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Delegates update tenant-screening rules; bill special-ordered after sponsor explains shielding of unresolved records
Summary
House Bill 313 would alter how tenant screening reports treat unresolved filings and requires screening companies to follow existing shielding laws; the sponsor said the bill updates screening vendors to follow protections already on landlords, and the House special-ordered the measure for further amendment.
Lawmakers debated House Bill 313, a package aimed at tenant screening and rental-application practices. The bill’s sponsor told the chamber the measure ensures tenant screening companies cannot use certain unresolved records and must follow rules already in effect for landlords.
The sponsor explained the bill “makes the job of the companies who…
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