While it has President Trump’s support, the revised bill faces headwinds in the House, particularly over an institutional investor ban.
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Lamont vetoed HB 5002. What could the reworked bill include?
Changes to a CT housing bill are likely to focus on controversial issues, like a policy similar to “fair share” and parking requirements.
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H.B. 5002, Democrats’ housing bill, gets final passage, heads to Lamont
The CT Senate passed the most significant piece of housing legislation to emerge in years after hours of debate.
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CT House approves omnibus housing bill following compromises
The CT House on Tuesday night passed an omnibus housing bill focused on zoning, transit-oriented development, parking, homelessness and more.
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CT’s contentious ‘Work Live Ride’ housing bill passes committee
The legislation, designed to encourage more housing near public transportation hubs, is one of the more controversial bills this session.
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CT could use land trusts to increase affordable housing, report says
The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy report found that CT’s laws could be used to increase affordable housing through community land trusts.
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CT House Democrats address the politics of housing reform
CT Reps. Jason Rojas and Eleni Kavros DeGraw spoke Monday about the complicated political realities surrounding major housing reforms.
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Housing issues, long-debated in CT, get new focus in U.S. election
Advocacy groups in CT are heartened to see housing emerge as a national issue. But they see some gaps in Harris and Trump’s proposals.
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How are Windham, Tolland counties’ affordable housing plans? Study rates them
The report highlighted what it called promising plans and a need to do more to cut down on housing costs in rural parts of eastern CT.
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CT housing progress isn’t ‘meeting the moment,’ lawmakers say
The failure of two bills left CT advocates and lawmakers frustrated with the slow progress of policies designed to expand affordable housing.
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CT ‘fair share’ study delayed; won’t be ready before 2025 session
CT mandated the study of a proposal to assign each town a number of housing units to plan and zone for. But finding a contractor was delayed.
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CT bill aimed at housing development, rent increase notices passes
The bill would grant CT towns credit toward 8-30g affordable housing law for ‘middle housing’ and require 45 days notice for rent increases.
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CT House passes expansive housing bill, with nod to New Canaan
The bill could end a dispute between CT and New Canaan over whether the town should be given a reprieve to affordable housing law 8-30g.
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CT Senate passes bill to help convert offices into apartments
The CT Senate voted for a bill that would require towns to allow the conversion of commercial spaces into apartments as-of-right.
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CT affordable housing bill passes committee — with some funding removed
The bill, which is aimed at increasing affordable housing, passed the CT Housing Committee but was amended, including to remove some funding.