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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 1314
January Session, 2025
AN ACT CONCERNING PROHIBITED CHARTER AMENDMENTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 7-191c of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 2
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of any special act, municipal 3
charter or ordinance to the contrary, no municipality, as defined in 4
section 7-401, shall amend a municipal charter to modify (1) the manner 5
in which any petition is filed with a local legislative body or a zoning 6
board of appeals to challenge a decision of a planning commission, 7
zoning commission or combined planning and zoning commission, 8
including, but not limited to, the number of signatures required upon 9
such petition, the manner of obtaining such signatures, or residency or 10
location requirements concerning real property owned by persons 11
signing any such petition, as set forth in this title or title 8; (2) any 12
regulations concerning any planning commission, zoning commission 13
or combined planning and zoning commission set forth in this title or 14
title 8, except a municipal charter may establish a combined planning 15
and zoning commission or separate planning and zoning commissions, 16
and may specify the composition of any such commission, provided 17
such composition complies with the requirements of sections 8-1 and 8-18
19; (3) any vote requirement concerning the initiation or completion of 19 Substitute Bill No. 1314
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the process of eminent domain, except that a municipality may increase 20
a vote requirement concerning such process to require a two-thirds or 21
less majority vote, or otherwise [modifies] modify the public notice or 22
hearing requirements of such process, set forth in this title or title 8; or 23
(4) any vote requirement concerning the disposition of municipal 24
property, except that a municipality may increase a vote requirement 25
concerning such disposition to require a two-thirds or less majority vote, 26
or otherwise [modifies] modify the public notice or hearing 27
requirements concerning such disposition, set forth in this title or title 8. 28
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions (3) and (4) of 29
subsection (a) of this section, a municipality that has adopted a vote 30
requirement greater than a simple majority regarding the initiation or 31
completion of the process of eminent domain, or for the disposition of 32
municipal property, prior to July 1, 2023, (1) may continue to enforce 33
such vote requirement, (2) may reduce such vote requirement, provided 34
such reduction does not establish a vote requirement that is less than a 35
simple majority, and (3) shall not increase such vote requirement except 36
as provided in subdivision (3) or [subdivision] (4) of subsection (a) of 37
this section. 38
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2025 7-191c
PD Joint Favorable Subst.