Bill Text: CT HB05001 | 2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Providing Rental Cost Relief To Eligible Seniors And Persons With Disabilities.
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 26-1-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-04-17 - File Number 620 [HB05001 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2014-HB05001-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Proposed Bill No. 5001 |
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February Session, 2014 |
LCO No. 8 | ||||
Referred to Committee on AGING |
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Introduced by: |
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REP. JANOWSKI, 56th Dist. REP. SERRA, 33rd Dist. REP. LUXENBERG, 12th Dist. REP. JOHNSON, 49th Dist. REP. ROVERO, 51st Dist. REP. WRIGHT C., 77th Dist. REP. HAMPTON, 16th Dist. REP. GENGA, 10th Dist. |
REP. BOUKUS, 22nd Dist. REP. WILLIS, 64th Dist. REP. LEMAR, 96th Dist. REP. GENTILE, 104th Dist. REP. ZONI, 81st Dist. REP. COOK, 65th Dist. REP. BERGER, 73rd Dist. SEN. OSTEN, 19th Dist. | ||||
AN ACT CONCERNING THE RENTAL REBATE PROGRAM.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That (1) subsection (c) of section 12-170d of the 2014 supplement to the general statutes be deleted to (A) remove the prohibition on eligible new applicants receiving state rebates of rental and utility payments, and (B) end the permanent disqualification of rebate recipients who failed to reapply, and (2) that the sum of _____ be appropriated to restore the rental rebate program to the funding level that existed in the fiscal year that ended on June 30, 2013.
Statement of Purpose:
To restore funding to the rental rebate program so that new applicants and previous recipients who failed to reapply are eligible for critical financial assistance.