How is Connecticut balancing statewide housing mandates against local control this session?

Connecticut's 2026 session produced a stack of housing measures — including HB 8002 on statewide zoning reform, a Senate-passed 90-day waiting period for institutional buyers of single- and two-family homes, a ban on ratio utility billing in rentals, a landlord-registration bill with tougher penalties, and a substitute requiring 14-day notice before clearing encampments. State senators and representatives clashed over how far Hartford should push into local zoning and rental markets.

AI-generated summary compiled from Citizen Portal's coverage of the bill. Officials' positions below are sourced from their own words in indexed meetings and press events.