ConnecticutConnecticut home sellers answer standard reports about property condition
Home sellers must answer a standard report's questions about what they know, including flood damage, insurance, and past assistance.
What it does
The Consumer Protection commissioner must prescribe a standard home condition report, and sellers answer its questions about the property to the best of their knowledge.
For covered certificates, the commissioner may take disciplinary action, including suspension or revocation, probation, or a reprimand.
The law refers to another state law section for the meaning of “gender-affirming health care services.”
Argument forBuyers could learn about known flood damage, assistance, and insurance through the seller's report, helping them weigh a property's flood risks.
Argument againstSellers may struggle to answer detailed flood questions if they do not know a property's history, leaving buyers with gaps in the report.
More detail
The Consumer Protection commissioner must prescribe a standard written report for residential property sellers. Sellers answer questions about the home and disclose problems they know about; buyers receive and acknowledge the report. The commissioner must act within available appropriations. This section took effect when the act passed.
The commissioner may deny or refuse to renew a certificate, suspend or revoke one, place a registrant on probation, or issue a reprimand. These rules apply to certificates and registrants under sections 20-670 through 20-686, inclusive. A revoked certificate cannot be reinstated sooner than one year after revocation. This section takes effect October 1, 2026.
The law refers to section 52-571m for the meaning of “gender-affirming health care services.” The referenced definition applies to the term “gender-affirming health care services.” This section takes effect July 1, 2026.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- May 19SIGNED BY Governor Ned LamontBecame Law
- May 15TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORTo Governor
- May 15TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE
- May 14PUBLIC ACT 26-43
- May 6
- Vote recorded Senate Roll Call Vote 326. Result: pass.Upper
- May 5ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCE
- May 5SENATE PASSEDPassed Senate
- Apr 10SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 351
- Apr 10FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Minor
- Apr 8HOUSE PASSEDPassed House
- Vote recorded House Roll Call Vote 52. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 25FILE NO. 159
- Mar 25HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 134
- Mar 25FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARMinor
- Mar 25RPTD. OUT OF LCO
- Mar 19REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/24/26Minor
- Mar 12FILED WITH LCOMinor
- Mar 11Joint FavorableMinor
- Feb 13PUBLIC HEARING 0218
- Feb 10REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON General LawIntroduced
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