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2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 219

AN ACT CONCERNING CIVIL PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS RELATING TO RENTAL SECURITY DEPOSITS.

In the Senate since February 18, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To establish that if the Banking Commissioner determines that any landlord has violated certain provisions concerning rental security deposits, the commissioner may, in accordance with sections 36a-50 and 36a-52 of the general statutes, order such landlord to pay a civil penalty not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars per violation, cease and desist from such practices and comply with certain provisions concerning rental security deposits.

Sponsors

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

In the Senate

1 co-sponsor

Eric C. Berthel

In the House of Representatives

    3 co-sponsors

    Fred Gee Jr., Antonio Felipe, Tom Delnicki

    Its course

    February 18 to March 23, 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 5 days

    In the SenateFrom Feb 18

    Banking CommitteeFeb 18 to Mar 1020 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 Senate Feb 18 – Mar 10

    1. Feb 18Introduced and sent to Banking Committee
    2. Feb 19Heard in Banking Committee
    3. Mar 10Banking Committee recommended a substitute for it
    All 9 actions, as published
    1. Feb 18REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 19PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 10Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Mar 10FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 16REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Mar 23RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Mar 23FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    8. Mar 23SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    9. Mar 23FILE NO.Both houses