CRCOG CT Legislative Weekly Report 3/21/19

BILL STATUS LIST Bill Number Priority BA Title & Synopsis Sponsors Status HB 5048 An Act Requiring Homeowners Insurance Coverage For The Peril Of Rep. (14); Rep. Committees: INS Collapse And Certain Structural Mitigation. Kurt Vail (52) Status: To require that each homeowners insurance policy provide coverage Reserved for Subject Matter Public for the peril of collapse and mitigation undertaken to prevent all or Hearing (2/7) part of the dwelling covered by such policy from falling down or caving in.

HB 5163 An Act Concerning Deficiency Judgments And Residential Properties Banking Committee Committees: BA With A Concrete Foundation Affected By Pyrrhotite. Status: To (1) prohibit deficiency judgments on mortgage loans where the Filed with Legislative Commissioners' property secured by the mortgage has a crumbling concrete Office (3/14) foundation, (2) prohibit mortgage lenders and mortgage correspondent lenders from denying an application for a residential mortgage loan based solely on certain prior defaults, conveyances or foreclosures by the applicant, and

HB 5164 An Act Prohibiting The Lender Of A Home Equity Loan From Seeking Rep. Tom Delnicki (14) Committees: BA A Deficiency Judgment Against Certain Borrowers. Status: To protect homeowners with crumbling foundations from a BA Public Hearing: Thu 2/7 01:00 PM @ deficiency judgment on a home equity loan. ROOM 2C (2/1)

HB 5193 An Act Exempting The Sale Or Transfer Of Primary Dwellings Rep. Jason Doucette (13) Committees: FIN Affected By Crumbling Foundations From The Real Estate Conveyance Tax. Status: FIN Public Hearing: Mon 3/4 12:00 PM @ To exempt from the real estate conveyance tax the sale or transfer of ROOM 2E (2/28) real property that is the grantor's primary dwelling and such dwelling is affected by a crumbling foundation.

HB 5249 An Act Prohibiting The Purchase Or Use Of Artificial Turf By The Environment Committee Committees: ENV State And Municipalities. Status: To prohibit towns and the state from purchasing and using artificial ENV Public Hearing: Fri 2/15 11:00 AM @ turf. ROOM 2B (2/8)

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Bill Number Priority BA Title & Synopsis Sponsors Status HB 5254 An Act Establishing A Pilot Program Authorizing Municipalities To Environment Committee Committees: ENV Impose A Buyer's Conveyance Fee On Real Property To Fund The Purchase And Stewardship Of Open Space. Status: ENV Public Hearing: Mon 2/4 10:30 AM To enable municipalities such as Bolton, Bozrah, Bloomfield, @ ROOM 2B (1/30) Bethany, Coventry, Hartford, Lyme, New London, Norfolk, North Stonington and Warren to impose a conveyance tax on certain real property sales in order to generate funds for the preservation of open space.

HB 5381 An Act Concerning The Renewable Portfolio Standard For Class Ii Energy and Technology Committees: ET Renewable Energy Sources. Committee Status: To require that electric suppliers and certain electric distribution Filed with Legislative Commissioners' companies demonstrate that a certain amount of their output or Office (3/15) services are generated from Class II renewable energy sources.

HB 5540 An Act Establishing A Municipal Option To Provide Property Tax Planning and Development Committees: PD Relief To Residents Who Are Unable To Live In Their Homes Due To Committee A Natural Disaster Or Evacuation Order. Status: House Calendar Number 73 (3/21) To permit municipalities to establish programs of property tax relief for residents unable to live in their homes due to a natural disaster or an evacuation order or declaration of a state of emergency or disaster.

HB 5580 An Act Requiring Electric Distribution Companies To Offer Certain Rep. Michael D'Agostino (91) Committees: ET Infrastructure For Sale To Certain Municipalities. Status: To require electric distribution companies to offer for sale to any ET Public Hearing: Thu 2/21 10:00 AM @ municipality an electric distribution company serves the streetlights ROOM 1B (2/15) and lighting infrastructure located in such municipality.

HB 5641 An Act Concerning Municipal Participation In The Circuit Breaker Rep. Rosa C. Rebimbas (70) Committees: PD Tax Relief Program. Status: To provide for municipal relief by allowing a municipality to elect not PD Public Hearing: Wed 2/13 11:15 AM @ to participate in the tax relief program under section 12-170aa of the ROOM 2D (2/8) general statutes following a reduction in reimbursement or a lack of funds for grants payable to municipalities under said section.

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Bill Number Priority BA Title & Synopsis Sponsors Status HB 5643 An Act Requiring A Study Of The Obstacles To Merging Or Rep. (61) Committees: PD Consolidating Fire Departments From Multiple Towns. Status: To study obstacles to merging or consolidating multiple fire districts Vote to Draft (3/8) or fire departments from multiple towns.

