Lamont: ‘I Look Forward To Signing’ New CT Housing Bill Into Law
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Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont answers questions during a media briefing on Aug. 7, 2025 at the State Capitol in Hartford. Credit: Donald Eng, CTNewsJunkie
The governor vetoed a housing bill several months ago, but indicated after this version was passed by the legislature that he would sign it.
By Donald Eng, CTNewsJunkie.com
The state Senate didn’t match the state House’s marathon 7-hour debate on a revised housing bill Thursday, but it came pretty close.
The Senate, in the last act of its special session, debated HB 8002 for more than five hours before approving it 24-10 along party lines. The House had approved it 90-56 along similarly partisan lines, with a handful of Democrats joining the Republicans in opposition.
The bill was a reworked version of a housing bill that passed the legislature during the 2025 session before Gov. Ned Lamont “reluctantly” vetoed it.
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