Connecticut 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06678 Compare Versions

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55 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6678
66 January Session, 2019
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1010 Referred to Committee on HOUSING
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1313 Introduced by:
1414 REP. DIMASSA, 116th Dist.
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1818 AN ACT CONCERNING CRIMINAL LIABILITY OF LANDLORDS FOR
1919 CRIMINALLY NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE.
2020 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
2121 Assembly convened:
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2323 That chapter 833a and section 53a-58 of the general statutes be 1
2424 amended to elevate the penalty for criminally negligent homicide for a 2
2525 landlord whose violation of the building and housing code 3
2626 requirements of chapter 833a of the general statutes results in the 4
2727 death of a tenant to a class E felony. 5
2828 Statement of Purpose:
2929 To elevate the level of criminal liability of a landlord whose failure to
3030 maintain the rental property to applicable building and housing code
3131 requirements results in the death of a tenant.