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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. Tom Delnicki (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) ***CONFIDENTIAL*** 1 CRCOG CT Legislative Weekly Report 3/21/19 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. ***CONFIDENTIAL*** 2 CRCOG CT Legislative Weekly Report 3/21/19 Bill Number Priority BA Title & Synopsis Sponsors Status HB 5643 An Act Requiring A Study Of The Obstacles To Merging Or Rep. Tami Zawistowski (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. Carol Hall (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. ***CONFIDENTIAL*** 3 CRCOG CT Legislative Weekly Report 3/21/19 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. Mike France (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. ***CONFIDENTIAL*** 4 CRCOG CT Legislative Weekly Report 3/21/19 Bill Number Priority BA Title & Synopsis Sponsors Status HB 6185 An Act Concerning A Pilot Program For Regional Marketing And Rep. Gail Lavielle (143); Rep. Committees: CE Economic Development In Fairfield County. Caroline Simmons (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. Jason Rojas (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. Dennis Bradley (S23); Rep. Jeff Currey (11); Rep.