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Read. Follow. Verify.Connecticut Revises Municipal Property Tax Assessments, Motor Vehicle Valuations, and Veteran Exemptions
Last action · June 4, 2026: Signed by the GovernorSponsors: Tom Delnicki and 2 others
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What This Bill Does
Substitute Senate Bill No. 362 updates municipal property tax statutes by revising submission deadlines, modifying motor vehicle depreciation schedules, updating assessment personnel training requirements, and adjusting tax exemption application procedures for veterans and elderly homeowners, effective generally on October 1, 2026, and July 1, 2026.
Changes deadlines for municipal transmissions, establishes new motor vehicle property tax depreciation and commercial vehicle valuation timelines, alters administrative appeal notices for property tax reevaluations, and adjusts property tax exemption rules and filing dates for veterans and homeowners.
- Substitute Senate Bill No. 362 was introduced during the 2026 legislative session by the Planning and Development Committee and enacted as Public Act No. 26-114. context
- The General Assembly regularly amends municipal property tax statutes to streamline assessment practices, digital mapping, and veteran tax exemptions across Connecticut towns. context
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Town assessors
Town assessors must adopt new digital parcel transmission deadlines, valuation methods for commercial motor vehicles and property reevaluations, and electronic communication procedures.
Property taxpayers
Taxpayers experience revised assessment appeal procedures, updated motor vehicle depreciation schedules, and adjusted deadlines for tax exemptions and filings.
Veterans
Veterans claiming property tax exemptions must adhere to updated annual filing deadlines and documentation requirements submitted to municipal assessors.
Municipalities
Municipalities must comply with revised property assessment rules, digital parcel file submissions, and potential forfeiture penalties for delayed valuation transmittals.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When must towns transmit digital parcel files to regional councils of governments?
What happens if a property tax application deadline falls on a weekend or legal holiday?
How are motor vehicle values assessed under the updated depreciation schedules?
What is the deadline for veterans claiming specific total disability property tax exemptions to submit their annual claims?
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Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
25 actions- Jun 4, 2026Governor of ConnecticutEnrolledSigned by the Governor
- May 27, 2026Governor of ConnecticutTransmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
- May 27, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyTransmitted to the Secretary of State
- May 20, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyEnrolledPublic Act 26-114
- May 6, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyIn Concurrence
- May 6, 2026HouseFloorHouse Passed
Show 19 earlier actions
- May 1, 2026HouseHouse Calendar Number 555
- May 1, 2026HouseFavorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
- Apr 30, 2026HouseRules Suspended, Transmitted to the House
- Apr 30, 2026SenateFloorSenate Passed
- Apr 14, 2026SenateFavorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
- Apr 14, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyNo New File by Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding
- Apr 14, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyReported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- Apr 14, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyFiled with Legislative Commissioners' Office
- Apr 14, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyJoint Favorable
- Apr 8, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyImmediate Transmittal to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding
- Mar 31, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyFile Number 278
- Mar 31, 2026SenateSenate Calendar Number 189
- Mar 31, 2026SenateFavorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
- Mar 31, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyReported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- Mar 24, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyReferred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/30/26 5:00 PM
- Mar 16, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyFiled with Legislative Commissioners' Office
- Mar 13, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyJoint Favorable Substitute
- Feb 27, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyPublic Hearing 03/04
- Feb 26, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyCommitteeReferred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development
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Modernization of Municipal Data Submissions
The act shifts several deadlines forward (such as digital parcel file transmission to September 1, 2027) and permits electronic communications for reevaluation notices.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance65How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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