Connecticut legislation · 2026 General Assembly
Connecticut HB5396: AN ACT CONCERNING AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ON CERTAIN LAND OWNED BY A RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION.
Status: In committee, March 31, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning affordable housing development on certain land owned by a religious organization. assembly convened.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT CONCERNING AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ON CERTAIN LAND OWNED BY A RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION. Assembly convened: Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2026) (a) As used in this section: (1) "Religious organization affordable housing development" means a development proposed by a religious institution or jointly proposed by a religious institution and any other developer that is located on real property owned by such religious organization where not less than thirty per cent of the proposed dwelling units are subject to a deed restriction that requires, for not less than forty years after the initial occupation of the proposed development, that such units be sold or rented at, or below, a cost in rent or mortgage payments equivalent to not more than thirty per cent of the annual income of individuals and families earning sixty per cent of the median income of the state or the area median income as determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, whichever is less; (2) "Dwelling unit" has the same meaning as provided in section 47a1 of the general statutes; LCO No. 2231 1 of Raised Bill No. 5396 (3) "Religious organization" has the same meaning as provided in section 49-31k of the general statutes; and (4) "Summary review" has the same meaning as provided in section 8-2r of the general …
Sponsors
- Steven Winter (D, 94) · primary sponsor
- MD Rahman (D, 4)
- Joshua Elliott (D, 88)
- Sarah Keitt (D, 134)
- Antonio Felipe (D, 130)
- Martha Marx (D, 20)
- Kaitlyn Shake (D, 120)
- Anne Hughes (D, 135)
- Travis Simms (D, 140)
- Saud Anwar (D, 3)
- Gary Turco (D, 27)
- Laurie Sweet (D, 91)
Latest actions
- : File Number 264
- : House Calendar Number 220
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
- : Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/30/26 5:00 PM
- : Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Joint Favorable Substitute
- : Public Hearing 03/04
- : Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development
Votes
- PD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (March 13, 2026): 13 yea, 8 nay, passed
Subjects: Zoning, Summary process, HEALTH; Drinking Water, Affordable housing land use appeals
Common questions
- What is HB5396?
- HB5396 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2026 General Assembly): AN ACT CONCERNING AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ON CERTAIN LAND OWNED BY A RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION.
- What does HB5396 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning affordable housing development on certain land owned by a religious organization. assembly convened.
- What is the status of HB5396?
- In committee as of March 31, 2026. Latest action: File Number 264 (March 31, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB5396?
- Steven Winter (D, 94), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB5396?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB05396&which_year=2026
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