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Committee approves radon mitigation assistance program; funding source draws opposition
Summary
The Connecticut Housing Committee voted to send House Bill 6942, establishing a radon mitigation assistance program for low-income households, to the floor. Debate centered on the bill's proposed funding mechanism'the Healthy Homes surcharge on property insurance policies'with objections from Republican members who called the fee a hidden tax.
The Connecticut General Assembly Housing Committee voted on Feb. 20 to send House Bill 6942, which would establish a radon mitigation assistance program for low-income households, to the House floor.
The committee approved the bill by roll call after a debate focused on how the program would be funded. Senator Sampson opposed the measure's funding mechanism, saying the bill would rely on the "Healthy Homes" surcharge, a $12 fee applied to property insurance policies that was created in response to crumbling foundations in parts of northeastern Connecticut. "I don't much care for having additional what I consider to be hidden taxes on homeowners insurance policies," Sampson said. "If the state of Connecticut wants to fund a…
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