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OLR Bill Analysis
sHB 6942
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A RADON MITIGATION ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM FOR LOW -INCOME HOUSEHOLDS.
SUMMARY
This bill broadens the purposes of the Healthy Homes Fund to
include funding a program for reducing radon hazards in residential
dwellings.
Specifically, under the bill, the Department of Housing (DOH) must
use the Healthy Homes Fund to pay for a program, including related
administrative expenses, to reduce radon-related health and safety
hazards through removal, remediation, abatement, or other appropriate
methods. The bill requires this program to be available to low-income
households (i.e. those at or below 80% median income). “Administrative
expenses” include any cost or expense DOH incurs to carry out the bill’s
provisions, including hiring employees and entering into contracts.
By law, the Healthy Homes Fund is a separate nonlapsing General
Fund account used primarily to support the Crumbling Foundations
Assistance Fund, which assists homeowners with concrete foundations
damaged by pyrrhotite (i.e. crumbling foundations). It also supports
DOH’s lead removal, remediation, and abatement activities. The fund is
capitalized by revenue from an annual $12 surcharge on certain
homeowners’ insurance policies.
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2025
BACKGROUND
Related Bill
SB 1306, favorably reported by the Housing Committee, eliminates
provisions in the Healthy Homes Fund law related to an assistance
program in Hamden. 2025HB-06942-R000068-BA.DOCX
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COMMITTEE ACTION
Housing Committee
Joint Favorable
Yea 14 Nay 4 (02/20/2025)