Banking Committee
JOINT FAVORABLE REPORT
Bill No.: SB-180
AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE INTEREST RATE FOR CERTAIN MUNICIPAL
Title: TAX LIENS.
Vote Date: 3/8/2022
Vote Action: Joint Favorable
PH Date: 3/1/2022
File No.: 52
Disclaimer: The following JOINT FAVORABLE Report is prepared for the benefit of the
members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and
explanation and does not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber
thereof for any purpose.
Sponsor of Bill:
Banking Committee
Reason for Bill:
This bill will reduce the interest on delinquent payments to assigned tax obligations from 18%
to 12%. Up to now the Towns could sell the lien on a property without informing the property
owner. Property owners would be unaware that the lien had been sold and this leads to
increased costs to the owners.
Response from Administrative Agency:
None Expressed
Nature and Sources of Support:
Paula Bacolini, Homeowner Glastonbury, CT
Jeff Gentes, Connecticut Fair Housing Center, and the Housing Clinic
Rep. Edwin Vargas, Deputy Speaker Connecticut General Assembly
Louis Roman, President Pro Se Group
Tom Swan, Executive Director Connecticut Citizen Action Group
Walt Ciplinski, Resident State of Connecticut
Supports this bill because it will create a more affordable interest rate for property owners.
There needs to be more due process in issuing tax liens. Residents should be given more
notice when liens are sold and when payments are due. Residents should be given the
chance to address the issue and resolve it before the sale of such lien. This bill would allow
people to resolve matters before they impact their financial wellbeing. 18% compounded is
extremely unfair to citizens.
Michael Porzio, Resident State of Connecticut
The 12% rate is an improvement of the delinquent rate. He would like to see the selling of tax
liens banned in the state of Connecticut.
Nature and Sources of Opposition:
William L. Donlin, Connecticut Tax Collectors' Association
Teresa M. Babon, President Connecticut Tax Collector's Association
Cory Gumbreqicz, Tax Collector City of Milford
Patricia Kratochvil, Tax Collector Town of East Windsor
Kimberly Pokrywka, Tax Collector Town of Roxbury
Christine Silansky, Tax Collector Town of Canton
J. Stacey Yarbrough, Tax Collector and Town Clerk Town of North Haven
Scott M. Ferguson, Tax Collector City of Danbury
Betsy Gara, Executive Director Connecticut Council of Small Towns
Connecticut Conference of Municipalities
Oppose S.B. 180 because it would end an important tool of lien assignment that
municipalities rely on for funding their budgets and restoring real property to productive use.
This bill arbitrarily reduces the interest rate from 18% to 12%. Towns that rely on tax lien
assignments would be severely negatively impacted. This legislation encourages towns and
cities to be more aggressive in enforcing and collecting its tax liens and this would cause
more homeowners to face foreclosures. The purpose of the delinquent rate is to encourage
people to pay on time, this bill would take away the incentive for people to pay on time.
Reported by: Alexa Moyer/Dawn Marzik 3/22/22
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