Township homeless assistance.
Summary
Provides that a township trustee of a township that has a population of more than 10,000, shall, if the trustee considers it advisable, place in the county home or provide township assistance to a homeless person whose legal residence: (1) is not in the township; or (2) cannot be ascertained. Provides that a township trustee of a township that has a population of less than 10,000, may, if the trustee considers it advisable, place in the county home or provide township assistance to a homeless person whose legal residence: (1) is not in the township; or (2) cannot be ascertained. Requires each township trustee in a county to collaborate and prepare a list of public and known private resources that is: (1) available to the homeless population for each township in the county; and (2) distributed and published on the county's Internet web site not later than March 1 of each year.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Jan 2020
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 6, 2020
Last action Feb 17, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Jan 21, 2020
How they voted
41–0
Passed
Total votes 41
Jan 21, 2020
D
Democratic8
100% Yea
R
Republican33
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Jan 22, 2020
Committee
Referred to the House
upper
Jan 21, 2020
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (41-0)
senate
Jan 16, 2020
Upper · Passed
Amendment #1 (Sandlin) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Jan 13, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
upper
4 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Eric Koch
RRepublican
P
Jack E. Sandlin
RRepublican
P
Jon Ford
RRepublican
P
Mike Karickhoff
RRepublican
Co
Greg Taylor
DDemocratic
Co
JM
James Merritt
RRepublican
Co
Jean Breaux
DDemocratic
Co
Lonnie Randolph
DDemocratic
Co
MS
Mark Stoops
DDemocratic
Co
Robin Shackleford
DDemocratic
Co
RG
Ronald Grooms
RRepublican
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