For Farm Machinery. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/25)
Status: Change of Reference, Senate to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding (2/10)
To require the dollar amount of the property tax exemption for farm machinery to be indexed to reflect the rate of inflation.
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SB1165 An Act Requiring The Renegotiation Of Certain Agreements With The Mohegan Tribe. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/25)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Government Administration and Elections (1/27)
To require the renegotiation of an agreement between the Mohegan Tribe and the state concerning the deletion of provisions requiring the tribe to make payments in lieu of taxes on certain real property to the town of Montville and to require the town of Montville to commence discussions with the tribe concerning a revised agreement.
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HB6545 An Act Concerning The Recovery Of Attorney's Fees And Costs In Actions For Wrongful Property Tax Assessment. - OPPOSE DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/24)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development (1/24)
To permit the recovery of attorney's fees and costs in successful actions for wrongful property tax assessment.
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HB6493 An Act Requiring Owners Of Short-term Rentals To Register In A State-wide Registry And Pay A Tax On Units That Are Not Owner-occupied. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/24)
Status: Change of Reference, Senate to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding (2/6)
To require the owner of a short-term rental unit to register in a state-wide registry and pay a tax on such units that are not owner-occupied.
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HB6500 An Act Prohibiting Certain Corporate Ownership Of Residential Property And Giving Certain Individuals And Entities Right Of First Refusal To Purchase Such Property. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/24)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Housing (1/24)
To prohibit hedge funds, private equity firms and corporations from owning residential property and give certain individuals and entities the right of first refusal to purchase such residential property.
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HB6522 An Act Concerning The Phasing Out Of The Motor Vehicle Property Tax. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/24)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development (1/24)
To phase out the motor vehicle property tax over a period of five years.
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HB6526 An Act Authorizing The Publication Of Legal Notices On Municipal Internet Web Sites. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/24)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development (1/24)
To authorize municipalities to publish legal notices on municipal Internet web sites.
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HB6527 An Act Concerning The Issuance Of Certificates Of Correction For Tangible Personal Property Assessed In Error. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/24)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development (1/24)
To authorize municipal assessors to issue certificates of correction for tangible personal property assessed in error at any time following the tax due date relative to such property.
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HB6528 An Act Concerning Applications For Senior, Veteran And Circuit Breaker Property Tax Relief Programs. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/24)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development (1/24)
To establish a uniform deadline for the submission of applications for certain property tax relief programs, permit late applications for medical reasons or other extenuating circumstances and require municipalities to establish optional online application processes.
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HB6532 An Act Authorizing Municipalities To Publish Legal Notice On Municipal Internet Web Sites And Online Local Newspapers. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/24)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development (1/24)
To authorize municipalities to publish legal notices on municipal Internet web sites and online local newspapers in lieu of publication in a newspaper.
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HB6535 An Act Increasing The Amount Of The Property Tax Exemption For Farm Machinery. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/24)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development (1/24)
To increase the amount of the property tax exemption for farm machinery to three hundred thousand dollars of the assessed value.
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HB6541 An Act Concerning Certain Adjustments To Gross Assessments Of Taxable Real Property. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/24)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development (1/24)
To (1) clarify the reasons for which a municipal tax assessor may increase or decrease a gross assessment established by the board of assessment appeals prior to a revaluation, and (2) require an assessor who makes such a change to submit a written explanation of such reason.
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HB6543 An Act Implementing A Cap On Property Tax Increases For Senior Citizens And Individuals With Fixed Incomes. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/24)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development (1/24)
To cap property tax increases for senior citizens and individuals with fixed incomes at an amount not to exceed the Social Security benefit per cent increase for the most recent benefit year.
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HB6546 An Act Increasing The Amount Of The Property Tax Exemption For Farm Machinery. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/24)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development (1/24)
To increase the amount of the property tax exemption for farm machinery to five hundred thousand dollars of the assessed value.
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HB6653 An Act Allowing Municipalities To Pay A Portion Of A Volunteer Firefighter's Property Tax Liability To Another Municipality. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/24)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Public Safety and Security (1/24)
To allow a municipality that utilizes the services of a volunteer firefighter to pay to another municipality a portion of the volunteer firefighter's property tax liability, if the volunteer firefighter resides in a municipality other than the municipality that utilizes the services of the volunteer firefighter.
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HB6692 An Act Concerning Reciprocal Agreements With Other States Regarding The Mutual Enforcement Of Delinquent Motor Vehicle Property Taxes. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/24)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Transportation (1/24)
To require the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles to enter into reciprocal agreements with other states regarding the mutual enforcement of delinquent motor vehicle property taxes.
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HB6718 An Act Expanding The Scope Of Veterans Property Tax Exemptions. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/24)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Veterans' and Military Affairs (1/24)
To expand the scope of veterans property tax exemptions to include all improvements made to or on the property being exempted.
