CT HB06948

Housing providers prohibited from inquiring about an applicant's criminal record before making a conditional offer, and must disclose in writing before accepting application fees whether criminal history will be reviewed

Convictions for murder, felony murder, trafficking in persons, sexually violent offenses, and certain firearm-related violent felonies may be considered without time limits; other felony convictions have lookback periods of 1-5 years based on maximum sentence length and only apply to offenses committed after age 24

Before withdrawing a conditional offer based on criminal history, housing providers must give applicants at least 5 business days to present mitigating evidence including rehabilitation, employment status, and tenant history, then issue a written decision within 10 business days

Applications cannot be denied based on arrests without convictions, erased convictions, juvenile offenses, or probation/parole violations for non-criminal conduct; background screening companies may only report conviction information that housing providers are permitted to consider

Landlords granted immunity from civil liability for decisions to rent to individuals with criminal records; Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities must develop model disclosure forms, training programs, and investigate complaints within 100 days with final disposition within one year