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4		-	Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
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6		-	Public Act No. 23-207
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9	14		AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TAX ABATEMENT FOR CERTAIN
10		-	CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND ADDRESSING HOUSING
11		-	AFFORDABILITY FOR RESIDENTS IN THE STATE.
	15	+	CONSERVATION EASEMENTS.
12	16		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
13	17		Assembly convened:
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15		-	Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2023, and applicable to assessment
16		-	years commencing on or after October 1, 2023) (a) For the purposes of this
17		-	section, (1) "nonprofit land conservation organization" means a
18		-	nonprofit land conservation organization that is tax exempt under
19		-	Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any
20		-	subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States,
21		-	as amended from time to time, (2) "greenway" has the same meaning as
22		-	provided in section 23-100 of the general statutes, and (3) "conservation
23		-	restriction" has the same meaning as provided in section 47-42a of the
24		-	general statutes.
25		-	(b) Each municipality may establish by ordinance a program to
26		-	provide for the abatement of real property taxes due on any portion of
27		-	land that (1) meets the criteria for designation as a greenway established
28		-	under subsection (b) of section 23-102 of the general statutes, (2) is a
29		-	terrestrial recreational trail with a clearly defined trail corridor that does
30		-	not exceed one hundred feet in width at its widest point, and (3) is
31		-	subject to a recorded permanent conservation restriction conveyed by Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
	19	+	Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2023, and applicable to assessment 1
	20	+	years commencing on or after October 1, 2023) (a) For the purposes of this 2
	21	+	section, (1) "nonprofit land conservation organization" means a 3
	22	+	nonprofit land conservation organization that is tax exempt under 4
	23	+	Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any 5
	24	+	subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, 6
	25	+	as amended from time to time, (2) "greenway" has the same meaning as 7
	26	+	provided in section 23-100 of the general statutes, and (3) "conservation 8
	27	+	restriction" has the same meaning as provided in section 47-42a of the 9
	28	+	general statutes. 10
	29	+	(b) Each municipality shall establish by ordinance, not later than 11
	30	+	January 1, 2024, a program to provide for the abatement of real property 12
	31	+	taxes due on any portion of land that (1) meets the criteria for 13
	32	+	designation as a greenway established under subsection (b) of section 14
	33	+	23-102 of the general statutes, (2) is a terrestrial recreational trail with a 15
	34	+	clearly defined trail corridor that does not exceed one hundred feet in 16
	35	+	width at its widest point, and (3) is subject to a recorded permanent 17
	36	+	conservation restriction conveyed by the owner of the land, or such 18 Substitute Bill No. 998
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33		-	Public Act No. 23-207 2 of 75
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35		-	the owner of the land, or such owner's predecessor in title, to the
36		-	municipality, the state or a nonprofit land conservation organization,
37		-	provided such conservation easement or any other encumbrance on the
38		-	land shall not prohibit the public use of any such terrestrial recreational
39		-	trail for compatible recreation.
40		-	(c) Whenever any municipality enacts an ordinance required by
41		-	subsection (b) of this section, an owner of land may apply for its
42		-	abatement under such ordinance by filing a written application for such
43		-	abatement with the assessor of such municipality. Any application filed
44		-	under this subsection shall be made upon a form prescribed by the
45		-	assessor and shall include (1) a description of the land, (2) a copy of the
46		-	recorded permanent conservation restriction concerning the land, (3) a
47		-	copy of the deed that establishes such owner's ownership interest in the
48		-	land, (4) a certified land survey that depicts the boundaries of the
49		-	terrestrial recreational trail on the land of such owner, and (5) such other
50		-	information as the assessor may require to aid in determining whether
51		-	such land qualifies for such tax abatement pursuant to such ordinance.
52		-	Any certification of a survey required by this subsection shall be made
53		-	by a licensed surveyor and such certification shall be made in
54		-	accordance with chapter 390 of the general statutes.
55		-	(d) Not later than thirty days after receipt of a written application
56		-	under subsection (c) of this section, the assessor shall submit such
57		-	written application with the assessor's recommendation to either
58		-	approve or deny the tax abatement based on the criteria set forth in
59		-	subsection (b) of this section to the legislative body of the municipality
60		-	or, in a municipality where the legislative body is a town meeting, to the
61		-	board of selectmen.
62		-	(e) The abatement of any real property taxes under subsection (b) of
63		-	this section shall be approved by vote of the legislative body of the
64		-	municipality or, in a municipality where the legislative body is a town
65		-	meeting, by vote of the board of selectmen. Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
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	43	+	owner's predecessor in title, to the municipality, the state or a nonprofit 19
	44	+	land conservation organization, provided such conservation easement 20
	45	+	or any other encumbrance on the land shall not prohibit the public use 21
	46	+	of any such terrestrial recreational trail for compatible recreation. 22
	47	+	(c) Whenever any municipality enacts an ordinance required by 23
	48	+	subsection (b) of this section, an owner of land may apply for its 24
	49	+	abatement under such ordinance by filing a written application for such 25
	50	+	abatement with the assessor of such municipality. Any application filed 26
	51	+	under this subsection shall be made upon a form prescribed by the 27
	52	+	assessor and shall include (1) a description of the land, (2) a copy of the 28
	53	+	recorded permanent conservation restriction concerning the land, (3) a 29
	54	+	copy of the deed that establishes such owner's ownership interest in the 30
	55	+	land, (4) a certified land survey that depicts the boundaries of the 31
	56	+	terrestrial recreational trail on the land of such owner, and (5) such other 32
	57	+	information as the assessor may require to aid in determining whether 33
	58	+	such land qualifies for such tax abatement pursuant to such ordinance. 34
	59	+	Any certification of a survey required by this subsection shall be made 35
	60	+	by a licensed surveyor and such certification shall be made in 36
	61	+	accordance with chapter 390 of the general statutes. 37
	62	+	(d) Not later than thirty days after receipt of a written application 38
	63	+	under subsection (c) of this section, the assessor shall submit such 39
	64	+	written application with the assessor's recommendation to either 40
	65	+	approve or deny the tax abatement based on the criteria set forth in 41
	66	+	subsection (b) of this section to the legislative body of the municipality 42
	67	+	or, in a municipality where the legislative body is a town meeting, to the 43
	68	+	board of selectmen. 44
	69	+	(e) The abatement of any real property taxes under subsection (b) of 45
	70	+	this section shall be approved by vote of the legislative body of the 46
	71	+	municipality or, in a municipality where the legislative body is a town 47
	72	+	meeting, by vote of the board of selectmen. 48
	73	+	(f) Any abatement under this section shall continue upon the sale or 49
	74	+	transfer of the land unless the legislative body of the municipality, or in 50 Substitute Bill No. 998
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69		-	(f) Any abatement under this section shall continue upon the sale or
70		-	transfer of the land unless the legislative body of the municipality, or in
71		-	a municipality where the legislative body is a town meeting, the board
72		-	of selectmen, votes to discontinue such abatement.
73		-	Sec. 2. Subsection (a) of section 12-107e of the general statutes is
74		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October
75		-	1, 2023):
76		-	(a) The planning commission of any municipality, in preparing a plan
77		-	of conservation and development for such municipality, may designate
78		-	upon such plan areas which it recommends for preservation as areas of
79		-	open space land, provided such designation is approved by a majority
80		-	vote of the legislative body of such municipality. Land, or a portion
81		-	thereof, including any terrestrial recreational trail corridor that meets
82		-	the criteria for designation as a greenway pursuant to chapter 454,
83		-	included in any area so designated upon such plan as finally adopted
84		-	may be classified as open space land for purposes of property taxation
85		-	or payments in lieu thereof if there has been no change in the use of such
86		-	area which has adversely affected its essential character as an area of
87		-	open space land between the date of the adoption of such plan and the
88		-	date of such classification.
89		-	Sec. 3. Subparagraph (A) of subdivision (7) of subsection (c) of section
90		-	7-148 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted
91		-	in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023):
92		-	(7) (A) (i) Make rules relating to the maintenance of safe and sanitary
93		-	housing and prescribe civil penalties for the violation of such rules
94		-	against an owner of rental property not to exceed two thousand dollars
95		-	per violation, provided if multiple violations are discovered on the same
96		-	date, such violations shall be enforced as one violation, and any such
97		-	owner assessed a civil penalty pursuant to this subparagraph shall have
98		-	a right of appeal to the legislative body of the municipality, or to the Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
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102		-	board of selectmen in a municipality where the legislative body is a
103		-	town meeting, upon the grounds that such violation was proximately
104		-	caused by a tenant's reckless or wilful act;
105		-	(ii) Regulate the mode of using any buildings when such regulations
106		-	seem expedient for the purpose of promoting the safety, health, morals
107		-	and general welfare of the inhabitants of the municipality;
108		-	(iii) Regulate and prohibit the moving of buildings upon or through
109		-	the streets or other public places of the municipality, and cause the
110		-	removal and demolition of unsafe buildings and structures;
111		-	(iv) Regulate and provide for the licensing of parked trailers when
112		-	located off the public highways, and trailer parks or mobile
113		-	manufactured home parks, except as otherwise provided by special act
114		-	and except where there exists a local zoning commission so empowered;
115		-	(v) Establish lines beyond which no buildings, steps, stoop, veranda,
116		-	billboard, advertising sign or device or other structure or obstruction
117		-	may be erected;
118		-	(vi) Regulate and prohibit the placing, erecting or keeping of signs,
119		-	awnings or other things upon or over the sidewalks, streets and other
120		-	public places of the municipality;
121		-	(vii) Regulate plumbing and house drainage;
122		-	(viii) Prohibit or regulate the construction of dwellings, apartments,
123		-	boarding houses, hotels, commercial buildings, youth camps or
124		-	commercial camps and commercial camping facilities in such
125		-	municipality unless the sewerage facilities have been approved by the
126		-	authorized officials of the municipality;
127		-	Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2023) (a) As used in this section,
128		-	"walk-through" means a joint physical inspection of the dwelling unit Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
	81	+	a municipality where the legislative body is a town meeting, the board 51
	82	+	of selectmen, votes to discontinue such abatement. 52
	83	+	Sec. 2. Subsection (a) of section 12-107e of the general statutes is 53
	84	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 54
	85	+	1, 2023): 55
	86	+	(a) The planning commission of any municipality, in preparing a plan 56
	87	+	of conservation and development for such municipality, may designate 57
	88	+	upon such plan areas which it recommends for preservation as areas of 58
	89	+	open space land, provided such designation is approved by a majority 59
	90	+	vote of the legislative body of such municipality. Land, or a portion 60
	91	+	thereof, including any terrestrial recreational trail corridor that meets 61
	92	+	the criteria for designation as a greenway pursuant to chapter 454, 62
	93	+	included in any area so designated upon such plan as finally adopted 63
	94	+	may be classified as open space land for purposes of property taxation 64
	95	+	or payments in lieu thereof if there has been no change in the use of such 65
	96	+	area which has adversely affected its essential character as an area of 66
	97	+	open space land between the date of the adoption of such plan and the 67
	98	+	date of such classification. 68
	99	+	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
	100	+	sections:
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130		-	Public Act No. 23-207 5 of 75
	102	+	Section 1 October 1, 2023, and
	103	+	applicable to assessment
	104	+	years commencing on or
	105	+	after October 1, 2023
	106	+	New section
	107	+	Sec. 2 October 1, 2023 12-107e(a)
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132		-	by the landlord and the tenant, or their designees, for the purpose of
133		-	noting and listing any observed conditions within the dwelling unit. On
134		-	and after January 1, 2024, upon or after the entry into a rental agreement
135		-	but prior to the tenant's occupancy of a dwelling unit, a landlord shall
136		-	offer such tenant the opportunity to conduct a walk-through of the
137		-	dwelling unit. If the tenant requests such a walk-through, the landlord
138		-	and tenant, or their designees, shall use a copy of the preoccupancy
139		-	walk-through checklist prepared by the Commissioner of Housing
140		-	under subsection (c) of this section. The landlord and the tenant, or their
141		-	designees, shall specifically note on the walk-through checklist any
142		-	existing conditions, defects or damages to the dwelling unit present at
143		-	the time of the walk-through. After the walk-through, the landlord and
144		-	the tenant, or their designees, shall sign duplicate copies of the walk-
145		-	through checklist and each shall receive a copy.
146		-	(b) Upon the tenant's vacating of the dwelling unit, the landlord may
147		-	not retain any part of the security deposit collected under chapter 831 of
148		-	the general statutes or seek payment from the tenant for any condition,
149		-	defect or damage that was noted in the preoccupancy walk-through
150		-	checklist. Such walk-through checklist shall be admissible, subject to the
151		-	rules of evidence, but shall not be conclusive, as evidence of the
152		-	condition of the dwelling unit at the beginning of a tenant's occupancy
153		-	in any administrative or judicial proceeding.
154		-	(c) Not later than December 1, 2023, the Commissioner of Housing
155		-	shall (1) prepare a standardized preoccupancy walk-through checklist
156		-	for any landlord and tenant to use to document the condition of any
157		-	dwelling unit during a preoccupancy walk-through under subsection
158		-	(a) of this section, and (2) make such checklist available on the
159		-	Department of Housing's Internet web site.
160		-	(d) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any tenancy under
161		-	a rental agreement entered into prior to January 1, 2024. Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
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165		-	Sec. 5. Section 47a-1 of the general statutes is repealed and the
166		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023):
167		-	As used in this chapter, [and] sections 47a-21, 47a-23 to 47a-23c,
168		-	inclusive, as amended by this act, 47a-26a to 47a-26g, inclusive, 47a-35
169		-	to 47a-35b, inclusive, 47a-41a, 47a-43, [and] 47a-46 and [section] 47a-7b
170		-	and sections 4 and 6 of this act:
171		-	(a) "Action" includes recoupment, counterclaim, set-off, cause of
172		-	action and any other proceeding in which rights are determined,
173		-	including an action for possession.
174		-	(b) "Building and housing codes" include any law, ordinance or
175		-	governmental regulation concerning fitness for habitation or the
176		-	construction, maintenance, operation, occupancy, use or appearance of
177		-	any premises or dwelling unit.
178		-	(c) "Dwelling unit" means any house or building, or portion thereof,
179		-	which is occupied, is designed to be occupied, or is rented, leased or
180		-	hired out to be occupied, as a home or residence of one or more persons.
181		-	(d) "Landlord" means the owner, lessor or sublessor of the dwelling
182		-	unit, the building of which it is a part or the premises.
183		-	(e) "Owner" means one or more persons, jointly or severally, in whom
184		-	is vested (1) all or part of the legal title to property, or (2) all or part of
185		-	the beneficial ownership and a right to present use and enjoyment of the
186		-	premises and includes a mortgagee in possession.
187		-	(f) "Person" means an individual, corporation, limited liability
188		-	company, the state or any political subdivision thereof, or agency,
189		-	business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, two or more
190		-	persons having a joint or common interest, and any other legal or
191		-	commercial entity. Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
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193		-	Public Act No. 23-207 7 of 75
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195		-	(g) "Premises" means a dwelling unit and the structure of which it is
196		-	a part and facilities and appurtenances therein and grounds, areas and
197		-	facilities held out for the use of tenants generally or whose use is
198		-	promised to the tenant.
199		-	(h) "Rent" means all periodic payments to be made to the landlord
200		-	under the rental agreement.
201		-	(i) "Rental agreement" means all agreements, written or oral, and
202		-	valid rules and regulations adopted under section 47a-9 or subsection
203		-	(d) of section 21-70 embodying the terms and conditions concerning the
204		-	use and occupancy of a dwelling unit or premises.
205		-	(j) "Roomer" means a person occupying a dwelling unit, which unit
206		-	does not include a refrigerator, stove, kitchen sink, toilet and shower or
207		-	bathtub and one or more of these facilities are used in common by other
208		-	occupants in the structure.
209		-	(k) "Single-family residence" means a structure maintained and used
210		-	as a single dwelling unit. Notwithstanding that a dwelling unit shares
211		-	one or more walls with another dwelling unit or has a common parking
212		-	facility, it is a single-family residence if it has direct access to a street or
213		-	thoroughfare and does not share heating facilities, hot water equipment
214		-	or any other essential facility or service with any other dwelling unit.
215		-	(l) "Tenant" means the lessee, sublessee or person entitled under a
216		-	rental agreement to occupy a dwelling unit or premises to the exclusion
217		-	of others or as is otherwise defined by law.
218		-	(m) "Tenement house" means any house or building, or portion
219		-	thereof, which is rented, leased or hired out to be occupied, or is
220		-	arranged or designed to be occupied, or is occupied, as the home or
221		-	residence of three or more families, living independently of each other,
222		-	and doing their cooking upon the premises, and having a common right
223		-	in the halls, stairways or yards. Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
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225		-	Public Act No. 23-207 8 of 75
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227		-	Sec. 6. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2023) (a) As used in this section,
228		-	"tenant screening report" means a credit report, a criminal background
229		-	report, an employment history report, a rental history report or any
230		-	combination thereof, used by a landlord to determine the suitability of
231		-	a prospective tenant.
232		-	(b) No landlord may demand from a prospective tenant any
233		-	payment, fee or charge for the processing, review or acceptance of any
234		-	rental application, or demand any other payment, fee or charge before
235		-	or at the beginning of the tenancy, except a security deposit pursuant to
236		-	section 47a-21 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, advance
237		-	payment for the first month's rent or a deposit for a key or any special
238		-	equipment, or a fee for a tenant screening report as provided in
239		-	subsection (c) of this section. No landlord may charge a tenant a move-
240		-	in or move-out fee.
241		-	(c) On and after October 1, 2023, a landlord may charge a fee not
242		-	exceeding fifty dollars plus an adjustment reflecting any increase in the
243		-	consumer price index for urban consumers, as determined by the
244		-	Commissioner of Housing on an annual basis, for a tenant screening
245		-	report concerning a prospective tenant.
