# Connecticut HB 06943: AN ACT CONCERNING PROTECTIONS FOR RESIDENTIAL TENANTS.

Connecticut HB 06943, AN ACT CONCERNING PROTECTIONS FOR RESIDENTIAL TENANTS., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Housing Committee; status failed, last action 2025-04-29 (Referred by House to Committee on Appropriations); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Connecticut HB 06943
- State: Connecticut
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT CONCERNING PROTECTIONS FOR RESIDENTIAL TENANTS.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-13
- Last action: 2025-04-29, Referred by House to Committee on Appropriations
- Sponsor: Housing Committee
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: housing
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (12 yes, 6 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

To (1) require a landlord to provide to a tenant an accounting of charges, payments and balances owed, (2) require a landlord to apply rent payments to current rent before arrearages, (3) prohibit a landlord from requiring a tenant to pay a surcharge for a month-to-month lease or holding over beyond the term of the lease, (4) require a landlord to provide written notice to a tenant that such tenant is entitled to file a complaint with a fair rent commission to dispute a rent increase, (5) require a landlord to provide a tenant with an application for admission as an elector, and (6) establish as an unfair trade practice a landlord marketing a lease containing provisions that are contrary to state law.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Housing Committee

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-06 | House | HSG Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) | pass | 12 | 6 |   |

## Actions (10)

- 2025-04-29: Referred by House to Committee on Appropriations (House)
- 2025-03-25: File Number 233 (legislature)
- 2025-03-25: House Calendar Number 161 (House)
- 2025-03-25: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House (House)
- 2025-03-25: Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2025-03-19: Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/24/25 5:00 PM (legislature)
- 2025-03-10: Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2025-03-06: Joint Favorable Substitute (legislature)
- 2025-02-14: Public Hearing 02/18 (legislature)
- 2025-02-13: Referred to Joint Committee on Housing (legislature)

## Bill text

- File No. 233, 2025-03-25: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FC/PDF/2025HB-06943-R000233-FC.PDF)
- HSG Joint Favorable Substitute, 2025-03-06: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/H/PDF/2025HB-06943-R01-HB.PDF)
- Raised Bill, 2025-02-13: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/H/PDF/2025HB-06943-R00-HB.PDF)
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 233: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025HB-06943-R000233-BA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 233: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025HB-06943-R000233-FN.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 10681 (Eliminates Fiscal Impact in Bill): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025HB-06943-R00LCO10681-FNA.PDF)
- HSG Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/JFR/H/PDF/2025HB-06943-R00HSG-JFR.PDF)
- HSG Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/H/PDF/2025HB-06943-R00HSG-CV60-TS.PDF)
- House LCO Amendment #10681 (D): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/lcoamd/pdf/2025LCO10681-R00-AMD.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 05013: AN ACT ADDING CERTAIN PLANTS TO THE INVASIVE PLANTS LIST. (signed)
- SB 01558: AN ACT CONCERNING INCOME TAXES IMPOSED BY OTHER JURISDICTIONS ON RESIDENTS OF THE STATE. (signed)
- SB 01396: AN ACT CONCERNING EARNED BUT UNPAID WAGE OR SALARY INCOME ADVANCES. (signed)
- SB 01187: AN ACT CONCERNING FORECLOSURE, ASSIGNMENT AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS FOR UNPAID SEWER ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER FEES AND CHARGES. (signed)
- HB 07236: AN ACT CONCERNING HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS. (signed)
- HB 07192: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BIPARTISAN DRUG TASK FORCE. (signed)

## Sources
- [File No. 233 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FC/PDF/2025HB-06943-R000233-FC.PDF)
- [HSG Joint Favorable Substitute (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/H/PDF/2025HB-06943-R01-HB.PDF)
- [Raised Bill (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/H/PDF/2025HB-06943-R00-HB.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis For File Copy 233 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025HB-06943-R000233-BA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note For File Copy 233 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025HB-06943-R000233-FN.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 10681 (Eliminates Fiscal Impact in Bill) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025HB-06943-R00LCO10681-FNA.PDF)
- [HSG Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/JFR/H/PDF/2025HB-06943-R00HSG-JFR.PDF)
- [HSG Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/H/PDF/2025HB-06943-R00HSG-CV60-TS.PDF)
- [House LCO Amendment #10681 (D) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/lcoamd/pdf/2025LCO10681-R00-AMD.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 05013: AN ACT ADDING CERTAIN PLANTS TO THE INVASIVE PLANTS LIST.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB05013-2025)
- [SB 01558: AN ACT CONCERNING INCOME TAXES IMPOSED BY OTHER JURISDICTIONS ON RESIDENTS OF T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01558-2025)
- [SB 01396: AN ACT CONCERNING EARNED BUT UNPAID WAGE OR SALARY INCOME ADVANCES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01396-2025)
- [SB 01187: AN ACT CONCERNING FORECLOSURE, ASSIGNMENT AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS FOR UNP…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01187-2025)
- [HB 07236: AN ACT CONCERNING HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB07236-2025)
- [HB 07192: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BIPARTISAN DRUG TASK FORCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB07192-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB06943-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).