CRCOG CT Legislative Weekly Report 1/22/21

UPCOMING MEETINGS LIST

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BILL STATUS LIST Bill Number Priority BA Title & Synopsis Sponsors Status Note HB 5005 An Act Concerning The Waiver Of Interest Levied On Delinquent Rep. (14) Committees: FIN Property Taxes. Status: To allow municipalities to waive the eighteen per cent interest levied Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, on delinquent property taxes. Revenue and Bonding (1/8)

HB 5028 An Act Requiring Background Checks For Youth Sports Coaches, Rep. Greg Howard (43) Committees: KID Trainers And Instructors. Status: To require background checks for coaches, trainers and instructors Referred to Joint Committee on Children involved in organized youth sports. (1/11)

HB 5046 An Act Extending The Sunset Date For Foundation Rep. Tom Delnicki (14) Committees: INS Solutions Indemnity Company, Inc. Status: To extend the sunset date for the captive insurance company Referred to Joint Committee on Insurance established pursuant to section 38a-91vv of the general statutes to and Real Estate (1/11) June 30, 2030.

HB 5047 An Act Concerning Homeowners Insurance Policies And Coverage Rep. Tom Delnicki (14) Committees: INS For The Peril Of Collapse. Status: To require homeowners insurance policies to provide coverage for Referred to Joint Committee on Insurance the peril of collapse and mitigation undertaken to prevent all or part and Real Estate (1/11) of the covered dwelling from falling down or caving in.

HB 5060 An Act Establishing A Payment In Lieu Of Taxes Task Force. Rep. (45); Sen. Committees: PD Heather S. Somers (S18) To study and evaluate the PILOT formula as applied to municipalities Status: in which more than fifty per cent of the land in such municipality is Referred to Joint Committee on Planning owned by the state. and Development (1/11)

HB 5082 An Act Concerning An Expansion Of Commuter Rail Lines To The Rep. (67) Committees: TRA Town Of New Milford. Status: To expand ridership on Connecticut's commuter rails. Referred to Joint Committee on Transportation (1/11)

HB 5090 An Act Concerning Mortgage Forbearance And Crumbling Concrete Rep. Tom Delnicki (14) Committees: BA Foundations. Status: To require certain residential mortgage loans to include a provision Referred to Joint Committee on Banking authorizing the mortgagor to enter mortgage forbearance if the real (1/12) property that is the subject of the mortgage loan requires repairs related to the presence of pyrrhotite in the foundation.

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Bill Number Priority BA Title & Synopsis Sponsors Status Note HB 5100 An Act Authorizing A Property Conveyance Fee For Open Space Rep. Joseph P. Gresko (121) Committees: ENV Purposes. Status: To generate municipal funds for the purchase of open space. Referred to Joint Committee on Environment (1/12)

HB 5128 An Act Concerning The Reassessment Of Residential Buildings With Rep. Tom Delnicki (14) Committees: PD Defective Concrete Foundations And Quarry Geological Source Reporting. Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Planning To (1) permit any owner of a residential building with a foundation and Development (1/12) made with defective concrete to obtain a reassessment of such building which shall remain valid until such foundation is repaired or replaced, and (2) require quarries that produce aggregate for use in concrete to annually prepare a geological source report.

HB 5129 An Act Concerning The Metropolitan District Of Hartford County. Rep. Tom Delnicki (14) Committees: PD

To make several changes relating to the organization and operations Status: of the Metropolitan District of Hartford County. Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development (1/12)

HB 5133 An Act Concerning A Study Of Water Sampling Requirements Made Rep. (61) Committees: PD Pursuant To The Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems Permitting Process. Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Planning To study statutes and regulations concerning certain municipal and Development (1/12) separate storm sewer systems permitting requirements.

HB 5159 An Act Increasing The Prevailing Wage Threshold For Renovations. Rep. (89) Committees: LAB

To increase the prevailing wage threshold for renovations. Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Labor and Public Employees (1/13)

HB 5160 An Act Concerning Binding Arbitration Time Frames. Rep. Lezlye Zupkus (89) Committees: LAB

To amend the binding arbitration time frame in Connecticut. Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Labor and Public Employees (1/13)

HB 5161 An Act Concerning The Publication Of Municipal Legal Notices. Rep. Craig C. Fishbein (90) Committees: PD

To authorize municipalities to post legal notices on municipal Status: Internet web sites in lieu of publication in newspapers. Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development (1/13)

HB 5172 3 An Act Concerning Payments In Lieu Of Taxes To Municipalities For Rep. Gary A. Turco (27) Committees: APP Manufacturing Machinery And Equipment. Status: To assist municipalities with the cost of providing the manufacturing Referred to Joint Committee on machinery and equipment exemption, provide property tax relief and Appropriations (1/15) encourage growth in manufacturing.