HB 5780 An Act Concerning The Department Of Children And Families, Rep. Kathleen M. McCarty (38) Committees: KID; PD; APP Municipalities And Reimbursement For The Cost Of Educating Nonresident Students. Status: Change of Reference, House to Committee To require the Department of Children and Families to reimburse on Appropriations (2/14) towns for the costs of educating nonresident children that are placed in such towns.

HB 5808 An Act Establishing A Credit Against The Personal Income Tax For Rep. Geoff Luxenberg (12) Committees: FIN Homeowners Whose Residential Buildings Have Crumbling Concrete Foundations. Status: FIN Public Hearing: Mon 3/4 12:00 PM @ To provide tax relief by establishing a credit against the personal ROOM 2E (2/28) income tax for homeowners whose residential buildings in the state have foundations made with defective concrete.

HB 5889 An Act Requiring Planning And Zoning Commission Approval Of Rep. (59) Committees: PD Certain Solar Photovoltaic Facilities. Status: To require applicants for certificates of environmental compatibility PD Public Hearing: Wed 2/13 11:15 AM @ and public need to receive application approval from municipal ROOM 2D (2/8) planning and zoning commissions if a proposed facility is a solar photovoltaic facility with a capacity of two or more megawatts, and to permit municipal planning and zoning commissions to establish regulations concer

HB 5892 An Act Allowing Municipalities To Assess A Fee On Independent Rep. Michael D'Agostino (91); Committees: PD Institutions Of Higher Education For Municipal Police And Fire Rep. Josh Elliott (88); Sen. Services. Martin M. Looney (S11); Rep. Status: Robyn A. Porter (94) PD Public Hearing: Wed 3/6 11:00 AM @ To allow municipalities to assess a fee on independent institutions of ROOM 2B (3/1) higher education to mitigate the costs incurred for the provision of police and fire services.

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Bill Number Priority BA Title & Synopsis Sponsors Status HB 5969 3 An Act Establishing A Collapsing Foundations Loan Program To Banking Committee Committees: BA Provide Low-interest Loans To Certain Property Owners. Status: To provide low-interest loans to property owners who (1) have Filed with Legislative Commissioners' received the maximum amount of financial assistance provided by Office (3/14) the captive insurance company for the purpose of repairing or replacing a concrete foundation that has deteriorated due to the presence of pyrrhotite, and (2) require additional funding for such repair or replacement.

HB 6032 An Act Requiring A Study Of Municipal Retention Of A Portion Of The Rep. Jane M. Garibay (60) Committees: FIN Revenue Generated By The Sales And Use Taxes On Hotels And Lodging Houses. Status: FIN Public Hearing: Wed 2/13 11:00 AM To require a study of allowing municipalities to retain a portion of @ ROOM 2E (2/8) the hotel and lodging house occupancy tax revenue generated by hotels and lodging houses located in the municipality.

HB 6040 An Act Concerning Transfers Of Title To Certain Residential Rep. Geoff Luxenberg (12) Committees: GL; PD Buildings Situated In Municipalities Impacted By Crumbling Concrete Foundations. Status: Vote to Draft (3/15) To require inspections and disclosures prior to transfers of certain residential buildings situated in municipalities impacted by crumbling concrete foundations.

HB 6155 An Act Concerning Regionalization Or Consolidation Of 9-1-1 Rep. J.P. Sredzinski (112) Committees: PS Dispatch Centers. Status: To help towns save money through regionalization or consolidation PS Public Hearing: Thu 2/14 11:00 AM @ of 9-1-1 dispatch centers. ROOM 1D (2/8)

HB 6182 An Act Concerning Municipal Reimbursement For Costs Associated Rep. (42) Committees: KID; PD; APP With Certain Nonresident Students. Status: To require the Department of Children and Families to reimburse Change of Reference, Senate to Committee municipalities for costs associated with nonresident students the on Appropriations (2/14) department places in the school districts of such municipalities.

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Bill Number Priority BA Title & Synopsis Sponsors Status HB 6185 An Act Concerning A Pilot Program For Regional Marketing And Rep. (143); Rep. Committees: CE Economic Development In Fairfield County. (144) Status: To encourage coordinated and regional approaches to economic CE Public Hearing: Thu 2/14 11:00 AM @ development and marketing. ROOM 2E (2/8)

HB 6361 An Act Concerning The Sharing Of Certain Property Tax Revenue By Rep. (9) Committees: PD Municipalities. Status: To mitigate the financial losses incurred by municipalities from PD Public Hearing: Wed 3/6 11:00 AM @ which businesses move in order to take advantage of certain state ROOM 2B (3/1) assistance.