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HB6720 An Act Including The Land On Which A Dwelling Sits In The Property Tax Exemption For Veterans With A Service-connected Permanent And Total Disability Rating. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/24)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Veterans' and Military Affairs (1/24)
To include the land on which a dwelling sits, in addition to the dwelling itself, in a certain veterans property tax exemption.
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HB6727 An Act Excluding Veterans' Disability Benefits From Qualifying Income When Determining Property Tax Relief. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/24)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Veterans' and Military Affairs (1/24)
To exclude veterans' disability benefits from qualifying income when determining eligibility for property tax relief.
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HB6732 An Act Concerning The Property Tax Exemption For Permanently And Totally Disabled Veterans. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/24)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Veterans' and Military Affairs (1/24)
To expand a certain veterans property tax exemption to include (1) the land on which a dwelling sits, in addition to the dwelling itself, and (2) the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran.
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HB6733 An Act Concerning A Property Tax Exemption For Certain Disabled Veterans. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/24)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Veterans' and Military Affairs (1/24)
To (1) include the land on which a dwelling sits, in addition to the dwelling itself, in a certain veterans' property tax exemption, and (2) specify which of two disability ratings is necessary to be eligible for such exemption.
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SB1161 An Act Concerning Affordable Housing For Certain Disabled Or Elderly Veterans. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/24)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Veterans' and Military Affairs (1/24)
To incorporate units specifically set aside for certain disabled or elderly veterans into the affordable housing policy of section 8-30g of the general statutes.
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HB6241 An Act Concerning Agritourism. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/23)
Status: Tabled for the Calendar, House (4/28)
To implement measures designed to assist farmers financially and enable the state's agricultural industry to sustain.
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Mon 3/17 10:00 AM @ ROOM 2B AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB6291 An Act Concerning The Deployment Of Solar Energy Sources In The State. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/23)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Energy and Technology (1/23)
To (1) set a goal of five hundred megawatts of solar photovoltaic electricity generation in the state not later than the year 2027, (2) remove the capacity limit on the Non-residential Renewable Energy Solutions Program, (3) extend the duration of the Shared Clean Energy Facility Program, (4) impose a uniform capacity tax for grid-scale solar photovoltaic installations, (5) streamline the process by which solar photovoltaic facilities are connected to the grid, and (6) create a solar advancement commission for the purpose of making policy recommendations concerning solar deployment in the state.
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HB6307 An Act Concerning Funding For Reimbursement To Municipalities For Revenue Loss Associated With The Veterans Property Tax Credit. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/23)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding (1/23)
To require the state to partially reimburse municipalities for the cost associated with administering the veterans' property tax credit.
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HB6406 An Act Concerning Municipalities And The Paid Sick Leave Statutes. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/23)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Labor and Public Employees (1/23)
To amend the paid sick leave statutes to include municipalities.
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HB6421 An Act Permitting Municipal Publication Of Legal Notices In Certain Online News Publications. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/23)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development (1/23)
To authorize municipal publication of legal notices in online news publications specializing in a municipality's region.
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HB6424 An Act Concerning A Property Tax Abatement And Payment In Lieu Of Taxes For Shopping Malls Converted To Residential Use. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/23)
Status: PD Public Hearing: Wed 2/19 10:30 AM @ ROOM 2D AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE (2/14)
To (1) establish a property tax abatement for shopping malls that are converted to residential use, and (2) provide payment in lieu of taxes to reimburse municipalities for resulting lost property tax revenue.
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Wed 2/19 10:30 AM @ ROOM 2D AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB6428 An Act Reducing The Interest Rate On Delinquent Property Tax Payments. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/23)
Status: PD Public Hearing: Wed 2/19 10:30 AM @ ROOM 2D AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE (2/14)
To reduce the interest rate on delinquent property tax payments from eighteen per cent to eight per cent.
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Wed 2/19 10:30 AM @ ROOM 2D AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB6429 An Act Concerning Motor Vehicle Property Tax Assessment And Revaluation. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/23)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development (1/23)
To authorize municipalities to delay implementation of new motor vehicle property tax assessment guidelines until after the completion of the next municipal property tax revaluation.
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HB6430 An Act Concerning State Grants In Lieu Of Taxes For Certain Hospital Facilities. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/23)
Status: Change of Reference, Senate to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding (2/11)
To provide state grants in lieu of taxes for nonprofit inpatient hospital facilities providing mental health care.
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HB6431 An Act Establishing A Property Tax Abatement For Certain Landlords. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/23)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development (1/23)
To establish a municipal option to abate property taxes for landlords that maintain affordable rental units for a specified period of time.
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HB5928 An Act Concerning Municipal Approval For Certain Grid Scale Nonresidential Solar Photovoltaic Facilities. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/22)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Energy and Technology (1/22)
To allow any municipality with two or more existing nonresidential solar photovoltaic facilities located within such municipality to (1) approve or reject subsequent nonresidential solar photovoltaic facilities proposed for construction or installation in such municipality, and (2) impose a moratorium on the construction or installation of such facilities within such municipality.
