§ 2-139 — Majority leaders' roundtable group on affordable housing. Membership. Reports.

(a) There is established the majority leaders' roundtable group on affordable housing. The group shall study (1) existing affordable housing policies, programs and initiatives in the state, (2) the potential conversion of state properties into affordable housing developments, (3) successful models and best practices from other states or regions to inform potential policy recommendations, (4) the potential conversion of commercial properties such as hotels, malls and office buildings into residential buildings, and (5) any other topics related to the promotion and development of affordable housing in the state. (b) The roundtable group shall consist of the following members: (1) The cochairpersons and ranking members of the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to housing and planning and development; (2) The majority leader of the Senate; (3) The majority leader of the House of Representatives; (4) Three appointed by the majority leader of the House of Representatives, one of whom has expertise in public housing, one of whom represents a regional council of governments, and one of whom represents a business advocacy organization or regional chamber of commerce; (5) Three appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, one of whom has expertise in regional planning, one of whom has expertise in local planning and zoning, and one of whom has expertise in housing development; (6) The Commissioner of Administrative Services, or the commissioner's designee; (7) The Commissioner of Housing, or the commissioner's designee; (8) The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, or the commissioner's designee; (9) The Commissioner of Transportation, or the commissioner's designee; (10) The Responsible Growth Coordinator, or the coordinator's designee; (11) The executive director of the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, or the executive director's designee; (12) A representative of the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities; and (13) A representative of the Connecticut Council of Small Towns. (c) Any member of the roundtable group appointed under subdivision (1), (2), (3) or (4) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member of the General Assembly. (d) All initial appointments to the roundtable group shall be made not later than thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority. (e) The majority leader of the Senate and the majority leader of the House of Representatives shall be the chairpersons for the roundtable group. The chairpersons shall schedule the first meeting of the roundtable group, which shall be held not later than sixty days after the effective date of this section. (f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to housing shall serve as administrative staff of the roundtable group. (g) Not later than January 1, 2024, and annually on January first thereafter, the roundtable group shall submit a report on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to housing, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a .

Legislative History

(P.A. 23-207, S. 36; P.A. 24-88, S. 1.) History: P.A. 23-207 effective June 29, 2023; P.A. 24-88 made a technical change in Subsec. (b)(1), effective May 30, 2024.