HB05410 • 2026

AN ACT PROVIDING HOUSING FOR CERTAIN IMPOVERISHED VETERANS.

Housing

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee
Last action: 2026-02-27
Official status: Public Hearing 03/03
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill text does not specify a total number of homes available or if there is a waiting list beyond 'if available' for move-in.

Program for Prefabricated Homes for Impoverished Veterans

This law creates a program to provide free prefabricated homes on Department of Veterans Affairs grounds in Rocky Hill to veterans who live below the federal poverty line and have been without permanent housing for at least 90 days.

What This Bill Does

Establishes a housing program run by the Commissioner of Housing, working with the Commissioner of Veterans Affairs.
Provides prefabricated homes that are at least 500 square feet, include two bedrooms, a full kitchen, a bathroom, and have insulated exterior walls to qualifying veterans at no cost.
Allows eligible veterans who meet income and homelessness requirements starting January 1, 2027, to apply for housing.
Requires officials to verify if an applicant qualifies within ten days of receiving the application and notify them of approval or rejection.
Approves housing for one year at a time, after which veterans may reapply.
Allows approved veterans up to sixty days to move into a home if one is available.
Permits officials to revoke approval or add conditions if an occupant poses a risk to health, safety, security, well-being of others, or the building itself.
Requires commissioners to submit an annual report on the program's performance starting January 15, 2028.

Who It Names or Affects

Veterans whose income is below the federal poverty line and who have been without a permanent residence for the immediately preceding ninety days.
The Commissioner of Housing and the Commissioner of Veterans Affairs.
Other occupants living in prefabricated structures on Department of Veterans Affairs grounds.

Terms To Know

Prefabricated structure: A home built off-site that is moved to the location and assembled there, as described in the bill for housing veterans.
Federal poverty line: The income level set by the federal government below which a person or family is considered poor.

Limits and Unknowns

Housing approval lasts for only one year, after which veterans must reapply.
Officials may revoke housing if an occupant poses a risk to health, safety, security, well-being of others, or the building itself.
The law does not state how many homes will be built or available.

Bill History

2026-02-27 Connecticut General Assembly
Public Hearing 03/03
2026-02-26 Connecticut General Assembly
Referred to Joint Committee on Veterans' and Military Affairs

Official Summary Text

To establish a program for the provision of prefabricated homes to certain impoverished veterans.

Current Bill Text

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Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AND MILITARY
AFFAIRS

Introduced by:
(VA)

AN ACT PROVIDING HOUSING FOR CERTAIN IMPOVERISHED
VETERANS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2026) (a) There is established a 1
veterans' housing program through which the Commissioner of 2
Housing, in coordination with the Commissioner of Veterans Affairs, 3
may provide housing to any qualifying veteran, at no cost to such 4
veteran, in the form of a prefabricated structure upon the grounds of the 5
Department of Veterans Affairs in Rocky Hill. 6
(b) Each prefabricated structure described in subsection (a) of this 7
section shall have an area of not less than five hundred square feet, shall 8
have insulated exterior walls and shall include two bedrooms, a full 9
kitchen and a bathroom. 10
(c) On and after January 1, 2027, a veteran, as defined in section 27 -11
103 of the general statutes, whose income falls below the federal poverty 12
line and who is able to demonst rate having been without a permanent 13
residence for the immediately preceding ninety days, may apply to the 14

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Commissioners of Housing and Veterans Affairs, in a form and manner 15
prescribed by said commissioner s, to receive housing under the 16
program established in subsection (a) of this section. Not later than ten 17
days after receipt of any such application, said commissioners shall 18
verify whether the applicant qualifies for such housing and shall notify 19
such applicant of the commissioners' determination as to approval or 20
rejection of such application. Any such approval shall be for one year, 21
after which a veteran may reapply under this subsection. 22
(d) Any veteran whose application under subsection (d) of this 23
section has been approved shall be permitted to occupy a prefabricated 24
structure described in subsection (a) of this section, if available, not later 25
than sixty days after such approval, provided either the Commissioner 26
of Housing or Commissioner of Veterans Affairs may revoke such 27
approval or place restrictions or other conditions upon such occupancy 28
in cases where an occupant is posing a risk to the health, safety, security 29
or well-being of other occupants or the integrity of any prefabricated 30
structure. 31
(e) Not later than January 15, 2028, and annually thereafter, the 32
Commissioners of Housing and Veterans Affairs shall jointly submit a 33
report on the performance of the veterans housing program established 34
in subsection (a) of this section, and any recommendations for 35
improvement thereof, to the joint standing committees of the General 36
Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to housing and 37
veterans' and military affairs, in accordance with the provisions of 38
section 11-4a of the general statutes. 39
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 October 1, 2026 New section

Statement of Purpose:
To establish a program for the provision of prefabricated homes to
certain impoverished veterans.

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