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HB5944 An Act Concerning Municipal Regulations And Local Zoning Authority Participation In Certain Decisions Of The Connecticut Siting Council. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/22)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Energy and Technology (1/22)
To (1) require the Connecticut Siting Council to consider the plan of conservation and development adopted by a municipality in which a commercial grid-scale solar photovoltaic system is proposed for development prior to approving any such development, (2) limit the land area in any municipality that may be used for commercial grid-scale solar photovoltaic system development to one-half of one per cent, (3) allow a local zoning authority to adopt minimum setback requirements for any commercial grid-scale solar photovoltaic system, (4) expand the jurisdiction of the Connecticut Siting Council to any commercial grid-scale solar photovoltaic system regardless of such system's generation capacity, and (5) require said council to work in collaboration with local zoning authorities prior to approving the development of any commercial grid-scale solar photovoltaic system in a municipality.
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HB6070 An Act Prohibiting The Disclosure Of The Residential Address Of Federal Prosecutors And Department Of Emergency Services And Public Protection Attorneys Under The Freedom Of Information Act. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/22)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Government Oversight (1/22)
To prohibit the residential address of any United States Attorney for the district of Connecticut and any attorney employed by the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.
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HB6121 An Act Establishing A Tax Credit For The Conversion Of Vacant Commercial Buildings To Residential Developments. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/22)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Housing (1/22)
To establish a tax credit for the conversion of vacant commercial buildings to residential developments, provided twenty-five per cent of all proposed dwelling units are affordable housing.
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HB6126 An Act Establishing A Civil Penalty For A Municipality's Failure To Meet The Threshold For The Affordable Housing Appeals Procedure. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/22)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Housing (1/22)
To establish a penalty against any municipality that does not meet the ten-per-cent threshold for the affordable housing appeals procedure.
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HB6152 An Act Expanding The Address Confidentiality Program To Include Real Property And Property Tax Records. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/22)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary (1/22)
To expand the existing address confidentiality program for victims of certain enumerated crimes such as family violence to shield real property and property tax records containing such victim's name from disclosure.
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SB870 An Act Amending The Definition Of Equalized Net Grand List For Purposes Of The Education Cost-sharing Grant Formula. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/22)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/22)
To amend the definition of equalized net grand list for purposes of calculating the education cost-sharing grant.
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SB897 An Act Concerning The Property Tax Exemption For Certain Solar Projects And The Tax Calculation Of Solar Projects On One Parcel Of Land. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/22)
Status: Change of Reference, House to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding (2/14)
To remove the exemption from personal property tax for any solar photovoltaic system project with a capacity between one-half megawatt and seven megawatts and to consider solar projects on one parcel of land to be one solar project for tax calculation purposes.
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SB899 An Act Implementing A Uniform Solar Capacity Tax. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/22)
Status: Change of Reference, House to Committee on General Law (2/14)
To implement a uniform solar capacity tax on equipment and devices that have the primary purpose of collecting solar energy and generating electricity by photovoltaic effect.
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SB901 An Act Exempting Farm Machinery And Certain Vehicles From State And Property Taxes. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/22)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding (1/22)
To exempt farm machinery and vehicles used exclusively for agricultural purposes from state and property taxes.
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SB1042 An Act Establishing A Property Tax Exemption For Property Located On Certain Indian Lands. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/22)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development (1/22)
To establish a property tax exemption for real property and tangible personal property located on certain Indian lands.
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SB1091 An Act Concerning A Study Of Projected Financial Impacts Of Certain Modifications To The Basic Property Tax Exemption For Veterans And Certain Other Military-related Individuals. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/22)
Status: File Number 279 (3/27)
To (1) provide an increase in the exemption amount for property belonging to veterans and certain other military-related individuals, and (2) provide that any such veteran or other military-related individual with property in an amount equal to or greater than seven hundred fifty thousand dollars is ineligible for such exemption.
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Thu 2/13 11:30 AM @ ROOM 1C AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB5583 An Act Establishing A Working Group To Develop A Uniform Statutory Definition Of "affordable Housing". - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/21)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Housing (1/21)
To establish a working group to develop a uniform statutory definition of "affordable housing".
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HB5618 An Act Concerning The Transfer Or Sale Of Municipally Owned Open Space Land Or Forest Land. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/21)
Status: PD Public Hearing: Mon 2/3 10:30 AM @ ROOM 2B AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE (1/30)
To require municipalities to hold referenda to transfer or sell any parcel of municipally owned land that contains open space land or forested land.
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Mon 2/3 10:30 AM @ ROOM 2B AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB848 An Act Including Certain Deed-restricted Dwelling Units In The Calculation Of The Threshold For Exemption From The Affordable Housing Appeals Procedure. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/21)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Housing (1/21)
To include in the calculation of the threshold for exemption from the affordable housing appeals procedure deed-restricted housing able to be sold or rented to certain individuals and families meeting income and employment requirements and award a municipality housing unit-equivalent points for each such dwelling unit created.
