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Committee holds bill on eviction protections and credit reporting for further review
Summary
Representative Hoberson asked to hold Senate Bill 2238 for further research after committee discussion about eviction protections for domestic violence victims and whether judgments would be cleared from credit reports after seven years.
The committee held Senate Bill 2238 at the request of Representative Hoberson pending further research. Committee members raised questions about how the bill's provisions would interact with credit reporting and eviction protections.
Representative Hoberson said he wanted to "do a little research on that" before the committee acted and moved to hold the bill. Committee members discussed the concern that a seven-year removal period mentioned in testimony might not remove an underlying judgment from records. Committee members noted that civil judgments can last 20 years and be renewed. A committee exchange made clear that, under current practice, obtaining removal after a set period could require a court process to show the judgment had been satisfied.
Committee members did not take a vote to advance the bill; it will remain on hold while the sponsor and committee staff research the interaction between eviction protections for victims of domestic violence, credit reporting, and judgment enforcement.
Ending: SB 2238 is on hold pending additional research into credit-reporting consequences and the legal mechanics for clearing judgments.