246		-	(d) A landlord that charges a fee for a tenant screening report
247		-	concerning a prospective tenant shall provide the prospective tenant
248		-	with (1) a copy of the tenant screening report or, if the landlord is
249		-	prohibited from providing such a copy, information concerning such
250		-	report that would allow such tenant to request a copy of such report
251		-	from the service provider that produced such report, and (2) a copy of
252		-	the receipt or invoice from the entity conducting the tenant screening
253		-	report concerning the prospective tenant.
254		-	Sec. 7. Subsection (a) of section 47a-4 of the general statutes is
255		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October
256		-	1, 2023): Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
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258		-	Public Act No. 23-207 9 of 75
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260		-	(a) A rental agreement shall not provide that the tenant: (1) Agrees to
261		-	waive or forfeit rights or remedies under this chapter and sections 47a-
262		-	21, as amended by this act, 47a-23 to 47a-23b, inclusive, 47a-26 to 47a-
263		-	26g, inclusive, 47a-35 to 47a-35b, inclusive, 47a-41a, 47a-43 and 47a-46,
264		-	or under any section of the general statutes or any municipal ordinance
265		-	unless such section or ordinance expressly states that such rights may
266		-	be waived; (2) authorizes the landlord to confess judgment on a claim
267		-	arising out of the rental agreement; (3) agrees to the exculpation or
268		-	limitation of any liability of the landlord arising under law or to
269		-	indemnify the landlord for that liability or the costs connected
270		-	therewith; (4) agrees to waive his right to the interest on the security
271		-	deposit pursuant to section 47a-21, as amended by this act; (5) agrees to
272		-	permit the landlord to dispossess him without resort to court order; (6)
273		-	consents to the distraint of his property for rent; (7) agrees to pay the
274		-	landlord's attorney's fees in excess of fifteen per cent of any judgment
275		-	against the tenant in any action in which money damages are awarded;
276		-	(8) agrees to pay a late charge prior to the expiration of the grace period
277		-	set forth in section 47a-15a, as amended by this act, or to pay rent in a
278		-	reduced amount if such rent is paid prior to the expiration of such grace
279		-	period; (9) agrees to pay a late charge on rent payments made
280		-	subsequent to such grace period in an amount exceeding the amounts
281		-	set forth in section 47a-15a, as amended by this act; or [(9)] (10) agrees
282		-	to pay a heat or utilities surcharge if heat or utilities is included in the
283		-	rental agreement.
284		-	Sec. 8. Section 47a-15a of the general statutes is repealed and the
285		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023):
286		-	(a) If rent is unpaid when due and the tenant fails to pay rent within
287		-	nine days thereafter or, in the case of a one-week tenancy, within four
288		-	days thereafter, the landlord may terminate the rental agreement in
289		-	accordance with the provisions of sections 47a-23 to 47a-23b, inclusive.
290		-	For purposes of this section, "grace period" means the nine-day or four- Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
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292		-	Public Act No. 23-207 10 of 75
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294		-	day time periods identified in this subsection, as applicable.
295		-	(b) If a rental agreement contains a valid written agreement to pay a
296		-	late charge in accordance with subsection (a) of section 47a-4, as
297		-	amended by this act, a landlord may assess a tenant such a late charge
298		-	on a rent payment made subsequent to the grace period in accordance
299		-	with this section. Such late charge may not exceed the lesser of (1) five
300		-	dollars per day, up to a maximum of fifty dollars, or (2) five per cent of
301		-	the delinquent rent payment or, in the case of a rental agreement paid
302		-	in whole or in part by a governmental or charitable entity, five per cent
303		-	of the tenant's share of the delinquent rent payment. The landlord may
304		-	not assess more than one late charge upon a delinquent rent payment,
305		-	regardless of how long the rent remains unpaid.
306		-	Sec. 9. Section 8-339 of the general statutes is repealed and the
307		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023):
308		-	(a) The Commissioner of Housing shall establish, within available
309		-	appropriations, and administer a security deposit guarantee program
310		-	for [persons who (1) (A) are recipients of temporary family assistance,
311		-	aid under the state supplement program, or state-administered general
312		-	assistance, or (B) have a documented showing of financial need, and (2)
313		-	(A) are residing in emergency shelters or other emergency housing,
314		-	cannot remain in permanent housing due to any reason specified in
315		-	subsection (a) of section 17b-808, or are] (1) any individual or family
316		-	whose income is sixty per cent or less of the median income of the state,
317		-	adjusted for family size, as determined by the United States Department
318		-	of Housing and Urban Development and who have a documented
319		-	financial need as determined by the commissioner, (2) any individual
320		-	who is served a writ, summons and complaint in a summary process
321		-	action instituted pursuant to chapter 832, or [(B) have] (3) any individual
322		-	who receives a certificate or voucher from a rental assistance program
323		-	or federal [Section 8] Housing Choice Voucher program. Under the
324		-	security deposit guarantee program, the [Commissioner of Housing] Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
325		-
326		-	Public Act No. 23-207 11 of 75
327		-
328		-	commissioner may provide security deposit guarantees for use by
329		-	[such] persons who are eligible pursuant to this subsection in lieu of a
330		-	security deposit on a rental dwelling unit. Eligible persons may receive
331		-	a security deposit guarantee in an amount not to exceed the equivalent
332		-	of two months' rent on such rental unit. No person may apply for and
333		-	receive a security deposit guarantee more than once in any [eighteen-
334		-	month] twenty-four-month period without the express authorization of
335		-	the [Commissioner of Housing] commissioner, except as provided in
336		-	subsection (b) of this section. The [Commissioner of Housing]
337		-	commissioner may deny eligibility for the [security deposit guarantee]
338		-	program to an applicant for whom the commissioner has paid [two] one
339		-	or more claims by landlords. The [Commissioner of Housing]
340		-	commissioner shall prioritize the provision of security deposit
341		-	guarantees to eligible veterans and may establish priorities for
342		-	providing security deposit guarantees to other eligible persons
343		-	described in [subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subdivision (2)] subdivisions
344		-	(1) to (3), inclusive, of this subsection in order to administer the program
345		-	within available appropriations.
346		-	(b) In the case of any person who qualifies for a guarantee, the
347		-	[Commissioner of Housing] commissioner, or any local or regional
348		-	nonprofit corporation or social service organization under contract with
349		-	the Department of Housing to assist in the administration of the
350		-	[security deposit guarantee] program established pursuant to
351		-	subsection (a) of this section, may execute a written agreement to pay
352		-	the landlord for any damages suffered by the landlord due to the
353		-	tenant's failure to comply with such tenant's obligations, as defined in
354		-	section 47a-21, as amended by this act, provided the amount of any such
355		-	payment shall not exceed the amount of the requested security deposit.
356		-	Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, if a
357		-	person who has previously received a grant for a security deposit or a
358		-	security deposit guarantee becomes eligible for a subsequent security
359		-	deposit guarantee within [eighteen] twenty-four months after a claim Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
360		-
361		-	Public Act No. 23-207 12 of 75
362		-
363		-	has been paid on a prior security deposit guarantee, such person may
364		-	receive a security deposit guarantee. The amount of the subsequent
365		-	security deposit guarantee for which such person would otherwise have
366		-	been eligible shall be reduced by (1) any amount of a previous grant
367		-	which has not been returned to the department pursuant to section 47a-
368		-	21, as amended by this act, or (2) the amount of any payment made to
369		-	the landlord for damages pursuant to this subsection.
370		-	(c) Any payment made pursuant to this section to any person
371		-	receiving temporary family assistance, aid under the state supplement
372		-	program or state-administered general assistance shall not be deducted
373		-	from the amount of assistance to which the recipient would otherwise
374		-	be entitled.
375		-	(d) On and after July 1, 2000, no special need or special benefit
376		-	payments shall be made by the commissioner for security deposits from
377		-	the temporary family assistance, state supplement, or state-
378		-	administered general assistance programs.
379		-	(e) The [Commissioner of Housing] commissioner may, within
380		-	available appropriations, on a case-by-case basis, provide a security
381		-	deposit grant to a person eligible for the [security deposit guarantee]
382		-	program established under subsection (a) of this section, in an amount
383		-	not to exceed the equivalent of one month's rent on such rental unit,
384		-	provided the commissioner determines that emergency circumstances
385		-	exist which threaten the health, safety or welfare of a child who resides
386		-	with such person. Such person shall not be eligible for more than one
387		-	such grant without the authorization of said commissioner. Nothing in
388		-	this section shall preclude the approval of such one-month security
389		-	deposit grant in conjunction with a one-month security deposit
390		-	guarantee.
391		-	(f) The [Commissioner of Housing] commissioner may provide a
392		-	security deposit grant to a person receiving such grant through any local Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
393		-
394		-	Public Act No. 23-207 13 of 75
395		-
396		-	or regional nonprofit corporation or social service organization under
397		-	an existing contract with the Department of Housing to assist in the
398		-	administration of the security deposit program. [, but in no event shall
399		-	a payment be authorized after October 1, 2000.] Nothing in this section
400		-	shall preclude the commissioner from entering into a contract with one
401		-	or more local or regional nonprofit corporations or social service
402		-	organizations for the purpose of issuing security deposit guarantees.
403		-	(g) A landlord may submit a claim for damages not later than [forty-
404		-	five] twenty days after the date of termination of the tenancy. Payment
405		-	shall be made only for a claim that includes receipts for repairs made.
406		-	No claim shall be paid for an apartment from which a tenant vacated
407		-	because substandard conditions made the apartment uninhabitable, as
408		-	determined by a local, state or federal regulatory agency.
409		-	(h) Any person with income exceeding one hundred fifty per cent of
410		-	the federal poverty level, who is found eligible to receive a security
411		-	deposit guarantee under this section and for whom the commissioner
412		-	has paid a claim by a landlord, shall contribute [five] fifty per cent of
413		-	one month's rent to the payment of the security deposit. The
414		-	commissioner may waive such payment for good cause.
415		-	(i) The [Commissioner of Housing] commissioner shall adopt
416		-	regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to
417		-	administer the program established pursuant to this section and to set
418		-	eligibility criteria for the program, but may implement the program
419		-	while in the process of adopting such regulations provided notice of
420		-	intent to adopt the regulations is published [in the Connecticut Law
421		-	Journal within] on the eRegulations System not later than twenty days
422		-	after implementation.
423		-	Sec. 10. Section 47a-23c of the general statutes is repealed and the
424		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
425		-
426		-	Public Act No. 23-207 14 of 75
427		-
428		-	(a) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, this
429		-	section applies to any tenant who resides in a building or complex
430		-	consisting of five or more separate dwelling units or who resides in a
431		-	mobile manufactured home park and who is either: (A) Sixty-two years
432		-	of age or older, or whose spouse, sibling, parent or grandparent is sixty-
433		-	two years of age or older and permanently resides with that tenant, or
434		-	(B) a person with a physical or mental disability, as defined in
435		-	subdivision [(8)] (12) of section 46a-64b, or whose spouse, sibling, child,
436		-	parent or grandparent is a person with a physical or mental disability
437		-	who permanently resides with that tenant, but only if such disability can
438		-	be expected to result in death or to last for a continuous period of at least
439		-	twelve months.
440		-	(2) With respect to tenants in common interest communities, this
441		-	section applies only to (A) a conversion tenant, as defined in subsection
442		-	(3) of section 47-283, who (i) is described in subdivision (1) of this
443		-	subsection, or (ii) is not described in subdivision (1) of this subsection
444		-	but, during a transition period, as defined in subsection (4) of section 47-
445		-	283, is residing in a conversion condominium created after May 6, 1980,
446		-	or in any other conversion common interest community created after
447		-	December 31, 1982, or (iii) is not described in subdivision (1) of this
448		-	subsection but is otherwise protected as a conversion tenant by public
449		-	act 80-370, and (B) a tenant who is not a conversion tenant but who is
450		-	described in subdivision (1) of this subsection if his landlord owns five
451		-	or more dwelling units in the common interest community in which the
452		-	dwelling unit is located.
453		-	(3) As used in this section, "tenant" includes each resident of a mobile
454		-	manufactured home park, as defined in section 21-64, including a
455		-	resident who owns his own home, "landlord" includes a "licensee" and
456		-	an "owner" of a mobile manufactured home park, as defined in section
457		-	21-64, "complex" means two or more buildings on the same or
458		-	contiguous parcels of real property under the same ownership, and Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
459		-
460		-	Public Act No. 23-207 15 of 75
461		-
462		-	"mobile manufactured home park" means a parcel of real property, or
463		-	contiguous parcels of real property under the same ownership, upon
464		-	which five or more mobile manufactured homes occupied for
465		-	residential purposes are located.
466		-	(b) (1) No landlord may bring an action of summary process or other
467		-	action to dispossess a tenant described in subsection (a) of this section
468		-	except for one or more of the following reasons: (A) Nonpayment of
469		-	rent; (B) refusal to agree to a fair and equitable rent increase, as defined
470		-	in subsection (c) of this section; (C) material noncompliance with section
471		-	47a-11 or subsection (b) of section 21-82, which materially affects the
472		-	health and safety of the other tenants or which materially affects the
473		-	physical condition of the premises; (D) voiding of the rental agreement
474		-	pursuant to section 47a-31, or material noncompliance with the rental
475		-	agreement; (E) material noncompliance with the rules and regulations
476		-	of the landlord adopted in accordance with section 47a-9 or 21-70; (F)
477		-	permanent removal by the landlord of the dwelling unit of such tenant
478		-	from the housing market; or (G) bona fide intention by the landlord to
479		-	use such dwelling unit as his principal residence.
480		-	(2) The ground stated in subparagraph (G) of subdivision (1) of this
481		-	subsection is not available to the owner of a dwelling unit in a common
482		-	interest community occupied by a conversion tenant.
483		-	(3) A tenant may not be dispossessed for a reason described in
484		-	subparagraph (B), (F) or (G) of subdivision (1) of this subsection during
485		-	the term of any existing rental agreement.
486		-	(c) (1) The rent of a tenant protected by this section may be increased
487		-	only to the extent that such increase is fair and equitable, based on the
488		-	criteria set forth in section 7-148c.
489		-	(2) Any such tenant aggrieved by a rent increase or proposed rent
490		-	increase may file a complaint with the fair rent commission, if any, for Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
491		-
492		-	Public Act No. 23-207 16 of 75
493		-
494		-	the town, city or borough where his dwelling unit or mobile
495		-	manufactured home park lot is located; or, if no such fair rent
496		-	commission exists, may bring an action in the Superior Court to contest
497		-	the increase. In any such court proceeding, the court shall determine
498		-	whether the rent increase is fair and equitable, based on the criteria set
499		-	forth in section 7-148c.
500		-	(d) A landlord, to determine whether a tenant is a protected tenant,
501		-	as described in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section, may
502		-	request proof of such protected status. On such request, any tenant
503		-	claiming protection shall provide proof of the protected status within
504		-	thirty days. The proof shall include a statement of a physician or an
505		-	advanced practice registered nurse in the case of alleged blindness or
506		-	other physical disability.
507		-	(e) (1) On and after January 1, 2024, whenever a dwelling unit located
508		-	in a building or complex consisting of five or more separate dwelling
509		-	units or in a mobile manufactured home park is rented to, or a rental
510		-	agreement is entered into or renewed with, a tenant, the landlord of
511		-	such dwelling unit or such landlord's agent shall provide such tenant
512		-	with written notice of the provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of this
513		-	section in a form as described in subdivision (2) of this subsection.
514		-	(2) Not later than December 1, 2023, the Commissioner of Housing
515		-	shall create a notice to be used by landlords, pursuant to subdivision (1)
516		-	of this subsection, to inform tenants of the rights provided to protected
517		-	tenants under subsections (b) and (c) of this section. Such notice shall be
518		-	a one-page, plain-language summary of such rights and shall be
519		-	available in both English and Spanish. Not later than December 1, 2023,
520		-	such notice shall be posted on the Department of Housing's Internet web
521		-	site.
522		-	(3) Not later than December 1, 2028, the commissioner shall (A)
523		-	translate the notice required under subdivision (2) of this subsection Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
524		-
525		-	Public Act No. 23-207 17 of 75
526		-
527		-	into the five most commonly spoken languages in the state, as
528		-	determined by the commissioner, and (B) post such translations on the
529		-	Department of Housing's Internet web site not later than December 1,
530		-	2028.
531		-	Sec. 11. Subsection (a) of section 8-41 of the general statutes is
532		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October
533		-	1, 2023):
534		-	(a) For purposes of this section, a "tenant of the authority" means a
535		-	tenant who lives in housing owned or managed by a housing authority
536		-	or who is receiving housing assistance in a housing program directly
537		-	administered by such authority. When the governing body of a
538		-	municipality other than a town adopts a resolution as described in
539		-	section 8-40, it shall promptly notify the chief executive officer of such
540		-	adoption. Upon receiving such notice, the chief executive officer shall
541		-	appoint five persons who are residents of [said] such municipality as
542		-	commissioners of the authority, except that the chief executive officer
543		-	may appoint two additional persons who are residents of the
544		-	municipality if (1) the authority operates more than three thousand
545		-	units, or (2) upon the appointment of a tenant commissioner pursuant
546		-	to subsection (c) of this section, the additional appointments are
547		-	necessary to achieve compliance with 24 CFR 964.415 or section 9-167a.