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HB5650 An Act Concerning The Registration Of Composite Motor Vehicles. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/20)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Transportation (1/21)
To allow a composite motor vehicle to be registered as an antique, rare or special interest motor vehicle.
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HB5708 An Act Establishing A Property Tax Freeze For Certain Seniors And Reimbursing Municipalities For Lost Revenue. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/20)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development (1/21)
To establish (1) a property tax freeze for seniors who meet certain income and asset thresholds, and (2) require the state to reimburse municipalities for the resulting revenue loss.
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HB5769 An Act Allowing Municipalities To Increase The Dollar Amounts Of The Property Tax Exemptions For Veterans. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/20)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Veterans' and Military Affairs (1/21)
To allow municipalities to increase the dollar amounts of the property tax exemptions for veterans.
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HB5788 An Act Concerning The Property Tax Exemption For Veterans With A Permanent And Total Disability Rating. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/20)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Veterans' and Military Affairs (1/21)
To specify, for purposes of the property tax exemption under subdivision (83) of section 12-81 of the general statutes, that the exemption is available only to veterans with a permanent and total disability rating of one hundred per cent and to include the entirety of the property owned by such veteran.
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HB5536 An Act Concerning Municipal Approval For Certain Solar Farms. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/19)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Energy and Technology (1/21)
To allow any municipality with two or more existing nonresidential solar photovoltaic facilities located within such municipality to (1) approve or reject subsequent nonresidential solar photovoltaic facilities proposed for construction or installation in such municipality, and (2) impose a moratorium on the construction or installation of such facilities within such municipality.
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HB5612 An Act Concerning A Uniform State-wide Property Tax Rate For Motor Vehicles. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/19)
Status: Change of Reference, Senate to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding (1/28)
To replace the municipal property tax on motor vehicles with a state-wide property tax on motor vehicles at a fixed rate and distribute the revenue generated proportionally to municipalities based on what they currently collect for motor vehicle property tax.
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HB5706 An Act Concerning Certain Determinations Of Fair Market Value For Purposes Of Property Taxation. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/19)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development (1/21)
To specify that a municipal assessor shall not consider income generated by the sale of retail goods in determining fair market value for purposes of property taxation.
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HB5305 An Act Limiting Local Property Tax Increases On Seniors And Certain Persons With Disabilities. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/17)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Aging (1/16)
To reduce the incidences of local property tax increases harming elderly and disabled residents on fixed incomes.
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HB5390 An Act Concerning The Establishment Of A New Classification Of Real Property. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/17)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Environment (1/17)
To authorize a new classification of real property for inland wetland purposes.
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HB5416 An Act Concerning The Regulation And Taxation Of Short-term Rental Properties And The Dedication Of A Portion Of The Room Occupancy Tax From Such Rentals. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/17)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding (1/17)
To (1) establish a state-wide short-term rentals registry and registration fee, (2) specify safety standards for such rentals and liability insurance requirements for the owners of such rentals, (3) dedicate fifty per cent of the room occupancy tax received by the state from such rentals to municipalities and twenty-five per cent of such revenue to the Tourism Fund, and (4) authorize municipalities to impose a supplemental room occupancy tax.
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HB5433 An Act Including Non-deed Restricted Accessory Apartments In The Calculation Of The Threshold For The Affordable Housing Appeals Procedure Exemption. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/17)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Housing (1/17)
To include all accessory apartments in the calculation of the ten per cent threshold for the affordable housing appeals procedure exemption.
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HB5434 An Act Including Workforce Housing In The Calculation Of The Threshold For The Affordable Housing Appeals Procedure Exemption. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/17)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Housing (1/17)
To include workforce housing in the calculation of the ten per cent threshold for the affordable housing appeals procedure exemption.
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HB5435 An Act Including Dwelling Units For Purchasers That Meet Certain Income Requirements In The Calculation Of The Threshold For The Affordable Housing Appeals Procedure Exemption. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/17)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Housing (1/17)
To include dwelling units able to be purchased by persons that meet certain income requirements in the calculation of the threshold for the affordable appeals procedure exemption.
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HB5447 An Act Concerning Limits To Property Tax Increases. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/17)
Status: PD Public Hearing: Mon 2/3 10:30 AM @ ROOM 2B AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE (1/30)
To establish limits on property tax increases to support affordable home and business ownership.
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Mon 2/3 10:30 AM @ ROOM 2B AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB5448 An Act Concerning The Summarization And Publication Of Municipal Legal Notices. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/17)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development (1/17)
To permit any municipality required to publish legal notice in a newspaper to instead publish a summary of such notice along with a statement that the entire legal notice may be viewed (1) on the Internet web site of such municipality, and (2) in print at a municipal address provided.
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HB5449 An Act Reducing The Motor Vehicle Mill Rate Cap. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/17)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development (1/17)
To reduce the mill rate cap for motor vehicles and adjust the grants payable from the Municipal Revenue Sharing Fund to reimburse municipalities for the resulting revenue loss.
