Connecticut legislation · 2025 General Assembly
Connecticut HB6883: AN ACT PROTECTING THE LOCATION OF HOUSING FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS.
Status: Chaptered, June 23, 2025
What the bill says
An act prohibiting the disclosure of certain residential addresses under the freedom of information act and protecting the location of housing for domestic violence and sexual assault victims. assembly convened.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT PROHIBITING THE DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL ADDRESSES UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT AND PROTECTING THE LOCATION OF HOUSING FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS. Assembly convened: Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 1-217 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): (a) No public agency may disclose, under the Freedom of Information Act, from its personnel, medical or similar files, the residential address of any of the following persons employed by such public agency: (1) A federal court judge, federal court magistrate, judge of the Superior Court, Appellate Court or Supreme Court of the state, or family support magistrate; (2) A sworn member of a municipal police department, a sworn member of the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection or a sworn law enforcement LCO No. 4406 1 of Raised Bill No. 6883 officer within the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection; (3) An employee of the Department of Correction; (4) An attorney-at-law who represents or has represented the state in a criminal prosecution; (5) An attorney-at-law who is or has been employed by the Division of Public Defender Services or a social worker who is employed by the Division of Public Defender Services; (6) An inspector employed by …
Sponsors
- Sarah Keitt (D, 134) · primary sponsor
- Eleni Kavros DeGraw (D, 17)
- Hector Arzeno (D, 151)
- Laurie Sweet (D, 91)
- Lucia Dathan (D, 142)
- William Heffernan (D, 115)
- Aimee Berger-Girvalo (D, 111)
- Mary Mushinsky (D, 85)
- Greg Howard (R, 43)
- Nicholas Menapace (D, 37)
- Patrick Biggins (D, 11)
- Joshua Elliott (D, 88)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Transmitted to the Secretary of State
- : Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
- : Public Act 25-70
- : Senate Adopted House Amendment Schedule A
- : Senate Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
- : In Concurrence
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
- : Senate Calendar Number 484
- : File Number 923
Votes
- Senate Roll Call 325 (June 2, 2026): 35 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Roll Call 105 (May 13, 2026): 145 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Roll Call 325 (June 2, 2025): 35 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Roll Call 217 (June 2, 2025): 26 yea, 10 nay, passed
- House Roll Call 105 (May 13, 2025): 145 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB6883?
- HB6883 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2025 General Assembly): AN ACT PROTECTING THE LOCATION OF HOUSING FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS.
- What does HB6883 do?
- In its own words: An act prohibiting the disclosure of certain residential addresses under the freedom of information act and protecting the location of housing for domestic violence and sexual assault victims. assembly convened.
- What is the status of HB6883?
- Chaptered as of June 23, 2025. Latest action: Signed by the Governor (June 23, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB6883?
- Sarah Keitt (D, 134), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB6883?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB06883&which_year=2025
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