HB 6412 An Act Establishing A Pilot Program To Provide Incentives For Rep. Andre F. Baker (124); Sen. Committees: ED; HSG Teachers To Live In Certain Municipalities. (S23); Rep. Jeff Currey (11); Rep. Bobby G. Status: To establish a pilot program to provide incentives for teachers to live Gibson (15); Rep. Brandon L. Change of Reference, Senate to Committee in certain municipalities. McGee (5); Rep. Quentin W. on Housing (2/13) Phipps (100); Rep. Robyn A. Porter (94) HB 6494 An Act Authorizing The Attorney General To Bring An Action Against Rep. Geoff Luxenberg (12) Committees: JUD The Federal Government To Secure Federal Funding For The State's Crumbling Foundation Crisis. Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary To authorize the Attorney General to bring an action against the (1/28) federal government to secure federal funding for the state's crumbling foundation crisis.

HB 6525 An Act Concerning The Property Tax Exemption For Certain Health Rep. Maria P. Horn (64) Committees: PH; FIN Care Institutions. Status: To specify that nursing homes described in subsection (o) of section Change of Reference, Senate to Committee 19a-490 of the general statutes remain eligible for the property on Finance, Revenue and Bonding (2/11) exemption, and to exempt from the property tax residential community locations at which an assisted living service agency provides services.

HB 6554 An Act Concerning Municipal Liability For Certain Inspections. Rep. Charles J. Ferraro (117); Committees: PD; ENV Rep. Kathy Kennedy (119); To exempt municipalities from liability for inspections undertaken Sen. James J. Maroney (S14); Status: pursuant to the permitting requirements of municipal separate Rep. Kim Rose (118) Change of Reference, Senate to Committee storm sewer systems programs. on Environment (2/7)

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Bill Number Priority BA Title & Synopsis Sponsors Status HB 6561 1 An Act Designating Councils Of Governments As Counties. Rep. (104); Rep. Committees: PD Jason Rojas (9) To require the state to designate councils of governments as counties Status: for the purposes of accessing certain federal funding. Vote to Draft (3/8)

HB 6562 An Act Requiring Municipal Plans Of Conservation And Development Rep. Jason Rojas (9) Committees: PD To Include Certain Provisions. Status: To require planning commissions to include in plans of conservation PD Public Hearing: Wed 3/6 11:00 AM @ and development provisions for multifamily housing and the ROOM 2B (3/1) promotion of housing choice and economic diversity in consideration of the state's housing needs in order for municipalities to be eligible for discretionary state funding.

HB 6563 An Act Establishing A Grant Program To Assist Municipalities In Rep. Jason Rojas (9) Committees: PD Census Outreach Programs. Status: To establish a grant program to assist municipalities in developing PD Public Hearing: Wed 3/6 11:00 AM @ and implementing census outreach programs to maximize ROOM 2B (3/1) participation in the 2020 United States census.

HB 6565 An Act Permitting Municipalities To Publish Legal Notices On The Rep. Jonathan Steinberg (136) Committees: PD Internet. Status: To permit municipalities to publish legal notices on the Internet. Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development (1/28)

HB 6567 An Act Concerning Municipal Charters And Home Rule Ordinances. Rep. Mike France (42) Committees: PD

To require that municipal charters and home rule ordinances be Status: reviewed every ten years and to permit municipalities to make PD Public Hearing: Wed 3/6 11:00 AM @ minor and technical revisions to charters and home rule ordinances ROOM 2B (3/1) without following the procedure set forth in section 7-191 of the general statutes.

HB 6575 An Act Concerning Active Shooter Response Plans. Public Safety and Security Committees: PS Committee To require the Department of Emergency Services and Public Status: Protection, in consultation with the Police Officer Standards and Referred to Joint Committee on Public Training Council, to develop standards for active shooter response Safety and Security (3/7) plans and assist municipalities, upon their request, in developing such plans.

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Bill Number Priority BA Title & Synopsis Sponsors Status HB 6590 An Act Concerning Speed Limits In Municipalities. Transportation Committee Committees: TRA

To allow local traffic authorities to establish lower speed limits on Status: streets under their jurisdiction by holding a public hearing regarding Joint Favorable (3/20) such speed limits and providing notification of such speed limits to the Office of the State Traffic Administration.

HB 6750 An Act Expanding The Definition Of "residential Building" In Statutes Rep. (8); Sen. Steve Committees: PD Providing Assistance To Certain Homeowners. Cassano (S4); Sen. (S35); Rep. Jeff Status: To revise the definition of "residential building" to include any Currey (11); Rep. Christopher PD Public Hearing: Fri 3/8 01:00 PM @ condominium unit or dwelling in a planned unit development. Davis (57); Rep. Tom Delnicki ROOM 2E (3/4) (14); Rep. Geoff Luxenberg (12); Sen. Catherine A. Osten (S19); Rep. Pat Wilson Pheanious (53); Rep. Kurt Vail (52); Rep. Michael Winkler (56) HB 6761 An Act Allowing Municipalities Greater Flexibility To Determine Rep. Michael D'Agostino (91); Committees: PD Qualifying Income Levels For Municipal Property Tax Relief Rep. Josh Elliott (88); Sen. Programs For Seniors. Martin M. Looney (S11); Rep. Status: Robyn A. Porter (94) PD Public Hearing: Wed 2/13 11:15 AM @ To allow municipalities greater flexibility to determine qualifying ROOM 2D (2/8) income levels for municipal property tax relief programs for seniors.

