Connecticut Senate approves new housing bill, sending bill to Lamont’s desk

Lamont: 'I Look Forward To Signing' New CT Housing Bill Into Law

The Senate, in the last act of its special session, debated HB 8002 for more than five hours before approving it 24-10 along party lines. The House had approved it 90-56 along similarly partisan lines, with a handful of Democrats joining the Republicans in opposition.

Dems give revised housing bill final approval. All Republicans opposed

Housing has long been a politically charged issue in Connecticut and one of the issues that most divides CT Republicans and Democrats.

Housing bill passes Senate, Lamont to sign

In the middle of the night, the Connecticut state Senate passed HB 8002, or “An Act Concerning Housing Growth.” This robust, but controversial, housing bill will empower Councils of Governments (COGs) to make recommendations to participating towns and municipalities on how to build more affordable housing, among other things. Gov. Ned Lamont announced that he will sign the bill in a press release later that morning. An earlier version of the bil…

Housing bill passes Senate, heads to governor’s desk

A bill that aims to help create more affordable housing in Connecticut was approved by the state Senate late Thursday night.

State Senate passes major housing bill during special session

The State Senate passed a major housing bill early Friday morning that is meant to address housing shortages. Just after 1 a.m., the Senate passed a bill that would speed up the process to add housing in the state, including allowing commercial space like vacant strip malls to be turned into new housing units more easily. The State House of Representatives passed the legislation on Wednesday. Supporters of the bill said it’s not perfect, but the…

Housing bill gets final approval from CT Senate in special session

Housing has long been a politically charged issue in Connecticut and one of the issues that most divides Republicans and Democrats.