Connecticut SB 337: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE CONCERNING THE REMOVAL AND STORAGE OF PROPERTY OF EVICTED TENANTS.

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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 337
February Session, 2026

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
(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

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(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

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