SB 1022 Summary

• Defines "group or class complaint" to include any complaint alleging a pattern or practice of discrimination.

• Exempts complaints filed by the director or treated as group or class complaints from the standard filing deadline if the alleged violation occurred within 7 years before filing.

• Extends tolling of civil action filing deadlines to include periods during dispute resolution, written agreements with respondents, investigation extensions due to compel petitions, and appeals of complaint closures.

• Changes housing discrimination complaint procedures to require that the one-year filing deadline applies only to complaints filed by aggrieved persons, not the Attorney General or director.

• Removes county-specific filing location requirements for civil actions involving group or class allegations, allowing them to be filed in any county in the state.