Connecticut HB 5376: AN ACT CONCERNING AFFORDABLE HOUSING APPLICATIONS.

Status: REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ON Housing (as of 2026-04-07)

State: Connecticut · Session: 2026 · Bill: HB 5376

Subjects: Affordable housing, Appeal and review, Commissions, Historic districts, Reports, Studies, Superior Court, Task forces

Sponsors: Christopher Poulos, Hector Arzeno, Kerry S. Wood, Michael D. Quinn, Raghib Allie-brennan, Savet Constantine, Stephen R. Meskers

Bill Text

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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 5376
February Session, 2026

AN ACT CONCERNING AFFORDABLE HOUSING APPLICATIONS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. Section 8-30g of the 2026 supplement to the general statutes 1
is amended by adding subsection (n) as follows (Effective October 1, 2
2026): 3
(NEW) (n) Notwithstanding any provision of subsection (g) of this 4
section, a commission may deny or return as incomplete any affordable 5
housing application that utilizes nonstandard, prefabricated or 6
proprietary construction assemblies if the applicant fails to provide a 7
preliminary life safety report. Such report shall be prepared by a 8
licensed professional engineer or fire protection engineer and shall 9
certify that the proposed design, including means of egress and fire-10
rated separations, is capable of compliance with the State Building Code 11
and State Fire Safety Code without requiring a modification to the 12
proposed design. The commission may require a third-party peer 13
review of said report at the applicant's expense. 14
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 October 1, 2026 8-30g(n)

Substitute Bill No. 5376

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INS Joint Favorable Subst.

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