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HB 6491 Connecticut House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT PRIORITIZING ALLOCATION OF RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM VOUCHERS TO INDIVIDUALS WHO INTEND TO USE SUCH VOUCHERS IN MUNICIPALITIES BELOW THE THRESHOLD FOR THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING APPEALS PROCEDURE EXEMPTION.

HB 6491 prioritizes allocation of rental assistance vouchers to individuals planning to use them in municipalities that have not met a 10% threshold for the affordable housing appeals procedure exemption. The bill requires the housing commissioner to focus voucher distribution on these underserved areas to promote housing choice and encourage use of the program in communities where it has historically been underutilized. Key provisions include directing the commissioner to affirmatively seek full annual expenditure of funds and establish rent levels that support broader program use across all municipalities. This change takes effect October 1, 2025, directly affecting voucher recipients and local housing markets in qualifying municipalities.
Issues: ✓ HousingSupports HousingPrioritizes rental assistance vouchers for underserved municipalities to increase affordable housing access and address underutilization of housing programs.95% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 24, 2025 Last action Mar 5, 2025
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What changed between versions

Proposed Bill → Committee Bill · 5 edits
MODERATE
The bill was renumbered from a proposed bill to a committee bill, with the legislative committee number changed from 1984 to 5855. The core policy content remains largely the same, but the committee version adds a new subsection (e) to section 8-345 that expands the commissioner's authority to promote housing choice and racial/economic integration, while removing the original text that focused solely on prioritizing vouchers for small municipalities. The committee version also adds a new section 1 specifying an effective date of October 1, 2025, and includes additional co-sponsors.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded from a narrow focus on prioritizing vouchers for small municipalities to a broader mandate promoting housing choice, racial and economic integration, and program use in historically underutilized municipalities across the state.
REQUIREMENT

Added new subsection (e) to section 8-345 requiring the commissioner to promote housing choice, racial and economic integration, and use of certificates in historically underutilized municipalities

Removed original text that limited voucher prioritization to small and medium-sized municipalities with specific affordable housing thresholds

TIMELINE

Added Section 1 specifying an effective date of October 1, 2025 for the new subsection

TECHNICAL

Changed bill designation from Proposed Bill No. 6491 to Committee Bill No. 6491 and updated LCO number from 1984 to 5855

Added additional co-sponsors (REP. FISHBEIN, 90th Dist.) to the committee version

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Actions timeline

Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Housing
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
DRAFTED BY COMMITTEE
lower
Jan 24, 2025
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Housing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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