Relates to the maximum age at which a homeless youth can continue to receive shelter services
This bill changes the maximum age for homeless youth to receive transitional independent living shelter services from twenty-one to twenty-four. Under the new rules, young people who entered these programs before turning twenty-four can stay in them until they turn twenty-four, provided the local municipality has notified the state office of children and family services. The change applies immediately to eligible youth currently in or seeking these specific support programs.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2024
Assembly Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced May 9, 2023
Last action Jun 7, 2024
Floor votes · Assembly May 29, 2024
How they voted
98–48
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 149
May 29, 2024
D
Democratic102
96% Yea
R
Republican47
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
1
Committee
5
Jun 7, 2024
Committee
COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
May 29, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO FINANCE
upper
May 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Feb 27, 2024
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Jan 3, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
lower
May 9, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
lower
1 primary · 12 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jessica González-Rojas
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Al Taylor
DDemocratic
Co
Alex Bores
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Alicia Hyndman
DDemocratic
Co
Amanda Septimo
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Andrew Hevesi
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Burdick
DDemocratic/Independence/Working Families
Co
Dana Levenberg
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Grace Lee
DDemocratic
Co
Karines Reyes
DDemocratic
Co
Nikki Lucas
DDemocratic
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