General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5904
January Session, 2021 LCO No. 2448
Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
REP. JOHNSON, 49th Dist. REP. HUGHES, 135th Dist.
SEN. FLEXER, 29th Dist. REP. PORTER, 94th Dist.
REP. GODFREY, 110th Dist. REP. GUCKER, 138th Dist.
REP. MICHEL, 146th Dist. REP. ELLIOTT, 88th Dist.
AN ACT REINSTITUTING THE MUNICIPAL HOUSING VOUCHER
PROGRAM TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
1 That chapter 128 of the general statutes be amended to reinstitute the
2 municipal voucher program and require municipalities to issue housing
3 vouchers to residents at risk of homelessness due to certain
4 circumstances such as a death in the family, disability or lost
5 employment.
Statement of Purpose:
To prevent homelessness in the state.
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