General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5142 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 454 Referred to Committee on Planning and Development Introduced by: REP. SAMPSON, 80th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5142 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 454 Referred to Committee on Planning and Development Introduced by: REP. SAMPSON, 80th Dist. AN ACT REQUIRING PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE LOCATION OF GROUP HOMES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to require a public hearing prior to the approval of any new group home within a municipality. Statement of Purpose: To mandate public hearings regarding the location of group homes.