SB 200 — AN ACT CONCERNING SUMMARY PROCESS RECORDS.

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20071 February Session, 2022 LCOSubstitute Senate Bill No.

1737200 ReferredSenate, toMarch 22, 2022 The Committee on HOUSINGHousing Introducedreported by:through SEN.

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AN ACT CONCERNING SUMMARY PROCESS RECORDS.

(NEW) (Effective OctoberJanuary 1, 2022)2023, and applicable to any civil action filed on or after said date) (a) In any summary process action instituted pursuant to chapter 832 of the general statutes, upon (1) the withdrawal of such action, (2) a judgment of dismissal or nonsuit uponanyupon grounds,orany (3)ajudgmentgrounds, foror thedefendant,(3) thechiefa clerkjudgment offor the superiordefendant, court for the judicialJudicial districtBranch in which such summary process action was filed shall ensure that any Internet records or identifying information concerning such summary process action are removed from the Judicial Branch Internet web site within thirty days of the disposition of such summarysummaryprocessactionasdescribedinsubdivisions(1)to(3),inclusive, process action as described in subdivisions (1) to (3), inclusive, of this subsection.

(b) In any summary process action instituted pursuant to chapter 832 of the general statutes, upon a judgment for the plaintiff, the chiefJudicial clerkBranch of the superior court for the judicial district in which such summary process action was filed shall ensure that any Internet records or identifying information concerning such summary process action are removed from the Judicial BranchsSB200 Internet/ webFile site not earlier than one LCO No.

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20071 Branch Internet web site one year after the dispositionentry of such summaryjudgment, process action as described in this subsection, except that such Internet records or identifying information may be removed from the Judicial Branch Internet web site at an earlier date upon order of the court.

Section 1 OctoberJanuary 1, 20222023, and New section applicable to any civil action filed on or after said date Statement of Purpose:Legislative Commissioners:

ToIn requireSubsec. the removal of Internet records or identifying information concerning summary process actions after the disposition of such actions.

[Proposed(b), deletions"disposition areof enclosedsuch summary process action as described in brackets.this subsection" was changed to "entry of such judgment" for consistency and clarity.

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71 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.

Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

None Explanation The bill requires the removal of certain summary process records from the Judicial Branch website and does not result in a fiscal impact as Judicial can implement this change with existing resources.

The Out Years State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

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71 OLR Bill Analysis sSB 200 AN ACT CONCERNING SUMMARY PROCESS RECORDS.

SUMMARY This bill requires the judicial branch to remove from its website any records or identifying information related to a summary process action (i.e., eviction proceeding) that is withdrawn, dismissed or nonsuited, or decidedinthedefendant’s(i.e., tenant’s)favor.The judicialbranchmust do so within 30 days after the action’s disposition.

If an action is decided in favor of the plaintiff (i.e., landlord), the judicial branch must remove the records or identifying information one year after judgment is entered unless directed to do so sooner by court order.

The bill also prohibits an individual or entity that purchases bulk summary process records for commercial purposes (e.g., selling the records or providing consumer reporting- and prospective tenant screening-related services) from disclosing a record if it has actual knowledge of the record’s removal from the judicial branch’s website.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

January 1, 2023, and applicable to civil actions filed on or after that date.

COMMITTEE ACTION Housing Committee Joint Favorable Substitute Yea 13 Nay 2 (03/10/2022) sSB200 / File No.

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