Making permanent and expanding the child welfare housing assistance program.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Jan 11, 2023
Signed May 4, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 17, 2023 · House Apr 11, 2023
How they voted
49–0
Passed
Total votes 49
Apr 17, 2023
D
Democratic29
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
40
Key actions
20
Committee
18
May 4, 2023
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Apr 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
upper
Apr 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments.
upper
Apr 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
lower
Apr 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.
lower
Apr 4, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Apr 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
APP - Majority; do pass.
lower
Apr 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
lower
Mar 31, 2023
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Committee
Referred to Appropriations.
lower
Mar 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
lower
Mar 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
HSEL - Majority; do pass.
lower
Mar 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:30 AM.
lower
Mar 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM.
lower
Feb 20, 2023
Upper · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
upper
Feb 20, 2023
Upper · Passed
WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Human Services.
upper
Feb 20, 2023
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
upper
Feb 9, 2023
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
upper
Feb 1, 2023
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means.
upper
Jan 31, 2023
Committee
And refer to Ways & Means.
upper
Jan 31, 2023
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 10:30 AM.
upper
Jan 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 10:30 AM.
upper
1 primary · 12 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
RS
Rebecca Saldaña
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Hasegawa
DDemocratic
Co
Claire Wilson
DDemocratic
Co
Javier Valdez
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Nguyen
DDemocratic
Co
John Lovick
DDemocratic
Co
June Robinson
DDemocratic
Co
Lisa Wellman
DDemocratic
Co
Liz Lovelett
DDemocratic
Co
Noel Frame
DDemocratic
Co
Patty Kuderer
DDemocratic
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