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SB00518 • 2026

AN ACT AMENDING A CONVEYANCE OF A PARCEL OF STATE LAND IN THE CITY OF MIDDLETOWN.

AN ACT AMENDING A CONVEYANCE OF A PARCEL OF STATE LAND IN THE CITY OF MIDDLETOWN.

Housing
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Government Oversight Committee
Last action
2026-05-29
Official status
Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide details on what happens after the land reverts to the state or how much money will be involved in repaying any mortgage if it reverts back to the state.

Amending a Land Conveyance in Middletown

This act amends a previous land transfer to clarify usage requirements and mandates that the Shiloh Baptist Community Development Corporation repay any mortgage if the land reverts back to the state.

What This Bill Does

  • Clarifies that the parcel must be used for moderate-income housing and community facilities open to everyone by June 30, 2029.
  • Requires compliance with federal nondiscrimination laws if the land receives federal assistance.
  • Specifies that the Shiloh Baptist Community Development Corporation must start construction or obtain a loan for it by June 30, 2029.
  • States that if these conditions are not met, the state can reclaim the land.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Shiloh Baptist Community Development Corporation
  • People living in Middletown who might use the housing or community facilities

Terms To Know

Reverter
When land goes back to its original owner if certain conditions are not met.
Moderate-income Housing
Housing for people who earn a middle-level income, not too high or low.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The act does not specify what happens after the land reverts to the state.
  • It is unclear how much money will be involved in repaying any mortgage if the land reverts back to the state.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-29 Connecticut General Assembly

    Transmitted to the Secretary of State

  2. 2026-05-29 Connecticut General Assembly

    Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor

  3. 2026-05-20 LCO

    Special Act 26-28

  4. 2026-05-06 Connecticut General Assembly

    House Passed

  5. 2026-05-06 Connecticut General Assembly

    In Concurrence

  6. 2026-04-23 Connecticut General Assembly

    Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House

  7. 2026-04-23 Connecticut General Assembly

    House Calendar Number 502

  8. 2026-04-22 Connecticut General Assembly

    Senate Passed

  9. 2026-04-16 LCO

    Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office

  10. 2026-04-16 Connecticut General Assembly

    Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate

  11. 2026-04-16 Connecticut General Assembly

    Senate Calendar Number 419

  12. 2026-04-16 LCO

    File Number 656

  13. 2026-04-10 LCO

    Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/15/26 5:00 PM

  14. 2026-04-07 LCO

    Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office

  15. 2026-04-06 GOS

    Joint Favorable Substitute

  16. 2026-03-27 Connecticut General Assembly

    Public Hearing 04/01

  17. 2026-03-26 Connecticut General Assembly

    Referred to Joint Committee on Government Oversight

Official Summary Text

To amend a prior conveyance of state land in the city of Middletown to clarify what use of the parcel is required and require the Shiloh Baptist Community Development Corporation to repay any mortgage granted on said parcel in case of its reversion to the state.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
Substitute Senate Bill No. 518

Special Act No. 26-28

AN ACT AMENDING A CONVEYANCE OF A PARCEL OF STATE
LAND IN THE CITY OF MIDDLETOWN.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. Section 17 of public act 05 -279, as amended by special act
24-11, is amended to read as follows (Effective July 1, 2026):
(a) Whereas the parcel of land described in subsection (a) of section 2
of special act 95-25, having an area of approximately ten acres and sold
to the Shiloh Baptist Community Development Corporation in a deed
recorded on the city of Middletown Land Record s in Volume 1278 at
Page 942, has reverted to the state of Connecticut, notwithstanding any
provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Administrative
Services shall convey said parcel of land to the Shiloh Baptist
Community Development Corpora tion, at a cost equal to the
administrative costs of making such conveyance. The conveyance shall
be subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board.
(b) Not later than June 30, 2029 , the Shiloh Baptist Community
Development Corporation shall use the parcel for moderate -income
housing and recreational or community facilities open to the public. Such
housing and facilities shall comply with all nondiscrimination
requirements concerning the occupancy of housing or the use of facilities,
Substitute Senate Bill No. 518

Special Act No. 26-28 2 of 2

which are developed in whole or in part with federal assistance, and said
parcel of land and such housing and facilities shall not be used for the
teaching or practicing of religion. If (1) construction is not commenced on
said parcel of land [is not used] or a loan signed to be used for financing
such construction for the development of such housing and facilities by
June 30, 2029, or (2) such housing or facilities do not comply with such
requirements at any time after the conveyance of the parcel occurring on
or after July 1, 2024, the parcel of land shall revert to the state of
Connecticut. The reverter provisions of this subsection in e ffect on and
after July 1, 2024, shall replace and extinguish any prior reverter
provisions recorded on the city of Middletown Land Records, including
in the deed recorded in Volume 1278 at Page 942 of said land records.
(c) The State Properties Review Board shall complete its review of the
conveyance of said parcel of land not later than thirty days after it
receives a proposed agreement from the Department of Administrative
Services. The land shall remain under the care and control of said
department until a conveyance is made in accordance with the
provisions of this section. The State Treasurer shall execute and deliver
any deed or instrument necessary for a conveyance under this s ection,
which deed or instrument shall include provisions to carry out the
purposes of subsections (a) and (b) of this section. The Commissioner of
Administrative Services shall have the sole responsibility for all other
incidents of such conveyance.