HB 6772 An Act Concerning The Completion Of Local Transportation Projects. Rep. Jason Rojas (9) Committees: TRA

To expedite the completion of local transportation projects. Status: TRA Public Hearing: Wed 2/13 10:30 AM @ ROOM 1E (2/8)

HB 6938 An Act Concerning Relief From Certain Unfunded Mandates To Tier Rep. Michael A. DiMassa (116) Committees: PD; FIN Iii And Tier Iv Municipalities. Status: To provide relief from certain unfunded mandates to municipalities Change of Reference, Senate to Committee designated Tier III or Tier IV by the Secretary of the Office of Policy on Finance, Revenue and Bonding (2/7) and Management to assist such municipalities in realizing savings.

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Bill Number Priority BA Title & Synopsis Sponsors Status HB 7004 An Act Concerning Concussion Education For Coaches Of Youth Committee on Children Committees: KID Athletic Activities. Status: To require youth coaches of youth athletic activities conducted on Filed with Legislative Commissioners' fields, courts and recreational areas owned, operated or managed by Office (3/12) municipalities to take an online concussion course.

HB 7008 An Act Implementing The Recommendations Of The Working Group Commerce Committee Committees: CE On A Public-private Partnership To Recruit Businesses To Connecticut. Status: Filed with Legislative Commissioners' To implement the recommendations of the working group on a Office (3/15) public-private partnership to recruit businesses to the state.

HB 7098 An Act Concerning Commuter Rail Infrastructure. Transportation Committee Committees: TRA

To (1) require the Commissioner of Transportation to implement Status: various commuter rail projects and initiatives, and (2) prohibit a TRA Public Hearing: Wed 2/13 10:30 AM person from crossing railroad tracks when warned of the approach @ ROOM 1E (2/8) of equipment on such tracks.

HB 7141 An Act Regulating Electric Foot Scooters. Transportation Committee Committees: TRA

To define and regulate the use of electric foot scooters. Status: TRA Public Hearing: Wed 2/27 12:30 PM @ ROOM 1E (2/22)

HB 7152 An Act Accelerating The Deployment Of 5g Wireless Facilities. Rep. Joe Aresimowicz (30); Committees: ET Sen. (S25); Sen. To implement the Governor's budget recommendations. Martin M. Looney (S11); Rep. Status: (1) Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/25/19 5:00 PM (3/20)

HB 7179 An Act Concerning Crumbling Concrete Foundations. Insurance and Real Estate Committees: INS Committee To (1) require the Commissioner of Housing to establish a grant Status: program to support the development of methods and technologies Filed with Legislative Commissioners' that reduce the average cost of repairing and replacing concrete Office (3/20) foundations in this state that have deteriorated due to the presence of pyrrhotite, (2) establish an innovation board to review applications for grants filed

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Bill Number Priority BA Title & Synopsis Sponsors Status HB 7185 An Act Concerning Liability Of A Political Subdivision And Its Judiciary Committee Committees: JUD Employees, Officers And Agents. Status: To clarify the meaning of "acts with reckless disregard" as used in JUD Public Hearing: Wed 2/27 10:00 AM the statute concerning liability of a political subdivision and its @ ROOM 1D (2/22) employees, officers and agents.

HB 7187 An Act Concerning Revocation Of A Public Official's Pension Or A Judiciary Committee Committees: JUD State Or Municipal Employee's Pension. Status: To require state prosecutors to provide notice to the Attorney Joint Favorable Substitute (3/20) General when a criminal defendant is a public official or state or municipal employee so that the Attorney General may pursue pension revocation remedies available under state law.

HB 7192 An Act Concerning Municipal And Regional Opportunities And Rep. Joe Aresimowicz (30); Committees: PD Efficiencies. Sen. Bob Duff (S25); Sen. Martin M. Looney (S11); Rep. Status: To implement the Governor's budget recommendations. Matthew Ritter (1) PD Public Hearing: Wed 3/20 11:00 AM @ ROOM 1D (3/15)

HB 7202 An Act Concerning The Sustainability Of Connecticut's Rep. Joe Aresimowicz (30); Committees: TRA Transportation Infrastructure. Sen. Bob Duff (S25); Sen. Martin M. Looney (S11); Rep. Status: To implement the Governor's budget recommendations. Matthew Ritter (1) Joint Favorable (3/20)

HB 7203 An Act Concerning Pedestrian Safety At Crosswalks. Transportation Committee Committees: TRA

To promote the safety of pedestrians by requiring motorists to grant Status: the right-of-way to pedestrians who affirmatively indicate their TRA Public Hearing: Wed 2/27 12:30 PM intention to cross the road in a crosswalk. @ ROOM 1E (2/22)

HB 7207 An Act Concerning The Approval Of Certain New Municipal Planning and Development Committees: PD Construction Projects. Committee Status: To require municipalities to hold public hearings on proposed House Calendar Number 87 (3/21) construction projects with estimated costs of more than twenty-five million dollars.

