In the House of Representatives since March 5, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 5505
AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF CERTAIN COMMERCIAL WAREHOUSES FOR THE HOUSING OR SHELTER OF PERSONS.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To require municipal approval before using a commercial warehouse for the housing or shelter of persons.
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
Sponsor
1 co-sponsor
In the Senate
3 co-sponsors
Its course
March 5 to April 1, 2026, 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 action9 actions on 6 days
In the House of RepresentativesFrom Mar 5
Planning and Development CommitteeMar 5 to Mar 138 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
Planning and Development Committee13–8
Mar 13
Who voted how
Yea Andre F. Baker Jr., Brandon Chafee, Douglas McCrory, Eleni Kavros DeGraw, John Santanella, Kenneth Gucker, MD Rahman, Moira Rader, Norman Needleman, Paul Honig, Renee LaMark Muir, Roland J. Lemar, Steven Winter
Nay Doug Dubitsky, Irene M. Haines, Jeff Gordon, Joseph H. Zullo, Ryan Fazio, Tami Zawistowski, Tom Delnicki, Tony Hwang
Not voting John W. Fonfara
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
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 Mar 5 – Mar 13
- Mar 5Introduced and sent to Planning and Development Committee
- Mar 6Heard in Planning and Development Committee
- Mar 13Planning and Development Committee recommended a substitute for it
All 9 actions, as published
- Mar 5REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Mar 6PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 13Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
- Mar 16FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Mar 26REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Apr 1RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 1FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Apr 1HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- Apr 1FILE NO.Both houses