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Committee approves tenant‑screening bill after debate over dispute timing
Summary
The Economic Matters Committee passed HB313, a tenant‑screening bill that restricts certain screening uses and requires DHCD to create standardized forms; debate centered on whether the bill’s dispute process could lock up rental listings and whether a time frame for disputes is needed.
The Economic Matters Committee on March 13 voted to advance House Bill 313, a tenant‑screening bill that limits landlords’ use of certain screening records and requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to produce a standard screening form and fee cap.
Sponsor (speaker 6) described the bill’s aims as preventing landlords from relying on records that do not show a final adverse outcome and said the measure came out of subcommittee with amendments to clarify notice and documentation requirements. “I think of it as innocent until proven guilty,” the sponsor said, arguing that records without a final determination should not be used indefinitely…
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