Researcher: RP Page 1 5/28/21
OLR Bill Analysis
sHB 6655 (as amended by House "A")*
AN ACT CONCERNING MUNICIPAL TAXATION AND
INCENTIVIZING REGIONALIZATION.
SUMMARY
This bill deems that any provision of a municipal charter, special
act, or home rule ordinance that prohibits or limits a municipality from
sharing services with other municipalities is repealed, revoked, and
rescinded.
Additionally, the bill explicitly allows collective bargaining units to
enter into agreements with other units to establish a coalition
bargaining unit to negotiate with multiple municipalities or boards of
education to provide regional public services, including education,
police, fire, and emergency medical services.
*House Amendment “A” (1) eliminates the original bill’s provisions
(a) imposing property tax limits; (b) allowing municipalities to impose
a local tax on income, goods, services, or other tangible or intangible
assets; and (c) establishing state grants for municipalities that enter
into interlocal agreements to jointly provide services that they
currently provide separately, and (2) extends the bill’s coalition
bargaining provision to collective bargaining units negotiating with
boards of education.
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2021
COMMITTEE ACTION
Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
Joint Favorable
Yea 32 Nay 16 (04/22/2021)