Gov. Ned Lamont this week vetoed what would have been the most significant housing legislation Connecticut has seen in years, over concerns that the bill undermined towns' rights to set housing policy for themselves.

Now the question is: What comes next?

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While Republicans and advocates for local control cheered Lamont's veto Monday, top Democrats and other advocates of zoning reform lamented it as a missed opportunity to address what they see as a housing crisis driven in part by towns' reluctance to allow development.

Lamont's concerns with the proposed legislation, known as House Bill 5002, included issues with provisions that would have set affordable housing targets for towns, barred local governments from imposing minimum parking requirements and made it easier to convert commercial buildings for residential use.

What's next for housing in Connecticut after latest reform proposal was vetoed?, Alex Putterman, CT Insider, June 26, 2025, available here