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CT HB05286
Bill
Status
2/19/2026
Primary Sponsor
Planning and Development Committee
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AI Summary
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Expands eligibility for municipal property tax abatement programs to include surviving domestic partners of police officers, firefighters, and emergency medical technicians who die in the line of duty
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Currently, only surviving spouses qualify for such abatements; the bill adds "domestic partner, as defined by such ordinance" to the eligible categories
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Municipalities retain discretion to establish these programs by ordinance and to define "domestic partner" within their local ordinances
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Abatement applies to all or a portion of property taxes on real property owned and occupied as the principal residence of the surviving partner
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Effective date: October 1, 2026
Legislative Description
An Act Concerning A Municipal Tax Abatement For Surviving Domestic Partners Of Police Officers, Firefighters And Emergency Medical Technicians.
Last Action
Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/17/26 5:00 PM
3/12/2026