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Bill Number Priority BA Title & Synopsis Sponsors Status Note HB 5207 An Act Protecting Property Owners Age Fifty And Older From Rep. (6) Committees: AGE Foreclosure. Status: To prevent foreclosure for certain delinquent taxpayers age fifty or Referred to Joint Committee on Aging older. (1/22)

HB 5208 An Act Reimbursing Towns For The Costs Of The Airport Rep. Tami Zawistowski (61) Committees: APP Development Zone Surrounding Bradley International Airport. Status: To restore funding for the airport development zone surrounding Referred to Joint Committee on Bradley International Airport. Appropriations (1/22)

HB 5212 An Act Concerning The Date Of Adoption For Portions Of The State Rep. (59) Committees: APP Budget Appropriating Aid To Municipalities. Status: To provide predictability to municipalities when determining their Referred to Joint Committee on budget. Appropriations (1/22)

HB 5217 An Act Concerning Advanced Manufacturing Workforce Needs. Rep. Mary M. Mushinsky (85) Committees: CE

To address the shortage of advanced manufacturing workers in Status: Connecticut. Referred to Joint Committee on Commerce (1/22)

HB 5218 An Act Concerning Advanced Manufacturing Workforce Training At Rep. Mary M. Mushinsky (85) Committees: CE Gateway Community College. Status: To establish a workforce training program for advanced Referred to Joint Committee on manufacturing at Gateway Community College. Commerce (1/22)

HB 5219 3 An Act Requiring Background Checks For Certain Employees Of Rep. Brian Lanoue (45) Committees: KID Licensed Youth Camps. Status: To require employees of licensed youth camps who are eighteen Referred to Joint Committee on Children years of age or older to submit to comprehensive background checks. (1/22)

HB 5224 3 An Act Prohibiting School District Policies That Discriminate Against Rep. (40) Committees: ED Students Based On Natural Hair And Hairstyles. Status: To prohibit local and regional boards of education from adopting Referred to Joint Committee on Education policies that discriminate against students based on natural hair and (1/22) hairstyles.

HB 5225 An Act Increasing The Number Of Instructional Learning Hours For Rep. Christie M. Carpino (32) Committees: ED Students During Periods Of Extended Mandated Remote Learning. Status: To provide students with valuable educational learning time during Referred to Joint Committee on Education periods of extended mandated remote learning. (1/22)

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Bill Number Priority BA Title & Synopsis Sponsors Status Note HB 5238 An Act Increasing Flexibility And Autonomy In The Administration Of Rep. Tammy Nuccio (53) Committees: ED Education In School Districts. Status: To provide more flexibility and autonomy to boards of education in Referred to Joint Committee on Education the administration of education in their school districts. (1/22)

HB 5241 An Act Concerning The Repeal Of The Cap On How Much A School Rep. Holly H. Cheeseman (37) Committees: ED District May Reduce Its Minimum Budget Requirement When It Experiences A Decline In Student Enrollment. Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education To permit a school district to reduce its minimum budget (1/22) requirement in an amount that reflects its actual decline in student enrollment.

HB 5256 An Act Creating A Municipal Energy Security Authority. Rep. Joseph P. Gresko (121); Committees: ET Rep. (128) To create a municipal energy security authority within the state. Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Energy and Technology (1/22)

HB 5260 An Act Concerning Community Choice Aggregation. Rep. (54) Committees: ET

To allow community choice aggregation. Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Energy and Technology (1/22)

HB 5262 An Act Concerning The Use Of Pfas In Firefighting Foam. Rep. Christine Conley (40); Sen. Committees: ENV Catherine A. Osten (S19) To prohibit the use of PFAS in firefighting foams and develop a take- Status: back program for such products. Referred to Joint Committee on Environment (1/22)

HB 5269 An Act Establishing A Low Volatility Dividend Stock Investment Fund. Rep. J.P. Sredzinski (112) Committees: FIN

To require the State Treasurer to establish an investment fund that Status: invests in low volatility dividend stocks and in which municipalities Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, may invest municipal funds. Revenue and Bonding (1/22)

HB 5288 An Act Establishing A Personal Income Tax Deduction For Certain Rep. Geoff Luxenberg (12) Committees: FIN Homeowners With Crumbling Foundations. Status: To establish a personal income tax deduction for any homeowner Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, whose concrete foundation has deteriorated due to the presence of Revenue and Bonding (1/22) pyrrhotite and who has not received financial assistance from the Crumbling Foundations Assistance Fund.

