HB 6595 Summary

• Establishes mandatory mediation conferences for discrimination complaints within 60 days of merit assessment review, allowing parties to request additional mediation sessions.

• Creates a legal review process where commission legal counsel must reinstate or deny reinstatement of dismissed complaints within 60 days, allowing complainants to request release of jurisdiction if denied.

• Modifies complaint investigation timelines by introducing merit assessments and allowing early legal intervention requests, with expedited processes for complaints pending over 21 months.

• Expands permitted methods of notice and service from certified mail to include first class mail, facsimile, electronic mail, and file transfer protocol sites.

• Changes civil action procedures for housing discrimination (section 46a-64c) violations to allow complainants to intervene as a matter of right and present their case, and modifies Superior Court enforcement proceedings to focus on clarity of relief rather than collateral review of orders.