548		-	If the governing body of a town adopts such a resolution, such body
549		-	shall appoint five persons who are residents of [said] such town as
550		-	commissioners of the authority created for such town, except that such
551		-	body may appoint two additional persons who are residents of the town
552		-	if, upon the appointment of a tenant commissioner pursuant to
553		-	subsection (c) of this section, the additional appointments are necessary
554		-	to achieve compliance with 24 CFR 964.415 or section 9-167a. The
555		-	commissioners who are first so appointed shall be designated to serve
556		-	for a term of either one, two, three, four or five years, except that if the
557		-	authority has five members, the terms of not more than one member Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
558		-
559		-	Public Act No. 23-207 18 of 75
560		-
561		-	shall expire in the same year. Terms shall commence on the first day of
562		-	the month next succeeding the date of their appointment, and annually
563		-	thereafter a commissioner shall be appointed to serve for five years
564		-	except that any vacancy which may occur because of a change of
565		-	residence by a commissioner, removal of a commissioner, resignation or
566		-	death shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term. If a governing
567		-	body increases the membership of the authority on or after July 1, 1995,
568		-	such governing body shall, by resolution, provide for a term of five
569		-	years for each such additional member. The term of the chairman shall
570		-	be three years. At least one of such commissioners of an authority
571		-	having five members, and at least two of such commissioners of an
572		-	authority having more than five members, shall be a tenant or tenants
573		-	of the authority selected pursuant to subsection (c) of this section. If, on
574		-	October 1, 1979, a municipality has adopted a resolution as described in
575		-	section 8-40, but has no tenants serving as commissioners, the chief
576		-	executive officer of a municipality other than a town or the governing
577		-	body of a town shall appoint a tenant who meets the qualifications set
578		-	out in this section as a commissioner of such authority when the next
579		-	vacancy occurs. No commissioner of an authority may hold any public
580		-	office in the municipality for which the authority is created. A
581		-	commissioner shall hold office until [said] such commissioner's
582		-	successor is appointed and has qualified. Not later than January 1, 2024,
583		-	each commissioner who is serving on said date and, thereafter, upon
584		-	appointment, each newly appointed commissioner who is not a
585		-	reappointed commissioner, shall participate in a training for housing
586		-	authority commissioners provided by an industry-recognized training
587		-	provider. A certificate of the appointment or reappointment of any
588		-	commissioner shall be filed with the clerk and shall be conclusive
589		-	evidence of the legal appointment of such commissioner, after said
590		-	commissioner has taken an oath in the form prescribed in the first
591		-	paragraph of section 1-25. The powers of each authority shall be vested
592		-	in the commissioners thereof. Three commissioners shall constitute a
593		-	quorum if the authority consists of five commissioners. Four Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
594		-
595		-	Public Act No. 23-207 19 of 75
596		-
597		-	commissioners shall constitute a quorum if the authority consists of
598		-	more than five commissioners. Action may be taken by the authority
599		-	upon a vote of not less than a majority of the commissioners present [,]
600		-	unless the bylaws of the authority require a larger number. The chief
601		-	executive officer, or, in the case of an authority for a town, the governing
602		-	body of the town, shall designate which of the commissioners shall be
603		-	the first chairman, but when the office of chairman of the authority
604		-	becomes vacant, the authority shall select a chairman from among its
605		-	commissioners. An authority shall select from among its commissioners
606		-	a vice chairman, and it may employ a secretary, who shall be executive
607		-	director, and technical experts and such other officers, agents and
608		-	employees, permanent and temporary, as it requires, and shall
609		-	determine their qualifications, duties and compensation, provided, in
610		-	municipalities having a civil service law, all appointments and
611		-	promotions, except the employment of the secretary, shall be based on
612		-	examinations given and lists prepared under such law, and, except so
613		-	far as may be inconsistent with the terms of this chapter, such civil
614		-	service law and regulations adopted thereunder shall apply to such
615		-	housing authority and its personnel. For such legal services as it
616		-	requires, an authority may employ its own counsel and legal staff. An
617		-	authority may delegate any of its powers and duties to one or more of
618		-	its agents or employees. A commissioner, or any employee of the
619		-	authority who handles its funds, shall be required to furnish an
620		-	adequate bond. The commissioners shall serve without compensation,
621		-	but shall be entitled to reimbursement for their actual and necessary
622		-	expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties.
623		-	Sec. 12. Section 8-68f of the general statutes is repealed and the
624		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023):
625		-	Each housing authority [which] that receives financial assistance
626		-	under any state housing program, and the Connecticut Housing Finance
627		-	Authority or its subsidiary when said authority or subsidiary is the Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
628		-
629		-	Public Act No. 23-207 20 of 75
630		-
631		-	successor owner of housing previously owned by a housing authority
632		-	under part II or part VI of this chapter, shall, for housing which it owns
633		-	and operates, (1) provide each of its tenants with a written lease, (2)
634		-	provide each of its tenants, at the time the tenant signs an initial lease
635		-	and annually thereafter, with contact information for the management
636		-	of the housing authority, the local health department and the
637		-	Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, and a copy of the
638		-	guidance concerning the rights and responsibilities of landlords and
639		-	tenants that is posted on the Internet web site of the judicial branch, (3)
640		-	adopt a procedure for hearing tenant complaints and grievances, [(3)]
641		-	(4) adopt procedures for soliciting tenant comment on proposed
642		-	changes in housing authority policies and procedures, including
643		-	changes to its lease and to its admission and occupancy policies, and
644		-	[(4)] (5) encourage tenant participation in the housing authority's
645		-	operation of state housing programs, including, where appropriate, the
646		-	facilitation of tenant participation in the management of housing
647		-	projects. If such housing authority or the Connecticut Housing Finance
648		-	Authority or its subsidiary operates both a federal and a state-assisted
649		-	housing program, it shall use the same procedure for hearing tenant
650		-	grievances in both programs. The Commissioner of Housing shall adopt
651		-	regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to establish
652		-	uniform minimum standards for the requirements in this section.
653		-	Sec. 13. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2023) (a) The Commissioner of
654		-	Housing shall, within existing appropriations, develop standardized
655		-	rental agreement forms that may be used by landlords and tenants in
656		-	the state. Such forms shall contain the essential terms of a rental
657		-	agreement between any landlord and any tenant, be designed to be
658		-	easily read and understood and include plain language explanations of
659		-	all terms and conditions of the agreement, including, but not limited to,
660		-	rent, fees, deposits and other charges. The commissioner shall make
661		-	such forms available in both English and Spanish and shall post such
662		-	forms on the Department of Housing's Internet web site not later than Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
663		-
664		-	Public Act No. 23-207 21 of 75
665		-
666		-	July 1, 2024, and shall revise such forms from time to time, at the
667		-	commissioner's discretion.
668		-	(b) Not later than December 1, 2028, the commissioner shall (1)
669		-	translate the forms developed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section
670		-	into the five most commonly spoken languages in the state, as
671		-	determined by the commissioner, and (2) post such translations on the
672		-	Department of Housing's Internet web site not later than December 1,
673		-	2028.
674		-	Sec. 14. Section 47a-58 of the general statutes is repealed and the
675		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023):
676		-	(a) Any enforcing agency may issue a notice of violation to any
677		-	person who violates any provision of this chapter or a provision of a
678		-	local housing code. If an enforcing agency issues an order to a registrant,
679		-	such order may be delivered in accordance with section 7-148ii,
680		-	provided nothing in this section shall preclude an enforcing agency
681		-	from providing notice in another manner permitted by applicable law.
682		-	Such notice shall specify each violation and specify the last day by which
683		-	such violation shall be corrected. The date specified shall not be less than
684		-	three weeks from the date of mailing of such notice, provided that in the
685		-	case of a condition, which in the judgment of the enforcing agency is or
686		-	in its effect is dangerous or detrimental to life or health, the date
687		-	specified shall not be more than five days from the date of mailing of
688		-	such notice. The enforcing agency may postpone the last day by which
689		-	a violation shall be corrected upon a showing by the owner or other
690		-	responsible person that he has begun to correct the violation but that
691		-	full correction of the violation cannot be completed within the time
692		-	provided because of technical difficulties, inability to obtain necessary
693		-	materials or labor or inability to gain access to the dwelling unit wherein
694		-	the violation exists.
695		-	(b) When the owner or other responsible person has corrected such Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
696		-
697		-	Public Act No. 23-207 22 of 75
698		-
699		-	violation, the owner or other responsible person shall promptly, but not
700		-	later than two weeks after such correction, report to the enforcing
701		-	agency in writing, indicating the date when each violation was
702		-	corrected. It shall be presumed that the violation was corrected on the
703		-	date so indicated, unless a subsequent inspection by the enforcing
704		-	agency again reveals the existence of the condition giving rise to the
705		-	earlier notice of violation.
706		-	(c) Any person who fails to correct any violation prior to the date set
707		-	forth in the notice of violation shall be subject to a cumulative civil
708		-	penalty of five dollars per day for each violation from the date set for
709		-	correction in the notice of violation to the date such violation is
710		-	corrected, except that in any case, the penalty shall not exceed one
711		-	hundred dollars per day and the total penalty shall not exceed seven
712		-	thousand five hundred dollars. The penalty may be collected by the
713		-	enforcing agency by action against the owner or other responsible
714		-	person or by an action against the real property. An action against the
715		-	owner may be joined with an action against the real property.
716		-	(d) In addition to the penalties specified in this section, the enforcing
717		-	agency may enforce the provisions of this chapter or a local housing
718		-	code by injunctive relief pursuant to chapter 916.
719		-	(e) (1) Any penalty imposed by an enforcing agency pursuant to the
720		-	provisions of subsection (c) of this section, and remaining unpaid for a
721		-	period of sixty days after its due date, shall constitute a lien upon the
722		-	real property against which the penalty was imposed, provided a notice
723		-	of violation is recorded in the land records and indexed in the name of
724		-	the property owner no later than thirty days after the penalty was
725		-	imposed.
726		-	(2) Each such notice of violation shall be effective from the time of the
727		-	recording on the land records. Each lien shall take precedence over all
728		-	transfers and encumbrances recorded after such time. Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
729		-
730		-	Public Act No. 23-207 23 of 75
731		-
732		-	(3) Any municipal lien pursuant to the provisions of this section may
733		-	be foreclosed in the same manner as a mortgage.
734		-	(4) Any municipal lien pursuant to this section may be discharged or
735		-	dissolved in the manner provided in sections 49-35a to 49-37, inclusive.
736		-	(f) Any enforcing agency imposing a penalty pursuant to subsection
737		-	(c) of this section shall maintain a current record of all properties with
738		-	respect to which such penalty remains unpaid in the office of such
739		-	agency. Such record shall be available for inspection by the public.
740		-	(g) Each enforcing agency empowered to enforce any provision of
741		-	this chapter or any provision of a local housing code shall create and
742		-	make available housing code violation complaint forms, written in both
743		-	English and Spanish, for use by any occupant of a dwelling unit seeking
744		-	to file a complaint against the owner of such unit, or other responsible
745		-	party, concerning such violations.
746		-	Sec. 15. Section 8-68d of the general statutes is repealed and the
747		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023):
748		-	Each housing authority shall submit a report to the Commissioner of
749		-	Housing and the chief executive officer of the municipality in which the
750		-	authority is located not later than March first, annually. The report shall
751		-	contain (1) an inventory of all existing housing owned or operated by
752		-	the authority, including the total number, types and sizes of rental units
753		-	and the total number of occupancies and vacancies in each housing
754		-	project or development, and a description of the condition of such
755		-	housing, (2) a description of any new construction projects being
756		-	undertaken by the authority and the status of such projects, (3) the
757		-	number and types of any rental housing sold, leased or transferred
758		-	during the period of the report which is no longer available for the
759		-	purpose of low or moderate income rental housing, (4) the results of the
760		-	authority's annual audit conducted in accordance with section 4-231 if Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
761		-
762		-	Public Act No. 23-207 24 of 75
763		-
764		-	required by said section, and [(4)] (5) such other information as the
765		-	commissioner may require by regulations adopted in accordance with
766		-	the provisions of chapter 54.
767		-	Sec. 16. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 47a-6a of the general statutes
768		-	are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective
769		-	October 1, 2023):
770		-	(a) As used in this section, (1) "address" means a location as described
771		-	by the full street number, if any, the street name, the city or town, and
772		-	the state, and not a mailing address such as a post office box, (2)
773		-	"dwelling unit" means any house or building, or portion thereof, which
774		-	is rented, leased or hired out to be occupied, or is arranged or designed
775		-	to be occupied, or is occupied, as the home or residence of one or more
776		-	persons, living independently of each other, and doing their cooking
777		-	upon the premises, and having a common right in the halls, stairways
778		-	or yards, (3) "agent in charge" or "agent" means one who manages real
779		-	estate, including, but not limited to, the collection of rents and
780		-	supervision of property, (4) "controlling participant" means an
781		-	individual [or entity] that exercises day-to-day financial or operational
782		-	control, and (5) "project-based housing provider" means a property
783		-	owner who contracts with the United States Department of Housing and
784		-	Urban Development to provide housing to tenants under the federal
785		-	Housing Choice Voucher Program, 42 USC 1437f(o).
786		-	(b) Any municipality may require the nonresident owner or project-
787		-	based housing provider of occupied or vacant rental real property to
788		-	[maintain on file in the office of] report to the tax assessor, or other
789		-	municipal office designated by the municipality, the current residential
790		-	address of the nonresident owner or project-based housing provider of
791		-	such property, if the nonresident owner or project-based housing
792		-	provider is an individual, or the current residential address of the agent
793		-	in charge of the building, if the nonresident owner or project-based
794		-	housing provider is a corporation, partnership, trust or other legally Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
795		-
796		-	Public Act No. 23-207 25 of 75
797		-
798		-	recognized entity owning rental real property in the state. [In the case
799		-	of a] If the nonresident owners or project-based housing [provider, such
800		-	information] providers are a corporation, partnership, trust or other
801		-	legally recognized entity owning rental real property in the state, such
802		-	report shall also include identifying information and the current
803		-	residential address of each controlling participant associated with the
804		-	property. [, except that, if such controlling participant is a corporation,
805		-	partnership, trust or other legally recognized entity, the project-based
806		-	housing provider shall include the identifying information and the
807		-	current residential address of an individual who exercises day-to-day
808		-	financial or operational control of such entity.] If such residential
809		-	address changes, notice of the new residential address shall be provided
810		-	by such nonresident owner, project-based housing provider or agent in
811		-	charge of the building to the office of the tax assessor or other designated
812		-	municipal office not more than twenty-one days after the date that the
813		-	address change occurred. If the nonresident owner, project-based
814		-	housing provider or agent fails to file an address under this section, the
815		-	address to which the municipality mails property tax bills for the rental
816		-	real property shall be deemed to be the nonresident owner, project-
817		-	based housing provider or agent's current address. Such address may
818		-	be used for compliance with the provisions of subsection (c) of this
819		-	section.
820		-	(c) Any report provided to a tax assessor pursuant to subsection (b)
821		-	of this section on or after October 1, 2023, shall be confidential and shall
822		-	not be disclosed under chapter 14 of the general statutes.
823		-	Sec. 17. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2023) (a) There shall be an Office
824		-	of Responsible Growth within the Intergovernmental Policy Division of
825		-	the Office of Policy and Management.
826		-	(b) The Office of Responsible Growth shall be responsible for the
827		-	following: Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
828		-
829		-	Public Act No. 23-207 26 of 75
830		-
831		-	(1) Collecting, analyzing and disseminating information to assist in
832		-	the ongoing development of responsible growth goals for the Governor,
833		-	Continuing Committee on State Planning and Development, state and
834		-	regional agencies, local governments and the public;
835		-	(2) Coordinating the development of state agency policy, planning
836		-	and programming to improve outcomes and make efficient use of state
837		-	resources and expertise through the development and implementation
838		-	of the state plan of conservation and development pursuant to chapters
839		-	297 and 297a of the general statutes;
840		-	(3) Administering the responsibilities under the Connecticut
841		-	Environmental Policy Act that have been assigned to the Office of Policy
842		-	and Management, as set forth in sections 22a-1 to 22a-1h, inclusive, of
843		-	the general statutes;
844		-	(4) Facilitating interagency coordination in matters involving land
845		-	and water resources and infrastructure improvements, among other
846		-	activities;
847		-	(5) Facilitating coordination between the state, planning regions and
848		-	municipalities on matters of development and conservation by serving
849		-	as a state liaison to regional councils of governments;
850		-	(6) Providing staff support to boards, committees and other groups
851		-	deemed appropriate by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and
852		-	Management, such as the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental
853		-	Relations and the State Water Planning Council;
854		-	(7) Administering grant programs, as deemed appropriate by the
855		-	secretary, such as responsible growth and transit-oriented development
856		-	and regional performance incentive grant programs; and
857		-	(8) Performing other duties as deemed appropriate by the secretary
858		-	to address current and emerging development and conservation issues. Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
859		-
860		-	Public Act No. 23-207 27 of 75
861		-
862		-	(c) The secretary shall designate a member of the secretary's staff to
863		-	serve as the State Responsible Growth Coordinator to oversee the Office
864		-	of Responsible Growth.
865		-	(d) The Office of Responsible Growth established pursuant to this
866		-	section shall constitute a successor agency to the office established by
867		-	Executive Order No. 15 of Governor M. Jodi Rell, in accordance with
868		-	section 4-38d of the general statutes.
