Connecticut legislation · 2026 General Assembly
Connecticut HB5224: AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING VARIOUS GUARANTY FUNDS.
Status: Passed one chamber, May 6, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning the department of consumer protection's recommendations regarding various guaranty funds. assembly convened.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING VARIOUS GUARANTY FUNDS. Assembly convened: Section 1. Section 20-324a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): The commission shall establish, and the department shall maintain, a Real Estate Guaranty Fund from which, subject to the provisions of this section and sections 20-324b to 20-324i, inclusive, any person aggrieved by any action of a real estate licensee, duly licensed in this state under section 20-312, by reason of the embezzlement of money or property, or money or property unlawfully obtained from any person by false pretenses, artifice or forgery or by reason of any fraud, misrepresentation or deceit by or on the part of any such real estate licensee or the unlicensed employee of any such real estate licensee, may recover, upon approval by the [commission] department of an application brought pursuant to the provisions of section 20-324e, as amended by this act, compensation in an amount not exceeding in the LCO No. 1367 1 of Raised Bill No. 5224 aggregate the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars in connection with any one real estate transaction or claim, regardless of the number of persons aggrieved or parcels of real estate involved in such real estate transaction or claim. Sec. 2. Section 20-324c …
Sponsors
- Ben McGorty (R, 122) · primary sponsor
- Joseph Gresko (D, 121)
- Tom Delnicki (R, 14)
Latest actions
- : Senate Calendar Number 558
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
- : Transmitted Pursuant To Joint Rule 17
- : House Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
- : House Adopted House Amendment Schedule A 6245
- : File Number 185
- : House Calendar Number 151
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
- : Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/25/26 5:00 PM
Votes
- House Roll Call 294 (May 6, 2026): 150 yea, 0 nay, passed
- GL Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (March 11, 2026): 20 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Consumer Protection Department, Connecticut Real Estate Commission, Claims
Common questions
- What is HB5224?
- HB5224 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2026 General Assembly): AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING VARIOUS GUARANTY FUNDS.
- What does HB5224 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning the department of consumer protection's recommendations regarding various guaranty funds. assembly convened.
- What is the status of HB5224?
- Passed one chamber as of May 6, 2026. Latest action: Senate Calendar Number 558 (May 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB5224?
- Ben McGorty (R, 122), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB5224?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB05224&which_year=2026
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