HB 7209 An Act Establishing The Connecticut Municipal Redevelopment Planning and Development Committees: PD Authority. Committee Status: To create the Connecticut Municipal Redevelopment Authority. PD Public Hearing: Wed 2/27 11:15 AM @ ROOM 1A (2/22)

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Bill Number Priority BA Title & Synopsis Sponsors Status HB 7220 An Act Establishing A Right To Appeal The Decision Of A Municipal Judiciary Committee Committees: JUD Ethics Board To The Superior Court Under The Uniform Administrative Procedures Act. Status: JUD Public Hearing: Wed 3/6 10:00 AM @ To provide a right to appeal the decision of a municipal ethics board ROOM 1D (3/1) to the Superior Court in accordance with the provisions of the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act.

HB 7228 An Act Requiring Certain Municipalities To Waive Payment In Lieu Of Housing Committee Committees: HSG Taxes From A Housing Authority. Status: To require a municipality that received certain state funding in the HSG Public Hearing: Tue 3/5 12:00 PM @ fiscal year ending June 30, 2015 to waive payments in lieu of taxes ROOM 1D (3/1) from a housing authority.

HB 7238 An Act Concerning Administrative Changes To The Municipal Labor and Public Employees Committees: LAB Employees Health Insurance Program. Committee Status: To make administrative changes to the municipal employees health Filed with Legislative Commissioners' insurance program. Office (3/18)

HB 7259 An Act Concerning Homeowners Insurance Policies And Coverage Insurance and Real Estate Committees: INS For The Peril Of Collapse. Committee Status: To require homeowners insurance policies to provide coverage for PD Public Hearing: Fri 3/8 01:00 PM @ the peril of collapse and mitigation undertaken to prevent all or part ROOM 2E (3/4) of the covered dwelling from falling down or caving in.

HB 7280 An Act Concerning Support For Transportation Infrastructure And Transportation Committee Committees: TRA The Creation Of The Connecticut Transportation Finance Authority. Status: To (1) require the Commissioner of Transportation to submit a Joint Favorable (3/20) tolling proposal to the General Assembly; and (2) create the Connecticut Transportation Finance Authority.

HB 7283 An Act Concerning A Study By The Department Of Transportation. Transportation Committee Committees: TRA

To require the Department of Transportation to study issues relating Status: to transportation in the state. Joint Favorable (3/20)

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Bill Number Priority BA Title & Synopsis Sponsors Status HB 7319 An Act Concerning Fiscal Independence Of School Districts. Planning and Development Committees: PD Committee To require that local and regional school districts of a certain size Status: become taxing authorities, separate from any municipality, for the PD Public Hearing: Fri 3/15 12:00 PM @ provision of educational services. ROOM 1A (3/8)

HB 7344 An Act Concerning The Imposition Of Penalties For Repeated Judiciary Committee Committees: JUD Violations Of Municipal Regulations Or Ordinances. Status: To improve a municipality's code enforcement process and reduce JUD Public Hearing: Mon 3/18 10:00 AM the rate of repeat offenders. @ ROOM 2E (3/14)

HB 7354 An Act Concerning Authorization Of State Grant Commitments For Education Committee Committees: ED School Building Projects And Revisions To The School Building Projects Statutes. Status: ED Public Hearing: Mon 3/18 12:00 PM @ To authorize state grant commitments for school building projects ROOM 1E (3/14) and make revisions to the statutes governing school building projects.

HB 7355 An Act Concerning A Study Of The Education Cost Sharing Formula. Education Committee Committees: ED

To conduct a study of the education cost sharing formula. Status: ED Public Hearing: Mon 3/18 12:00 PM @ ROOM 1E (3/14)

HB 7365 An Act Concerning Municipal Data Reporting. Planning and Development Committees: PD Committee To require certain municipal employers to annually report Status: information concerning collective bargaining, health insurance costs PD Public Hearing: Mon 3/18 10:00 AM @ and retirement plan costs to the Office of Policy and Management. ROOM 2D (3/14)

HB 7369 An Act Concerning Affordable Housing Technical Assistance For Planning and Development Committees: PD Towns. Committee Status: To require regional councils of government to develop guidelines for PD Public Hearing: Wed 3/20 11:00 AM @ their member municipality regarding affordable housing and identify ROOM 1D (3/15) resources available to municipalities in the adoption of their individual affordable housing plans.

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Bill Number Priority BA Title & Synopsis Sponsors Status HB 7370 An Act Concerning The Use Of Municipal Gain To Support Planning and Development Committees: PD Regionalization. Committee Status: To specify that a municipality may use the gain on each public utility PD Public Hearing: Wed 3/20 11:00 AM @ pole reserved for such municipality for the purpose of consolidating ROOM 1D (3/15) back-office functions with other municipalities and other entities.

