Appropriation Bill
This bill appropriates $830,000 for fiscal year 2025-26 and $1,135,000 for fiscal year 2026-27 from the Domestic Violence and Sex Trafficking Survivor Housing Assistance Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services' Program 514. The funds are specifically designated to support housing assistance for domestic violence and sex trafficking survivors, as required by Legislative Bill 78. The appropriations are restricted to state aid for housing services and cannot be used for salaries or employee expenses. The bill was approved by the governor on May 20, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Legislature Passage
May 2025
Legislature Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Mar 27, 2025
Signed May 21, 2025
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MINOR
The bill was renamed from 'Domestic Violence and Sex Trafficking Survivor Assistance Fund' to 'Domestic Violence and Sex Trafficking Survivor Housing Assistance Fund', clarifying that the $830,000 and $1,135,000 appropriations are specifically for housing assistance rather than general survivor assistance. This change narrows the fund's purpose to housing-related services only.
Scope change
The bill's scope was narrowed from general survivor assistance to specifically housing assistance for domestic violence and sex trafficking survivors.
SCOPE
Fund name changed from 'Assistance Fund' to 'Housing Assistance Fund', limiting the appropriation to housing-related services only
FISCAL
Funding amounts ($830,000 for FY2025-26 and $1,135,000 for FY2026-27) remain unchanged but are now restricted to housing assistance purposes
Floor votes · Legislature Apr 23, 2025
How they voted
29–0
Passed · 20 other
Total votes 49
Apr 23, 2025
N
Nonpartisan49
59% Yea
Vote distribution
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All Nay
Mixed
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
5
Committee
1
May 21, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on May 20, 2025
executive
May 14, 2025
Legislature · Passed
President/Speaker signed
legislature
May 14, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Passed on Final Reading 49-0-0
legislature
Apr 23, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Bostar AM931 adopted
legislature
Mar 27, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Placed on General File
legislature
Mar 27, 2025
Introduced
Date of introduction
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Eliot Bostar
NNonpartisan
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