Rep. Marra Addresses a Massive Housing Bill, HB 8002
Key Takeaways
- CT housing policy needs a major overhaul, not a one-sided approach
We began just prior to 11 a.m., and the House of Representatives is STILL debating a massive omnibus housing bill that will have major impacts on local communities across Connecticut.
Today's bill, HB 8002 - which is incredibly similar to a previous measure that was vetoed by Governor Lamont - includes the conversion of commercial to residential properties with only "summary review" by local officials, parking restrictions that will lead to congested streets, unrealistic housing quotas, and more.
Unfortunately, our caucus only received a draft of this more than 100-page bill on Friday evening, and there were several pages added this morning moments before the bill was called for debate, and the fiscal note was not added until the debate had already begun!
I'm disappointed, but not surprised.