Relating to homelessness; and declaring an emergency.
Summary
Directs Housing and Community Services Department to study issues related to homelessness and to report to appropriate committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly on or before September 15, 2025. ] Sunsets December 31, 2025. ] Requires Housing and Community Services Department to take actions to implement recommendations from 2021 Task Force on Homelessness and Racial Disparities. Requires department to report on implementation to committee of Legislative Assembly related to housing on or before March 15, 2024. Sunsets January 2, 2026. Expands homelessness programs and services department may implement. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Feb 9, 2023
Signed May 19, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 11, 2023 · House May 9, 2023
How they voted
25–4
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 30
Apr 11, 2023
D
Democratic17
94% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican12
66% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
7
Committee
4
May 19, 2023
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
May 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
May 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
May 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Gamba. Passed.
lower
Apr 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
lower
Apr 14, 2023
Committee
Referred to Housing and Homelessness.
lower
Apr 12, 2023
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
Apr 11, 2023
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Sollman. Passed.
upper
Mar 31, 2023
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
upper
Feb 13, 2023
Committee
Referred to Housing and Development.
upper
Feb 9, 2023
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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