HB 5293 An Act Authorizing Special Tax Obligation Bonds Of The State For A Rep. Carol Hall (59) Committees: FIN Rail Station In Enfield. Status: To construct a rail station in Enfield. Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding (1/22)

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Bill Number Priority BA Title & Synopsis Sponsors Status Note HB 5319 An Act Concerning Timing Of Certain Primaries For Nominees For Rep. Dorinda Borer (115) Committees: GAE Municipal Offices. Status: To move earlier by one week the day of any primary for an office to Referred to Joint Committee on be voted upon at a municipal election held in November, so as to not Government Administration and Elections conduct such primary while school is in session. (1/22)

HB 5327 An Act Establishing A Task Force To Create School To Work Pipeline. Rep. (30) Committees: HED

To establish a task force to create a school-to-work pipeline. Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Higher Education and Employment Advancement (1/22)

HB 5341 An Act Concerning Crumbling Concrete Foundations And Bonding. Rep. Carol Hall (59) Committees: INS

To extend the sunset date for Connecticut Foundation Solutions Status: Indemnity Company, Inc., and ensure that additional bond dollars are Referred to Joint Committee on Insurance available for the testing and remediation of crumbling concrete and Real Estate (1/22) foundations.

HB 5345 An Act Extending The Sunset Date For Connecticut Foundation Rep. Geoff Luxenberg (12) Committees: INS Solutions Indemnity Company, Inc. Status: To extend the sunset date for Connecticut Foundation Solutions Referred to Joint Committee on Insurance Indemnity Company, Inc., to December 31, 2040. and Real Estate (1/22)

HB 5349 An Act Requiring Homeowners Insurance Coverage For The Peril Of Rep. Kurt Vail (52) Committees: INS Collapse. Status: To require homeowners insurance policies to provide coverage for Referred to Joint Committee on Insurance the peril of collapse. and Real Estate (1/22)

HB 5381 An Act Increasing The Municipal Property Tax Waiver. Rep. Tom O'Dea (125) Committees: PD

To increase the optional municipal property tax waiver to one Status: hundred dollars. Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development (1/22)

HB 5382 An Act Prohibiting The Use Of Eminent Domain For Certain Rep. Tami Zawistowski (61) Committees: PD Commercial Purposes. Status: To prohibit state and municipal governments from exercising the use Referred to Joint Committee on Planning of eminent domain for certain commercial purposes. and Development (1/22)

HB 5384 An Act Prohibiting The Regulation Of Firearms By Municipalities. Rep. David T. Wilson (66) Committees: PD

To prohibit municipalities from adopting ordinances and regulations Status: to regulate firearms. Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development (1/22)

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Bill Number Priority BA Title & Synopsis Sponsors Status Note HB 5398 An Act Concerning Local Health Department Or Health District Rep. William A. Petit (22) Committees: PH Funding. Status: To establish a more equitable method of increasing per capita Referred to Joint Committee on Public funding for local health departments or health districts. Health (1/22)

HB 5415 Resolution Proposing An Amendment To The State Constitution Rep. Tammy Nuccio (53) Committees: TRA Concerning Transportation Funds. Status: To prohibit the diversion of revenue derived from transportation to Referred to Joint Committee on the General Fund before such revenue is deposited into the Special Transportation (1/22) Transportation Fund.

