# Connecticut SB 00257: AN ACT CONCERNING EVICTIONS FOR CAUSE.

Connecticut SB 00257, AN ACT CONCERNING EVICTIONS FOR CAUSE., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Housing Committee; status failed, last action 2026-04-13 (Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Connecticut SB 00257
- State: Connecticut
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT CONCERNING EVICTIONS FOR CAUSE.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-19
- Last action: 2026-04-13, Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
- Sponsor: Housing Committee
- Cosponsors: 72
- Subjects: housing
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (0 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

To require cause for the eviction of certain tenants and residents of mobile manufactured home parks.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Housing Committee
- Cosponsor: Alphonse Paolillo (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Amy Morrin Bello (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Anne M. Hughes (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Anthony L. Nolan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Antonio Felipe (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Aundre Bumgardner (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Bob Duff (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Bob Godfrey (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Bobby G. Gibson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Brandon Chafee (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ceci Maher (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Christopher Rosario (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Corey P. Paris (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Cristin McCarthy Vahey (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Daniel Gaiewski (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: David DeFronzo (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Derek Slap (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Douglas McCrory (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Eleni Kavros DeGraw (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Frank Smith (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Fred Gee (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Gary A. Turco (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Gary A. Winfield (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Geraldo C. Reyes (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Gregory Haddad (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Henry J. Genga (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Herron Gaston (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Hilda E. Santiago (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Hubert D. Delany (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Iris N Sanchez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: James Sanchez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jan Hochadel (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jane M. Garibay (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jillian Gilchrest (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: John-Michael Parker (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jonathan Jacobson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jorge Cabrera (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Josh Elliott (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joshua M. Hall (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Juan R. Candelaria (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Julie Kushner (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Julio A. Concepcion (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kadeem Roberts (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kai J. Belton (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kaitlyn Shake (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kate Farrar (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kenneth Gucker (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kevin Brown (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Larry Pemberton (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Laurie Sweet (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: MD Rahman (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Marcus Brown (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Martin M. Looney (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mary Fortier (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Maryam Khan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Michael "MJ" Shannon (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nicholas Menapace (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nick Gauthier (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Patricia A. Dillon (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Patricia Billie Miller (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Patrick Biggins (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Rebecca Martinez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Robin E. Comey (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Roland J. Lemar (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sarah Keitt (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Saud Anwar (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Steven Winter (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Susan M. Johnson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Toni E. Walker (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Travis Simms (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: William Heffernan (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

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

## Actions (16)

- 2026-04-13: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: No New File by Committee on Judiciary (legislature)
- 2026-04-13: Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2026-04-13: Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2026-04-10: Joint Favorable (legislature)
- 2026-04-08: Immediate Transmittal to Committee on Judiciary (legislature)
- 2026-04-08: Senate Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A 3850 (Senate)
- 2026-03-26: File Number 204 (legislature)
- 2026-03-26: Senate Calendar Number 125 (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. 204, 2026-03-26: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026SB-00257-R000204-FC.PDF)
- HSG Joint Favorable Substitute, 2026-03-10: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00257-R01-SB.PDF)
- JUD Joint Favorable, 2026-03-10: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00257-R02-SB.PDF)
- Raised Bill, 2026-02-19: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00257-R00-SB.PDF)
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 204: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026SB-00257-R000204-BA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 204: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026SB-00257-R000204-FN.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 3850 (No Fiscal Impact): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00257-R00LCO03850-FNA.pdf)
- HSG Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/S/PDF/2026SB-00257-R00HSG-JFR.PDF)
- HSG Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00257-R00HSG-CV33-TS.PDF)
- HSG Vote Tally Sheet-A: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00257-R00HSGA-CV34-TS.PDF)
- JUD Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/S/PDF/2026SB-00257-R00JUD-JFR.PDF)
- JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00257-R00JUD-CV160-TS.PDF)
- Senate Schedule A LCO# 3850 (D): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00257-R00SA-AMD.pdf)

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## Sources
- [File No. 204 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026SB-00257-R000204-FC.PDF)
- [HSG Joint Favorable Substitute (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00257-R01-SB.PDF)
- [JUD Joint Favorable (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00257-R02-SB.PDF)
- [Raised Bill (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00257-R00-SB.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis For File Copy 204 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026SB-00257-R000204-BA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note For File Copy 204 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026SB-00257-R000204-FN.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 3850 (No Fiscal Impact) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00257-R00LCO03850-FNA.pdf)
- [HSG Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/S/PDF/2026SB-00257-R00HSG-JFR.PDF)
- [HSG Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00257-R00HSG-CV33-TS.PDF)
- [HSG Vote Tally Sheet-A (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00257-R00HSGA-CV34-TS.PDF)
- [JUD Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/S/PDF/2026SB-00257-R00JUD-JFR.PDF)
- [JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00257-R00JUD-CV160-TS.PDF)
- [Senate Schedule A LCO# 3850 (D) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00257-R00SA-AMD.pdf)

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- [SB 00191: AN ACT CONCERNING THE PSYCHEDELIC-ASSISTED THERAPY PILOT PROGRAM.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB00191-2026)
- [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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