Connecticut legislation · 2026 General Assembly
Connecticut SB274: AN ACT CONCERNING NONRESIDENT LANDLORD REGISTRATION AND INCREASING PENALTIES FOR REPEAT BUILDING AND FIRE CODE VIOLATIONS.
Status: Passed one chamber, April 14, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning nonresident landlord registration and increasing penalties for repeat building and fire code violations. assembly convened.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT CONCERNING NONRESIDENT LANDLORD REGISTRATION AND INCREASING PENALTIES FOR REPEAT BUILDING AND FIRE CODE VIOLATIONS. Assembly convened: Section 1. Section 47a-6a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): (a) As used in this section: [,] (1) ["address"] "Address" means a location as described by the full street number, if any, the street name, the city or town, and the state, and not a mailing address such as a post office box; [,] (2) ["dwelling unit"] "Dwelling unit" means any house or building, or portion thereof, which is rented, leased or hired out to be occupied, or is arranged or designed to be occupied, or is occupied, as the home or residence of one or more persons, living independently of each other, and doing their cooking upon the premises, and having a common right in the halls, stairways or yards; [,] LCO No. 1255 1 of Raised Bill No. (3) ["agent in charge"] "Agent in charge" or "agent" means [one] an individual who manages real [estate] property, including, but not limited to, the collection of rents, [and] supervision and maintenance of such property, and ensuring such property complies with state and local codes; (4) ["controlling participant"] "Controlling participant" means an individual [that] who exercises day-to-day financial or operational control; …
Sponsors
- Martin Looney (D, 11) · primary sponsor
- Nicholas Menapace (D, 37)
- Tom Delnicki (R, 14)
- Brandon Chafee (D, 33)
- Herron Gaston (D, 23)
- MD Rahman (D, 4)
- Nicholas Gauthier (D, 38)
- Martha Marx (D, 20)
- Patricia Miller (D, 27)
- Laurie Sweet (D, 91)
- Kara Rochelle (D, 104)
- William Heffernan (D, 115)
Latest actions
- : House Calendar Number 454
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
- : Senate Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A
- : Senate Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A 3834
- : File Number 153
- : Senate Calendar Number 106
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
- : Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/23/26 5:00 PM
- : Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
Votes
- Senate Roll Call 99 (April 14, 2026): 24 yea, 10 nay, passed
- Senate Roll Call 100 (April 14, 2026): 24 yea, 10 nay, passed
- PD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (March 6, 2026): 20 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Violations, State Building Code, State Fire Safety Code, Building inspectors and officials
Common questions
- What is SB274?
- SB274 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2026 General Assembly): AN ACT CONCERNING NONRESIDENT LANDLORD REGISTRATION AND INCREASING PENALTIES FOR REPEAT BUILDING AND FIRE CODE VIOLATIONS.
- What does SB274 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning nonresident landlord registration and increasing penalties for repeat building and fire code violations. assembly convened.
- What is the status of SB274?
- Passed one chamber as of April 14, 2026. Latest action: House Calendar Number 454 (April 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB274?
- Martin Looney (D, 11), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB274?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=SB00274&which_year=2026
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