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General Assembly File No. 129
February Session, 2026 Senate Bill No. 339
Senate, March 23, 2026
The Committee on Housing reported through SEN. MARX of
the 20th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the
Senate, that the bill ought to pass.
AN ACT ALLOWING LONG-TERM RENTAL OF BEDROOMS IN A
SINGLE-FAMILY HOME AS OF RIGHT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (d) of section 8-2 of the 2026 supplement to the 1
general statutes, as amended by section 18 of public act 25 -1 of the 2
November special session, is repealed and the following is substituted 3
in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): 4
(d) Zoning regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (a) of this 5
section shall not: 6
(1) (A) Prohibit the operation in a residential zone of any family child 7
care home or group child care home located in a residence, or (B) require 8
any special zoning permit or special zoning exception for such 9
operation; 10
(2) (A) Prohibit the use of receptacles for the storage of items 11
designated for recycling in accordance with section 22a-241b or require 12
that such receptacles comply with provisions for bulk or lot area, or 13
similar provisions, except provisions for side yards, rear yards and front 14
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yards; or (B) unreasonably restrict access to or the size of such 15
receptacles for businesses, given the nature of the business and the 16
volume of items designated for recycling in accordance with section 22a-17
241b, that such business produces in its normal course of business, 18
provided nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit such 19
regulations from requiring the screening or buffering of such receptacles 20
for aesthetic reasons; 21
(3) Impose conditions and requirements on manufactured homes, 22
including mobile manufactured homes built in accordance with federal 23
manufactured home construction and safety standards or on lots 24
containing such manufactured homes, including mobile manufactured 25
home parks, if those conditions and requirements are substantially 26
different from conditions and requirements imposed on (A) single -27
family dwellings; (B) lots containing single -family dwellings; or (C) 28
multifamily dwellings, lots containing multifamily dwellings, cluster 29
developments or planned unit developments; 30
(4) (A) Prohibit the continuance of any nonconforming use, building 31
or structure existing at the time of the adoption of such regulations; (B) 32
require a special permit or special exception for any such continuance; 33
(C) provide for the termination of any nonconforming use solely as a 34
result of nonuse for a specified period of time without regard to the 35
intent of the property owner to maintain that use; or (D) terminate or 36
deem abandoned a nonconforming use, building or structure unless the 37
property owner of such use, building or structure voluntarily 38
discontinues such use, building or structure and such discontinuance is 39
accompanied by an intent to not reestablish such use, building or 40
structure. The demolition or deconstruction of a nonconforming use, 41
building or structure shall not by itself be evidence of such property 42
owner's intent to not reestablish such use, building or structure; 43
(5) Prohibit the installation, in accordance with the provisions of 44
section 8-1bb, of temporary health care structures for use by mentally or 45
physically impaired persons if such structures comply with the 46
provisions of said section, unless the municipality opts out in 47
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accordance with the provisions of subsection (j) of said section; 48
(6) Prohibit the operation in a residential zone of any cottage food 49
operation, as defined in section 21a-62b; 50
(7) Establish for any dwelling unit a minimum floor area that is 51
greater than the minimum floor area set forth in the applicable building, 52
housing or other code; 53
(8) Place a fixed numerical or percentage cap on the number of 54
dwelling units that constitute multifamily housing over four units, 55
middle housing or mixed-use development that may be permitted in the 56
municipality; 57
(9) Require a minimum number of off -street motor vehicle parking 58
spaces for any residential development except as provided in section 8-59
3n; [or] 60
(10) Be applied to deny any land use application, including for any 61
site plan approval, special permit, special exception or other zoning 62
approval, on the basis of (A) a district's character, unless such character 63
is expressly articulated in such regulations by clear and explicit physical 64
standards for site work and structures, or (B) the immutable 65
characteristics, source of income or income level of any applicant or end 66
user, other than age or disability whenever age -restricted or disability-67
restricted housing may be permitted; or 68
(11) (A) Prohibit the rental for six months or more of up to three 69
bedrooms of a single -family dwelling in a residential zone that is the 70
primary residence of the owner -occupant, or (B) require any special 71
zoning permit or special zoning exception for such rental. 72
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2026 8-2(d)
HSG Joint Favorable
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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: None
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill prohibits most municipal zoning regulations from banning
certain bedroom rentals in single-family homes and does not result in a
fiscal impact. The state is not a direct residential landlord.
The Out Years
State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None
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OLR Bill Analysis
SB 339
AN ACT ALLOWING LONG -TERM RENTAL OF BEDROOMS IN A
SINGLE-FAMILY HOME AS OF RIGHT.
SUMMARY
This bill prohibits most municipal zoning regulations from banning
owner-occupants of single-family homes from renting out up to three of
their home’s bedrooms for terms of at least six months. It also prohibits
the regulations from requiring these owners to get a special permit or
exception before renting the bedrooms. The bill’s prohibitions apply to
homes in a residential zone that owner -occupants use as their primary
residence in municipalities that exercise zoning authority under the
statutes (CGS § 8-2), not a special act.
Under existing law, unchanged by the bill, municipalities may use
their general powers to, among other things, regulate off-street parking,
nuisances, and rooming or boarding houses (CGS § 7-148). Generally, a
rented bedroom is subject to the state’s landlord tenant laws on dwelling
units (CGS § 47a-1 et seq.).
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2026
COMMITTEE ACTION
Housing Committee
Joint Favorable
Yea 17 Nay 1 (03/05/2026)