HB 7377 An Act Extending The Manufacturing Apprenticeship Tax Credit To Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committees: FIN Affected Business Entities. Committee Status: To allow affected business entities to claim the manufacturing Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, apprenticeship tax credit against the personal income tax or the Revenue and Bonding (3/19) affected business entity tax.

HJ 74 Resolution Adopting Conservation And Development Policies: The Sen. (S4); Rep. Committees: PD Plan For Connecticut, 2018-2023. Cristin McCarthy Vahey (133) Status: synopsis unavailable PD Public Hearing: Mon 3/18 10:00 AM @ ROOM 2D (3/14)

SB 5 An Act Establishing A Workforce Pipeline And Job Creation Task Labor and Public Employees Committees: LAB Force. Committee Status: To establish a workforce pipeline and job creation task force to Filed with Legislative Commissioners' prepare the state's future workforce for well-paying manufacturing Office (3/20) and technical jobs located in Connecticut.

SB 70 An Act Establishing The Connecticut Infrastructure Bank. Banking Committee Committees: BA

To establish the Connecticut Infrastructure Bank. Status: Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (3/14)

SB 71 An Act Studying The Establishment Of A Northeast Regional Sen. Alexandra Bergstein (S36) Committees: BA Infrastructure Bank. Status: To study the feasibility of establishing a Northeast Regional BA Public Hearing: Thu 2/14 10:00 AM @ Infrastructure Bank. ROOM 1C (2/8)

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Bill Number Priority BA Title & Synopsis Sponsors Status SB 76 An Act Authorizing Municipalities To Restrict The Use Of Pesticides Environment Committee Committees: ENV In Certain Areas Of The Municipality Or On Certain Types Of Properties. Status: ENV Public Hearing: Mon 3/18 11:00 AM To enable municipalities to prohibit the application of pesticides on @ ROOM 2B (3/13) certain properties within such municipality.

SB 107 An Act Concerning The Establishment Of An Internet Exchange To Sen. James J. Maroney (S14) Committees: CE; FIN Facilitate The Sale Of Business Tax Credits And Requiring A Study Of The Fiscal Impact Of Expanding Business Tax Credits To The Affected Status: Business Entity Tax. Change of Reference, Senate to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding (2/7) To (1) authorize the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development to establish an Internet exchange to facilitate the selling of tax credits by companies, and (2) to require the Commissioner of Revenue Services to study the fiscal impact of expanding business tax credits to the affected business entity tax established pursuant to section 12-6

SB 109 An Act Concerning A Grant Program To Encourage The Sen. Kevin C. Kelly (S21) Committees: CE; HSG Redevelopment Of Unused Properties In Urban Areas As Affordable Housing. Status: Change of Reference, Senate to Committee To create a grant program to encourage the development of unused on Housing (2/7) properties in urban areas as affordable housing.

SB 186 An Act Concerning Portions Of The State Budget Appropriating Aid Sen. Kevin C. Kelly (S21) Committees: APP To Municipalities. Status: To aid municipalities in their budget-making process. Referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations (1/23)

SB 356 An Act Requiring A Study Concerning Apprenticeship Training Labor and Public Employees Committees: LAB Programs. Committee Status: To pursue alternative apprenticeship models to encourage growth in Filed with Legislative Commissioners' the manufacturing talent pipeline. Office (3/18)

SB 407 An Act Concerning The New Britain To Hartford Busway. Transportation Committee Committees: TRA

To increase transparency regarding the utilization, revenue and Status: costs of the New Britain to Hartford busway by requiring legislative Referred to Joint Committee on approval prior to any expansion of such busway and the submission Transportation (3/18) of biannual reports.

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Bill Number Priority BA Title & Synopsis Sponsors Status SB 423 An Act Concerning Funding For Connecticut's Transportation Future. Transportation Committee Committees: TRA

To authorize the Commissioner of Transportation to construct, Status: maintain and operate electronic tolling systems on Interstate 84, Referred to Joint Committee on Interstate 91, Interstate 95 and portions of Connecticut Route 15 to Transportation (3/18) fund transportation projects.

SB 424 An Act Concerning A Study Regarding Camera Video Systems Inside Transportation Committee Committees: TRA School Buses And Student Transportation Vehicles Used To Transport Students With Special Needs. Status: Referred to Joint Committee on To study issues related to the installation of camera video systems Transportation (3/18) inside school buses and student transportation vehicles used to transport students with special needs.

SB 457 An Act Concerning The Size Of School Districts. Sen. Bob Duff (S25); Sen. Committees: ED Catherine A. Osten (S19) To require certain small school districts to create new or join Status: existing regional school districts. ED Public Hearing: Fri 3/1 01:00 PM @ ROOM 2E (2/22)

SB 472 An Act Repealing The Transfer From The Public, Educational And Sen. John A. Kissel (S7) Committees: FIN Governmental Programming And Education Technology Investment Account (pegpetia) To The General Fund. Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, To repeal the transfer from the public, educational and governmental Revenue and Bonding (1/24) programming and education technology investment account to the general fund.

