AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF GROUND FLOOR COMMERCIAL PROPERTY VACANCIES.

HB 6781 directs Connecticut's Department of Economic and Community Development to study ground floor commercial property vacancies statewide. The study must examine causes of these vacancies and identify ways to fill them with retail stores, restaurants, and small businesses that reflect community diversity. This bill does not change existing laws but requires the department to make recommendations based on its findings. It affects all municipalities with commercial properties on the ground floor, focusing specifically on vacancies in those spaces.