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HB5451 An Act Concerning Property Tax Abatement For Certain First-time Homebuyers. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/17)
Status: Change of Reference, Senate to Committee on Housing (1/28)
To authorize municipalities to abate up to five hundred dollars per assessment year of property taxes for certain first-time homebuyers who obtain a loan from the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority.
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SB663 An Act Repealing Provisions Concerning Remote Public Agency Meetings. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/17)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Government Administration and Elections (1/16)
To reverse the policy enacted in sections 147 and 149 of public act 21-2 of the June special session that allows for remote meetings to replace in-person meetings in certain government settings.
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SB697 An Act Authorizing Municipalities To Publish Legal Notices Online. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/17)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development (1/16)
To permit municipalities to publish legal notices on municipal Internet web sites.
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SB698 An Act Concerning Declarations Of Personal Property And Property Tax Bills. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/17)
Status: PD Public Hearing: Mon 2/3 10:30 AM @ ROOM 2B AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE (1/30)
To require that municipalities (1) provide notice to any owner of income-producing property when such owner has failed to timely file a declaration of personal property concerning such property, and (2) provide a breakdown of taxes owed and penalties imposed on property tax bills.
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Mon 2/3 10:30 AM @ ROOM 2B AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB699 An Act Concerning Property Tax Exemptions For Solar Projects. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/17)
Status: Change of Reference, House to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding (2/14)
To require that a property of five acres or more, which the owner divides into multiple lots of less than five acres for the purpose of leasing land for solar projects, shall be treated as one property for property tax purposes, and that each such lot shall be required to have separate points of ingress and egress.
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SB700 An Act Concerning Property Tax Exemptions For Motor Vehicles. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/17)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development (1/16)
To allow a municipality to exempt motor vehicles and increase real property taxes, for a period of not more than five years, to offset any lost revenue.
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SB702 An Act Concerning Personal Property Tax Exemptions For Motor Vehicles Used Exclusively For Farming. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/17)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development (1/16)
To exempt motor vehicles exclusively used for farming from property taxation.
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SB703 An Act Concerning The Conversion Of Commercial Real Property For Residential Use. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/17)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development (1/16)
To (1) allow the conversion of any commercial building into a residential development as of right, (2) prohibit the revaluation of any commercial building subject to such conversion for not less than three years, and (3) require that municipal inspections of any commercial building subject to such conversion be completed within a reasonable time.
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SB720 An Act Concerning A Property Tax Exemption For Certain Disabled Veterans. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/17)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Veterans' and Military Affairs (1/16)
To (1) include the land on which a dwelling sits, in addition to the dwelling itself, in a certain veterans property tax exemption, and (2) specify which of two disability ratings is necessary to be eligible for such exemption.
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SB738 An Act Establishing A Homestead Property Tax Exemption. - OPPOSE DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/17)
Status: FIN Public Hearing: Wed 2/26 11:00 AM @ ROOM 2E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE (2/20)
To establish a property tax exemption of fifty thousand dollars of the assessed value of owner-occupied single-family dwellings.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 2/26 11:00 AM @ ROOM 2E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB741 An Act Concerning A State-wide Property Tax On Certain Residential Real Property. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/17)
Status: FIN Public Hearing: Wed 2/26 11:00 AM @ ROOM 2E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE (2/20)
To establish a state-wide property tax on residential real property with assessed values of more than three million dollars and to dedicate such revenue to fully fund the equalization aid grants under section 10-262h of the general statutes.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 2/26 11:00 AM @ ROOM 2E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB752 An Act Permitting A Municipality To Determine The Percentage Of Affordable Housing That Should Be Constructed In Such Municipality To Qualify For Exemption From The Affordable Housing Appeals Procedure. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/17)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Housing (1/17)
To permit a municipality to determine the appropriate percentage of deed-restricted affordable housing that should be constructed in such municipality to qualify for exemption from the affordable housing appeals procedure.
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SB761 An Act Increasing The Amount Of The Homestead Exemption. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/17)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary (1/17)
To safeguard home ownership by increasing the homestead exemption.
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SB778 An Act Establishing A Tax Credit And Awarding Housing Unit-equivalent Points For The Conversion Of Commercial And Industrial Properties For Residential Use. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/17)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Housing (1/17)
To provide certain tax credits for the conversion of commercial or industrial buildings into residential or mixed-use developments, require that ten per cent of such units be affordable housing and award a municipality one-quarter housing unit-equivalent point for each unrestricted dwelling unit created by such conversion.
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HB5165 An Act Requiring Payment Of Certain Personal Property Taxes As A Precondition To Professional And Occupational License Renewals. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/15)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on General Law (1/14)
To require an applicant seeking renewal of a professional or occupational license to demonstrate that the applicant does not owe any taxes assessed against the personal property that such applicant uses in the course of such applicant's profession or occupation.
