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2019 Regular Session

House Bill 5254

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PILOT PROGRAM AUTHORIZING MUNICIPALITIES TO IMPOSE A BUYER'S CONVEYANCE FEE ON REAL PROPERTY TO FUND THE PURCHASE AND STEWARDSHIP OF OPEN SPACE.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Environment Committee on January 30, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To enable municipalities such as Bolton, Bozrah, Bloomfield, Bethany, Coventry, Hartford, Lyme, New London, Norfolk, North Stonington and Warren to impose a conveyance tax on certain real property sales in order to generate funds for the preservation of open space.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

13 co-sponsors

Joseph P. Gresko, John K. Hampton, Josh Elliott, Mary M. Mushinsky, Kate Rotella, Kevin Ryan, Edwin Vargas, Bobby G. Gibson Jr., Anne M. Hughes, Michael A. Winkler, Robin Green, Pat Wilson Pheanious, Joe Verrengia

In the Senate

    1 co-sponsor

    Heather S. Somers

    Its course

    January 14 to January 30, 2019, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action5 actions on 5 days

    In the House of RepresentativesJan 14 to Jan 30 · stopped16 days

    Environment CommitteeJan 14 to Jan 30 · stopped16 days

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Jan 14 – Jan 30

    1. Jan 14Introduced and sent to Environment Committee
    2. Jan 28Drafted as a bill by Environment Committee
    3. Jan 29Sent to Environment Committee
    4. Jan 30Heard in Environment Committee
    All 5 actions, as published
    1. Jan 14REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Jan 18Vote to DraftBoth houses
    3. Jan 28DRAFTED BY COMMITTEEBoth houses
    4. Jan 29REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    5. Jan 30PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses