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Read. Follow. Verify.Connecticut bill clarifies municipal park replacement and public hearing requirements
Last action · March 9, 2026: Public Hearing 03/13
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What This Bill Proposed
Connecticut municipalities that convert park or land for nonpark uses must provide comparable replacement land equal in value and per unit area size and hold a specific public hearing detailing the conversion.
Local governments must follow explicit public notice timelines and provide equal-value replacement land before repurposing municipal parks or recreational spaces.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Municipalities
Towns, cities, and boroughs must follow specific hearing procedures and provide equal-value replacement land when converting park or open space.
Key Facts
- Municipalities taking, converting, or repurposing park, recreational, or open space land for nonpark uses must provide comparable replacement land equal in value and per unit area size.
- Municipalities must hold a public hearing before taking, converting, or repurposing such land.
- The public hearing notice must include a description of the land to be taken, its proposed use, reasons for the conversion, and a description of the replacement land.
- Notice of the public hearing must be published in a newspaper with substantial circulation at least twice, with specific timing intervals.
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- The public hearing must be held within a period of not more than thirty and not less than fifteen days after any other required public hearing.
- The term 'municipality' is defined to mean any town, city, borough, or other political subdivision of the state.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
2 actions- Mar 9, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyPublic Hearing 03/13
- Mar 6, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyCommitteeReferred to Joint Committee on Environment
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 40)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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