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HB5173 An Act Prohibiting Residential Real Property Transactions That Condition The Sale Of Property On Home Inspection Limitations. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/15)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Insurance and Real Estate (1/14)
To prohibit a seller of residential real property from (1) conditioning the sale of such property on the prospective buyer waiving or limiting a home inspection of such property, or (2) accepting an offer from such prospective buyer if such seller has been informed in advance that such prospective buyer intends to waive or limit such prospective buyer's right to a home inspection of such property.
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HB5181 An Act Adopting The Uniform Real Property Transfer On Death Act. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/15)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary (1/14)
To allow an owner of real property to pass the property simply and directly by operation of law to a beneficiary upon the owner's death.
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HB5187 An Act Concerning Notice Of Taxes Due To Municipal Tax Collectors. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/15)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development (1/14)
To allow municipal tax collectors to publish notice of due taxes in newspapers of general circulation not published in the state.
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HB5189 An Act Concerning The Tax Assessment Of Common Interest Community Units Upon The Reduction Of Municipal Services. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/15)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development (1/14)
To allow a municipality to reduce the assessed value of any unit located in a common interest community when such unit no longer receives certain municipal services.
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HB5191 An Act Authorizing The Online Publication Of Municipal Legal Notices. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/15)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development (1/14)
To authorize municipalities to post legal notices on municipal Internet web sites in lieu of publication in a newspaper.
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HB5220 An Act Eliminating Service In Time Of War As An Eligibility Criterion For Certain State And Municipal Veterans' Benefits. - OPPOSE DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/15)
Status: Incorporated In (1/22)
To eliminate service in time of war as an eligibility criterion for certain state and municipal veterans' benefits.
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HB5231 An Act Concerning Property Tax Exemptions For Certain Renewable Energy Systems. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/15)
Status: Change of Reference, Senate to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding (2/14)
To create property tax exemptions for certain renewable energy systems, including solar, geothermal and hydropower systems, and other Class I renewable energy sources, based on the installation date, generation capacity and location of such systems.
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HB5232 An Act Concerning Tax Incentives For The Installation Of Renewable Energy Systems. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/15)
Status: Change of Reference, Senate to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding (2/14)
To clarify criteria for property tax exemptions for renewable energy systems and to simplify the application process for such exemptions.
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HB5242 An Act Concerning Surviving Spouses' Eligibility For A Certain Veterans' Property Tax Exemption. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/15)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Veterans' and Military Affairs (1/14)
To expand eligibility for a certain veterans' property tax exemption to the surviving spouses of veterans who passed away prior to the effective date of such exemption.
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HB5243 An Act Including The Land On Which A Dwelling Sits In The Property Tax Exemption For Veterans With A Service-connected Permanent And Total Disability Rating. - OPPOSE DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/15)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Veterans' and Military Affairs (1/14)
To include the land on which a dwelling sits, in addition to the dwelling itself, in a certain veterans property tax exemption.
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HB5244 An Act Concerning Real Property Tax Abatements For Certain First-time Homebuyers. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/15)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Housing (1/14)
To establish a municipal option for a property tax abatement for certain first-time homebuyers.
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HB5245 An Act Reducing Interest Due On Certain Unpaid Municipal Property Taxes. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/15)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development (1/14)
To reduce from eighteen per cent to twelve per cent the annual interest due on unpaid municipal property taxes when a municipal tax collector files a lien on a property and such lien is assigned to a third party.
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HB5291 An Act Requiring A Two-thirds Vote Of The General Assembly To Create Or Expand Unfunded Mandates To Municipalities And School Districts. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/15)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development (1/15)
To require a two-thirds vote of each chamber of the General Assembly to enact legislation to create or expand an unfunded mandate to a municipality or school district.
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SB544 An Act Repealing Certain Electric Subsidies, Programs And Tax Exemptions. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/15)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Energy and Technology (1/14)
To (1) repeal any subsidy program that has the effect of increasing electric demand, (2) prohibit the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority from creating any new program, (3) repeal any authority granted to the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to regulate the installation of electric vehicle chargers, (4) repeal any authority for any political subdivision of the state to establish any program providing zero-interest loans for the installation of heat pumps, and (5) repeal any tax exemption provided to data centers enacted in public act 21-1.
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SB556 An Act Establishing A Property Tax Cap And An Unfunded Municipal Mandates Task Force. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/15)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development (1/14)
To establish a property tax cap and a task force to make recommendations concerning the repeal of unfunded municipal mandates.
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HB5303 An Act Including The Land On Which A Dwelling Sits In The Property Tax Exemption For Veterans With A Service-connected Permanent And Total Disability Rating. - OPPOSE DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/14)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Veterans' and Military Affairs (1/15)
To include the land on which a dwelling sits, in addition to the dwelling itself, in a certain veterans property tax exemption.
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HB5114 An Act Repealing The Affordable Housing Appeal Procedure. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/13)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Housing (1/13)
To repeal section 8-30g of the general statutes to return zoning control authority to municipalities.
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SB522 An Act Concerning State Agency Interpretation Of Statutes And The Regulations Authorized And Adopted Under Such Statutes. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/13)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary (1/13)
To afford proper deference to a state agency's interpretation of an ambiguous statute provided the agency's interpretation of the statute is reasonable.
