# Connecticut SB 01529: AN ACT REVISING THE EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROVISIONS REGARDING CERTAIN MUNICIPAL REFERENDA AND EQUITY JOINT VENTURES AND CONCERNING CONTRACTS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES, THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION'S NETWORK OF SCHOOLS, THE REPORTING OF CERTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT FINANCIAL INFORMATION, THE FAILURE TO FILE FOR CERTAIN GRAND LIST EXEMPTIONS AND THE DEFERRALS OF CERTAIN TOWNS' REAL PROPERTY REVALUATIONS.

Connecticut SB 01529, AN ACT REVISING THE EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROVISIONS REGARDING CERTAIN MUNICIPAL REFERENDA AND EQUITY JOINT VENTURES AND CONCERNING CONTRACTS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES, THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION'S NETWORK OF SCHOOLS, THE REPORTING OF CERTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT FINANCIAL INFORMATION, THE FAILURE TO FILE FOR CERTAIN GRAND LIST EXEMPTIONS AND THE DEFERRALS OF CERTAIN TOWNS' REAL PROPERTY REVALUATIONS., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee; status signed, last action 2025-07-01 (Signed by the Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Connecticut SB 01529
- State: Connecticut
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT REVISING THE EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROVISIONS REGARDING CERTAIN MUNICIPAL REFERENDA AND EQUITY JOINT VENTURES AND CONCERNING CONTRACTS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES, THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION'S NETWORK OF SCHOOLS, THE REPORTING OF CERTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT FINANCIAL INFORMATION, THE FAILURE TO FILE FOR CERTAIN GRAND LIST EXEMPTIONS AND THE DEFERRALS OF CERTAIN TOWNS' REAL PROPERTY REVALUATIONS.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-19
- Last action: 2025-07-01, Signed by the Governor
- Sponsor: Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: finance, revenue and bonding
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (230 yes, 3 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 5

## Summary

To allow certain persons to file for a certain property tax exemption, notwithstanding certain statutory deadlines, and authorize the town of Trumbull to defer the revaluation of real property in said town by one year.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Tax refunds for missed property exemptions: benefit, medium. The law gives otherwise-eligible property owners another chance to claim specified property-tax exemptions under section 12-81(76). Covered grand list years are Berlin 2023 and 2024; Canton, Manchester, and Newington 2023; Milford 2024; and New Haven 2022. Owners must file the required statement wi…
- Higher payments for developmental service providers: benefit, medium. The Department of Developmental Services must raise contracted service rates by 3.3% on July 1, 2027. Rates rise another 3.3% on January 1, 2028. Residential-service providers receive an additional 3% increase on each date. The increases use a $105 million pool for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2…
- Small-town voters can reverse permit decisions: benefit, low. Beginning September 30, 2025, voters in Connecticut towns with 16,000 or fewer people can petition for a local referendum. Population is measured by the most recent decennial U.S. census. The referendum can challenge environmental permit approvals or denials based on section 22a-20a(g). Petitions a…
- Newington and Trumbull can delay revaluations: mixed, low. Newington and Trumbull can delay property revaluations from the assessment year starting October 1, 2025, to October 1, 2026. Each town's legislative body must approve its delay. Later revaluations resume at the point in the statutory schedule the town followed before the delay. This can postpone a…
- School turnaround network closes to new schools: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the Education Commissioner cannot add schools to the state's school turnaround network, whose authority covers fiscal years 2013–2028. Schools already participating on July 1, 2025, can stay one or two additional years under an exception to usual extension approval rules. Th…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-24 | House | House Roll Call Vote 381 AS AMENDED | pass | 144 | 1 |   |
| 2025-04-24 | Senate | Senate Roll Call Vote 402 | pass | 36 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-24 | Senate | FIN Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) | pass | 50 | 2 |   |

