LCO No. 1640 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 401 January Session, 2019 LCO No. 1640 Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY Introduced by: SEN. WITKOS, 8th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to provide that any 1 municipality that has a volunteer fire company may establish a project 2 to provide affordable housing, as defined in section 8-39a of the 3 general statutes, for active members of a volunteer fire company who 4 are in good standing and have volunteered for at least one year in the 5 municipality. 6 Statement of Purpose: To allow municipalities to establish affordable housing for active members of a volunteer fire company.