Committee hears wide support for automatic eviction‑sealing changes; technical issues flagged
Senate Bill 142 would broaden and automate sealing of qualifying eviction records. Legal aid, law‑school clinics, United Ways, AARP and housing advocates supported the measure; the title and mortgage industry raised technical chain‑of‑title concerns that sponsors said they will address in amendments.
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Senate Bill 142, a proposal to expand and automate the sealing of qualifying eviction cases, received broad bipartisan and stakeholder support in testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Advocates described the bill as a practical tool to reduce long‑term housing instability; title and bar representatives flagged chain‑of‑title concerns that they said would require technical fixes.
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