## Actions (22)

- 2025-07-01: Signed by the Governor (legislature)
- 2025-06-27: Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor (legislature)
- 2025-06-27: Transmitted to the Secretary of State (legislature)
- 2025-06-23: Public Act 25-175 (legislature)
- 2025-06-04: In Concurrence (legislature)
- 2025-06-04: House Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A (House)
- 2025-06-04: House Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A (House)
- 2025-06-04: Rules Suspended (legislature)
- 2025-06-04: House Calendar Number 693 (House)
- 2025-06-04: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House (House)
- 2025-06-04: Transmitted Pursuant To Joint Rule 17 (legislature)
- 2025-06-04: Senate Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A (Senate)
- 2025-06-04: Senate Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A 10736 (Senate)
- 2025-05-08: File Number 852 (legislature)
- 2025-05-08: Senate Calendar Number 446 (Senate)
- 2025-05-08: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate (Senate)
- 2025-05-08: Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2025-05-02: Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 05/07/25 5:00 PM (legislature)
- 2025-04-24: Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2025-04-24: Joint Favorable Substitute (legislature)
- 2025-03-20: Public Hearing 03/24 (legislature)
- 2025-03-19: Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding (legislature)

## Bill text

- Public Act No. 25-175, 2025-06-04: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/ACT/PA/PDF/2025PA-00175-R00SB-01529-PA.PDF)
- File No. 852, 2025-05-08: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FC/PDF/2025SB-01529-R000852-FC.PDF)
- FIN Joint Favorable Substitute, 2025-04-24: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-01529-R01-SB.PDF)
- Raised Bill, 2025-03-19: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-01529-R00-SB.PDF)
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 852: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025SB-01529-R000852-BA.PDF)
- FIN Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/JFR/S/PDF/2025SB-01529-R00FIN-JFR.PDF)
- FIN Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/S/PDF/2025SB-01529-R00FIN-CV69-TS.PDF)
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 852: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025SB-01529-R000852-FN.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 10736 (See Fiscal Note Details): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025SB-01529-R00LCO10736-FNA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for SB-1529, As Amended by Senate "A" (LCO 10736): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025SB-01529-R01-FN.PDF)
- House Roll Call Vote 381 AS AMENDED: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/H/PDF/2025HV-00381-R00SB01529-HV.PDF)
- Senate Roll Call Vote 402: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/S/PDF/2025SV-00402-R00SB01529-SV.PDF)
- Senate Schedule A LCO# 10736 (D): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/amd/S/pdf/2025SB-01529-R00SA-AMD.pdf)
- Summary for Public Act No. 25-175: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/SUM/PDF/2025SUM00175-R01SB-01529-SUM.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
- [Public Act No. 25-175 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/ACT/PA/PDF/2025PA-00175-R00SB-01529-PA.PDF)
- [File No. 852 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FC/PDF/2025SB-01529-R000852-FC.PDF)
- [FIN Joint Favorable Substitute (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-01529-R01-SB.PDF)
- [Raised Bill (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-01529-R00-SB.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis For File Copy 852 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025SB-01529-R000852-BA.PDF)
- [FIN Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/JFR/S/PDF/2025SB-01529-R00FIN-JFR.PDF)
- [FIN Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/S/PDF/2025SB-01529-R00FIN-CV69-TS.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note For File Copy 852 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025SB-01529-R000852-FN.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 10736 (See Fiscal Note Details) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025SB-01529-R00LCO10736-FNA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for SB-1529, As Amended by Senate "A" (LCO 10736) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025SB-01529-R01-FN.PDF)
- [House Roll Call Vote 381 AS AMENDED (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/H/PDF/2025HV-00381-R00SB01529-HV.PDF)
- [Senate Roll Call Vote 402 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/S/PDF/2025SV-00402-R00SB01529-SV.PDF)
- [Senate Schedule A LCO# 10736 (D) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/amd/S/pdf/2025SB-01529-R00SA-AMD.pdf)
- [Summary for Public Act No. 25-175 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/SUM/PDF/2025SUM00175-R01SB-01529-SUM.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-SB01529-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).