Homelessness
Summary
Homelessness; Provides requirements for continuum of care catchment areas & lead agencies; requires continuums of care to create continuum of care plans; revises requirements for certain grants; establishes grant-in-aid program to help continuums of care prevent & end homelessness; provides program requirements.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House Passage
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Jun 2020
Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Signed Jun 18, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 10, 2020 · House Mar 9, 2020
How they voted
20–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 21
Mar 10, 2020
D
Democratic12
100% Yea
R
Republican9
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
11
Committee
10
Jun 18, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 9, 2020
Committee
Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
upper
Mar 9, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed; YEAS 118 NAYS 0
lower
Feb 12, 2020
Lower · Passed
Favorable by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0
lower
Feb 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 02/12/20, 10:00 am, Morris Hall
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Now in Health and Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
lower
Jan 31, 2020
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/04/20, 12:00 pm, Sumner Hall
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Introduced
lower
Oct 24, 2019
Lower · Passed
Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Oct 24, 2019
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0
lower
Oct 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee, 10/24/19, 9:30 am, 12 HOB
lower
Sep 25, 2019
Committee
Referred to Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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