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CS/CS/HB 1235: Housing Assistance

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee ; Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee ; Miller ; Brodeur ; La Rosa ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Costello ; Peters ; Renner ; Santiago ; Torres ; Williams

Housing Assistance; Provides duties of State Office on Homelessness; directs State Office on Homelessness to create task force to make recommendations regarding implementation of statewide Homeless Management Information System; revises grant award requirements; revises requirements for local homeless assistance continuum of care plan; provides requirements for Rapid ReHousing; prohibits county or eligible municipality from expending its portion of local housing distribution to provide ongoing rent subsidies; provides that certain partnership process of State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program should involve lead agencies of local homeless assistance continuums of care; encourages counties & eligible municipalities to develop strategy within their local housing assistance plans which provides program funds for reducing homelessness; prohibits housing authority from applying for seize projects, units, or vouchers of another established housing authority.

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
Last Action: 3/7/2016 House - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1534 (Ch. 2016-210) -HJ 872
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/7/2016 House • Filed
    1/12/2016 House • Introduced -HJ 103
    1/15/2016 House • Referred to Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Economic Affairs Committee -HJ 228
    1/22/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee, 01/26/16, 8:00 am, 12 HOB
    1/26/2016 House • CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 318
    1/28/2016 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 312
    1/29/2016 House • Now in Appropriations Committee -HJ 322
    2/12/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee, 02/16/16, 3:00 pm, Webster Hall
    2/16/2016 House • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee; YEAS 24 NAYS 0 -HJ 483
    2/17/2016 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee read 1st time -HJ 480
    2/19/2016 House • Original reference(s) removed: Economic Affairs Committee
    • Referred to- Calendar -HJ 517
    3/4/2016 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/07/16
    3/7/2016 House • Substituted CS/SB 1534 -HJ 872
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1534 (Ch. 2016-210) -HJ 872

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  • CS/CS/HB 1235, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/17/2016 at 6:58 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Economic Development and Tourism Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 4/11/2016 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1534 (er) Housing Assistance Simmons Similar Last Action: 4/8/2016 Chapter No. 2016-210
    Location: Became Law

    Citations - Statutes (12)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    420.5087 State Apartment Incentive Loan Program. Page 4 (pdf)
    420.622 State Office on Homelessness; Council on Homelessness. Page 7 (pdf)
    420.623 Local coalitions for the homeless. Page 13 (pdf)
    420.624 Local homeless assistance continuum of care. Page 13 (pdf)
    420.6265 Page 16 (pdf)
    420.9071 Definitions. Page 18 (pdf)
    420.9072 State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program. Page 18 (pdf)
    420.9075 Local housing assistance plans; partnerships. Page 19 (pdf)
    420.9089 Page 25 (pdf)
    421.04 Creation of housing authorities. Page 26 (pdf)
    421.05 Appointment, qualifications, and tenure of commissioners; hiring of employees. Page 26 (pdf)
    421.091 Financial accounting and investments; fiscal year. Page 27 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 1235, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/28/2016 at 2:19 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/17/2016 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1534 Housing Assistance Simmons Similar Last Action: 4/8/2016 Chapter No. 2016-210
    Location: Became Law

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    792599 - Amendment
    Remove lines 100-651 and insert:
    Miller 2/16/2016
    11:31 AM
    Withdrawn
    2/18/2016
    PDF
    891579 - Amendment
    Remove line 202 and insert:
    Ingram 2/16/2016
    1:42 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    2/18/2016
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (12)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    420.5087 State Apartment Incentive Loan Program. Page 4 (pdf)
    420.622 State Office on Homelessness; Council on Homelessness. Page 7 (pdf)
    420.623 Local coalitions for the homeless. Page 13 (pdf)
    420.624 Local homeless assistance continuum of care. Page 13 (pdf)
    420.6265 Page 16 (pdf)
    420.9071 Definitions. Page 18 (pdf)
    420.9072 State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program. Page 18 (pdf)
    420.9075 Local housing assistance plans; partnerships. Page 19 (pdf)
    420.9089 Page 25 (pdf)
    421.04 Creation of housing authorities. Page 26 (pdf)
    421.05 Appointment, qualifications, and tenure of commissioners; hiring of employees. Page 26 (pdf)
    421.091 Financial accounting and investments; fiscal year. Page 27 (pdf)

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  • HB 1235, Original Filed Version Posted 1/7/2016 at 5:22 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/28/2016 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1534 Housing Assistance Simmons Similar Last Action: 4/8/2016 Chapter No. 2016-210
    Location: Became Law

    Committee Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    068281 - Amendment
    Between lines 200 and 201, insert:
    Harrell 1/25/2016
    6:21 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    1/26/2016
    PDF
    433423 - Amendment
    Between lines 309 and 310, insert:
    Harrell 1/25/2016
    6:23 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    1/26/2016
    PDF
    519363 - Amendment
    Between lines 488 and 489, insert:
    Harrell 1/25/2016
    6:24 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    1/26/2016
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (11)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    420.5087 State Apartment Incentive Loan Program. Page 4 (pdf)
    420.622 State Office on Homelessness; Council on Homelessness. Page 7 (pdf)
    420.624 Local homeless assistance continuum of care. Page 12 (pdf)
    420.6265 Page 15 (pdf)
    420.9071 Definitions. Page 17 (pdf)
    420.9072 State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program. Page 17 (pdf)
    420.9075 Local housing assistance plans; partnerships. Page 18 (pdf)
    420.9089 Page 24 (pdf)
    421.04 Creation of housing authorities. Page 25 (pdf)
    421.05 Appointment, qualifications, and tenure of commissioners; hiring of employees. Page 25 (pdf)
    421.091 Financial accounting and investments; fiscal year. Page 26 (pdf)

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