HB 5417 An Act Concerning A Train Station In Newington. Sen. Matthew L. Lesser (S9); Committees: TRA Rep. Emmanuel Sanchez (24); To provide the residents of Newington with access to the Hartford Rep. Gary A. Turco (27); Rep. Status: Line. Kerry Szeps Wood (29) Referred to Joint Committee on Transportation (1/22)

HB 5425 An Act Concerning The Free Use Of Ctfastrak. Rep. Geoff Luxenberg (12) Committees: TRA

To alleviate the financial burden on residents who use buses and Status: encourage more residents to use buses as opposed to personal motor Referred to Joint Committee on vehicles. Transportation (1/22)

HB 5429 An Act Concerning Pedestrian Safety, Vision Zero Council, Speed Transportation Committee Committees: TRA Limits In Municipalities, Fines And Charges For Certain Violations, The Greenways Commemorative Account And Maintenance Work Status: Zone And School Zone Safety Enforcement. Referred to Joint Committee on Transportation (1/22) To (1) require motorists to grant the right-of-way to pedestrians who affirmatively indicate their intention to cross the road in a crosswalk; (2) increase the fine for operating a motor vehicle while using a hand- held mobile telephone or electronic device; (3) increase the additional fee provided to municipalities for certain traffic violations; (

SB 25 An Act Requiring Homeowners Insurance Coverage For The Peril Of Sen. Saud Anwar (S3) Committees: INS send Collapse And Certain Structural Mitigation. Status: To require homeowners insurance policies to provide coverage for: Referred to Joint Committee on Insurance (1) The peril of collapse; and (2) mitigation undertaken to prevent all and Real Estate (1/8) or part of the covered dwelling from falling down or caving in.

SB 26 An Act Concerning Crumbling Concrete Foundations. Sen. Saud Anwar (S3) Committees: INS send

To: (1) Extend the sunset date for Connecticut Foundation Solutions Status: Indemnity Company, Inc.; and (2) require the Insurance Referred to Joint Committee on Insurance Commissioner to study methods available to accelerate responses by and Real Estate (1/8) insurers to claims under homeowners insurance policies for foundation deterioration due to the presence of pyrrhotite.

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Bill Number Priority BA Title & Synopsis Sponsors Status Note SB 37 An Act Concerning The Reassessment Of Residential Buildings With Sen. Saud Anwar (S3) Committees: PD Defective Concrete Foundations And Quarry Geological Source Reporting. Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Planning To permit any owner of a residential building with a foundation and Development (1/8) made of defective concrete to obtain a reassessment of such building, which shall remain valid until such foundation is repaired or replaced, and to require quarries that produce aggregate for use in concrete to annually prepare a geological source report.

SB 38 An Act Lowering The Age Of Eligibility For Property Tax Relief For Sen. Saud Anwar (S3) Committees: PD Senior Citizens. Status: To increase the number of elderly residents eligible for property tax Referred to Joint Committee on Planning relief and permit municipalities to exempt from taxation one motor and Development (1/8) vehicle belonging to a person seventy-one years of age or older who has resided in the municipality for not less than forty years.

SB 46 3 An Act Concerning The Greater Hartford Mobility Study. Sen. Saud Anwar (S3) Committees: TRA send

To expedite the completion of the Greater Hartford Mobility Study. Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Transportation (1/8)

SB 55 3 An Act Designating Racism As A Public Health Crisis In The State And Sen. Saud Anwar (S3) Committees: PH send Establishing A Commission To Study The Impact Of Institutional Racism On Public Health. Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Public To designate racism as a public health crisis in the state and establish Health (1/8) a commission to study the impact of institutional racism on public health.

SB 59 An Act Concerning Mortgage Forbearance For Owners Of Homes Sen. Saud Anwar (S3) Committees: BA With Crumbling Foundations. Status: To require certain residential mortgage loans to include a provision Referred to Joint Committee on Banking that authorizes mortgage forbearance if the home requires repairs (1/12) related to the presence of pyrrhotite in the foundation.

SB 61 An Act Concerning Residential Wells Contaminated By Road Salts. Sen. Dan Champagne (S35) Committees: ENV

To reduce contamination of residential wells. Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Environment (1/12)

SB 68 An Act Creating A Broadband Internet Task Force. Sen. Saud Anwar (S3) Committees: ET

To create a task force to examine broadband Internet in the state of Status: Connecticut and make recommendations to the General Assembly Referred to Joint Committee on Energy regarding high-speed Internet access, provider selection and market and Technology (1/12) competition to improve service quality.

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Bill Number Priority BA Title & Synopsis Sponsors Status Note SB 94 An Act Concerning Certain Municipal Agreements To Fix Sen. Saud Anwar (S3) Committees: PD Assessments. Status: To allow the boards of selectmen, instead of the town meetings, of Referred to Joint Committee on Planning certain municipalities to enter into certain agreements to fix and Development (1/12) assessments.

