CT SB01232

Presiding officers may assess civil penalties against respondents found to have committed discriminatory housing practices prohibited by section 46a-64c, effective October 1, 2023

Civil penalty amounts are tiered based on prior violations: up to $10,000 for first offense, up to $25,000 if respondent committed one prior discriminatory housing practice within five years, and up to $50,000 for two or more prior practices within seven years

Penalties for the same natural person who commits subsequent discriminatory housing practices may be imposed without regard to time periods between violations

Appropriates $270,000 to the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities from the General Fund for fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, to hire additional staff for investigating discriminatory housing practice claims, effective July 1, 2023