General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5889 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 812 Referred to Committee on Housing Introduced by: REP. KIRKLEY-BEY, 5th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5889 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 812 Referred to Committee on Housing Introduced by: REP. KIRKLEY-BEY, 5th Dist. AN ACT REESTABLISHING THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the Department of Housing be reestablished and that it include the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority and all housing-related matters currently assigned to the Department of Economic and Community Development. Statement of Purpose: To reestablish the Department of Housing and to create a more efficient means of providing housing services.