Connecticut 2023 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06779 Compare Versions

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7	7		General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6779
8	8		January Session, 2023
9	9		LCO No. 4695
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12	12		Referred to Committee on HOUSING
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15	15		Introduced by:
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20	20		AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY A HOUSING
21	21		OPPORTUNITIES TAX CREDIT.
22	22		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
23	23		Assembly convened:
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25	25		Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force 1
26	26		to conduct a study of the feasibility and potential benefits of providing 2
27	27		a housing opportunity tax credit to landlords who offer housing to 3
28	28		formerly incarcerated individuals. For the purposes of this section, 4
29	29		such tax credit would be applicable against any state income tax owed 5
30	30		by a landlord and would be equal to twenty-five per cent of the rental 6
31	31		income a landlord receives from any tenant who is a formerly 7
32	32		incarcerated individual. The task force shall consider the following in 8
33	33		its study: 9
34	34		(1) The potential impact of such tax credit on the availability of 10
35	35		housing for formerly incarcerated individuals; 11
36	36		(2) The potential financial benefits to landlords who provide 12
37	37		housing to formerly incarcerated individuals; 13
38	38		(3) The potential impact of such tax credit on recidivism rates of 14 Bill No. 6779
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45	45		formerly incarcerated individuals and the potential financial benefits 15
46	46		to the state resulting from any such reduced recidivism rates; 16
47	47		(4) The potential administrative costs associated with implementing 17
48	48		the tax credit program; and 18
49	49		(5) The best practices for implementing a housing opportunity tax 19
50	50		credit program. 20
51	51		(b) The task force shall consist of the following members: 21
52	52		(1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, 22
53	53		one of whom is a formerly incarcerated individual; 23
54	54		(2) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one 24
55	55		of whom is a representative of a nonprofit entity that provides housing 25
56	56		services; 26
57	57		(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of 27
58	58		Representatives; 28
59	59		(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; 29
60	60		(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of 30
61	61		Representatives, who is a landlord; 31
62	62		(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, who is a 32
63	63		representative of a nonprofit entity that provides services to formerly 33
64	64		incarcerated individuals; 34
65	65		(7) The Commissioner of Housing, or the commissioner's designee; 35
66	66		(8) The Commissioner of Revenue Services, or the commissioner's 36
67	67		designee; and 37
68	68		(9) The Commissioner of Correction, or the commissioner's 38
69	69		designee. 39
70	70		(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivision (1), 40 Bill No. 6779
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77	77		(2), (3), (4), (5) or (6) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member 41
78	78		of the General Assembly. 42
79	79		(d) All initial appointments to the task force shall be made not later 43
80	80		than thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy 44
81	81		shall be filled by the appointing authority. 45
82	82		(e) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president 46
83	83		pro tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force 47
84	84		from among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall 48
85	85		schedule the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not 49
86	86		later than sixty days after the effective date of this section. 50
87	87		(f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 51
88	88		General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to housing 52
89	89		shall serve as administrative staff of the task force. 53
90	90		(g) Not later than January 1, 2024, the task force shall submit a 54
91	91		report on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing 55
92	92		committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 56
93	93		relating to housing, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a 57
94	94		of the general statutes. The task force shall terminate on the date that it 58
95	95		submits such report or January 1, 2024, whichever is later. 59
96	96		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
97	97		sections:
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