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HB 6883 Connecticut House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT PROTECTING THE LOCATION OF HOUSING FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS.

HB 6883 protects the addresses of domestic violence and sexual assault victims living in shelters or transitional housing. It prohibits housing providers from disclosing these locations without the victim’s explicit consent. This law directly affects victims seeking safety and their housing providers, preventing abusers from locating them through address sharing. The key provision requires confidentiality around housing addresses to enhance victim safety. The bill became law after Governor’s signature on June 23, 2025.
Issues: ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeProtects victim safety via address confidentiality, aligning with criminal justice reform principles of victim protection and civil rights in domestic violence/sa cases.90% confidence ✓ HousingSupports HousingMandates address confidentiality for domestic violence victims in housing, directly strengthening tenant safety protections and preventing location-based harm in housing settings.90% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Feb 6, 2025 Signed Jun 23, 2025
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What changed between versions

Raised Bill → GOS Joint Favorable Substitute · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was simplified by removing a section that protected the addresses of various law enforcement and government employees. The remaining text now focuses exclusively on protecting the locations of shelters for domestic violence and sexual assault victims from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.
Scope change
The bill's scope was narrowed from protecting multiple categories of public employees' addresses to solely protecting the locations of domestic violence and sexual assault shelters.
ELIGIBILITY

Removed Section 1, which prohibited public agencies from disclosing the residential addresses of federal judges, police officers, attorneys, firefighters, and other public employees under the Freedom of Information Act.

SCOPE

Removed the 'Statement of Purpose' section that summarized the bill's three main goals, as it is no longer needed with the reduced scope.

REQUIREMENT

Kept Section 2 (renumbered to Section 1), which prohibits the disclosure of shelter locations for domestic violence and sexual assault victims and requires such meetings to be held in executive session.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 2, 2025 · House May 13, 2025

How they voted

35–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 36
Jun 2, 2025
D Democratic25
24 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican11
11 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Jun 23, 2025
Signed into law
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
lower
Jun 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH. A
upper
Jun 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH. A
upper
May 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A
lower
May 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Joint Favorable Substitute
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Government Oversight
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.