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General Assembly Committee Bill No. 5540
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 3602
Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Introduced by:
(PD)
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A MUNICIPAL OPTION TO PROVIDE
PROPERTY TAX RELIEF TO RESIDENTS WHO ARE UNABLE TO
LIVE IN THEIR HOMES DUE TO A NATURAL DISASTER OR
EVACUATION ORDER.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2019) Notwithstanding the 1
provisions of section 12-64a of the general statutes, any municipality 2
may, by vote of its legislative body, establish a program to provide 3
property tax relief for residents of such municipality who are unable to 4
live in residential real property owned and occupied by such residents 5
due to (1) damage to such property caused by a natural disaster, or (2) 6
displacement from such property caused by an evacuation order or the 7
declaration of a state of emergency or disaster under the provisions of 8
state or federal law. 9
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2019 New section
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Statement of Purpose:
To permit municipalities to establish programs of property tax relief
for residents unable to live in their homes due to a natural disaster or
an evacuation order or declaration of a state of emergency or disaster.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
not underlined.]
Co-Sponsors: REP. KUPCHICK, 132nd Dist.
H.B. 5540