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SB526 An Act Expanding The Exemptions To The Required Immunizations Law For Students. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/13)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Public Health (1/13)
To expand the exemptions to state mandatory vaccination laws for school-aged children.
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SB527 An Act Allowing The Hiring Of Private Building Inspectors. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/13)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Public Safety and Security (1/13)
To allow a builder to hire a private building inspector in lieu of requiring an inspection by a building inspector employed by a municipality.
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HB5050 An Act Concerning The Online Publication Of Municipal Budgets And Information Concerning Municipal Finances. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/11)
Status: PD Public Hearing: Mon 2/3 10:30 AM @ ROOM 2B AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE (1/30)
To require the Office of Policy and Management to establish a program of assistance to municipalities publishing certain budgetary and financial information online, and guidelines for best practices in such publication.
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Mon 2/3 10:30 AM @ ROOM 2B AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB5087 An Act Adding Pyrite To The Crumbling Foundations Remediation Scheme And Concerning Disclosures To Potential Homebuyers. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/10)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Insurance and Real Estate (1/10)
To: (1) Include pyrite in the state's crumbling foundations remediation scheme; and (2) require the inclusion of a disclosure on realty documents that informs a potential homebuyer that if such homebuyer waives the home inspection, the Connecticut Foundation Solutions Indemnity Company, Inc. will not allow said homebuyer to receive financial aid.
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HB5088 An Act Requiring Homeowners Insurance Coverage For The Peril Of Collapse For Residential Buildings Affected By Crumbling Foundations. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/10)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Insurance and Real Estate (1/10)
To require homeowners insurance policies in this state to provide coverage for the peril of collapse for residential buildings affected by crumbling foundations.
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HB5100 An Act Increasing The Maximum Mill Rate For Motor Vehicles. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/10)
Status: Change of Reference, Senate to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding (1/22)
To increase the maximum mill rate for motor vehicles from 32.46 mills to 36.0 mills.
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SB420 An Act Concerning Moratoria And Noise Audits For Commercial Solar Photovoltaic Facilities. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/10)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Energy and Technology (1/10)
To (1) allow municipalities with three or more existing commercial solar photovoltaic facilities located within such municipality to impose a moratorium on the construction or installation of such facilities within such municipality, (2) allow municipalities to conduct noise audits and impose penalties for noise violations at commercial solar photovoltaic facilities, and (3) require that any developer, owner or manager of a commercial solar photovoltaic facility provide a community point of contact concerning the operation of such facility.
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SB442 An Act Concerning Access To Homeownership And Regulation Of Corporate Ownership Of Residential Property. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/10)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Housing (1/10)
To increase access to affordable homeownership and regulate corporate ownership of residential properties.
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SB448 An Act Concerning Health Insurance Coverage For Municipal Employees Under The State Employee Health Plan. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/10)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Insurance and Real Estate (1/10)
To (1) allow any municipal employee, including, but not limited to, teachers, to participate in the state employee health plan, while maintaining the decision-making power of local collective bargaining units; and (2) require that the state provide to municipal employers transparent communication regarding costs to municipal employees who choose to participate in the state employee health plan.
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SB463 An Act Clarifying The Connecticut Municipal Employees' Retirement System. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/10)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Labor and Public Employees (1/10)
To address and mitigate potential conflicts between municipalities and the State Employees Retirement Commission concerning the procedures of and municipal retirement contributions to the Connecticut municipal employees' retirement system.
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SB465 An Act Concerning Property Tax Exemptions For Certain Long-term Homeowners. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/10)
Status: Change of Reference, House to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding (1/22)
To provide property tax exemptions for certain long-term homeowners.
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SB466 An Act Exempting Motor Vehicles Owned By Individuals Seventy-five Years Of Age And Older From Property Taxation. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/10)
Status: Change of Reference, House to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding (1/22)
To exempt from property taxation any motor vehicle owned by an individual seventy-five years of age or older.
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SB499 An Act Exempting Disabled Veterans From The Payment Of Property Taxes. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/10)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Veterans' and Military Affairs (1/10)
To exempt disabled veterans from the payment of property taxes.
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HB5039 An Act Concerning Inclusion Of Certain Mobile Homes In The Calculation Of The Ten Per Cent Threshold For The Affordable Housing Appeals Procedure Exemption. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/9)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Housing (1/8)
To include certain mobile manufactured homes in the calculation of the ten per cent threshold for the affordable housing appeals procedure exemption.
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HB5041 An Act Concerning The Calculation Of The Ten Per Cent Threshold For The Affordable Housing Appeals Procedure. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/9)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Housing (1/8)
To include dwelling units that meet certain income requirements in the calculation of the ten per cent threshold for the affordable housing appeals procedure.
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HB5042 An Act Expanding The Definition Of Municipality For Purposes Of The Affordable Housing Land Use Appeals Procedure. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/9)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Housing (1/8)
To expand the definition of municipality to include any village for purposes of the affordable housing land use appeals procedure.
