AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO ASSIST HOMELESS PERSONS.

Housing Taxes

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Housing Committee
Last action: 2026-04-07
Official status: Referred by House to Committee on Appropriations
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Funding for Homeless Assistance Programs

This bill gives $33.5 million to the Department of Housing from the General Fund to support programs that assist homeless persons.

What This Bill Does

Appropriates thirty-three million five hundred thousand dollars from the General Fund.
Sends this money to the Department of Housing for use in fiscal year ending June 30, 2027.
Requires the funds be used specifically for programs that assist homeless persons.
Sets an effective date of July 1, 2026.

Who It Names or Affects

The Department of Housing
Homeless persons who receive assistance through state programs

Terms To Know

Appropriates: Sets aside a specific amount of money for a government purpose.
General Fund: The main account where the state keeps most of its tax revenue and other income.

Limits and Unknowns

The text does not list specific types of programs or services that will receive this money.
The bill does not explain how the Department of Housing must choose which people to help first.

Bill History

2026-04-07 Connecticut General Assembly
Referred by House to Committee on Appropriations
2026-03-16 LCO
Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
2026-03-16 Connecticut General Assembly
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
2026-03-16 Connecticut General Assembly
House Calendar Number 44
2026-03-16 LCO
File Number 20
2026-03-09 LCO
Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/16/26 12:00 PM
2026-03-06 LCO
Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
2026-03-05 HSG
Joint Favorable
2026-02-13 Connecticut General Assembly
Public Hearing 02/17
2026-02-11 Connecticut General Assembly
Referred to Joint Committee on Housing

Official Summary Text

To provide funding to the Department of Housing to assist homeless persons.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

House of Representatives
HB5160 / File No. 20 1

General Assembly File No. 20
February Session, 2026 House Bill No. 5160

House of Representatives, March 16, 2026

The Committee on Housing reported through REP. FELIPE of
the 130th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the
House, that the bill ought to pass.

AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO ASSIST HOMELESS
PERSONS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. ( Effective July 1, 2026 ) The sum of thirty -three million five 1
hundred thousand dollars is appropriated to the Department of 2
Housing from the General Fund, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, 3
for programs to assist homeless persons. 4
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 July 1, 2026 New section

HSG Joint Favorable

HB5160 File No. 20

HB5160 / File No. 20 2

The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of
the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not
represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general,
fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional
knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final
products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note

State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 27 $
Department of Housing GF - Cost 33.5 million
Note: GF=General Fund

Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill appropriates $33.5 million in FY 27 to the Department of
Housing and specifies that this funding be used for programs to assist
homeless persons.
The Out Years
None

HB5160 File No. 20

HB5160 / File No. 20 3

OLR Bill Analysis
HB 5160

AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO ASSIST HOMELESS
PERSONS.

SUMMARY
The Office of Legislative Research does not analyze Special Acts.
COMMITTEE ACTION
Housing Committee
Joint Favorable
Yea 16 Nay 2 (03/05/2026)