869		-	Sec. 18. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2023) (a) As used in this section:
870		-	(1) "Affordable housing unit" means a dwelling unit conveyed by an
871		-	instrument containing a covenant or restriction that requires such
872		-	dwelling unit to be sold or rented at or below a price intended to
873		-	preserve such unit as housing for a low-income household;
874		-	(2) "Commission", "zoning commission" or "zoning authority" means
875		-	a zoning commission, planning commission, planning and zoning
876		-	commission, zoning board of appeals or other municipal agency
877		-	exercising zoning or planning authority;
878		-	(3) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Housing, unless
879		-	otherwise specified;
880		-	(4) "Dwelling unit" means any house or building, or portion thereof,
881		-	which is occupied, is designed to be occupied, or is rented, leased or
882		-	hired out to be occupied, as a home or residence of one or more persons;
883		-	(5) "Median income" is the state median income, as determined by the
884		-	United States Department of Housing and Urban Development;
885		-	(6) "Multifamily housing" means a residential building that contains
886		-	three or more dwelling units;
887		-	(7) "Municipal fair share allocation" means the portion of the
888		-	minimum need for affordable housing units in a planning region, as Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
889		-
890		-	Public Act No. 23-207 28 of 75
891		-
892		-	determined pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, that is allocated to
893		-	a municipality located within such planning region;
894		-	(8) "Planning region" means a planning region of the state, as defined
895		-	or redefined by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management,
896		-	or the secretary's designee, under the provisions of section 16a-4a of the
897		-	general statutes, except the Metropolitan and Western planning regions
898		-	shall be considered a single planning region; and
899		-	(9) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Office of Policy and
900		-	Management.
901		-	(b) (1) Not later than December 1, 2024, the secretary, in consultation
902		-	with the Commissioners of Housing and Economic and Community
903		-	Development and, as may be determined by the secretary, experts,
904		-	advocates, state-wide organizations that represent municipalities,
905		-	organizations with expertise in affordable housing, fair housing and
906		-	planning and zoning, shall establish a methodology for each
907		-	municipality's fair share allocation by:
908		-	(A) Determining the need for affordable housing units in each
909		-	planning region; and
910		-	(B) Fairly allocating such need to the municipalities in each planning
911		-	region considering the duty of the state and municipalities to
912		-	affirmatively further fair housing pursuant to section 8-2 of the general
913		-	statutes and 42 USC 3608. Such methodology shall rely on data from the
914		-	Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy data set published by
915		-	the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, or
916		-	from a similar source as may be determined by the secretary.
917		-	(2) The secretary shall ensure that the fair share allocation
918		-	methodology:
919		-	(A) Is designed with due consideration for the duty of the state and Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
920		-
921		-	Public Act No. 23-207 29 of 75
922		-
923		-	each municipality to affirmatively further fair housing in accordance
924		-	with section 8-2 of the general statutes and 42 USC 3608;
925		-	(B) Relies on appropriate metrics of the minimum need for affordable
926		-	housing units in a planning region to ensure adequate housing options,
927		-	including the number of households whose income is not greater than
928		-	thirty per cent of the area median income and whose housing costs
929		-	constitute fifty per cent or more of such household's income;
930		-	(C) Relies on appropriate factors for fairly allocating such need to
931		-	each municipality within each planning region, including a
932		-	municipality's compliance with the requirements of sections 8-2 and 8-
933		-	23 of the general statutes with regard to promoting housing choice and
934		-	economic diversity in housing, including housing for both low and
935		-	moderate income households, and encouraging the development of
936		-	housing which meets the identified housing needs and the development
937		-	of housing opportunities, including opportunities for multifamily
938		-	housing, for all residents of the municipality and the planning region in
939		-	which the municipality is located;
940		-	(D) Does not assign a fair share allocation to any municipality with a
941		-	federal poverty rate of twenty per cent or greater based on data reported
942		-	in the most recent United States decennial census or similar source; and
943		-	(E) Increases the municipal fair share allocation of a municipality if
944		-	such municipality, when compared to other municipalities in the same
945		-	planning region, has:
946		-	(i) A greater dollar value of the ratable real and personal property, as
947		-	reflected by its equalized net grand list, calculated in accordance with
948		-	the provisions of section 10-261a of the general statutes, for residential,
949		-	commercial, industrial, public utility and vacant land;
950		-	(ii) A higher median income, based on data reported in the most
951		-	recent United States decennial census or similar source; Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
952		-
953		-	Public Act No. 23-207 30 of 75
954		-
955		-	(iii) A lower percentage of its population that is below the federal
956		-	poverty threshold, based on data reported in such census or similar
957		-	source; or
958		-	(iv) A lower percentage of its population that lives in multifamily
959		-	housing, based on data reported in such census or similar source.
960		-	(3) (A) Not later than December 1, 2024, the secretary, in consultation
961		-	with the Commissioners of Housing and Economic and Community
962		-	Development, shall, using the methodology established pursuant to this
963		-	subsection, determine the minimum need for affordable housing units
964		-	for each planning region and a municipal fair share allocation for each
965		-	municipality within each planning region.
966		-	(B) No municipal fair share allocation determined pursuant to
967		-	subparagraph (A) of this subdivision shall exceed twenty per cent of the
968		-	occupied dwelling units in such municipality.
969		-	(c) The secretary shall submit the methodology established pursuant
970		-	to subsection (b) of this section to the joint standing committees of the
971		-	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to planning
972		-	and development and housing, in accordance with the provisions of
973		-	section 11-4a of the general statutes, and each chamber of the General
974		-	Assembly for approval.
975		-	Sec. 19. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2023) (a) The Commissioner of
976		-	Housing, within available appropriations, and in consultation with the
977		-	Connecticut Housing Finance Authority and representatives of any
978		-	public housing authority in the state selected by the commissioner, shall
979		-	establish a program to encourage and recruit owners of rental real
980		-	property to accept from prospective tenants any federal Housing Choice
981		-	Voucher, rental assistance program certificate or payment from any
982		-	other program administered by the state that provides rental payment
983		-	subsidies for residential dwellings. Such program may include, but need Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
984		-
985		-	Public Act No. 23-207 31 of 75
986		-
987		-	not be limited to, advertisements, community outreach events and
988		-	communications to owners of rental real property who utilize other
989		-	programs concerning such property administered by the state.
990		-	(b) Not later than October 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the
991		-	commissioner shall submit a report concerning (1) the status of the
992		-	program, including an analysis of the effectiveness of the program in
993		-	recruiting owners of rental real property to accept vouchers, certificates
994		-	and any other rental payment subsidies, and (2) the commissioner's
995		-	recommendations concerning the program to the joint standing
996		-	committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters
997		-	relating to housing, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a
998		-	of the general statutes.
999		-	Sec. 20. (Effective from passage) (a) The Commissioner of Housing shall,
1000		-	within available appropriations, conduct a study on methods to
1001		-	improve the efficiency of processing applications for the rental
1002		-	assistance program. In conducting the study, the commissioner shall
1003		-	consider the following:
1004		-	(1) An analysis of the current processing time for rental assistance
1005		-	applications, including, but not limited to, relevant inspection timelines;
1006		-	(2) An assessment of the current application process, including any
1007		-	barriers or challenges to applicants or rental real property owners;
1008		-	(3) Recommendations for improving the efficiency of the application
1009		-	process, including the use of technology and alternative processing
1010		-	methods; and
1011		-	(4) An estimate of the cost associated with implementing any
1012		-	recommended improvements.
1013		-	(b) Not later than January 1, 2024, the commissioner shall submit a
1014		-	report on the commissioner's findings and recommendations to the joint Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
1015		-
1016		-	Public Act No. 23-207 32 of 75
1017		-
1018		-	standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of
1019		-	matters relating to housing, in accordance with the provisions of section
1020		-	11-4a of the general statutes. The report shall include the findings of the
1021		-	commissioner and the commissioner's recommendations for improving
1022		-	the efficiency of processing applications for the rental assistance
1023		-	program.
1024		-	Sec. 21. Section 8-345 of the general statutes is repealed and the
1025		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023):
1026		-	(a) The Commissioner of Housing shall implement and administer a
1027		-	program of rental assistance for low-income families living in privately-
1028		-	owned rental housing. For the purposes of this section, a low-income
1029		-	family is one whose income does not exceed fifty per cent of the median
1030		-	family income for the area of the state in which such family lives, as
1031		-	determined by the commissioner.
1032		-	(b) Housing eligible for participation in the program shall comply
1033		-	with applicable state and local health, housing, building and safety
1034		-	codes.
1035		-	(c) In addition to an element in which rental assistance certificates are
1036		-	made available to qualified tenants, to be used in eligible housing which
1037		-	such tenants are able to locate, the program may include a housing
1038		-	support element in which rental assistance for tenants is linked to
1039		-	participation by the property owner in other municipal, state or federal
1040		-	housing repair, rehabilitation or financing programs. The commissioner
1041		-	shall use rental assistance under this section so as to encourage the
1042		-	preservation of existing housing and the revitalization of
1043		-	neighborhoods or the creation of additional rental housing.
1044		-	(d) The commissioner may designate a portion of the rental assistance
1045		-	available under the program for tenant-based and project-based
1046		-	supportive housing units. To the extent practicable rental assistance for Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
1047		-
1048		-	Public Act No. 23-207 33 of 75
1049		-
1050		-	supportive housing shall adhere to the requirements of the federal
1051		-	Housing Choice Voucher Program, 42 USC 1437f(o), relative to
1052		-	calculating the tenant's share of the rent to be paid.
1053		-	(e) The commissioner shall administer the program under this section
1054		-	to promote housing choice for certificate holders and encourage racial
1055		-	and economic integration. The commissioner shall affirmatively seek to
1056		-	expend all funds appropriated for the program on an annual basis
1057		-	without regard to population limitation established in prior years. The
1058		-	commissioner shall establish maximum rent levels for each municipality
1059		-	in a manner that promotes the use of the program in all municipalities.
1060		-	Any certificate issued pursuant to this section may be used for housing
1061		-	in any municipality in the state. The commissioner shall inform
1062		-	certificate holders that a certificate may be used in any municipality and,
1063		-	to the extent practicable, the commissioner shall assist certificate holders
1064		-	in finding housing in the municipality of their choice.
1065		-	(f) Nothing in this section shall give any person a right to continued
1066		-	receipt of rental assistance at any time that the program is not funded.
1067		-	(g) The commissioner shall adopt regulations in accordance with the
1068		-	provisions of chapter 54 to carry out the purposes of this section. The
1069		-	regulations shall establish maximum income eligibility guidelines for
1070		-	such rental assistance and criteria for determining the amount of rental
1071		-	assistance which shall be provided to eligible families.
1072		-	(h) Any person aggrieved by a decision of the commissioner or the
1073		-	commissioner's agent pursuant to the program under this section shall
1074		-	have the right to a hearing in accordance with the provisions of section
1075		-	8-37gg.
1076		-	Sec. 22. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2023) The Department of Veterans
1077		-	Affairs shall, within available appropriations, convert, rehabilitate and
1078		-	renovate vacant, underused or otherwise available properties for the Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
1079		-
1080		-	Public Act No. 23-207 34 of 75
1081		-
1082		-	purpose of housing homeless or housing insecure veterans, and shall
1083		-	build, improve or remediate infrastructure as necessary to support such
1084		-	properties for residential use.
1085		-	Sec. 23. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024, and applicable to any summary
1086		-	process action disposed of before or after such date) (a) In any summary
1087		-	process action instituted pursuant to chapter 832 or 412 of the general
1088		-	statutes, not more than thirty days after (1) the withdrawal of such
1089		-	action, (2) a judgment of dismissal or nonsuit of such action upon any
1090		-	grounds, or (3) a final disposition of such action that includes a
1091		-	judgment for the defendant, the Judicial Department shall remove from
1092		-	its Internet web site any record or identifying information concerning
1093		-	such summary process action.
1094		-	(b) If there is any activity in a case that has had any record or
1095		-	identifying information associated with such case removed pursuant to
1096		-	subsection (a) of this section, or if a case continues beyond the date upon
1097		-	which any such record or information is required to be removed
1098		-	pursuant to subsection (a) of this section because of an appeal, the
1099		-	Judicial Department shall restore the case to, or retain the case on, the
1100		-	Judicial Department Internet web site, together with any such record
1101		-	and information associated with such case. For any record and
1102		-	identifying information restored or retained on the Judicial Department
1103		-	Internet web site pursuant to this subsection, any such record or
1104		-	information shall remain on such web site for thirty days after the final
1105		-	disposition of the associated case, or for the applicable time period from
1106		-	the original disposition specified in subsection (a) of this section,
1107		-	whichever is later.
1108		-	(c) Any record or identifying information concerning any summary
1109		-	process action that has been removed from the Judicial Department
1110		-	Internet web site pursuant to this section shall not be included in any
1111		-	sale or transfer of bulk case records by the Judicial Department to any
1112		-	person or entity purchasing such records for any commercial purpose. Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
1113		-
1114		-	Public Act No. 23-207 35 of 75
1115		-
1116		-	(d) No person or entity shall, for any commercial purpose, disclose
1117		-	any record or identifying information concerning any summary process
1118		-	action that has been removed from the Judicial Department Internet web
1119		-	site pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. As used in this section,
1120		-	"commercial purpose" means (1) the individual or bulk sale of any
1121		-	record or identifying information concerning any summary process
1122		-	action, (2) the making of consumer reports containing any such record
1123		-	or information, (3) any use related to screening any prospective tenant
1124		-	to determine the suitability of such prospective tenant, and (4) any other
1125		-	use of any such record or information for pecuniary gain, but does not
1126		-	include the use of any such record or information for governmental,
1127		-	scholarly, educational, journalistic or any other noncommercial
1128		-	purpose.
1129		-	(e) Nothing in this section shall preclude the publication of any
1130		-	formal written judicial opinion by the Judicial Department or by any
1131		-	case reporting service.
1132		-	Sec. 24. Section 12-494 of the general statutes is repealed and the
1133		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023):
1134		-	(a) There is imposed a tax on each deed, instrument or writing,
1135		-	whereby any lands, tenements or other realty is granted, assigned,
1136		-	transferred or otherwise conveyed to, or vested in, the purchaser, or any
1137		-	other person by such purchaser's direction, when the consideration for
1138		-	the interest or property conveyed equals or exceeds two thousand
1139		-	dollars:
1140		-	(1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, at the
1141		-	rate of three-quarters of one per cent of the consideration for the interest
1142		-	in real property conveyed by such deed, instrument or writing, the
1143		-	revenue from which shall be remitted by the town clerk of the
1144		-	municipality in which such tax is paid, not later than ten days following
1145		-	receipt thereof, to the Commissioner of Revenue Services for deposit to Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
1146		-
1147		-	Public Act No. 23-207 36 of 75
1148		-
1149		-	the credit of the state General Fund; and
1150		-	(2) At the rate of one-fourth of one per cent of the consideration for
1151		-	the interest in real property conveyed by such deed, instrument or
1152		-	writing, provided the amount imposed under this subdivision shall
1153		-	become part of the general revenue of the municipality in accordance
1154		-	with section 12-499.
1155		-	(b) The rate of tax imposed under subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of
1156		-	this section shall, in lieu of the rate under said subdivision (1), be
1157		-	imposed on certain conveyances as follows:
1158		-	(1) In the case of any conveyance of real property which at the time
1159		-	of such conveyance is used for any purpose other than residential use,
1160		-	except unimproved land, the tax under said subdivision (1) shall be
1161		-	imposed at the rate of one and one-quarter per cent of the consideration
1162		-	for the interest in real property conveyed;
1163		-	(2) In the case of any conveyance in which the real property conveyed
1164		-	is a residential estate, including a primary dwelling and any auxiliary
1165		-	housing or structures, regardless of the number of deeds, instruments
1166		-	or writings used to convey such residential real estate, for which the
1167		-	consideration or aggregate consideration, as the case may be, in such
1168		-	conveyance is eight hundred thousand dollars or more, the tax under
1169		-	said subdivision (1) shall be imposed:
1170		-	(A) At the rate of three-quarters of one per cent on that portion of
1171		-	such consideration up to and including the amount of eight hundred
1172		-	thousand dollars;
1173		-	(B) Prior to July 1, 2020, at the rate of one and one-quarter per cent on
1174		-	that portion of such consideration in excess of eight hundred thousand
1175		-	dollars; and
1176		-	(C) On and after July 1, 2020, (i) at the rate of one and one-quarter per Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
1177		-
1178		-	Public Act No. 23-207 37 of 75
1179		-
1180		-	cent on that portion of such consideration in excess of eight hundred
1181		-	thousand dollars up to and including the amount of two million five
1182		-	hundred thousand dollars, and (ii) at the rate of two and one-quarter
1183		-	per cent on that portion of such consideration in excess of two million
1184		-	five hundred thousand dollars; and
1185		-	(3) In the case of any conveyance in which real property on which
1186		-	mortgage payments have been delinquent for not less than six months
1187		-	is conveyed to a financial institution or its subsidiary that holds such a
1188		-	delinquent mortgage on such property, the tax under said subdivision
1189		-	(1) shall be imposed at the rate of three-quarters of one per cent of the
1190		-	consideration for the interest in real property conveyed. For the
1191		-	purposes of subdivision (1) of this subsection, "unimproved land"
1192		-	includes land designated as farm, forest or open space land.
1193		-	(c) In addition to the tax imposed under subsection (a) of this section,
1194		-	any targeted investment community, as defined in section 32-222, or any
1195		-	municipality in which properties designated as manufacturing plants
1196		-	under section 32-75c are located, may, on or after March 15, 2003, impose
1197		-	an additional tax on each deed, instrument or writing, whereby any
1198		-	lands, tenements or other realty is granted, assigned, transferred or
1199		-	otherwise conveyed to, or vested in, the purchaser, or any other person
1200		-	by [his] such purchaser's direction, when the consideration for the
1201		-	interest or property conveyed equals or exceeds two thousand dollars,
1202		-	which additional tax shall be at a rate of up to one-fourth of one per cent
1203		-	of the consideration for the interest in real property conveyed by such
1204		-	deed, instrument or writing. The revenue from such additional tax shall
1205		-	become part of the general revenue of the municipality in accordance
1206		-	with section 12-499.
