General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5892 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 848 Referred to Committee on Housing Introduced by: REP. GIULIANO, 23rd Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5892 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 848 Referred to Committee on Housing Introduced by: REP. GIULIANO, 23rd Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING INTEREST ON SECURITY DEPOSITS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That section 47a-21 of the general statutes be amended to repeal the requirement that landlords pay one and one-half per cent interest on security deposits and to instead provide that such interest shall be at a rate equal to the standard savings interest rate for banks in the state. Statement of Purpose: To bring the interest rate on security deposits in line with current interest rates.