Connecticut legislation · 2026 General Assembly
Connecticut HB5288: AN ACT CONCERNING UTILITY CONNECTIONS FOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS.
Status: Signed into law, May 7, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning utility connections for accessory apartments. assembly convened.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT CONCERNING UTILITY CONNECTIONS FOR ACCESSORY APARTMENTS. Assembly convened: Section 1. Subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection (b) of section 8-1a of the 2026 supplement to the general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): (1) ["Accessory apartment"] "Accessory dwelling unit" means a separate dwelling unit that (A) is located on the same lot as a principal dwelling unit of greater square footage, (B) has cooking facilities, and (C) complies with or is otherwise exempt from any applicable building code, fire code and health and safety regulations; (2) ["Affordable accessory apartment"] "Affordable accessory dwelling unit" means an accessory [apartment] dwelling unit that is subject to binding recorded deeds which contain covenants or restrictions that require such accessory [apartment] dwelling unit be sold or rented at, or below, prices that will preserve the unit as housing for which, for a period of not less than ten years, persons and families pay thirty per cent or less of income, where such income is less than or LCO No. 1350 1 of Raised Bill No. 5288 equal to eighty per cent of the median income; Sec. 2. Section 8-2o of the 2026 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): (a) Any zoning …
Sponsors
- Antonio Felipe (D, 130) · primary sponsor
- Martha Marx (D, 20)
- Nicholas Gauthier (D, 38)
- Tom Delnicki (R, 14)
- Kenneth Gucker (D, 138)
- Tammy Nuccio (R, 53)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
- : Transmitted to the Secretary of State
- : Public Act 26-7
- : In Concurrence
- : Senate Passed
- : Rules Suspended
- : Senate Calendar Number 476
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
- : Immediate Transmittal to the Senate
Votes
- Senate Roll Call 211 (April 30, 2026): 26 yea, 10 nay, passed
- House Roll Call 108 (April 27, 2026): 135 yea, 13 nay, passed
- PD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (March 6, 2026): 20 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Sewerage systems, Zoning, Affordable housing land use appeals, Accessory apartments
Common questions
- What is HB5288?
- HB5288 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2026 General Assembly): AN ACT CONCERNING UTILITY CONNECTIONS FOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS.
- What does HB5288 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning utility connections for accessory apartments. assembly convened.
- What is the status of HB5288?
- Signed into law as of May 7, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor (May 7, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB5288?
- Antonio Felipe (D, 130), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB5288?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB05288&which_year=2026
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