1207		-	(d) On and after July 1, 2025, the Comptroller shall transfer from the
1208		-	General Fund to the Housing Trust Fund established under section 8-
1209		-	336o, any revenue received by the state each fiscal year in excess of three
1210		-	hundred million dollars from the tax imposed under subdivision (1) of Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
1211		-
1212		-	Public Act No. 23-207 38 of 75
1213		-
1214		-	subsection (a) and subsections (b) and (c) of this section. On and after
1215		-	July 1, 2026, the threshold amount in this subsection shall be adjusted
1216		-	annually by the percentage increase in inflation. As used in this
1217		-	subdivision, "increase in inflation" means the increase in the consumer
1218		-	price index for all urban consumers during the preceding calendar year,
1219		-	calculated on a December over December basis, using data reported by
1220		-	the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics.
1221		-	Sec. 25. Section 12-498 of the general statutes is repealed and the
1222		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023):
1223		-	(a) The tax imposed by section 12-494, as amended by this act, shall
1224		-	not apply to:
1225		-	(1) Deeds [which] that this state is prohibited from taxing under the
1226		-	Constitution or laws of the United States;
1227		-	(2) Deeds [which] that secure a debt or other obligation;
1228		-	(3) Deeds to which this state or any of its political subdivisions or its
1229		-	or their respective agencies is a party;
1230		-	(4) Tax deeds;
1231		-	(5) Deeds of release of property [which] that is security for a debt or
1232		-	other obligation;
1233		-	(6) Deeds of partition;
1234		-	(7) Deeds made pursuant to mergers of corporations;
1235		-	(8) Deeds made by a subsidiary corporation to its parent corporation
1236		-	for no consideration other than the cancellation or surrender of the
1237		-	subsidiary's stock;
1238		-	(9) Deeds made pursuant to a decree of the Superior Court under Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
1239		-
1240		-	Public Act No. 23-207 39 of 75
1241		-
1242		-	section 46b-81, 49-24 or 52-495 or pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure
1243		-	by market sale under section 49-24 or pursuant to a judgment of loss
1244		-	mitigation under section 49-30t or 49-30u;
1245		-	(10) Deeds, when the consideration for the interest or property
1246		-	conveyed is less than two thousand dollars;
1247		-	(11) Deeds between affiliated corporations, provided both of such
1248		-	corporations are exempt from taxation pursuant to paragraph (2), (3) or
1249		-	(25) of Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any
1250		-	subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States,
1251		-	as amended from time to time;
1252		-	(12) Deeds made by a corporation [which] that is exempt from
1253		-	taxation pursuant to paragraph (3) of Section 501(c) of the Internal
1254		-	Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal
1255		-	revenue code of the United States, as amended from time to time, to any
1256		-	corporation which is exempt from taxation pursuant to said paragraph
1257		-	(3) of said Section 501(c);
1258		-	(13) Deeds made to any nonprofit organization [which] that is
1259		-	organized for the purpose of holding undeveloped land in trust for
1260		-	conservation or recreation purposes;
1261		-	(14) Deeds between spouses;
1262		-	(15) Deeds of property for the Adriaen's Landing site or the stadium
1263		-	facility site, for purposes of the overall project, each as defined in section
1264		-	32-651;
1265		-	(16) Land transfers made on or after July 1, 1998, to a water company,
1266		-	as defined in section 16-1, provided the land is classified as class I or
1267		-	class II land, as defined in section 25-37c, after such transfer;
1268		-	(17) Transfers or conveyances to effectuate a mere change of identity Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
1269		-
1270		-	Public Act No. 23-207 40 of 75
1271		-
1272		-	or form of ownership or organization, where there is no change in
1273		-	beneficial ownership;
1274		-	(18) Conveyances of residential property [which] that occur not later
1275		-	than six months after the date on which the property was previously
1276		-	conveyed to the transferor if the transferor is (A) an employer [which]
1277		-	that acquired the property from an employee pursuant to an employee
1278		-	relocation plan, or (B) an entity in the business of purchasing and selling
1279		-	residential property of employees who are being relocated pursuant to
1280		-	such a plan;
1281		-	(19) Deeds in lieu of foreclosure that transfer the transferor's principal
1282		-	residence;
1283		-	(20) Any instrument that transfers the transferor's principal residence
1284		-	where the gross purchase price is insufficient to pay the sum of (A)
1285		-	mortgages encumbering the property transferred, and (B) any real
1286		-	property taxes and municipal utility or other charges for which the
1287		-	municipality may place a lien on the property and [which] that have
1288		-	priority over the mortgages encumbering the property transferred;
1289		-	[and]
1290		-	(21) Deeds that transfer the transferor's principal residence, where
1291		-	such residence has a concrete foundation that has deteriorated due to
1292		-	the presence of pyrrhotite and such transferor has obtained a written
1293		-	evaluation from a professional engineer licensed pursuant to chapter
1294		-	391 indicating that the foundation of such residence was made with
1295		-	defective concrete. The exemption authorized under this subdivision
1296		-	shall (A) apply to the first transfer of such residence after such written
1297		-	evaluation has been obtained, and (B) not be available to a transferor
1298		-	who has received financial assistance to repair or replace such
1299		-	foundation from the Crumbling Foundations Assistance Fund
1300		-	established under section 8-441; and Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
1301		-
1302		-	Public Act No. 23-207 41 of 75
1303		-
1304		-	(22) Deeds of property with dwelling units where all such units are
1305		-	deed restricted as affordable housing, as defined in section 8-39a. For
1306		-	deeds of property with dwelling units where a portion of such units are
1307		-	subject to such deed restrictions, the exemption authorized under this
1308		-	subdivision shall apply only with respect to the dwelling units subject
1309		-	to such deed restrictions and such exemption shall be reduced
1310		-	proportionally based on the number of units not subject to such deed
1311		-	restrictions.
1312		-	(b) The tax imposed by subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 12-
1313		-	494, as amended by this act, shall not apply to:
1314		-	(1) Deeds of the principal residence of any person approved for
1315		-	assistance under section 12-129b or 12-170aa for the current assessment
1316		-	year of the municipality in which such person resides or to any such
1317		-	transfer [which] that occurs within fifteen months of the completion of
1318		-	any municipal assessment year for which such person qualified for such
1319		-	assistance;
1320		-	(2) Deeds of property located in an area designated as an enterprise
1321		-	zone in accordance with section 32-70; and
1322		-	(3) Deeds of property located in an entertainment district designated
1323		-	under section 32-76 or established under section 2 of public act 93-311.
1324		-	Sec. 26. Section 46a-81e of the general statutes is repealed and the
1325		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023):
1326		-	(a) It shall be a discriminatory practice in violation of this section:
1327		-	(1) To refuse to sell or rent after the making of a bona fide offer, or to
1328		-	refuse to negotiate for the sale or rental of, or otherwise make
1329		-	unavailable or deny, a dwelling to any person because of sexual
1330		-	orientation or civil union status. Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
1331		-
1332		-	Public Act No. 23-207 42 of 75
1333		-
1334		-	(2) To discriminate against any person in the terms, conditions, or
1335		-	privileges of sale or rental of a dwelling, or in the provision of services
1336		-	or facilities in connection therewith, because of sexual orientation or
1337		-	civil union status.
1338		-	(3) To make, print or publish, or cause to be made, printed or
1339		-	published any notice, statement, or advertisement, with respect to the
1340		-	sale or rental of a dwelling that indicates any preference, limitation, or
1341		-	discrimination based on sexual orientation or civil union status, or an
1342		-	intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.
1343		-	(4) (A) To represent to any person because of sexual orientation or
1344		-	civil union status, that any dwelling is not available for inspection, sale
1345		-	or rental when such dwelling is in fact so available. (B) It shall be a
1346		-	violation of this subdivision for any person to restrict or attempt to
1347		-	restrict the choices of any buyer or renter to purchase or rent a dwelling
1348		-	(i) to an area which is substantially populated, even if less than a
1349		-	majority, by persons of the same sexual orientation or civil union status
1350		-	as the buyer or renter, (ii) while such person is authorized to offer for
1351		-	sale or rent another dwelling which meets the housing criteria as
1352		-	expressed by the buyer or renter to such person and (iii) such other
1353		-	dwelling is in an area which is not substantially populated by persons
1354		-	of the same sexual orientation or civil union status as the buyer or renter.
1355		-	As used in this subdivision, "area" means municipality, neighborhood
1356		-	or other geographic subdivision which may include an apartment or
1357		-	condominium complex.
1358		-	(5) For profit, to induce or attempt to induce any person to sell or rent
1359		-	any dwelling by representations regarding the entry or prospective
1360		-	entry into the neighborhood of a person or persons of a particular sexual
1361		-	orientation or civil union status.
1362		-	(6) For any person or other entity engaging in residential-real-estate-
1363		-	related transactions to discriminate against any person in making Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
1364		-
1365		-	Public Act No. 23-207 43 of 75
1366		-
1367		-	available such a transaction, or in the terms or conditions of such a
1368		-	transaction, because of sexual orientation or civil union status.
1369		-	(7) To deny any person access to or membership or participation in
1370		-	any multiple-listing service, real estate brokers' organization or other
1371		-	service, organization, or facility relating to the business of selling or
1372		-	renting dwellings, or to discriminate against him in the terms or
1373		-	conditions of such access, membership or participation, on account of
1374		-	sexual orientation or civil union status.
1375		-	(8) To coerce, intimidate, threaten, or interfere with any person in the
1376		-	exercise or enjoyment of, or on account of his having exercised or
1377		-	enjoyed, or on account of his having aided or encouraged any other
1378		-	person in the exercise or enjoyment of, any right granted or protected
1379		-	by this section.
1380		-	[(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to (1) the rental of a
1381		-	room or rooms in a unit in a dwelling if the owner actually maintains
1382		-	and occupies part of such unit as his residence, or (2) a unit in a dwelling
1383		-	containing not more than four units if the owner actually maintains and
1384		-	occupies one of such other units as his residence.]
1385		-	[(c)] (b) Nothing in this section limits the applicability of any
1386		-	reasonable state statute or municipal ordinance restricting the
1387		-	maximum number of persons permitted to occupy a dwelling.
1388		-	[(d)] (c) Nothing in this section prohibits a person engaged in the
1389		-	business of furnishing appraisals of real property to take into
1390		-	consideration factors other than sexual orientation or civil union status.
1391		-	[(e)] (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter,
1392		-	complaints alleging a violation of this section shall be investigated
1393		-	within one hundred days of filing and a final administrative disposition
1394		-	shall be made within one year of filing unless it is impracticable to do
1395		-	so. If the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities is unable to Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
1396		-
1397		-	Public Act No. 23-207 44 of 75
1398		-
1399		-	complete its investigation or make a final administrative determination
1400		-	within such time frames, it shall notify the complainant and the
1401		-	respondent in writing of the reasons for not doing so.
1402		-	[(f)] (e) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be
1403		-	guilty of a class D misdemeanor.
1404		-	Sec. 27. Subsection (g) of section 22a-430 of the general statutes is
1405		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from
1406		-	passage):
1407		-	(g) The commissioner shall, by regulation adopted prior to October 1,
1408		-	1977, establish and define categories of discharges [which] that
1409		-	constitute household and small commercial subsurface sewage disposal
1410		-	systems for which [he] the commissioner shall delegate to the
1411		-	Commissioner of Public Health the authority to issue permits or
1412		-	approvals and to hold public hearings in accordance with this section,
1413		-	on and after said date. Not later than July 1, 2025, the commissioner shall
1414		-	amend such regulations to establish and define categories of discharges
1415		-	that constitute small community sewerage systems and household and
1416		-	small commercial subsurface sewage disposal systems. The
1417		-	Commissioner of Public Health shall, pursuant to section 19a-36,
1418		-	establish minimum requirements for small community sewerage
1419		-	systems and household and small commercial subsurface sewage
1420		-	disposal systems and procedures for the issuance of such permits or
1421		-	approvals by the local director of health or a sanitarian registered
1422		-	pursuant to chapter 395. As used in this subsection, small community
1423		-	sewerage systems and household and small commercial disposal
1424		-	systems shall include those subsurface sewage disposal systems with a
1425		-	capacity of [seven thousand five hundred] ten thousand gallons per day
1426		-	or less. Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes [or
1427		-	regulations of Connecticut state agencies,] (1) the regulations adopted
1428		-	by the commissioner pursuant to this subsection that are in effect as of
1429		-	July 1, 2017, shall apply to household and small commercial subsurface Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
1430		-
1431		-	Public Act No. 23-207 45 of 75
1432		-
1433		-	sewage disposal systems with a capacity of seven thousand five
1434		-	hundred gallons per day or less, and (2) the regulations adopted by the
1435		-	commissioner pursuant to this subsection that are in effect as of July 1,
1436		-	2025, shall apply to small community sewerage systems, household
1437		-	systems and small commercial subsurface sewerage disposal systems
1438		-	with a capacity of ten thousand gallons per day or less. Any permit
1439		-	denied by the Commissioner of Public Health, or a director of health or
1440		-	registered sanitarian shall be subject to hearing and appeal in the
1441		-	manner provided in section 19a-229. Any permit granted by [said] the
1442		-	Commissioner of Public Health, or a director of health or registered
1443		-	sanitarian on or after October 1, 1977, shall be deemed equivalent to a
1444		-	permit issued under subsection (b) of this section.
1445		-	Sec. 28. (NEW) (Effective June 1, 2024) (a) As used in this section:
1446		-	(1) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Housing.
1447		-	(2) "Eligible workforce housing opportunity development project" or
1448		-	"project" means a project for the construction or substantial
1449		-	rehabilitation of rental housing (A) located within an opportunity zone
1450		-	in this state, (B) designated under subsection (e) of this section for
1451		-	certain professions that work within the municipality in which the
1452		-	project is located and for very low income families and individuals, and
1453		-	(C) that may incorporate renewable energy technology and be transit-
1454		-	oriented.
1455		-	(3) "Substantial rehabilitation" means either (A) the costs of any
1456		-	repair, replacement or improvement to a building that exceeds twenty-
1457		-	five per cent of the value of such building after the completion of all
1458		-	such repairs, replacements or improvements, or (B) the replacement of
1459		-	two or more of the following: (i) Roof structures, (ii) ceilings, (iii) wall
1460		-	or floor structures, (iv) foundations, (v) plumbing systems, (vi) heating
1461		-	and air conditioning systems, or (vii) electrical systems. Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
1462		-
1463		-	Public Act No. 23-207 46 of 75
1464		-
1465		-	(4) "Opportunity zone" means an area designated as a qualified
1466		-	opportunity zone pursuant to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, P.L.
1467		-	115-97, as amended from time to time.
1468		-	(5) "Eligible developer" or "developer" means (A) a nonprofit
1469		-	corporation; (B) any business corporation incorporated pursuant to
1470		-	chapter 601 of the general statutes, (i) that has as one of its purposes the
1471		-	construction, rehabilitation, ownership or operation of housing, and (ii)
1472		-	either certified under this section or that has articles of incorporation
1473		-	approved by the commissioner in accordance with regulations adopted
1474		-	pursuant to section 8-79a or 8-84 of the general statutes; (C) any
1475		-	partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, joint
1476		-	venture, trust, limited liability company or association, (i) that has as
1477		-	one of its purposes the construction, rehabilitation, ownership or
1478		-	operation of housing, and (ii) either certified under this section or that
1479		-	has basic documents of organization approved by the commissioner in
1480		-	accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to section 8-79a or 8-84
1481		-	of the general statutes; (D) a housing authority; or (E) a municipal
1482		-	developer.
1483		-	(6) "Authority" or "housing authority" means any of the public
1484		-	corporations created by section 8-40 of the general statutes, and the
1485		-	Connecticut Housing Authority when exercising the rights, powers,
1486		-	duties or privileges of, or subject to the immunities or limitations of,
1487		-	housing authorities pursuant to section 8-121 of the general statutes.
1488		-	(7) "Nonprofit corporation" means a nonprofit corporation
1489		-	incorporated pursuant to chapter 602 of the general statutes or any
1490		-	predecessor statutes thereto, that has as one of its purposes the
1491		-	construction, rehabilitation, ownership or operation of housing and that
1492		-	has articles of incorporation approved by the Commissioner of Housing
1493		-	in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to section 8-79a or 8-
1494		-	84 of the general statutes or that is certified under this section. Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
1495		-
1496		-	Public Act No. 23-207 47 of 75
1497		-
1498		-	(8) "Municipal developer" means a municipality that has not declared
1499		-	by resolution a need for a housing authority pursuant to section 8-40 of
1500		-	the general statutes, acting by and through its legislative body.
1501		-	"Municipal developer" means the board of selectmen if such board is
1502		-	authorized to act as the municipal developer by the town meeting or
1503		-	representative town meeting.
1504		-	(9) "Very low income families and individuals" means families or
1505		-	individuals whose income is thirty per cent or less of the area median
1506		-	income.
1507		-	(10) "Market rate" means the rental income that such property would
1508		-	most probably command on the open market as indicated by current
1509		-	rentals in the opportunity zone being paid for comparable space.
1510		-	(b) There is established a workforce housing opportunity
1511		-	development program to be administered by the Department of
1512		-	Housing under which individuals or entities who make cash
1513		-	contributions to an eligible developer for an eligible workforce housing
1514		-	opportunity development project located in a federally designated
1515		-	opportunity zone may be allowed a credit against the tax due under
1516		-	chapter 208 or 229 of the general statutes in an amount equal to the
1517		-	amount specified by the commissioner under this section. Any
1518		-	developer of a workforce housing opportunity development project
1519		-	shall be allowed an exemption from any fees under section 29-263 of the
1520		-	general statutes, as amended by this act, and any eligible workforce
1521		-	housing opportunity development project shall be assessed using the
1522		-	capitalization of net income method under subsection (b) of section 12-
1523		-	63b of the general statutes, as amended by this act.
