CRCOG CT Legislative Weekly Report 2/5/21 UPCOMING MEETINGS LIST Time Item Description Committee Location iCal File Fri 2/5 9:00 HB 5398 An Act Concerning Local Health Department Or Health District Funding. PH - PH Download Fri 2/5 9:00 SB 231 An Act Concerning The Funding Of Municipal Health Departments And District PH - PH Download Departments Of Health. Tue 2/9 10:00 HB 6378 An Act Codifying Prevailing Wage Contract Rates. LAB - LAB Download Tue 2/9 10:00 HB 6381 An Act Establishing A Task Force Regarding The State Workforce And Retiring LAB - LAB Download Employees. Tue 2/9 2:00 HB 6354 An Act Concerning The Renters' Rebate Program For Senior Citizens And AGE - AGE Download Persons With Disabilities. Tue 2/9 2:00 SB 816 An Act Establishing A Revolving Loan Fund To Assist Elderly Homeowners. AGE - AGE Download Tue 2/9 2:00 SB 817 An Act Concerning Senior Centers. AGE - AGE Download Wed 2/10 SB 837 An Act Concerning The Use Of Perfluoroalkyl Or Polyfluoroalkyl Substances In ENV - ENV Download 11:00 Class B Firefighting Foam. Thu 2/11 HB 5480 An Act Establishing A Revolving Loan Program For The Development And Reuse CE - CE Download 10:00 Of Existing Properties. Thu 2/11 HB 5612 An Act Concerning A Teacher Certification For Trade Professionals. CE - CE Download 10:00 Thu 2/11 SB 710 An Act Creating Incentives For Defense Contractors To Create Jobs. CE - CE Download 10:00 Thu 2/11 1:00 HB 6302 An Act Concerning The Regionalization Of Certain Public Safety Emergency PS - PS Download Telecommunications Centers And A Study Of Consolidation. Thu 2/11 1:00 HB 6304 An Act Concerning Just Cause Dismissals For Municipal Fire Chiefs. PS - PS Download 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. 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) HB 5028 An Act Requiring Background Checks For Youth Sports Coaches, Rep. Greg S. 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 Connecticut 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. ***CONFIDENTIAL*** 1 CRCOG CT Legislative Weekly Report 2/5/21 Bill Number Priority BA Title & Synopsis Sponsors Status Note 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. 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 5082 An Act Concerning An Expansion Of Commuter Rail Lines To The Rep. Bill Buckbee (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 Vote to Draft (1/19) authorizing the mortgagor to enter mortgage forbearance if the real property that is the subject of the mortgage loan requires repairs related to the presence of pyrrhotite in the foundation. 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*** 2 CRCOG CT Legislative Weekly Report 2/5/21 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 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. HB 5207 An Act Protecting Property Owners Age Fifty And Older From Rep. Edwin Vargas (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. 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 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) ***CONFIDENTIAL*** 3 CRCOG CT Legislative Weekly Report 2/5/21 Bill Number Priority BA Title & Synopsis Sponsors Status Note HB 5218 An Act Concerning Advanced Manufacturing Workforce Training At Rep. Mary M. Mushinsky (85) Committees: CE; HED Gateway Community College. Status: To establish a workforce training program for advanced Change of Reference, Senate to Committee manufacturing at Gateway Community College. on Higher Education and Employment Advancement (2/3) 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. 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) 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.