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SB 1317 Connecticut Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT CONCERNING LIENS FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE HOUSING CODE.

SB 1317 allows local housing authorities to place liens on properties with unaddressed violations of the housing code, such as safety or structural issues. This directly affects property owners who fail to correct these violations after being notified. The key mechanism requires authorities to file a lien against the property, creating a legal claim that must be resolved before the property can be sold or refinanced. The bill became law on June 9, 2025, after the governor signed it.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Feb 13, 2025 Signed Jun 9, 2025
Maddy AI version diff · 1 comparison

What changed between versions

Raised Bill → PD Joint Favorable Substitute · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to streamline the language describing which penalties create liens on real estate. The original version grouped multiple ordinance types together, while the revised version separates them into three distinct categories for clarity. The substantive policy outcome remains the same: unpaid penalties for housing code violations and public place ordinance violations will still create liens on the property.
TECHNICAL

The language describing which ordinances create liens was reorganized from a combined list into three separate numbered items for better readability. The actual categories of ordinances covered (housing code, blight, and public place) remain unchanged.

The bill title was changed from 'Raised Bill' to 'Substitute Bill' to reflect its status in the legislative process.

Minor formatting changes were made to the header information and page numbering to match the substitute bill format.

Floor votes · Senate May 14, 2025 · House May 22, 2025

How they voted

29–7
Passed
Total votes 36
May 14, 2025
D Democratic25
25 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican11
4 Yea 7 Nay
63% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Jun 9, 2025
Signed into law
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
upper
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
HOUSE PASSED
lower
May 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
SENATE PASSED
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Joint Favorable Substitute
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Planning and Development
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.