1524		-	(c) The Commissioner of Housing shall determine eligibility criteria
1525		-	for such program and establish an application process for the program.
1526		-	The Department of Housing shall commence accepting applications for
1527		-	such program not later than January 1, 2025. A developer may apply to Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
1528		-
1529		-	Public Act No. 23-207 48 of 75
1530		-
1531		-	the Department of Housing for certification as a developer qualified to
1532		-	receive cash investments eligible for a tax credit pursuant to this section
1533		-	in a manner and form prescribed by the commissioner. To the extent
1534		-	feasible, any eligible workforce housing opportunity development
1535		-	project shall incorporate renewable energy or other technology in order
1536		-	to lower utility costs for the tenants and be transit-oriented. Any eligible
1537		-	workforce housing opportunity development project once constructed
1538		-	or substantially rehabilitated shall be rented as follows: (1) Forty per
1539		-	cent of the units shall be rented at the market rate, (2) fifty per cent of
1540		-	the units shall be rented to the workforce population designated under
1541		-	subsection (e) of this section, where such unit is rented to a member of
1542		-	such workforce population whose income is not more than sixty per
1543		-	cent of the area median income, and (3) ten per cent of the units shall be
1544		-	rented to families or individuals of very low income receiving rental
1545		-	assistance under chapter 128 or 319uu of the general statutes or 42 USC
1546		-	1437f, as amended from time to time. The program shall provide for a
1547		-	method of selecting persons satisfying such income criteria to rent such
1548		-	units of housing from among a pool of applicants, which method shall
1549		-	not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin,
1550		-	ancestry, sex, gender identity or expression, age or physical or
1551		-	intellectual disability.
1552		-	(d) A workforce housing opportunity development project shall be
1553		-	scheduled for completion not more than three years after the date of
1554		-	approval by the Department of Housing. Each developer of a workforce
1555		-	housing opportunity development project shall submit to the
1556		-	commissioner quarterly progress reports and a final report upon
1557		-	completion, in a manner and form prescribed by the commissioner. If a
1558		-	workforce housing opportunity development project fails to be
1559		-	completed on or before three years from the date of approval of such
1560		-	project, or at any time the commissioner determines that a project is
1561		-	unlikely to be completed, the commissioner may request the Attorney
1562		-	General to reclaim any remaining funds contributed to the project by Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
1563		-
1564		-	Public Act No. 23-207 49 of 75
1565		-
1566		-	individuals or entities under subsection (b) of this section and, upon
1567		-	receipt of any such remaining funds, the commissioner shall reallocate
1568		-	such funds to another eligible project.
1569		-	(e) The developer shall obtain the approval of the zoning commission,
1570		-	as defined in section 8-13m of the general statutes, of the municipality
1571		-	and of any other applicable municipal agency for the proposed
1572		-	workforce housing opportunity development project. After all such
1573		-	approvals are granted, the municipality may, not later than thirty days
1574		-	after such approval, by vote of its legislative body or, in a municipality
1575		-	where the legislative body is a town meeting, by vote of the board of
1576		-	selectmen, designate the workforce population that forty per cent of the
1577		-	project shall be dedicated to. Such designation may include volunteer
1578		-	firefighters, teachers, police officers, emergency medical personnel or
1579		-	other professions of persons working in the municipality. If the
1580		-	municipality does not vote within such time period, the developer shall
1581		-	designate the workforce population.
1582		-	(f) For taxable income years commencing on or after January 1, 2025,
1583		-	the Commissioner of Revenue Services shall grant a credit against the
1584		-	tax imposed under chapter 208 or 229 of the general statutes, other than
1585		-	the liability imposed by section 12-707 of the general statutes, in an
1586		-	amount equal to the amount specified by the Commissioner of Housing
1587		-	in a tax credit voucher issued by the Commissioner of Housing pursuant
1588		-	to subsection (g) of this section.
1589		-	(g) (1) The Commissioner of Housing shall administer a system of tax
1590		-	credit vouchers within the resources, requirements and purposes of this
1591		-	section, for individuals and entities making cash contributions to an
1592		-	eligible developer for an eligible workforce housing opportunity
1593		-	development project. Such voucher may be used as a credit against the
1594		-	tax to which such individual or entity is subject under chapter 208 or 229
1595		-	of the general statutes, other than the liability imposed by section 12-707
1596		-	of the general statutes. Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
1597		-
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1599		-
1600		-	(2) In no event shall the total amount of all tax credits allowed to all
1601		-	individuals or entities pursuant to the provisions of this section exceed
1602		-	five million dollars in any one fiscal year.
1603		-	(3) No tax credit shall be granted to any individual or entity for any
1604		-	individual amount contributed of less than two hundred fifty dollars.
1605		-	(4) Any tax credit not used in the taxable income year during which
1606		-	the cash contribution was made may be carried forward or backward
1607		-	for the five immediately succeeding or preceding taxable or income
1608		-	years until the full credit has been allowed.
1609		-	(5) If an entity claiming a credit under this section is an S corporation
1610		-	or an entity treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes, the
1611		-	credit may be claimed by the entity's shareholders or partners. If the
1612		-	entity is a single member limited liability company that is disregarded
1613		-	as an entity separate from its owner, the credit may be claimed by such
1614		-	limited liability company's owner, provided such owner is subject to the
1615		-	tax imposed under chapter 208 or 229 of the general statutes.
1616		-	(h) The Commissioner of Housing shall adopt regulations, in
1617		-	accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes, to
1618		-	implement the provisions of this section, including, but not limited to,
1619		-	the conditions for certification of a developer applying for assistance
1620		-	under this section.
1621		-	Sec. 29. Section 12-63b of the general statutes is repealed and the
1622		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective June 1, 2024, and
1623		-	applicable to assessment years commencing on or after June 1, 2024):
1624		-	(a) The assessor or board of assessors in any town, at any time, when
1625		-	determining the present true and actual value of real property as
1626		-	provided in section 12-63, which property is used primarily for the
1627		-	purpose of producing rental income, exclusive of such property used
1628		-	solely for residential purposes, containing not more than six dwelling Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
1629		-
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1631		-
1632		-	units and in which the owner resides, shall determine such value on the
1633		-	basis of an appraisal which shall include to the extent applicable with
1634		-	respect to such property, consideration of each of the following methods
1635		-	of appraisal: (1) Replacement cost less depreciation, plus the market
1636		-	value of the land, (2) capitalization of net income based on market rent
1637		-	for similar property, and (3) a sales comparison approach based on
1638		-	current bona fide sales of comparable property. The provisions of this
1639		-	section shall not be applicable with respect to any housing assisted by
1640		-	the federal or state government except any such housing for which the
1641		-	federal assistance directly related to rent for each unit in such housing
1642		-	is no less than the difference between the fair market rent for each such
1643		-	unit in the applicable area and the amount of rent payable by the tenant
1644		-	in each such unit, as determined under the federal program providing
1645		-	for such assistance.
1646		-	(b) In the case of an eligible workforce housing opportunity
1647		-	development project, as defined in section 28 of this act, the assessor
1648		-	shall use the capitalization of net income method based on the actual
1649		-	rent received for the property.
1650		-	[(b)] (c) For purposes of subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this
1651		-	section and, generally, in its use as a factor in any appraisal with respect
1652		-	to real property used primarily for the purpose of producing rental
1653		-	income, the term "market rent" means the rental income that such
1654		-	property would most probably command on the open market as
1655		-	indicated by present rentals being paid for comparable space. In
1656		-	determining market rent the assessor shall consider the actual rental
1657		-	income applicable with respect to such real property under the terms of
1658		-	an existing contract of lease at the time of such determination.
1659		-	Sec. 30. Section 8-395 of the general statutes is repealed and the
1660		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective June 1, 2024):
1661		-	(a) As used in this section, (1) "business firm" means any business Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
1662		-
1663		-	Public Act No. 23-207 52 of 75
1664		-
1665		-	entity authorized to do business in the state and subject to the
1666		-	corporation business tax imposed under chapter 208, or any company
1667		-	subject to a tax imposed under chapter 207, or any air carrier subject to
1668		-	the air carriers tax imposed under chapter 209, or any railroad company
1669		-	subject to the railroad companies tax imposed under chapter 210, or any
1670		-	regulated telecommunications service, express, cable or community
1671		-	antenna television company subject to the regulated
1672		-	telecommunications service, express, cable and community antenna
1673		-	television companies tax imposed under chapter 211, or any utility
1674		-	company subject to the utility companies tax imposed under chapter
1675		-	212, [and] (2) "nonprofit corporation" means a nonprofit corporation
1676		-	incorporated pursuant to chapter 602 or any predecessor statutes
1677		-	thereto, having as one of its purposes the construction, rehabilitation,
1678		-	ownership or operation of housing and having articles of incorporation
1679		-	approved by the executive director of the Connecticut Housing Finance
1680		-	Authority in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to section
1681		-	8-79a or 8-84, (3) "workforce housing development project" or "project"
1682		-	means the construction or substantial rehabilitation of dwelling units for
1683		-	rental housing where (A) ten per cent of the units are affordable
1684		-	housing, (B) forty per cent of the units are rented to the workforce
1685		-	population designated by the developer, in consultation with the
1686		-	municipality where such project is located, and (C) fifty per cent of the
1687		-	units are rented at a market rate and includes, but is not limited to, an
1688		-	eligible workforce housing opportunity development project, as defined
1689		-	in section 28 of this act, (4) "affordable housing" means rental housing
1690		-	for which persons and families pay thirty per cent or less of their annual
1691		-	income, where such income is less than or equal to the area median
1692		-	income for the municipality in which such housing is located, as
1693		-	determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban
1694		-	Development, (5) "substantial rehabilitation" means either (A) the costs
1695		-	of any repair, replacement or improvement to a building that exceeds
1696		-	twenty-five per cent of the value of such building after the completion
1697		-	of all such repairs, replacements or improvements, or (B) the Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
1698		-
1699		-	Public Act No. 23-207 53 of 75
1700		-
1701		-	replacement of two or more of the following: (i) Roof structures, (ii)
1702		-	ceilings, (iii) wall or floor structures, (iv) foundations, (v) plumbing
1703		-	systems, (vi) heating and air conditioning systems, or (vii) electrical
1704		-	systems, and (6) "market rate" means the rental income that such unit
1705		-	would most probably command on the open market as indicated by
1706		-	present rentals being paid for comparable space in the area where the
1707		-	unit is located.
1708		-	(b) The Commissioner of Revenue Services shall grant a credit against
1709		-	[any] the tax [due] imposed under [the provisions of] chapter 207, 208,
1710		-	209, 210, 211 or 212 in an amount equal to the amount specified by the
1711		-	Connecticut Housing Finance Authority in any tax credit voucher
1712		-	issued by said authority pursuant to subsection (c) of this section.
1713		-	(c) The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority shall administer a
1714		-	system of tax credit vouchers within the resources, requirements and
1715		-	purposes of this section, for business firms making cash contributions to
1716		-	housing programs developed, sponsored or managed by a nonprofit
1717		-	corporation, as defined in subsection (a) of this section, which benefit
1718		-	low and moderate income persons or families which have been
1719		-	approved prior to the date of any such cash contribution by the
1720		-	authority, including, but not limited to, contributions for a workforce
1721		-	housing development project. Such vouchers may be used as a credit
1722		-	against any of the taxes to which such business firm is subject and which
1723		-	are enumerated in subsection (b) of this section. For taxable or income
1724		-	years commencing on or after January 1, 1998, to be eligible for approval
1725		-	a housing program shall be scheduled for completion not more than
1726		-	three years from the date of approval. For taxable or income years
1727		-	commencing on or after January 1, 2024, to be eligible for approval, a
1728		-	workforce housing development project shall be scheduled for
1729		-	completion not more than three years from the date of approval. Each
1730		-	program or developer of a workforce housing development project shall
1731		-	submit to the authority quarterly progress reports and a final report Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
1732		-
1733		-	Public Act No. 23-207 54 of 75
1734		-
1735		-	upon completion, in a manner and form prescribed by the authority. If
1736		-	a program or workforce housing development project fails to be
1737		-	completed [after] on or before three years from the date of approval of
1738		-	the project, or at any time the authority determines that a program or
1739		-	project is unlikely to be completed, the authority may reclaim any
1740		-	remaining funds contributed by business firms and reallocate such
1741		-	funds to another eligible program or project.
1742		-	(d) No business firm shall receive a credit pursuant to both this
1743		-	section and chapter 228a in relation to the same cash contribution.
1744		-	(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent two or more
1745		-	business firms from participating jointly in one or more programs or
1746		-	projects under the provisions of this section. Such joint programs or
1747		-	projects shall be submitted, and acted upon, as a single program or
1748		-	project by the business firms involved.
1749		-	(f) No tax credit shall be granted to any business firm for any
1750		-	individual amount contributed of less than two hundred fifty dollars.
1751		-	(g) Any tax credit not used in the [period] taxable income year during
1752		-	which the cash contribution was made may be carried forward or
1753		-	backward for the five immediately succeeding or preceding taxable or
1754		-	income years until the full credit has been allowed.
1755		-	(h) In no event shall the total amount of all tax credits allowed to all
1756		-	business firms pursuant to the provisions of this section exceed ten
1757		-	million dollars in any one fiscal year, provided, each year until the date
1758		-	sixty days after the date the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority
1759		-	publishes the list of housing programs or workforce housing
1760		-	development projects that will receive tax credit reservations, two
1761		-	million dollars of the total amount of all tax credits under this section
1762		-	shall be set aside for permanent supportive housing initiatives
1763		-	established pursuant to section 17a-485c, and one million dollars of the Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
1764		-
1765		-	Public Act No. 23-207 55 of 75
1766		-
1767		-	total amount of all tax credits under this section shall be set aside for
1768		-	workforce housing, as defined by the Connecticut Housing Finance
1769		-	Authority through written procedures adopted pursuant to subsection
1770		-	(k) of this section. Each year, on or after the date sixty days after the date
1771		-	the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority publishes the list of
1772		-	housing programs or projects that will receive tax credit reservations,
1773		-	any unused portion of such tax credits shall become available for any
1774		-	housing program or project eligible for tax credits pursuant to this
1775		-	section.
1776		-	(i) No organization conducting a housing program or [programs]
1777		-	project eligible for funding with respect to which tax credits may be
1778		-	allowed under this section shall be allowed to receive an aggregate
1779		-	amount of such funding for any such program or [programs] project in
1780		-	excess of five hundred thousand dollars for any fiscal year.
1781		-	(j) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent a business
1782		-	firm from making any cash contribution to a housing program or project
1783		-	to which tax credits may be applied which cash contribution may result
1784		-	in the business firm having a limited equity interest in the program or
1785		-	project.
1786		-	(k) The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, with the approval of
1787		-	the Commissioner of Revenue Services, shall adopt written procedures
1788		-	in accordance with section 1-121 to implement the provisions of this
1789		-	section. Such procedures shall include provisions for issuing tax credit
1790		-	vouchers for cash contributions to housing programs or projects based
1791		-	on a system of ranking housing programs. In establishing such ranking
1792		-	system, the authority shall consider the following: (1) The readiness of
1793		-	the project to be built; (2) use of the funds to build or rehabilitate a
1794		-	specific housing project or to capitalize a revolving loan fund providing
1795		-	low-cost loans for housing construction, repair or rehabilitation to
1796		-	benefit persons of very low, low and moderate income; (3) the extent the
1797		-	project will benefit families at or below twenty-five per cent of the area Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
1798		-
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1800		-
1801		-	median income and families with incomes between twenty-five per cent
1802		-	and fifty per cent of the area median income, as defined by the United
1803		-	States Department of Housing and Urban Development; (4) evidence of
1804		-	the general administrative capability of the nonprofit corporation to
1805		-	build or rehabilitate housing; (5) evidence that any funds received by
1806		-	the nonprofit corporation for which a voucher was issued were used to
1807		-	accomplish the goals set forth in the application; and (6) with respect to
1808		-	any income year commencing on or after January 1, 1998: (A) Use of the
1809		-	funds to provide housing opportunities in urban areas and the impact
1810		-	of such funds on neighborhood revitalization; and (B) the extent to
1811		-	which tax credit funds are leveraged by other funds.
1812		-	(l) Vouchers issued or reserved by the Department of Housing under
1813		-	the provisions of this section prior to July 1, 1995, shall be valid on and
1814		-	after July 1, 1995, to the same extent as they would be valid under the
1815		-	provisions of this section in effect on June 30, 1995.
1816		-	(m) The credit which is sought by the business firm shall first be
1817		-	claimed on the tax return for such business firm's taxable income or year
1818		-	during which the cash contribution to which the tax credit voucher
1819		-	relates was paid.
