Bill Text: CT SB00055 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut Senate Bill 55 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An Act Concerning Affordable Housing For Volunteer Firefighters.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-30 - Public Hearing 02/03 [SB00055 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-SB00055-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 55*
*January Session, 2015*		LCO No. 643
		00643
Referred to Committee on HOUSING
Introduced by:
SEN. WITKOS, 8th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to provide that any municipality that has a volunteer fire company may establish a project to provide affordable housing, as defined in section 8-39a of the general statutes, for active members of a volunteer fire company who are in good standing and have volunteered for at least one year in the municipality.

Statement of Purpose:

To establish firefighter villages in order to facilitate the participation of members of volunteer fire departments in providing fire response services in a municipality.