SB 95 An Act Concerning The Imposition Of Line Charges For Certain Water Sen. Dan Champagne (S35) Committees: PD Lines. Status: To prohibit water companies from imposing line charges on Referred to Joint Committee on Planning municipalities for certain water lines. and Development (1/12)

SB 112 An Act Concerning Indoor Air Quality In Schools. Sen. Saud Anwar (S3) Committees: PH

To require local and regional boards of education to maintain healthy Status: indoor air quality in their schools. Referred to Joint Committee on Public Health (1/12)

SB 119 An Act Concerning The Waiver Of Fees For A Fingerprint Search For Sen. Dan Champagne (S35) Committees: PS A Municipal Volunteer Firefighter. Status: To facilitate volunteer public safety services by prohibiting the Vote to Draft (1/21) Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection from requiring a municipality to provide proof of insurance as a condition of receiving a waiver of the fee for a fingerprint search for a volunteer firefighter.

SB 128 An Act Concerning Funding For Connecticut's Transportation Future. Sen. Will Haskell (S26); Sen. Committees: TRA Alex Kasser (S36) To establish long-term, sustainable funding for the Special Status: Transportation Fund by authorizing the Department of Referred to Joint Committee on Transportation to construct, maintain and operate electronic tolling Transportation (1/12) systems on Interstate Route 84, Interstate Route 91, Interstate Route 95 and portions of Connecticut Route 15.

SB 131 An Act Concerning The Property Tax Exemption For Gold Star Sen. Saud Anwar (S3) Committees: VA Parents And Surviving Spouses. Status: To permit municipalities to exempt the income of Gold Star parents Referred to Joint Committee on Veterans' or a surviving spouse when determining the property tax exemption Affairs (1/12) under section 12-81ii of the general statutes.

SB 135 An Act Concerning The Establishment Of High Performance Green Sen. Saud Anwar (S3) Committees: ET Building Standards For Voluntary Adoption By Municipalities. Status: To permit adoption of residential and commercial building Referred to Joint Committee on Energy construction standards by municipalities. and Technology (1/13)

SB 140 An Act Establishing A Task Force To Study The State Workforce And Sen. Saud Anwar (S3) Committees: LAB Retiring Employees. Status: To establish a task force to study the state workforce and retiring Referred to Joint Committee on Labor and employees. Public Employees (1/13)

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Bill Number Priority BA Title & Synopsis Sponsors Status Note SB 150 An Act Establishing The Connecticut Infrastructure Authority. Sen. Alex Kasser (S36) Committees: BA

To: (1) Establish a new quasi-public agency to facilitate and finance Status: the development of public infrastructure projects with the highest Referred to Joint Committee on Banking quality standards at the lowest cost, (2) prioritize the public's (1/15) interest in public infrastructure projects and build the foundation of a thriving economy, (3) create and retain construction and maintenance jobs

SB 164 An Act Appropriating Funds For The Remedial Action And Sen. Kevin C. Kelly (S21) Committees: APP Redevelopment Municipal Grant Program. Status: To increase funding for brownfield remediation projects. Referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations (1/22)

SB 170 An Act Concerning A Three-tiered Grants In Lieu Of Taxes Program. Sen. Martin M. Looney (S11) Committees: FIN

To revise the calculation of the amounts of grants in lieu of taxes paid Status: to municipalities pursuant to section 12-18b of the general statutes, Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, based on a municipality's equalized net grand list per capita. Revenue and Bonding (1/22)

SB 225 An Act An Act Concerning The Recommendations Of The Quarries Sen. Saud Anwar (S3) Committees: PD Working Group. Status: To implement the recommendations of the quarries working group. Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development (1/22)

SB 231 An Act Concerning The Funding Of Municipal Health Departments Sen. Heather S. Somers (S18) Committees: PH And District Departments Of Health. Status: To fund and use existing health districts to respond to pandemics. Referred to Joint Committee on Public Health (1/22)

SB 247 An Act Concerning The Effects Of Crumbling Foundations On Sen. Dan Champagne (S35) Committees: ED Education Cost-sharing Grant Amounts. Status: To ensure that a town does not receive a reduction in its education Referred to Joint Committee on Education cost-sharing grant amount as a result of crumbling foundations in the (1/22) town.

SB 253 An Act Encouraging Local School Districts To Regionalize. Sen. Martin M. Looney (S11) Committees: ED

To encourage school districts to regionalize by reducing the Status: reimbursement percentage for a school building project grant for Referred to Joint Committee on Education certain towns. (1/22)

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