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Senate removes Hamden provision from Healthy Homes Fund after failing to make $12 surcharge optional
Summary
Lawmakers voted to remove a Hamden-specific allocation from the Healthy Homes Fund but rejected an amendment to make the $12 homeowner surcharge optional. Supporters said the surcharge helped remediate crumbling foundations; opponents called the surcharge a hidden tax and sought to phase it out.
The Connecticut Senate on Wednesday approved a technical change to the Healthy Homes Fund that removes a provision providing grants to owner‑occupied condominiums in Hamden but rejected an amendment that would have made the $12 per‑policy surcharge optional.
The bill, Senate Bill 1306, was described by Senator Marilyn Marx as eliminating a narrow provision that had directed earlier remittances from the Healthy Homes Fund to the Department of Housing for Hamden condominium owners with structurally deficient foundations. "This bill is…
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