LCO No. 3290 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6293 January Session, 2019 LCO No. 3290 Referred to Committee on HOUSING Introduced by: REP. SIMMS, 140 th Dist. AN ACT PROHIBITING HOUSING AUTHORITIES FROM USING FEDERAL SECTION 8 PROGRAM VOUCHERS FROM DISPLACING LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to prohibit housing 1 authorities from promoting the use of federal Section 8 program 2 vouchers to low-income residents for the purpose of enticing such 3 residents to move out of this state. 4 Statement of Purpose: To prohibit housing authorities from promoting the use of federal Section 8 program vouchers to low-income residents for the purpose of enticing such residents to move out of this state.