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Committee approves expanded renter protections for survivors of gender‑based violence with amendments
Summary
Lawmakers advanced House Bill 1168 after adopting amendments that clarify service timelines, documentation options and repayment-plan terms for tenants who are survivors of gender‑based violence.
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance House Bill 1168 with amendments after extended testimony from survivor advocates, housing attorneys and policy researchers. The bill expands eviction and tenant protections for people who experienced domestic abuse, stalking or other gender‑based violence and creates a new repayment-plan option for non‑payment cases tied to abuse.
Sponsor Sen. Weisman told the committee the measure aligns eviction and tenant protections so survivors have clearer access to remedies when abuse disrupts their housing, including suppression of eviction records in certain…
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