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Read. Follow. Verify.Connecticut requires landlord contact registry for large towns, cuts fire inspection frequency, and sets juice bar rules
Last action · April 30, 2026: House Calendar Number 539Sponsor: Fred Gee
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What This Bill Proposed
This bill mandates that municipalities with populations of 20,000 or more require nonresident landlords and s to register current residential addresses and 24-hour emergency phone numbers. It also reduces routine local fire marshal building inspections from annually to biennially, updates liquor permit renewal certifications, and establishes new operating restrictions and police termination powers for underage juice bars.
Property owners in towns with populations of 20,000 or more face new mandatory reporting rules and fines between $250 and $1,000 for non-compliance, while cafe permittees operating youth juice bars must restrict attendance to 10% of building occupancy and face strict conviction reporting mandates.
- Local fire marshals in Connecticut are responsible for enforcing fire safety codes and conducting building inspections to protect public safety across municipalities. context
- The Connecticut General Assembly considers legislation regarding liquor permits, landlord-tenant relations, and municipal code enforcement during its legislative sessions. context
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.
nonresident owners
Nonresident rental property owners in municipalities with 20,000 or more residents must register contact details and emergency phone numbers or face fines.
project-based housing providers
Property owners contracting with HUD under the Housing Choice Voucher Program are subject to mandatory municipal contact reporting requirements.
cafe permit holders
Establishments operating youth juice bars must comply with strict 10% occupancy limits, 10 p.m. operating caps, and advance police notification rules.
local fire marshals
Local fire marshals experience a change in routine inspection schedules from annual to biennial intervals for public service and code-regulated occupancies.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What information must landlords report to municipalities under the bill?
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Can local police shut down a juice bar event?
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · passed the Senate · on the House floor.
Procedural history
14 actions- Apr 30, 2026HouseHouse Calendar Number 539
- Apr 30, 2026HouseFavorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
- Apr 29, 2026HouseRules Suspended, Transmitted to the House
- Apr 29, 2026SenateFloorSenate Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A
- Apr 29, 2026SenateFloorSenate Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A 5225
- Apr 1, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyFile Number 306
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- Apr 1, 2026SenateSenate Calendar Number 216
- Apr 1, 2026SenateFavorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
- Apr 1, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyReported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- Mar 26, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyReferred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/31/26 5:00 PM
- Mar 17, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyFiled with Legislative Commissioners' Office
- Mar 17, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyJoint Favorable Substitute
- Mar 5, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyPublic Hearing 03/12
- Mar 4, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyCommitteeReferred to Joint Committee on Public Safety and Security
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Shift from Annual to Biennial Fire Safety Inspections
The legislation modifies long-standing municipal inspection timelines by reducing routine fire marshal safety checks from yearly to every two years.
Mandatory Municipal Landlord Registry Expansion
Reporting requirements for nonresident property owners and housing providers shift from optional for all towns to mandatory for municipalities with 20,000 or more residents.
Connected Entities
Sources
cga.ct.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy35Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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