1820		-	Sec. 31. Section 29-263 of the general statutes is repealed and the
1821		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective June 1, 2024):
1822		-	(a) Except as provided in subsection (h) of section 29-252a and the
1823		-	State Building Code adopted pursuant to subsection (a) of section 29-
1824		-	252, after October 1, 1970, no building or structure shall be constructed
1825		-	or altered until an application has been filed with the building official
1826		-	and a permit issued. Such application shall be filed in person, by mail or
1827		-	electronic mail, in a manner prescribed by the building official. Such
1828		-	permit shall be issued or refused, in whole or in part, within thirty days
1829		-	after the date of an application. No permit shall be issued except upon
1830		-	application of the owner of the premises affected or the owner's Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
1831		-
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1833		-
1834		-	authorized agent. No permit shall be issued to a contractor who is
1835		-	required to be registered pursuant to chapter 400, for work to be
1836		-	performed by such contractor, unless the name, business address and
1837		-	Department of Consumer Protection registration number of such
1838		-	contractor is clearly marked on the application for the permit, and the
1839		-	contractor has presented such contractor's certificate of registration as a
1840		-	home improvement contractor. Prior to the issuance of a permit and
1841		-	within said thirty-day period, the building official shall review the plans
1842		-	of buildings or structures to be constructed or altered, including, but not
1843		-	limited to, plans prepared by an architect licensed pursuant to chapter
1844		-	390, a professional engineer licensed pursuant to chapter 391 or an
1845		-	interior designer registered pursuant to chapter 396a acting within the
1846		-	scope of such license or registration, to determine their compliance with
1847		-	the requirements of the State Building Code and, where applicable, the
1848		-	local fire marshal shall review such plans to determine their compliance
1849		-	with the Fire Safety Code. Such plans submitted for review shall be in
1850		-	substantial compliance with the provisions of the State Building Code
1851		-	and, where applicable, with the provisions of the Fire Safety Code.
1852		-	(b) On and after July 1, 1999, the building official shall assess an
1853		-	education fee on each building permit application. During the fiscal year
1854		-	commencing July 1, 1999, the amount of such fee shall be sixteen cents
1855		-	per one thousand dollars of construction value as declared on the
1856		-	building permit application and the building official shall remit such
1857		-	fees quarterly to the Department of Administrative Services, for deposit
1858		-	in the General Fund. Upon deposit in the General Fund, the amount of
1859		-	such fees shall be credited to the appropriation to the Department of
1860		-	Administrative Services and shall be used for the code training and
1861		-	educational programs established pursuant to section 29-251c and the
1862		-	educational programs required in subsections (a) and (b) of section 29-
1863		-	262. On and after July 1, 2000, the assessment shall be made in
1864		-	accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (d) of
1865		-	section 29-251c. All fees collected pursuant to this subsection shall be Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
1866		-
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1868		-
1869		-	maintained in a separate account by the local building department.
1870		-	During the fiscal year commencing July 1, 1999, the local building
1871		-	department may retain two per cent of such fees for administrative costs
1872		-	incurred in collecting such fees and maintaining such account. On and
1873		-	after July 1, 2000, the portion of such fees which may be retained by a
1874		-	local building department shall be determined in accordance with
1875		-	regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (d) of section 29-251c. No
1876		-	building official shall assess such education fee on a building permit
1877		-	application to repair or replace a concrete foundation that has
1878		-	deteriorated due to the presence of pyrrhotite.
1879		-	(c) Any municipality may, by ordinance adopted by its legislative
1880		-	body, exempt Class I renewable energy source projects from payment
1881		-	of building permit fees imposed by the municipality.
1882		-	(d) Notwithstanding any municipal charter, home rule ordinance or
1883		-	special act, no municipality shall collect an application fee on a building
1884		-	permit application to repair or replace a concrete foundation that has
1885		-	deteriorated due to the presence of pyrrhotite.
1886		-	(e) Notwithstanding any municipal charter, home rule ordinance or
1887		-	special act, no municipality shall collect any fee for a building permit
1888		-	application for the construction or substantial rehabilitation of (1) an
1889		-	eligible workforce housing opportunity development project, as defined
1890		-	in section 28 of this act, or (2) a workforce housing development project,
1891		-	as defined in section 8-395, as amended by this act.
1892		-	Sec. 32. (NEW) (Effective June 1, 2024, and applicable to assessment years
1893		-	commencing on or after June 1, 2024) The legislative body of any
1894		-	municipality or, in a municipality where the legislative body is a town
1895		-	meeting, the board of selectmen may, by ordinance, exempt from real
1896		-	property tax any workforce housing development project, as defined in
1897		-	section 8-395 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, to the extent
1898		-	of seventy per cent of its valuation for purposes of assessment in each Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
1899		-
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1901		-
1902		-	of the seven full assessment years following the assessment year in
1903		-	which the construction or substantial rehabilitation, as defined in
1904		-	section 8-395 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, is
1905		-	completed.
1906		-	Sec. 33. (NEW) (Effective June 1, 2024) (a) Beginning with the fiscal
1907		-	year commencing July 1, 2025, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and
1908		-	Management shall pay a state grant in lieu of taxes to any municipality
1909		-	that has opted to partially exempt from real property tax a workforce
1910		-	housing development project under section 32 of this act and submitted
1911		-	an application for such grant. A municipality shall apply for such grant
1912		-	annually on a form and in a manner prescribed by the secretary. On or
1913		-	before January first, annually, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and
1914		-	Management shall determine the amount due to such municipality, in
1915		-	accordance with this section.
1916		-	(b) Any grant payable to any municipality that applies for a grant
1917		-	under the provisions of this section shall be equal to seventy per cent of
1918		-	the property taxes that, except for any exemption applicable to any such
1919		-	housing authority property under the provisions of chapter 128 of the
1920		-	general statutes, would have been paid with respect to such exempt real
1921		-	property on the assessment list in such municipality for the assessment
1922		-	date two years prior to the commencement of the state fiscal year in
1923		-	which such grant is payable, for a maximum of seven assessment years.
1924		-	The amount of the grant payable to each municipality in any year in
1925		-	accordance with this section shall be reduced proportionately in the
1926		-	event that the total of such grants in such year exceeds the amount
1927		-	appropriated for the purposes of this section with respect to such year.
1928		-	Sec. 34. (NEW) (Effective June 1, 2024) The Connecticut Housing
1929		-	Finance Authority shall develop and administer a program of mortgage
1930		-	assistance for (1) developers for the construction or substantial
1931		-	rehabilitation of eligible workforce housing opportunity development
1932		-	projects, as defined in section 28 of this act, and (2) developers for the Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
1933		-
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1935		-
1936		-	construction or substantial rehabilitation of workforce housing
1937		-	development projects, as defined in section 8-395 of the general statutes,
1938		-	as amended by this act. In making mortgage assistance available under
1939		-	the program, the authority shall utilize any appropriate housing
1940		-	subsidies.
1941		-	Sec. 35. (Effective from passage) The Department of Housing shall,
1942		-	within available appropriations, conduct a study on methods to (1)
1943		-	increase housing options for apprentices and other newly hired
1944		-	employees, and (2) enable such apprentices and other newly hired
1945		-	employees to reside in the municipalities in which they work. Not later
1946		-	than January 1, 2024, the Commissioner of Housing shall submit a
1947		-	report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general
1948		-	statutes, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly
1949		-	having cognizance of matters relating to housing. Such report shall
1950		-	include recommendations on methods to increase such housing options
1951		-	and any legislation necessary to implement such recommendations.
1952		-	Sec. 36. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) There is established the
1953		-	majority leaders' roundtable group on affordable housing. The group
1954		-	shall study (1) existing affordable housing policies, programs and
1955		-	initiatives in the state, (2) the potential conversion of state properties
1956		-	into affordable housing developments, (3) successful models and best
1957		-	practices from other states or regions to inform potential policy
1958		-	recommendations, (4) the potential conversion of commercial properties
1959		-	such as hotels, malls and office buildings into residential buildings, and
1960		-	(5) any other topics related to the promotion and development of
1961		-	affordable housing in the state.
1962		-	(b) The roundtable group shall consist of the following members:
1963		-	(1) The cochairs and ranking members of the joint standing
1964		-	committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters
1965		-	relating to housing and planning and development; Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
1966		-
1967		-	Public Act No. 23-207 61 of 75
1968		-
1969		-	(2) The majority leader of the Senate;
1970		-	(3) The majority leader of the House of Representatives;
1971		-	(4) Three appointed by the majority leader of the House of
1972		-	Representatives, one of whom has expertise in public housing, one of
1973		-	whom represents a regional council of governments, and one of whom
1974		-	represents a business advocacy organization or regional chamber of
1975		-	commerce;
1976		-	(5) Three appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, one of whom
1977		-	has expertise in regional planning, one of whom has expertise in local
1978		-	planning and zoning, and one of whom has expertise in housing
1979		-	development;
1980		-	(6) The Commissioner of Administrative Services, or the
1981		-	commissioner's designee;
1982		-	(7) The Commissioner of Housing, or the commissioner's designee;
1983		-	(8) The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development,
1984		-	or the commissioner's designee;
1985		-	(9) The Commissioner of Transportation, or the commissioner's
1986		-	designee;
1987		-	(10) The Responsible Growth Coordinator, or the coordinator's
1988		-	designee;
1989		-	(11) The executive director of the Connecticut Housing Finance
1990		-	Authority, or the executive director's designee;
1991		-	(12) A representative of the Connecticut Conference of
1992		-	Municipalities; and
1993		-	(13) A representative of the Connecticut Council of Small Towns. Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
1994		-
1995		-	Public Act No. 23-207 62 of 75
1996		-
1997		-	(c) Any member of the roundtable group appointed under
1998		-	subdivision (1), (2), (3) or (4) of subsection (b) of this section may be a
1999		-	member of the General Assembly.
2000		-	(d) All initial appointments to the roundtable group shall be made
2001		-	not later than thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any
2002		-	vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority.
2003		-	(e) The majority leader of the Senate and the majority leader of the
2004		-	House of Representatives shall be the chairpersons for the roundtable
2005		-	group. The chairpersons shall schedule the first meeting of the
2006		-	roundtable group, which shall be held not later than sixty days after the
2007		-	effective date of this section.
2008		-	(f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the
2009		-	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to housing
2010		-	shall serve as administrative staff of the roundtable group.
2011		-	(g) Not later than January 1, 2024, and annually on January first
2012		-	thereafter, the roundtable group shall submit a report on its findings
2013		-	and recommendations to the joint standing committee of the General
2014		-	Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to housing, in
2015		-	accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes.
2016		-	Sec. 37. Section 8-336q of the general statutes is repealed and the
2017		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023):
2018		-	(a) The commissioner, in consultation with the Treasurer, the
2019		-	Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and the Connecticut
2020		-	Housing Finance Authority, [and after consideration of the
2021		-	recommendations of the committee established by subsection (b) of this
2022		-	section,] shall establish regulations and criteria for rating various
2023		-	proposals for funds under the Housing Trust Fund program. The
2024		-	regulations shall be adopted pursuant to chapter 54 and posted on the
2025		-	department's web site. Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
2026		-
2027		-	Public Act No. 23-207 63 of 75
2028		-
2029		-	[(b) There shall be a Housing Trust Fund Program Advisory
2030		-	Committee. Said committee shall meet at least semiannually and shall
2031		-	advise the commissioner on (1) the administration, management and
2032		-	objectives of the Housing Trust Fund program; and (2) the development
2033		-	of regulations, procedures and rating criteria for the program. The
2034		-	committee shall be appointed by the commissioner, in consultation with
2035		-	the Treasurer and the secretary and shall include the chairpersons and
2036		-	ranking members of the joint standing committee of the General
2037		-	Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to planning and
2038		-	development, and the joint standing committee of the General
2039		-	Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to housing and
2040		-	representatives from each of the following: (A) The nonprofit housing
2041		-	development community; (B) the for-profit housing development
2042		-	community; (C) a housing authority; (D) a community development
2043		-	financial institution; (E) the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority; (F)
2044		-	a state-wide housing organization; (G) an elected or appointed official
2045		-	of a municipality with a population of less than fifty thousand; (H) an
2046		-	elected or appointed official of a municipality with a population
2047		-	between fifty thousand and one hundred thousand; (I) an elected or
2048		-	appointed official of a municipality with a population in excess of one
2049		-	hundred thousand; and (J) the employers of the state, which may be
2050		-	satisfied by the appointment of a representative from a state business
2051		-	and industry association or regional chambers of commerce.]
2052		-	[(c)] (b) The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with
2053		-	the provisions of chapter 54, to carry out the provisions of sections 8-
2054		-	336m to 8-336q, inclusive, as amended by this act.
2055		-	[(d)] (c) The commissioner may request, inspect and audit reports,
2056		-	books and records and any other financial or project-related information
2057		-	with respect to eligible applicants that receive financial assistance,
2058		-	including, without limitation, resident or employment information,
2059		-	financial and operating statements and audits. The commissioner may Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
2060		-
2061		-	Public Act No. 23-207 64 of 75
2062		-
2063		-	investigate the accuracy and completeness of such reports, books and
2064		-	records.
2065		-	[(e)] (d) Whenever financial assistance is provided pursuant to
2066		-	section 8-336p, the commissioner may take all reasonable steps and
2067		-	exercise all available remedies necessary or desirable to protect the
2068		-	obligations or interests of the state, including, but not limited to,
2069		-	amending any term or condition of a contract or agreement, provided
2070		-	such amendment is allowed or agreed to pursuant to such contract or
2071		-	agreement, or purchasing or redeeming, pursuant to foreclosure
2072		-	proceedings, bankruptcy proceedings or in other judicial proceedings,
2073		-	any property on which such commissioner or the department holds a
2074		-	mortgage or other lien, or in which the commissioner or the department
2075		-	has an interest.
2076		-	Sec. 38. Subsection (d) of section 47a-21 of the general statutes is
2077		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October
2078		-	1, 2023):
2079		-	(d) (1) Not later than the time specified in subdivision (2) of this
2080		-	subsection, the person who is the landlord at the time a tenancy is
2081		-	terminated, other than a rent receiver, shall pay to the tenant or former
2082		-	tenant: (A) The amount of any security deposit that was deposited by
2083		-	the tenant with the person who was landlord at the time such security
2084		-	deposit was deposited less the value of any damages that any person
2085		-	who was a landlord of such premises at any time during the tenancy of
2086		-	such tenant has suffered as a result of such tenant's failure to comply
2087		-	with such tenant's obligations; and (B) any accrued interest. If the
2088		-	landlord at the time of termination of a tenancy is a rent receiver, such
2089		-	rent receiver shall return security deposits in accordance with the
2090		-	provisions of subdivision (3) of this subsection.
2091		-	(2) Upon termination of a tenancy, any tenant may notify the landlord
2092		-	in writing of such tenant's forwarding address. Not later than [thirty] Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
2093		-
2094		-	Public Act No. 23-207 65 of 75
2095		-
2096		-	twenty-one days after termination of a tenancy or fifteen days after
2097		-	receiving written notification of such tenant's forwarding address,
2098		-	whichever is later, each landlord other than a rent receiver shall deliver
2099		-	to the tenant or former tenant at such forwarding address either (A) the
2100		-	full amount of the security deposit paid by such tenant plus accrued
2101		-	interest, or (B) the balance of such security deposit and accrued interest
2102		-	after deduction for any damages suffered by such landlord by reason of
2103		-	such tenant's failure to comply with such tenant's obligations, together
2104		-	with a written statement itemizing the nature and amount of such
2105		-	damages. Any landlord who violates any provision of this subsection
2106		-	shall be liable for twice the amount of any security deposit paid by such
2107		-	tenant, except that, if the only violation is the failure to deliver the
2108		-	accrued interest, such landlord shall be liable for ten dollars or twice the
2109		-	amount of the accrued interest, whichever is greater.
2110		-	(3) (A) Any receiver who is authorized by a court to return security
2111		-	deposits and to inspect the premises of any tenant shall pay security
2112		-	deposits and accrued interest in accordance with the provisions of
2113		-	subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection from the operating income of
2114		-	such receivership to the extent that any such payments exceed the
2115		-	amount in any escrow accounts for such tenants. (B) Any rent receiver
2116		-	shall present any claim by any tenant for return of a security deposit to
2117		-	the court which authorized the rent receiver. Such court shall determine
2118		-	the validity of any such claim and shall direct such rent receiver to pay
2119		-	from the escrow account or from the operating income of such property
2120		-	the amount due such tenant as determined by such court.
2121		-	Sec. 39. Subsection (i) of section 47a-21 of the general statutes is
2122		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October
2123		-	1, 2023):
2124		-	(i) On and after July 1, 1993, each landlord other than a landlord of a
2125		-	residential unit in any building owned or controlled by any educational
2126		-	institution and used by such institution for the purpose of housing Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
2127		-
2128		-	Public Act No. 23-207 66 of 75
2129		-
2130		-	students of such institution and their families, and each landlord or
2131		-	owner of a mobile manufactured home or of a mobile manufactured
2132		-	home space or lot or park, as such terms are defined in subdivisions (1),
2133		-	(2) and (3) of section 21-64, shall pay interest on each security deposit
2134		-	received by such landlord at a rate of not less than the average rate paid,
2135		-	as of December 30, 1992, on savings deposits by insured commercial
2136		-	banks as published in the Federal Reserve Board Bulletin rounded to the
2137		-	nearest one-tenth of one percentage point, except in no event shall the
2138		-	rate be less than one and one-half per cent. On and after January 1, 1994,
2139		-	the rate for each calendar year shall be not less than the deposit index,
2140		-	determined under this section as it was in effect during such year. On
2141		-	and after January 1, 2012, the rate for each calendar year shall be not less
2142		-	than the deposit index, as defined in section 36a-26, for that year. On the
2143		-	anniversary date of the tenancy and annually thereafter, such interest
2144		-	shall be paid to the tenant or resident or credited toward the next rental
2145		-	payment due from the tenant or resident, as the landlord or owner shall
2146		-	determine. If the tenancy is terminated before the anniversary date of
2147		-	such tenancy, or if the landlord or owner returns all or part of a security
2148		-	deposit prior to termination of the tenancy, the landlord or owner shall
2149		-	pay the accrued interest to the tenant or resident not later than [thirty]
2150		-	twenty-one days after such termination or return. Interest shall not be
2151		-	paid to a tenant for any month in which the tenant has been delinquent
2152		-	for more than ten days in the payment of any monthly rent, unless the
2153		-	landlord imposes a late charge for such delinquency. No landlord shall
2154		-	increase the rent due from a tenant because of the requirement that the
2155		-	landlord pay on interest the security deposit.
