General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5171 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 297 Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT Introduced by: REP. SAMPSON, 80th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5171 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 297 Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT Introduced by: REP. SAMPSON, 80th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR GROUP HOMES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to provide that when an application for a new group home is filed, the planning and zoning commission in the municipality in which the group home is to be located shall be required to conduct a public hearing on such application prior to issuing a final approval. Statement of Purpose: To require public hearings on applications for new group homes.