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HB 6993 Connecticut House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT CONCERNING EQUAL COST APPORTIONMENT FOR CERTAIN SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICTS.

HB 6993 allows eligible special taxing districts in Connecticut to divide maintenance costs for beaches and private roads equally among all property owners, rather than using traditional tax assessments. It applies only to districts with 120 or fewer lots that maintain at least one beach/private road and include lots not accessible via district-maintained roads. To adopt this method, a district's board must first approve a resolution, hold a voter meeting within 30 days, and secure majority approval from attendees. This change directly affects property owners in qualifying districts (estimated at ~101 of Connecticut's 323 special taxing districts) by altering how they pay for shared infrastructure. The bill takes effect July 1, 2025, for assessments starting October 1, 2025.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 19, 2025 Last action Apr 16, 2025
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Raised Bill → PD Joint Favorable Substitute · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill was amended to clarify that special taxing districts can apportion costs for maintaining beaches and private roads to lot owners on an equal basis, provided the district includes at least one lot not accessible by a private road maintained by the district. The amendment also changed the effective date language from 'on or after' to 'on and after' October 1, 2025, for assessment years.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to explicitly include districts that maintain both beaches and private roads, with the added requirement that the district must include at least one lot not accessible by a private road maintained by the district.
ELIGIBILITY

Added a new requirement that eligible districts must include at least one lot that is not accessible by a private road maintained by the district.

REQUIREMENT

Clarified that districts may apportion costs for maintaining one or more beaches and one or more private roads, rather than just any beach or private road.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date language from 'on or after October 1, 2025' to 'on and after October 1, 2025' for assessment years.

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Total actions
9
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Mar 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Joint Favorable Substitute
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Planning and Development
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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