2156		-	Sec. 40. Section 8-45 of the general statutes is repealed and the
2157		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023):
2158		-	(a) Each housing authority shall manage and operate its housing
2159		-	projects in an efficient manner so as to enable it to fix the rentals for
2160		-	dwelling accommodations at the lowest possible rates consistent with Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
2161		-
2162		-	Public Act No. 23-207 67 of 75
2163		-
2164		-	providing decent, safe and sanitary dwelling accommodations, and no
2165		-	housing authority shall construct or operate any such project for profit
2166		-	or as a source of revenue to the municipality. [To this end an] An
2167		-	authority shall fix the rentals for dwelling in its projects at no higher
2168		-	rates than it finds to be necessary in order to produce revenues which,
2169		-	together with all other available money, revenues, income and receipts
2170		-	of the authority from whatever sources derived, will be sufficient [(a)]
2171		-	(1) to pay, as the same become due, the principal and interest on the
2172		-	bonds of the authority; [(b)] (2) to meet the cost of, and to provide for,
2173		-	maintaining and operating the projects, including the cost of any
2174		-	insurance, and the administrative expenses of the authority; and [(c)] (3)
2175		-	to create, during not less than six years immediately succeeding its
2176		-	issuance of any bonds, a reserve sufficient to meet the largest principal
2177		-	and interest payments which will be due on such bonds in any one year
2178		-	thereafter and to maintain such reserve.
2179		-	(b) In the operation or management of housing projects an authority
2180		-	shall, at all times, rent or lease the dwelling accommodations therein at
2181		-	rentals within the financial reach of families of low income. The
2182		-	authority, subject to approval by the Commissioner of Housing, shall fix
2183		-	maximum income limits for the admission and for the continued
2184		-	occupancy of families in such housing, provided such maximum income
2185		-	limits and all revisions thereof for housing projects operated pursuant
2186		-	to any contract with any agency of the federal government shall be
2187		-	subject to the prior approval of such federal agency. The [Commissioner
2188		-	of Housing] commissioner shall define the income of a family to provide
2189		-	the basis for determining eligibility for the admission and for the
2190		-	continued occupancy of families under the maximum income limits
2191		-	fixed and approved. The definition of family income [,] by the
2192		-	[Commissioner of Housing,] commissioner may provide for the
2193		-	exclusion of all or part of the income of family members which, in the
2194		-	judgment of [said] the commissioner, is not generally available to meet
2195		-	the cost of basic living needs of the family. Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
2196		-
2197		-	Public Act No. 23-207 68 of 75
2198		-
2199		-	(c) Any housing authority administering a tenant-based rental
2200		-	assistance program, such as the federal Housing Choice Voucher
2201		-	program, shall, not later than thirty days after setting or updating the
2202		-	payment standard, as defined in 24 CFR 982.4, or any similar maximum
2203		-	monthly assistance payment for a dwelling accommodation, post such
2204		-	payment standard in a prominent and publicly accessible location on its
2205		-	Internet web site or the Internet web site of the municipality in which
2206		-	such authority is located. Such posting shall include (1) a disclaimer
2207		-	alerting program participants that the maximum allowable payment
2208		-	standard may not be applied in full to the actual rental rate paid by the
2209		-	applicant in certain circumstances, and (2) any rules or regulations
2210		-	adopted by such authority regarding such rental assistance programs.
2211		-	(d) Not later than January 1, 2024, the Commissioner of Housing, in
2212		-	consultation with the housing authorities of the state, shall develop a
2213		-	common rental application that may be used by any such housing
2214		-	authority.
2215		-	(e) No housing authority shall refuse to rent any dwelling
2216		-	accommodation to an otherwise qualified applicant on the ground that
2217		-	one or more of the proposed occupants are children born out of
2218		-	wedlock.
2219		-	(f) Each housing authority shall provide a receipt to each applicant
2220		-	for admission to its housing projects stating the time and date of
2221		-	application and shall maintain a list of such applications, which shall be
2222		-	a public record, as defined in section 1-200. The [Commissioner of
2223		-	Housing] commissioner shall, by regulation, provide for the manner in
2224		-	which such list shall be created, maintained and revised.
2225		-	(g) No provision of this chapter shall be construed as limiting the
2226		-	right of the authority to vest in an obligee the right, in the event of a
2227		-	default by such authority, to take possession of a housing project or
2228		-	cause the appointment of a receiver thereof or acquire title thereto Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
2229		-
2230		-	Public Act No. 23-207 69 of 75
2231		-
2232		-	through foreclosure proceedings, free from all the restrictions imposed
2233		-	by this chapter with respect to rental rates and tenant selection.
2234		-	Sec. 41. Section 8-48 of the general statutes is repealed and the
2235		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023):
2236		-	In the cases of any tenants who are the recipients of one hundred per
2237		-	cent social services aid from the Department of Social Services of the
2238		-	state or any municipality and who have no income from any other
2239		-	source, rentals shall be fixed by each housing authority for the ensuing
2240		-	rental year established by the authority based on one-half of the costs
2241		-	and expenses set forth in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 8-
2242		-	45, as amended by this act, plus the full amount of costs and expenses
2243		-	set forth in [subsections (b) and (c) of said section] subdivisions (2) and
2244		-	(3) of said subsection as set forth in the operating statements of the
2245		-	authority for the preceding fiscal year, which total amount shall be
2246		-	divided by the total number of rooms contained in all low-rent housing
2247		-	projects operated by such housing authority to establish the rental cost
2248		-	per room per annum for such tenants, from which figure shall be
2249		-	computed the rent per month per room. Said rentals shall govern for
2250		-	said rental year.
2251		-	Sec. 42. Section 10-285a of the general statutes is repealed and the
2252		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023):
2253		-	(a)(1) The percentage of school building project grant money a local
2254		-	board of education may be eligible to receive, under the provisions of
2255		-	section 10-286, shall be assigned by the Commissioner of Administrative
2256		-	Services in accordance with the percentage calculated by the
2257		-	Commissioner of Education as follows: (A) For grants approved
2258		-	pursuant to section 10-283 for which application is made on and after
2259		-	July 1, 1991, and before July 1, 2011, (i) each town shall be ranked in
2260		-	descending order from one to one hundred sixty-nine according to such
2261		-	town's adjusted equalized net grand list per capita, as defined in section Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
2262		-
2263		-	Public Act No. 23-207 70 of 75
2264		-
2265		-	10-261; and (ii) based upon such ranking, a percentage of not less than
2266		-	twenty nor more than eighty shall be determined for each town on a
2267		-	continuous scale; (B) for grants approved pursuant to section 10-283 for
2268		-	which application is made on and after July 1, 2011, and before July 1,
2269		-	2017, (i) each town shall be ranked in descending order from one to one
2270		-	hundred sixty-nine according to such town's adjusted equalized net
2271		-	grand list per capita, as defined in section 10-261, and (ii) based upon
2272		-	such ranking, (I) a percentage of not less than ten nor more than seventy
2273		-	shall be determined for new construction or replacement of a school
2274		-	building for each town on a continuous scale, and (II) a percentage of
2275		-	not less than twenty nor more than eighty shall be determined for
2276		-	renovations, extensions, code violations, roof replacements and major
2277		-	alterations of an existing school building and the new construction or
2278		-	replacement of a school building when a town or regional school district
2279		-	can demonstrate that a new construction or replacement is less
2280		-	expensive than a renovation, extension or major alteration of an existing
2281		-	school building for each town on a continuous scale; (C) for grants
2282		-	approved pursuant to section 10-283 for which application is made on
2283		-	and after July 1, 2017, and before June 1, 2022, (i) each town shall be
2284		-	ranked in descending order from one to one hundred sixty-nine
2285		-	according to the adjusted equalized net grand list per capita, as defined
2286		-	in section 10-261, of the town two, three and four years prior to the fiscal
2287		-	year in which application is made, (ii) based upon such ranking, (I) a
2288		-	percentage of not less than ten nor more than seventy shall be
2289		-	determined for new construction or replacement of a school building for
2290		-	each town on a continuous scale, and (II) a percentage of not less than
2291		-	twenty nor more than eighty shall be determined for renovations,
2292		-	extensions, code violations, roof replacements and major alterations of
2293		-	an existing school building and the new construction or replacement of
2294		-	a school building when a town or regional school district can
2295		-	demonstrate that a new construction or replacement is less expensive
2296		-	than a renovation, extension or major alteration of an existing school
2297		-	building for each town on a continuous scale; and (D) except as Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
2298		-
2299		-	Public Act No. 23-207 71 of 75
2300		-
2301		-	otherwise provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, for grants
2302		-	approved pursuant to section 10-283 for which application is made on
2303		-	and after June 1, 2022, (i) each town shall be ranked in descending order
2304		-	from one to one hundred sixty-nine according to the adjusted equalized
2305		-	net grand list per capita, as defined in section 10-261, of the town two,
2306		-	three and four years prior to the fiscal year in which application is made,
2307		-	and (ii) based upon such ranking, (I) a percentage of not less than ten
2308		-	nor more than seventy shall be determined for new construction or
2309		-	replacement of a school building for each town on a continuous scale,
2310		-	and (II) a percentage of not less than twenty nor more than eighty shall
2311		-	be determined for renovations, extensions, code violations, roof
2312		-	replacements and major alterations of an existing school building and
2313		-	the new construction or replacement of a school building when a town
2314		-	or regional school district can demonstrate that a new construction or
2315		-	replacement is less expensive than a renovation, extension or major
2316		-	alteration of an existing school building for each town on a continuous
2317		-	scale.
2318		-	(2) For grants approved pursuant to section 10-283 for which
2319		-	application is made prior to July 1, 2047, the percentage of school
2320		-	building project grant money a local board of education for (A) any
2321		-	town with a total population of eighty thousand or greater may be
2322		-	eligible to receive shall be the greater of the percentage calculated
2323		-	pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection or sixty per cent, and (B)
2324		-	the town of Cheshire shall be the greater of the percentage calculated
2325		-	pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection or fifty per cent.
2326		-	(b) (1) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (2) of this
2327		-	subsection, the percentage of school building project grant money a
2328		-	regional board of education may be eligible to receive under the
2329		-	provisions of section 10-286 shall be determined by its ranking. Such
2330		-	ranking shall be determined by (A) multiplying the total population, as
2331		-	defined in section 10-261, of each town in the district by such town's Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
2332		-
2333		-	Public Act No. 23-207 72 of 75
2334		-
2335		-	ranking, as determined in subsection (a) of this section, (B) adding
2336		-	together the figures determined under subparagraph (A) of this
2337		-	subdivision, and (C) dividing the total computed under subparagraph
2338		-	(B) of this subdivision by the total population of all towns in the district.
2339		-	The ranking of each regional board of education shall be rounded to the
2340		-	next higher whole number and each such board shall receive the same
2341		-	reimbursement percentage as would a town with the same rank plus ten
2342		-	per cent, except that no such percentage shall exceed eighty-five per
2343		-	cent.
2344		-	(2) Any board of education of a regional school district established or
2345		-	expanded on or after July 1, 2016, that submits an application for a
2346		-	school building project (A) not later than ten years after the
2347		-	establishment or expansion of such regional school district, and (B) that
2348		-	is related to such establishment or expansion, may be eligible to receive
2349		-	a percentage of school building project grant money, under the
2350		-	provisions of section 10-286, as follows: The reimbursement percentage
2351		-	of the town in such regional school district with the greatest
2352		-	reimbursement percentage, as determined in subsection (a) of this
2353		-	section, plus ten per cent.
2354		-	(c) The percentage of school building project grant money a regional
2355		-	educational service center may be eligible to receive shall be determined
2356		-	by its ranking. Such ranking shall be determined by (1) multiplying the
2357		-	population of each member town in the regional educational service
2358		-	center by such town's ranking, as determined in subsection (a) of this
2359		-	section; (2) adding together the figures for each town determined under
2360		-	subdivision (1) of this subsection, and (3) dividing the total computed
2361		-	under subdivision (2) of this subsection by the total population of all
2362		-	member towns in the regional educational service center. The ranking
2363		-	of each regional educational service center shall be rounded to the next
2364		-	higher whole number and each such center shall receive the same
2365		-	reimbursement percentage as would a town with the same rank. Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
2366		-
2367		-	Public Act No. 23-207 73 of 75
2368		-
2369		-	(d) The percentage of school building project grant money a
2370		-	cooperative arrangement pursuant to section 10-158a, may be eligible to
2371		-	receive shall be determined by its ranking. Such ranking shall be
2372		-	determined by (1) multiplying the total population, as defined in section
2373		-	10-261, of each town in the cooperative arrangement by such town's
2374		-	ranking, as determined in subsection (a) of this section, (2) adding the
2375		-	products determined under subdivision (1) of this subsection, and (3)
2376		-	dividing the total computed under subdivision (2) of this subsection by
2377		-	the total population of all towns in the cooperative arrangement. The
2378		-	ranking of each cooperative arrangement shall be rounded to the next
2379		-	higher whole number and each such cooperative arrangement shall
2380		-	receive the same reimbursement percentage as would a town with the
2381		-	same rank plus ten percentage points.
2382		-	(e) If an elementary school building project for a new building or for
2383		-	the expansion of an existing building includes space for a school
2384		-	readiness program, the percentage determined pursuant to this section
2385		-	shall be increased by five percentage points, but shall not exceed one
2386		-	hundred per cent, for the portion of the building used primarily for such
2387		-	purpose. Recipient districts shall maintain full-day preschool
2388		-	enrollment for at least ten years.
2389		-	(f) The percentage determined pursuant to this section for a school
2390		-	building project grant for the expansion, alteration or renovation of an
2391		-	existing public school building to convert such building for use as a
2392		-	lighthouse school, as defined in section 10-266cc, shall be increased by
2393		-	ten percentage points.
2394		-	(g) The percentage determined pursuant to this section for a school
2395		-	building project grant shall be increased by the percentage of the total
2396		-	projected enrollment of the school attributable to the number of spaces
2397		-	made available for out-of-district students participating in the program
2398		-	established pursuant to section 10-266aa, provided the maximum
2399		-	increase shall not exceed ten percentage points. Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
2400		-
2401		-	Public Act No. 23-207 74 of 75
2402		-
2403		-	(h) Subject to the provisions of section 10-285d, if an elementary
2404		-	school building project for a school in a priority school district or for a
2405		-	priority school is necessary in order to offer a full-day kindergarten
2406		-	program or a full-day preschool program or to reduce class size
2407		-	pursuant to section 10-265f, the percentage determined pursuant to this
2408		-	section shall be increased by ten percentage points for the portion of the
2409		-	building used primarily for such full-day kindergarten program, full-
2410		-	day preschool program or such reduced size classes. Recipient districts
2411		-	that receive an increase pursuant to this subsection in support of a full-
2412		-	day preschool program, shall maintain full-day preschool enrollment
2413		-	for at least ten years.
2414		-	(i) For all projects authorized on or after July 1, 2007, all attorneys'
2415		-	fees and court costs related to litigation shall be eligible for state school
2416		-	construction grant assistance only if the grant applicant is the prevailing
2417		-	party in any such litigation.
2418		-	(j) The percentage determined pursuant to this section for a school
2419		-	building project grant for a diversity school, approved pursuant to
2420		-	section 10-286h, shall be increased by ten percentage points.
2421		-	(k) The percentage of school building project grant money a local or
2422		-	regional board of education for a municipality deemed to be an inclusive
2423		-	municipality by the Commissioner of Housing may be eligible to receive
2424		-	shall be increased by five percentage points. As used in this subsection,
2425		-	"inclusive municipality" means any municipality that: (1) Has a total
2426		-	population, as defined in section 10-261, that is greater than six
2427		-	thousand; (2) has less than ten per cent of its housing units determined
2428		-	by the commissioner to be affordable; (3) has adopted and maintains
2429		-	zoning regulations that (A) promote fair housing, as determined by the
2430		-	commissioner, (B) provide a streamlined process for the approval of the
2431		-	development of multifamily housing of three units or more, (C) permit
2432		-	mixed-use development, and (D) allow accessory dwelling units; and
2433		-	(4) has constructed new affordable housing units that (A) are restricted, Substitute Senate Bill No. 998
2434		-
2435		-	Public Act No. 23-207 75 of 75
2436		-
2437		-	through deeds, covenants or other means, to individuals or families
2438		-	whose income is eighty per cent or less of the state median income, and
2439		-	(B) equal at least one per cent of such town's total housing units in the
2440		-	three years immediately preceding the submission of an application
2441		-	under this section.
2442		-	Sec. 43. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2023) (a) The Commissioner of
2443		-	Housing shall, within available appropriations, establish a pilot
2444		-	program to provide temporary housing for (1) persons experiencing
2445		-	homelessness, or (2) veterans who need respite care. Such program shall
2446		-	be implemented in not fewer than three municipalities, each with a
2447		-	population of not less than seventy-five thousand, and shall provide not
2448		-	fewer than twenty housing units for eligible persons who need respite
2449		-	care because they are recovering from injury or illness. The
2450		-	commissioner shall establish eligibility criteria for persons eligible to
2451		-	participate in the pilot program. The commissioner may contract with
2452		-	one or more nonprofit organizations to administer the program. Not
2453		-	later than January 1, 2025, the commissioner shall submit a report on the
2454		-	pilot program, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the
2455		-	general statutes, to the joint standing committee of the General
2456		-	Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to housing. The pilot
2457		-	program shall terminate on January 1, 2025.
	110	+	PD Joint Favorable Subst.
	111	+	APP Joint Favorable
	112	+	FIN Joint Favorable
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