Substitute House Bill No. 6946 modifies the annual reporting requirements for housing authorities in Connecticut. Effective July 1, 2025, the bill mandates that each housing authority submit a report to the Commissioner of Housing and the chief executive officer of the municipality where the authority is located, and additionally, post this report on their website by March 1 each year. The report must include an inventory of existing housing, details on new construction projects, and information on rental housing that has been sold or transferred. Notably, the bill introduces new requirements for rental affordability data, including rental price levels by income group, the number of rental units at each price level as a percentage of area median income, and the dates when rental units qualify as affordable.

The bill also makes several clarifications and adjustments to existing language, such as changing "affordability level" to "rental price level by income group" for clarity, and ensuring consistency in terminology by using "rental unit" instead of "housing unit." The fiscal impact of the bill is expected to be negligible, with no anticipated costs to the state or municipalities, as local housing authorities are primarily funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and may also receive state funding.

Statutes affected:
Raised Bill: 8-68d
HSG Joint Favorable: 8-68d
File No. 69: 8-68d