# Connecticut SB 00256: AN ACT CONCERNING THE PURCHASE OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY BY PRIVATE EQUITY ENTITIES.

Connecticut SB 00256, AN ACT CONCERNING THE PURCHASE OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY BY PRIVATE EQUITY ENTITIES., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Housing Committee; status failed, last action 2026-05-01 (House Calendar Number 548) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Connecticut SB 00256
- State: Connecticut
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT CONCERNING THE PURCHASE OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY BY PRIVATE EQUITY ENTITIES.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-19
- Last action: 2026-05-01, House Calendar Number 548
- Sponsor: Housing Committee
- Cosponsors: 9
- Subjects: housing
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (0 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

To require a seventy-five-day waiting period for private equity entities to offer to purchase one or two-family homes.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Housing Committee
- Cosponsor: Antonio Felipe (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ceci Maher (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Gary A. Winfield (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Josh Elliott (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Martin M. Looney (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Nick Gauthier (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Patricia Billie Miller (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Saud Anwar (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tom Delnicki (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-10 | Senate | JUD Vote Tally Sheet-A (Joint Favorable Substitute) | pass |   |   |   |
| 2026-04-10 | Senate | JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) | pass |   |   |   |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | Senate Roll Call Vote 208 | pass |   |   |   |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | HSG Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) | pass |   |   |   |

## Actions (22)

- 2026-05-01: House Calendar Number 548 (House)
- 2026-05-01: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House (House)
- 2026-04-30: Rules Suspended, Transmitted to the House (House)
- 2026-04-30: Senate Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A (Senate)
- 2026-04-30: Senate Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A 5442 (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: File Number 706 (legislature)
- 2026-04-21: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: New File by Committee on Appropriations (legislature)
- 2026-04-21: Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2026-04-14: Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/20/26 5:00 PM (legislature)
- 2026-04-10: Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2026-04-10: Joint Favorable Substitute (legislature)
- 2026-04-08: Immediate Transmittal to Committee on Judiciary (legislature)
- 2026-03-26: File Number 203 (legislature)
- 2026-03-26: Senate Calendar Number 124 (Senate)
- 2026-03-26: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate (Senate)
- 2026-03-26: Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2026-03-20: Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/25/26 5:00 PM (legislature)
- 2026-03-11: Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2026-03-10: Joint Favorable Substitute (legislature)
- 2026-02-20: Public Hearing 02/24 (legislature)
- 2026-02-19: Referred to Joint Committee on Housing (legislature)

## Bill text

- File No. 706, 2026-04-21: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026SB-00256-R000706-FC.PDF)
- File No. 203, 2026-03-26: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026SB-00256-R000203-FC.PDF)
- HSG Joint Favorable Substitute, 2026-03-10: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00256-R01-SB.PDF)
- JUD Joint Favorable Substitute, 2026-03-10: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00256-R02-SB.PDF)
- Raised Bill, 2026-02-19: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00256-R00-SB.PDF)
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 203: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026SB-00256-R000203-BA.PDF)
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 706: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026SB-00256-R010706-BA.PDF)
- Bill Analysis for SB-256, as amended by Senate "A": [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026SB-00256-R02-BA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 203: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026SB-00256-R000203-FN.PDF)
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 706: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026SB-00256-R010706-FN.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4269 (No Fiscal Impact): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00256-R00LCO04269-FNA.pdf)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 5442 (No Fiscal Impact): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00256-R00LCO05442-FNA.pdf)
- Fiscal Note for SB-256, As Amended by Senate "A" (LCO 5442): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026SB-00256-R02-FN.PDF)
- HSG Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/S/PDF/2026SB-00256-R00HSG-JFR.PDF)
- HSG Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00256-R00HSG-CV36-TS.PDF)
- JUD Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/S/PDF/2026SB-00256-R00JUD-JFR.PDF)
- JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00256-R00JUD-CV158-TS.PDF)
- JUD Vote Tally Sheet-A (Joint Favorable Substitute): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00256-R00JUDA-CV159-TS.PDF)
- Senate LCO Amendment #4269 (D): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO04269-R00-AMD.pdf)
- Senate Roll Call Vote 208: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00208-R00SB00256-SV.PDF)
- Senate Schedule A LCO# 5442 (D): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00256-R00SA-AMD.pdf)

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## Sources
- [File No. 706 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026SB-00256-R000706-FC.PDF)
- [File No. 203 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026SB-00256-R000203-FC.PDF)
- [HSG Joint Favorable Substitute (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00256-R01-SB.PDF)
- [JUD Joint Favorable Substitute (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00256-R02-SB.PDF)
- [Raised Bill (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00256-R00-SB.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis For File Copy 203 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026SB-00256-R000203-BA.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis For File Copy 706 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026SB-00256-R010706-BA.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis for SB-256, as amended by Senate "A" (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026SB-00256-R02-BA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note For File Copy 203 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026SB-00256-R000203-FN.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note For File Copy 706 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026SB-00256-R010706-FN.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4269 (No Fiscal Impact) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00256-R00LCO04269-FNA.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 5442 (No Fiscal Impact) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00256-R00LCO05442-FNA.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note for SB-256, As Amended by Senate "A" (LCO 5442) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026SB-00256-R02-FN.PDF)
- [HSG Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/S/PDF/2026SB-00256-R00HSG-JFR.PDF)
- [HSG Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00256-R00HSG-CV36-TS.PDF)
- [JUD Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/S/PDF/2026SB-00256-R00JUD-JFR.PDF)
- [JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00256-R00JUD-CV158-TS.PDF)
- [JUD Vote Tally Sheet-A (Joint Favorable Substitute) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00256-R00JUDA-CV159-TS.PDF)
- [Senate LCO Amendment #4269 (D) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO04269-R00-AMD.pdf)
- [Senate Roll Call Vote 208 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00208-R00SB00256-SV.PDF)
- [Senate Schedule A LCO# 5442 (D) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00256-R00SA-AMD.pdf)

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- [SB 00137: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB00137-2026)
- [HB 05563: AN ACT CONCERNING VARIOUS CRIMINAL LAW AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROPOSALS, CERTIFIC…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB05563-2026)
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