SB 475 An Act Increasing The Sales Tax Rate And Dedicating The Additional Sen. Martin M. Looney (S11) Committees: FIN Revenue To Municipalities. Status: To increase municipal revenue. FIN Public Hearing: Wed 2/13 11:00 AM @ ROOM 2E (2/8)

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Bill Number Priority BA Title & Synopsis Sponsors Status SB 526 An Act Concerning The Municipal Fiscal Year. Sen. Mary Daugherty Abrams Committees: PD (S13); Sen. Alexandra To permit municipal legislative bodies to amend municipal fiscal Bergstein (S36); Sen. Steve Status: years to align with the federal fiscal year. Cassano (S4); Sen. Bob Duff Vote to Draft (3/8) (S25); Sen. (S29); Sen. (S26); Sen. (S24); Sen. (S27); Sen. Martin M. Looney (S11); Sen. James J. Maroney (S14); Sen. Marilyn V. Moore (S22); Sen. Norman Needleman (S33); Sen. Catherine A. Osten (S19)

SB 545 An Act Concerning The Use Of Eminent Domain. Sen. George S. Logan (S17) Committees: JUD

To (1) permit certain property owners to repurchase property taken Status: from them by eminent domain if such property is not used for a Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary public use and is subsequently resold; (2) prohibit persons from (1/24) misrepresenting that they are authorized to acquire property by eminent domain by making such misrepresentation an unfair trade practice; (3) require that

SB 546 An Act Limiting The Use Of Eminent Domain By Municipalities And Sen. George S. Logan (S17) Committees: JUD Municipal Development Agencies And Establishing An Office Of Property Rights Ombudsman. Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary To (1) eliminate the use of eminent domain by (A) a municipality or (1/24) development agency to acquire property within a municipal development project area, and (B) an implementing agency to acquire property in a development plan under the Manufacturing Assistance Act; (2) establish an Office of Property Rights Ombudsman; (3) permit a private property o

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Bill Number Priority BA Title & Synopsis Sponsors Status SB 548 An Act Concerning Community Empowerment And The Sen. Leonard A. Fasano (S34) Committees: PD Neighborhood Assistance Act. Status: To (1) create requirements for the expenditure of municipal revenue Vote to Draft (3/8) sharing grants and select payment in lieu of taxes grants; (2) authorize the Office of Policy and Management to create and maintain a web site for the solicitation of proposals for solutions to urban area problems; (3) establish pilot programs based on such proposals; and (4) estab

SB 562 Link An Act Lowering The Age Of Eligibility For Property Tax Relief For Aging Committee Committees: AGE Elderly Persons. Status: To lower the age a senior citizen must be to obtain available property File Number 18 (3/5) tax relief.

SB 717 An Act Concerning Transportation Project Prioritization. Transportation Committee Committees: TRA

To require the Commissioner of Transportation to submit an annual Status: report that prioritizes transportation projects. Referred to Joint Committee on Transportation (3/18)

SB 846 An Act Concerning The Municipal Gain, The Preparation Of Utility Energy and Technology Committees: ET Poles And Enterprise Funds For Municipal Broadband Services. Committee Status: To specify that the municipal gain may be used to provide broadband Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Internet service, to require the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority Office (3/20) to adopt regulations for the process for public utility pole attachments and to allow municipalities to establish and administer enterprise funds for the use, operation and management of municipal broadband serv

SB 850 An Act Concerning Public Schools. Education Committee Committees: ED

To require the Department of Education to study issues affecting Status: public schools. ED Public Hearing: Fri 2/22 11:00 AM @ ROOM 2E (2/15)

SB 868 An Act Authorizing Bonds Of The State For Commercial Rail Freight Transportation Committee Committees: TRA Line Improvements. Status: To increase the amount of bond funds available for grants for TRA Public Hearing: Mon 2/25 10:30 AM commercial rail line improvements. @ ROOM 1E (2/21)

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Bill Number Priority BA Title & Synopsis Sponsors Status SB 876 An Act Authorizing And Adjusting Bonds Of The State For Capital Rep. Joe Aresimowicz (30); Committees: FIN Improvements, Transportation And Other Purposes. Sen. Bob Duff (S25); Sen. Martin M. Looney (S11); Rep. Status: To implement the Governor's budget recommendations. Matthew Ritter (1) FIN Public Hearing: Fri 3/15 10:30 AM @ ROOM 2E (3/11)

SB 882 An Act Concerning Municipal Arbitration And The Municipal Rep. Joe Aresimowicz (30); Committees: PD Employees' Retirement System. Sen. Bob Duff (S25); Sen. Martin M. Looney (S11); Rep. Status: To implement the Governor's budget recommendations. Matthew Ritter (1) PD Public Hearing: Wed 3/20 11:00 AM @ ROOM 1D (3/15)

