CRCOG CT Legislative Weekly Report 4/1/21 UPCOMING MEETINGS LIST Time Item Description Committee Location iCal File Mon 4/5 10:00 HB 6655 An Act Concerning Municipal Taxation And Incentivizing Regionalization. FIN - FIN Download BILL STATUS LIST Bill Number Priority BA Title & Synopsis Sponsors Status Note HB 5005 3 An Act Concerning The Waiver Of Interest Levied On Delinquent Rep. Tom Delnicki (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) Bill Note: Track don't send HB 5060 3 An Act Establishing A Payment In Lieu Of Taxes Task Force. Rep. Brian Lanoue (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 5090 Link An Act Concerning Mortgage Forbearance And Crumbling Concrete Banking Committee Committees: BA Foundations. Status: To require certain residential mortgage loans to include a provision File Number 47 (3/16) requiring the mortgagee to grant a request of a mortgagor for forbearance, provided the mortgagor submits certain documentation to the mortgagee. 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) ***CONFIDENTIAL*** 1 CRCOG CT Legislative Weekly Report 4/1/21 Bill Number Priority BA Title & Synopsis Sponsors Status Note HB 5133 An Act Concerning A Study Of Water Sampling Requirements Made Rep. Tami Zawistowski (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 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 APP Public Hearing: Fri 3/26 11:00 AM @ machinery and equipment exemption, provide property tax relief and (3/22) encourage growth in manufacturing. 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 APP Public Hearing: Fri 3/26 11:00 AM @ Bradley International Airport. (3/22) HB 5212 An Act Concerning The Date Of Adoption For Portions Of The State Rep. Carol Hall (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 5224 3 An Act Prohibiting School District Policies That Discriminate Against Rep. Christine Conley (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) 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) ***CONFIDENTIAL*** 2 CRCOG CT Legislative Weekly Report 4/1/21 Bill Number Priority BA Title & Synopsis Sponsors Status Note 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 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 FIN Public Hearing: Mon 3/8 09:00 AM @ whose concrete foundation has deteriorated due to the presence of (3/4) 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) 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 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) ***CONFIDENTIAL*** 3 CRCOG CT Legislative Weekly Report 4/1/21 Bill Number Priority BA Title & Synopsis Sponsors Status Note 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) HB 5398 An Act Concerning Local Health Department Or Health District Rep. William A. Petit (22) Committees: PH; APP Funding. Status: To establish a more equitable method of increasing per capita Change of Reference, Senate to Committee funding for local health departments or health districts. on Appropriations (2/8) HB 5429 Link 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. File Number 83 (3/18) 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; ( HB 5437 An Act Concerning The Formula For The Education Cost-sharing Rep. David T. Wilson (66) Committees: ED Grant And The Equitable Funding Of Small Towns. Status: To revise the education cost-sharing grant formula for the purpose of Referred to Joint Committee on Education equitably funding small towns. (1/25) HB 5438 An Act Concerning The Responsibility For The Cost Of Special Rep. Carol Hall (59) Committees: ED Education For Students Who Change School Districts During The School Year. Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education To establish a money-follows-the-child approach to providing special (1/25) education. HB 5439 An Act Concerning Financial Incentives And Disincentives For School Rep.