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HB5052 An Act Concerning Property Tax Exemptions For Farm Machinery. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/9)
Status: Change of Reference, Senate to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding (1/22)
To increase the maximum assessed value of farm machinery exempt from local property taxation.
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HB5053 An Act Concerning The Deadline For Property Tax Assessment Appeals. - OPPOSE DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/9)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development (1/8)
To change the deadline by which a property tax assessment appeal may be made to a board of assessment appeals.
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SB70 An Act Concerning A Connecticut Dairy Farmer Tax Credit. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/9)
Status: Change of Reference, House to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding (1/27)
To provide for certain tax credits for dairy farmers in the state.
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SB78 An Act Providing For Local Representation On The Connecticut Siting Council. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/9)
Status: File Number 95 (3/18)
To provide local representation on the Connecticut Siting Council.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 2/19 12:00 PM @ ROOM 2B AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB96 An Act Concerning The Definition Of Class I Renewable Energy Sources. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/9)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Energy and Technology (1/8)
To redefine "Class I renewable energy source" to include conventional hydropower facilities and nuclear power facilities.
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SB98 An Act Creating A Municipal Option To Impose A Moratorium On Commercial Solar Photovoltaic Facility Development. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/9)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Energy and Technology (1/8)
To allow any municipality with three or more existing commercial solar photovoltaic facilities located within such municipality to impose a moratorium on the construction or installation of such facilities within such municipality.
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SB180 An Act Expanding The Definition Of Affordable Housing Development. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/9)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Housing (1/8)
To expand the definition of affordable housing development to include properties that are not deed restricted.
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SB231 An Act Concerning The Calculation Of State Forest Land In Certain Municipalities For Purposes Of Grants In Lieu Of Taxes Payments. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/9)
Status: Change of Reference, House to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding (2/10)
To calculate the value of state forest land, for purposes of grants in lieu of taxes payments by the state to municipalities, as real property for any municipality in which over fifty per cent of the land within such municipality's boundaries is state forest.
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SB232 An Act Restricting Property Tax Growth And The Imposition Of New Mandates On Municipalities. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/9)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development (1/8)
To establish a cap on the annual growth of property tax imposed and require a two-thirds vote of the General Assembly for the imposition of any new mandate on a municipality.
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SB233 An Act Establishing A Working Group To Review Unfunded Municipal Mandates. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/9)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development (1/8)
To establish a working group to identify unfunded municipal mandates that, if eliminated, would result in cost savings to taxpayers.
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SB238 An Act Concerning Property Tax Exemptions For Veterans. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/9)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development (1/8)
To specify that qualifying veterans receive a property tax exemption for both the real property owned by such veteran and such veteran's dwelling located upon such real property.
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SB241 An Act Concerning Certain Adjustments To The Assessed Value Of Real Property. - OPPOSE DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/9)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development (1/8)
To prohibit tax assessors from increasing or decreasing the assessed value of real property between revaluation cycles.
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SB288 An Act Concerning A Plan To Privatize The Department Of Motor Vehicles. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/9)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Transportation (1/8)
To maximize savings at the Department of Motor Vehicles by developing a plan for privatization.
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SB300 An Act Concerning The Property Tax Exemption For Veterans With A Permanent And Total Disability Rating. - OPPOSE DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/9)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Veterans' and Military Affairs (1/8)
To include, for purposes of the property tax exemption under subdivision (83) of section 12-81 of the general statutes, the land on which a qualifying dwelling is situated.
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SB301 An Act Concerning The Property Tax Exemption For Veterans With A Permanent And Total Disability Rating. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/9)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Veterans' and Military Affairs (1/8)
To include, for purposes of the property tax exemption under subdivision (83) of section 12-81 of the general statutes, the lot on which a qualifying dwelling is situated and to specify that a mobile manufactured home is included as a dwelling.
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SB365 An Act Exempting The Plans For Single-family Dwellings From Disclosure Under The Freedom Of Information Act. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/9)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Public Safety and Security (1/9)
To protect the security of single-family dwellings by exempting the plans for such dwellings from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.
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SB376 An Act Eliminating Service In Time Of War As An Eligibility Criterion For Certain State And Municipal Veterans' Benefits. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/9)
Status: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate (5/13)
To eliminate service in time of war as an eligibility criterion for certain state and municipal veterans' benefits.
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Hearing Date(s):
Thu 1/30 1:00 PM @ ROOM 1B AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB381 An Act Concerning Funding To Reimburse Municipalities For Revenue Loss Caused By Veteran Property Tax Exemptions. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/9)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations (1/9)
To hold municipalities harmless for granting veterans benefits.
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HB5002 An Act Concerning Housing And The Needs Of Homeless Persons. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/8)
Status: Vetoed by the Governor (6/23)
To lower housing costs, increase housing options and better support homeless persons.
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Hearing Date(s):
Thu 2/13 11:00 AM @ ROOM 2D AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE