CRCOG CT Legislative Weekly Report 1/15/21

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. Lezlye Zupkus (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 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.

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.

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Bill Number Priority BA Title & Synopsis Sponsors Status Note 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.

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 Referred to Joint Committee on Public Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection from Safety and Security (1/12) 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.

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Bill Number Priority BA Title & Synopsis Sponsors Status Note 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)

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

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