LCO No. 1139 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 305 January Session, 2021 LCO No. 1139 Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES Introduced by: SEN. KELLY, 21st Dist. AN ACT FACILITATING PROPERTY TRANSFERS BY RECIPIENTS OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That section 17b-85 of the general statutes be amended to eliminate 1 the requirement that property owned by a recipient of public assistance 2 may not be sold, assigned, transferred, encumbered or otherwise 3 disposed of without the consent of the Commissioner of Social Services. 4 Statement of Purpose: To allow conveyances of property of a recipient of public assistance to be recorded in a timely fashion.