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Bill to shield locations of sexual‑assault shelters wins support; FOI commission warns executive‑session language could clash with land‑use rules
Summary
State Representative Sarah Kitt urged the Government Oversight Committee on Thursday to expand Freedom of Information Act address protections to residential sites used as confidential housing for sexual‑assault victims under House Bill 6,883.
State Representative Sarah Kitt urged the Government Oversight Committee on Thursday to give a favorable report to House Bill 6,883, saying the measure would extend existing Freedom of Information Act protections for domestic‑violence shelters to residential sites used to house sexual‑assault victims.
"Often, survivors of sexual assault need emergency, anonymous shelter to heal and pursue justice safely," State Representative Sarah Kitt said in testimony. She cited a Connecticut Department of Public Health surveillance finding that in 2023 "3,509 minors and 546 adults were seen in area hospitals for injuries from sexual assault." Kitt said Section 2 of HB 6,883 would expand the addresses exemption to those residential sites and require that public‑agency meetings that discuss such confidential housing be held in executive session.
The bill drew support from the Freedom of Information Commission. Russell Blair, director of education and…
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