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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 bill summary text provided in the source material describes a requirement for storing property for fifteen days. However, this appears inconsistent with the detailed bill text which establishes only a task force to study such matters. The fact-check relies on the specific section-by-section text of SB00337.

Task Force on Evicted Tenant Property

This law creates a task force to study how property is removed and stored when tenants are evicted.

What This Bill Does

  • Creates a task force to study the removal and storage of items left by evicted tenants under section 47a-42 of the general statutes.
  • Requires the task force to examine costs for municipalities, landlords (plaintiffs), and tenants (defendants).
  • Asks the group to look at the average value of stored items.
  • Directs the task force to recommend changes that lower costs and improve efficiency.
  • Sets a deadline for the task force to submit its report by January 1, 2027.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Legislative leaders who appoint members to the task force
  • Municipal representatives serving on the group
  • State marshals serving on the group
  • The joint standing committee that handles housing matters

Terms To Know

Task Force
A temporary group created to study a specific problem and make suggestions.
Plaintiff
The person or landlord who starts the legal case, usually against an evicted tenant.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This law only creates a study group and does not change current rules about storing property.
  • The final report will contain recommendations, but this bill does not say if those changes must happen.
  • The text mentions studying costs for municipalities but does not list specific dollar amounts.

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

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Senate
sSB337 / File No. 128 1

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)