SB 901 An Act Concerning Retirement Plans Offered By Political Insurance and Real Estate Committees: INS Subdivisions Of This State. Committee Status: To: (1) Modify the disclosure requirements applicable to retirement Filed with Legislative Commissioners' plans offered by political subdivisions of this state; (2) require the Office (3/18) companies that administer such plans to disclose information concerning such plans to the Insurance Commissioner and the Secretary of the State; (3) require the Secretary of the State to make the disclosures tha

SB 971 An Act Concerning An Amendment To The Metropolitan District Planning and Development Committees: PD Commission Charter. Committee Status: To amend the charter of The Metropolitan District by permitting the Senate Calendar Number 76 (3/21) district board to (1) establish a stormwater authority, and (2) impose a stormwater discharge fee.

SB 995 An Act Redefining "residential Building" For Certain Purposes And Planning and Development Committees: PD Requiring A Study Of Standards And Methods For Phyrrhotite Committee Testing. Status: PD Public Hearing: Fri 3/8 01:00 PM @ To (1) expand the definition of "residential building" to include all ROOM 2E (3/4) condominium units and dwellings in planned unit developments for the purposes of eligibility for certain programs, and (2) require the Commissioner of Consumer Protection to conduct a study of standards and methods used to test for the presence of phyrrhotite at quarries.

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Bill Number Priority BA Title & Synopsis Sponsors Status SB 1011 An Act Concerning Municipal Notice To Solid Waste Collectors And Planning and Development Committees: PD Continuance Of Service By Such Solid Waste Collectors. Committee Status: To require (1) a municipality to give notice of at least sixty days to PD Public Hearing: Fri 3/15 12:00 PM @ any solid waste collector operating in such municipality prior to any ROOM 1A (3/8) action taken by such municipality to provide its own trash collection and disposal services, including contracting with another solid waste collector to provide such service, and (2) that, for one year after a

SB 1060 An Act Concerning The Regulation Of Stormwater. Environment Committee Committees: ENV

To require the submission of recommendations concerning the Status: requirements of stormwater regulation pursuant to the MS4 permit ENV Public Hearing: Mon 3/18 11:00 AM and the availability of funding sources for the implementation of best @ ROOM 2B (3/13) practices concerning the management of stormwater by municipalities.

SB 1061 An Act Concerning The Restoration Of Funds To The Community Environment Committee Committees: ENV Investment Account. Status: To restore recent funds cut from the community investment account. ENV Public Hearing: Mon 3/18 11:00 AM @ ROOM 2B (3/13)

SB 1062 An Act Authorizing Municipal Climate Change And Coastal Resiliency Environment Committee Committees: ENV Reserve Funds. Status: To authorize municipalities to establish climate change and coastal ENV Public Hearing: Mon 3/18 11:00 AM resiliency reserve funds that can be used to fund payments for @ ROOM 2B (3/13) property losses and land acquisitions due to climate change.

SB 1068 An Act Concerning The Minimum Budget Requirement. Education Committee Committees: ED

To extend certain provisions of the minimum budget requirement to Status: the fiscal years ending June 30, 2020, and June 30, 2021, and to make ED Public Hearing: Mon 3/18 12:00 PM @ revisions to the provisions of the minimum budget requirement by ROOM 1E (3/14) allowing towns to use a five-year look-back period for reductions in student enrollment and to permit towns to not include catastrophic insurance los

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Bill Number Priority BA Title & Synopsis Sponsors Status SB 1072 An Act Concerning The Connecticut Advisory Commission On Planning and Development Committees: PD Intergovernmental Relations. Committee Status: To (1) modify the membership of the Connecticut Advisory PD Public Hearing: Wed 3/20 11:00 AM @ Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, (2) require the ROOM 1D (3/15) commission to annually issue a public report on its activities and develop a work plan, (3) require the commission to consider, analyze and make recommendations to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management regarding shared

SB 1076 An Act Concerning Cooperative Purchasing Contracts. Planning and Development Committees: PD Committee To authorize the use of cooperative purchasing contracts in certain Status: building projects. PD Public Hearing: Mon 3/18 10:00 AM @ ROOM 2D (3/14)

SB 1081 An Act Concerning Municipal Set-aside Requirements. Planning and Development Committees: PD Committee To exclude municipal public works contracts financed by five Status: hundred thousand dollars or less of state funding from set-aside and PD Public Hearing: Wed 3/20 11:00 AM @ affirmative action plan requirements. ROOM 1D (3/15)

SB 1082 An Act Concerning The Consolidation Of Public Safety Answering Planning and Development Committees: PD Points. Committee Status: To require the Division of State-Wide Emergency PD Public Hearing: Wed 3/20 11:00 AM @ Telecommunications to develop additional incentives for the ROOM 1D (3/15) regionalization of public safety answering points and make recommendations to the General Assembly for how to remove barriers to the consolidation of such answering points.

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