Sent to Governor
Unlawful detainer, records
UNLAWFUL DETAINER – Adds to existing law to provide for the shielding of certain records regarding unlawful detainer.

RS31120 / S1327

The proposed legislation allows certain records related to unlawful detainers to be shielded from public viewing where the unlawful detainer is dismissed. Records will be shielded automatically by the Court three years after the unlawful detainer is filed, as long as the case does not have a pending appeal. Shielding will make records unavailable for public viewing, and the procedures for shielding will be determined by the courts and the capabilities of their record-keeping system. Court staff or the parties involved in the unlawful detainer may access records at any time.

This legislation will have no fiscal impact, since setting up the process for shielding unlawful detainer records from public disclosure will require the court to shift resources and time for staff one-time, after which the shielding process will be self-sustaining through technological processes.

Bill Events
Date Description
02/12 Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
02/13 Reported Printed; referred to Judiciary & Rules
02/22 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
02/23 Read second time; filed for Third Reading
02/27 Read third time in full – PASSED - 31-3-1
AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Cook, Den Hartog, Forsmann(Carlson), Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Just, Lee, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow
NAYS – Foreman, Lakey, Zuiderveld
Absent and excused – Schroeder
Floor Sponsor - Rabe
Title apvd - to House
02/28 Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading
02/28 Read First Time, Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration
03/20 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
03/21 Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
03/22 U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar until Monday, March 25, 2024
03/25 U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
03/26 Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 67-0-3
AYES – Achilles, Alfieri, Allgood, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Cheatum, Chew(Harada), Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Gallagher, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill(Brown), Holtzclaw(Johnson), Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Necochea, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Roberts, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber(Weber), Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. Speaker
NAYS – None
Absent – Andrus, Shepherd, Wheeler
Floor Sponsor - Handy
Title apvd - to Senate
03/27 Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling
03/27 Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker
03/28 Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate
03/28 Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor
03/29 Reported delivered to Governor at 8:06 a.m. on 03/29/24
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