The People's Ledger
← All Connecticut bills

SB00256Introduced in the Senate

An Act Concerning The Purchase Of Residential Property By Private Equity Entities.

Engrossed

Introduced by Housing Committee

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

Writing a plain-English summary of this bill… this can take a few seconds the first time.

Official description

To require a seventy-five-day waiting period for private equity entities to offer to purchase one or two-family homes.

Where it stands

House Calendar Number 548

May 1, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Chamber not recorded votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate Roll Call Vote 208 · April 30, 2026

27

Yes

9

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

36 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

What do people think?

Citizen Voice

How would you vote on this bill?

An unofficial public opinion poll. It does not affect the bill or the official vote.

One response per device. Location is self-reported and not verified. Results are informal and not a scientific survey.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
John Fonfara1Yes
Douglas McCrory2Yes
Saud Anwar3Yes
MD Rahman4Yes
Derek Slap5Yes
Rick Lopes6Yes
John Kissel7Yes
Paul Honig8Yes
Matthew Lesser9Yes
Gary Winfield10Yes

Bill history

  1. Referred to Joint Committee on Housing

  2. Public Hearing 02/24

  3. Joint Favorable Substitute

  4. Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office

  5. Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/25/26 5:00 PM

  6. Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office

  7. Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate

  8. Senate Calendar Number 124

  9. File Number 203

  10. Immediate Transmittal to Committee on Judiciary

  11. Joint Favorable Substitute

  12. Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office

  13. Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/20/26 5:00 PM

  14. Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office

  15. New File by Committee on Appropriations

  16. Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate

  17. File Number 706

  18. Senate Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A 5442

  19. Senate Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A

  20. Rules Suspended, Transmitted to the House

  21. Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House

  22. House Calendar Number 548

Verify the information

Our commitment to neutrality

We provide factual information only. We never tell you which politicians or bills to support, and we do not rank, score, or endorse anyone.