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SB00359 • 2026

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE DEFERRAL OF A PROPERTY REVALUATION.

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE DEFERRAL OF A PROPERTY REVALUATION.

Taxes
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Planning and Development Committee
Last action
2026-05-01
Official status
House Calendar Number 554
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The effective date is listed only as 'from passage' without a specific calendar day confirmed in the metadata or excerpt.

Law Allowing Hartford to Delay Property Revaluation

This law allows the city of Hartford to postpone its required property value update by one year if the city's legislative body approves it.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows the city of Hartford to delay a scheduled real estate revaluation from October 1, 2026, until October 1, 2027.
  • Requires approval from the city's legislative body before this one-year deferral can happen.
  • Permits officials who set tax rates to create new rate bills under existing state laws if the delay occurs.
  • States that any future revaluation must follow the original schedule required by law, picking up where it left off.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The city of Hartford
  • Property owners in Hartford whose property values are being reassessed

Terms To Know

Revaluation
A process where the government updates the official value of all real estate in a city.
Legislative body
The group of elected officials that makes decisions for the city, such as approving this delay.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This law applies only to the city of Hartford.
  • The deferral happens only if the city's legislative body votes to approve it; otherwise, the original schedule stands.
  • The text does not state a specific calendar date when this bill becomes effective beyond saying 'from passage'.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-01 Connecticut General Assembly

    Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House

  2. 2026-05-01 Connecticut General Assembly

    House Calendar Number 554

  3. 2026-04-30 Connecticut General Assembly

    Senate Passed

  4. 2026-04-30 Connecticut General Assembly

    Rules Suspended, Transmitted to the House

  5. 2026-04-14 FIN

    Joint Favorable

  6. 2026-04-14 LCO

    Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office

  7. 2026-04-14 LCO

    Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office

  8. 2026-04-14 Connecticut General Assembly

    No New File by Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding

  9. 2026-04-14 Connecticut General Assembly

    Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate

  10. 2026-04-08 Connecticut General Assembly

    Immediate Transmittal to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding

  11. 2026-04-01 LCO

    Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office

  12. 2026-04-01 Connecticut General Assembly

    Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate

  13. 2026-04-01 Connecticut General Assembly

    Senate Calendar Number 205

  14. 2026-04-01 LCO

    File Number 294

  15. 2026-03-26 LCO

    Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/31/26 5:00 PM

  16. 2026-03-16 LCO

    Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office

  17. 2026-03-13 PD

    Joint Favorable

  18. 2026-02-27 Connecticut General Assembly

    Public Hearing 03/04

  19. 2026-02-26 Connecticut General Assembly

    Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development

Official Summary Text

To allow the city of Hartford to delay the revaluation of real property in the city by one year.

Current Bill Text

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LCO 1 of 2

General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 359
February Session, 2026

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE DEFERRAL OF A PROPERTY
REVALUATION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. ( Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions 1
of section 12-62 of the general statutes or any municipal charter, special 2
act or home rule ordinance, the city of Hartford, which is required to 3
implement a revaluation of real property for the assessment year 4
commencing October 1, 2026, pursuant to section 12 -62 of the general 5
statutes, may defer such implementation until the assessment year 6
commencing October 1, 2027, provided such deferral is approved by the 7
legislative body of such city. The rate maker, as defined in section 12 -8
131 of the general statutes, may prepare new rate bills under the 9
provisions of chapter 204 of the general statutes to carry out the 10
provisions of this section. 11
(b) Any required revaluation subsequent to any deferred revaluation 12
implemented pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be 13
implemented in accordance with the provisions of section 12 -62 of the 14
general statutes. Such subsequent revaluation shall recommence at the 15
point in the schedule required pursuant to section 12 -62 of the general 16
statutes that such city was following prior to such deferral. 17
Substitute Bill No. 359

LCO 2 of 2

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 from passage New section

PD Joint Favorable Subst. -LCO
FIN Joint Favorable