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Housing committee holds organizational meeting, schedules Jan. 23 follow-up
Summary
The Connecticut Legislature’s Housing Committee opened with member introductions, staff roll call and a pledge to address homelessness and housing cost pressures; the panel set its next meeting for Jan. 23 at 11 a.m.
The Connecticut Legislature’s Housing Committee convened for an organizational meeting in which lawmakers introduced themselves, staff were named and the panel scheduled its next meeting for Jan. 23 at 11 a.m.
The committee’s Senate cochair, Senator Marks, said she was “thrilled” to serve and urged a focus on substantive work. Representative Antonio Felipe, the House chair, framed homelessness and rising housing costs as top priorities, saying the committee must be “collaborative” and ready for “hard work and some bold work.”
Members used the session for brief remarks about their districts and committee priorities. Senator Harron Gaston noted housing “cuts across socioeconomic backgrounds,” Representative Joe Zulu cited regional planning and 8-30g reform as legislative priorities, and Representative Gary Turco described homelessness and housing affordability as among “the biggest” issues for the session.
Staff introduced at the start of the meeting included Sean McGahn and Julia Bansal from the Office of Legislative Research (OLR), Elizabeth (Libby) Carlson as the Legislative Commissioners’ Office (LCO) representative, Brianna Pollard from the Office of Fiscal Analysis (OFA), and Ariana Saquedis as the committee clerk; Saquedis confirmed the next meeting time as “11 a.m.” when asked by the chair.
Representative Felipe referenced recent trends while urging urgency: “this increase of 13% in homelessness and 30% rent,” framing those figures as part of the context the committee will address. The remarks were introductory; no bills or formal substantive policy proposals were debated at the meeting.
The session ended with a procedural motion to adjourn that was moved, seconded and approved. The committee will reconvene on Jan. 23 at 11 a.m. for its next meeting.
