With the Connecticut General Assembly in the home stretch of the 2025 legislative session, the following noteworthy property tax bills have been voted out of committee for consideration and possible action by both chambers of...more
4/29/2025
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Senate Bill No. 1556 has been introduced proposing to create a new Connecticut Appeals Board for Property Valuation (the “Board”). If the bill is adopted, the Board would be constituted this year to hear appeals from the...more
4/22/2025
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Two bills that aim to advance the concept of a uniform capacity tax for solar photovoltaic (PV) systems and battery energy storage systems (BESS) were the subject of a public hearing before the Connecticut General Assembly’s...more
4/3/2025
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On Monday, March 10, 2025, the Connecticut General Assembly’s Planning and Development Committee held a public hearing on the following eminent domain, property tax and land use bills of interest to the business community...more
3/11/2025
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Two of the Connecticut General Assembly's most influential committees are holding public hearings this week on the following property tax bills of note...more
2/25/2025
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Pursuant to Public Act No. 24-31, the Connecticut General Assembly required the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) in consultation with the Office of Policy and Management (OPM) to “conduct a study...more
12/11/2024
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National and local news has been replete with stories discussing the challenges and benefits of converting underutilized commercial properties such as office buildings into needed housing. A recently introduced bill pending...more
3/5/2024
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A bill has been introduced before the Connecticut General Assembly that would eliminate property tax exemptions for real property acquired by an “independent institution of higher education” on or after October 1, 2024...more
2/23/2024
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On March 10, 2023 at 11:00 a.m., the Connecticut General Assembly’s Planning and Development Committee will hold a public hearing on the following bills of interest to both commercial and residential taxpayers...more
Two bills pending before the Connecticut General Assembly seek to impose a new state-wide property tax on different classes of real property. Currently, property taxes are only imposed at the municipal level of government. ...more
2/23/2023
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