Connecticut HB 5435: AN ACT INCLUDING DWELLING UNITS FOR PURCHASERS THAT MEET CERTAIN INCOME REQUIREMENTS IN THE CALCULATION OF THE THRESHOLD FOR THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING APPEALS PROCEDURE EXEMPTION.

Bill Text

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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5435
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 2216

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY

Introduced by:
(JUD)

AN ACT CONCERNING THE RISK WARRANT FIREARM HOLDING
PERIOD.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. Subsection (i) of section 29-38c of the 2026 supplement to 1
the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 2
thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): 3
(i) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 29-36k, the 4
Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection holding 5
any firearm or firearms or other deadly weapon or deadly weapons and 6
any ammunition seized pursuant to a warrant issued under this section, 7
or any local police department holding on behalf of said commissioner 8
any such firearm or firearms or other deadly weapon or deadly weapons 9
or ammunition, shall not destroy any such firearm or other deadly 10
weapon or ammunition until [at least one year has passed since date of 11
the termination of a warrant under subsection (e) of this section] two 12
years have passed since the person named in an order or a warrant last 13
petitioned the court to terminate the order or warrant under subsection 14
(f) of this section. If, after such two-year period, such firearm or firearms 15

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or other deadly weapon or deadly weapons or ammunition have not 16
been transferred pursuant to subsection (h) of this section, the 17
commissioner or local police department, as applicable, shall cause such 18
firearm or firearms or other deadly weapon or deadly weapons or 19
ammunition to be destroyed. 20
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 October 1, 2026 29-38c(i)

Statement of Purpose:
To require that any firearm held under a risk protection order or warrant
not be destroyed before two years have passed from the date that the
person named in the order or warrant last petitioned the court to
terminate the order or warrant.

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