0336-0002 Housing Court

For the operation of the housing court department; provided, that funds shall be expended on court interpreter services; provided further, that the trial court shall conduct a study on eviction sealings, which shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the number of eviction cases dismissed, the number of petitions for sealing filed in those cases on or after January 1, 2025, and the length of time for such petitions to be resolved; (ii) the number of eviction cases decided in favor of the defendant, the number of petitions for sealing filed in those cases on or after January 1, 2025, and the length of time for such petitions to be resolved; and (iii) any logistical, technological and financial resources necessary to automatically seal cases, both prospectively and retroactively since January 1, 2020, that have been dismissed or decided in favor of the defendant, including the implementation of standardized sealing deadlines for all sealing applications, and to implement any recommended technological improvements to the eviction record sealing process; and provided further, that not later than December 31, 2026, the trial court shall submit a report to the clerks of the senate and house of representatives, the joint committee on housing, the joint committee on the judiciary and the senate and house committees on ways and means detailing the results of the study.