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SB00337 • 2026

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE CONCERNING THE REMOVAL AND STORAGE OF PROPERTY OF EVICTED TENANTS.

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE CONCERNING THE REMOVAL AND STORAGE OF PROPERTY OF EVICTED TENANTS.

Housing
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Housing Committee
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
File Number 128
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary does not provide specific details on how the task force will operate or what changes might result from its recommendations.

Act to Study Evicted Tenant Property

This act creates a task force to study and make recommendations about the removal and storage of property left behind by tenants who are evicted.

What This Bill Does

  • Creates a task force to examine how property is removed and stored after eviction.
  • Includes studying costs for removing items, average value of stored items, and ways to reduce costs and improve efficiency.
  • Sets up the composition of the task force with members appointed by different leaders in the legislature.
  • Requires the task force to submit a report on its findings and recommendations before January 1, 2027.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Evicted tenants whose property is removed and stored.
  • Property owners or landlords who are involved in eviction processes.
  • Municipalities that may be affected by the costs of removing items left behind after an eviction.

Terms To Know

Task Force
A group set up to study a specific issue and make recommendations.
Eviction
The legal process of removing someone from rented property.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify how the task force will be funded.
  • Does not provide details on what specific changes might come after the report is submitted.
  • Does not address who pays for storing and removing items left behind by evicted tenants.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 LCO

    Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office

  2. 2026-03-23 Connecticut General Assembly

    Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate

  3. 2026-03-23 Connecticut General Assembly

    Senate Calendar Number 101

  4. 2026-03-23 LCO

    File Number 128

  5. 2026-03-16 LCO

    Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/23/26 12:00 PM

  6. 2026-03-11 LCO

    Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office

  7. 2026-03-10 HSG

    Joint Favorable Substitute

  8. 2026-02-27 Connecticut General Assembly

    Public Hearing 03/03

  9. 2026-02-26 Connecticut General Assembly

    Referred to Joint Committee on Housing

Official Summary Text

To require that personal property left behind after eviction be stored for fifteen days by the plaintiff and to permit the plaintiff to dispose of such property as such plaintiff sees fit following the expiration of fifteen days.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
Senate
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General Assembly File No. 128
February Session, 2026 Substitute Senate Bill No. 337

Senate, March 23, 2026

The Committee on Housing reported through SEN. MARX of
the 20th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the
Senate, that the substitute bill ought to pass.

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE CONCERNING THE
REMOVAL AND STORAGE OF PROPERTY OF EVICTED TENANTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. ( Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force 1
to study the system of removal and storage of the property of evicted 2
tenants under section 47a -42 of the general statutes. Such study shall 3
include, but need not be limited to, an examination of the cost of 4
removal of items to municipalities, the average value of items stored 5
pursuant to said section and any recommendations for statutory or 6
regulatory changes to (1) reduce the cost burden of the property removal 7
process on plaintiffs, defendants and municipalities, and (2) improve 8
the efficiency of such process. 9
(b) The task force shall consist of the following members: 10
(1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, 11
one of whom represents a municipality and one of whom is a state 12
marshal; 13
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(2) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate; 14
(3) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of 15
Representatives; and 16
(4) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate. 17
(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivision (1), 18
(2), (3) or (4) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member of the 19
General Assembly. 20
(d) All initial appointments to the task force shall be made not later 21
than thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall 22
be filled by the appointing authority. 23
(e) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president pro 24
tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force from 25
among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall schedule 26
the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not later than sixty 27
days after the effective date of this section. 28
(f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 29
General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to housing 30
shall serve as administrative staff of the task force. 31
(g) Not later than January 1, 2027, the task force shall submit a report 32
on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee of 33
the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to housing, 34
in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. 35
The task force shall terminate on the date that it submits such report or 36
January 1, 2027, whichever is later. 37
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 from passage New section

HSG Joint Favorable Subst.

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The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of
the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not
represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general,
fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional
knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final
products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note

State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill, which creates a task force to study and report on the system
of removal and storage of property belonging to evicted tenants, does
not result in a fiscal impact as the members of the task force have the
expertise and capacity to meet the requirements of the bill.
The Out Years
State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None

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OLR Bill Analysis
sSB 337

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE CONCERNING THE
REMOVAL AND STORAGE OF PROPERTY OF EVICTED TENANTS.

SUMMARY
The Office of Legislative Research does not analyze Special Acts.
COMMITTEE ACTION
Housing Committee
Joint Favorable Substitute
Yea 19 Nay 0 (03/10/2026)