HOUSING-HOMELESS VETS & FAMILY
Summary
Amends the Homeless Family Placement Act. In a provision listing certain factors a referring agency must consider prior to referring a homeless family with school age children to a shelter, requires the referring agency to also consider the military status of any member of the family to determine the family's eligibility for State or federal benefits and other supportive services for homeless veterans and their families, including, but not limited to, housing or rental assistance, job training, and employment opportunities.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Mar 30, 2023
Signed Jun 9, 2023
Floor votes · House May 8, 2023
How they voted
103–0
Passed · 14 other
Total votes 117
May 8, 2023
D
Democratic77
84% Yea
R
Republican40
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Jun 9, 2023
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 104-000-000
lower
Apr 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Veterans' Affairs Committee; 014-000-000
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Veterans' Affairs Committee
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
lower
Feb 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass Veterans Affairs; 007-000-000
lower
Feb 14, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Veterans Affairs
lower
Feb 6, 2023
Committee
Referred to Assignments
lower
2 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Hauter
RRepublican
P
Sally Turner
RRepublican
Co
Andrew Chesney
RRepublican
Co
Dave Severin
RRepublican
Co
Gregg Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
Jason Bunting
RRepublican
Co
Jil Tracy
RRepublican
Co
John Cabello
RRepublican
Co
Mike Coffey
RRepublican
Co
Mike Porfirio
DDemocratic
Co
Paul Jacobs
RRepublican
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