CS/CS/HB 979: Homelessness
GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee ; Economic Development and Tourism Subcommittee ; Peters ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Ahern ; Berman ; Beshears ; Campbell ; Clelland ; Combee ; Cummings ; Fitzenhagen ; Gaetz ; Gibbons ; Hager ; Hill ; Hooper ; La Rosa ; Metz ; Oliva ; Pigman ; Pilon ; Pritchett ; Raburn ; Raschein ; Rodrigues, R. ; Rooney ; Rouson ; Santiago ; Saunders ; Schwartz ; Spano ; Stewart ; Van Zant ; Watson, C. ; Williams
Homelessness; Revises legislative findings; requires DEO to provide training & technical assistance to certain designated lead agencies of homeless assistance continuums of care; requires that provision of such training & assistance be delegated to certain nonprofit entities; requires department to establish award levels for "Challenge Grants"; specifies criteria to determine award levels; requires department, after consultation with Council on Homelessness, to specify grant award level in notice of solicitation of grant applications; revises qualifications for grant; specifies authorized uses of grant funds; requires lead agency that receives grant to submit report to department; provides for contingent effect.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action | 
|---|---|---|
| 2/18/2014 | House | 
                                    • Filed | 
                        
| 2/28/2014 | House | 
                                    • Referred to Economic Development and Tourism Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Economic Affairs Committee -HJ 84  | 
                        
| 3/4/2014 | House | 
                                    • Introduced -HJ 84  | 
                        
| 3/21/2014 | House | 
                                    • On Committee agenda-- Economic Development and Tourism Subcommittee, 03/25/14, 9:00 am, 12 HOB  | 
                        
| 3/25/2014 | House | 
                                    • CS by Economic Development and Tourism Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 366  | 
                        
| 3/26/2014 | House | 
                                    • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c) • CS by Economic Development and Tourism Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 360  | 
                        
| 3/28/2014 | House | 
                                    • Now in Appropriations Committee -HJ 403  | 
                        
| 4/8/2014 | House | 
                                    • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee, 04/10/14, 1:00 pm, Webster Hall  | 
                        
| 4/10/2014 | House | 
                                    • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee; YEAS 26 NAYS 0 -HJ 530  | 
                        
| 4/11/2014 | House | 
                                    • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c) • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee read 1st time -HJ 527  | 
                        
| 4/21/2014 | House | 
                                    • Original reference(s) removed: Economic Affairs Committee • Referred to- Calendar -HJ 598  | 
                        
| 4/23/2014 | House | 
                                    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/25/14 | 
                        
| 4/25/2014 | House | 
                                    • Read 2nd time -HJ 772  • Placed on 3rd reading  | 
                        
| 4/28/2014 | House | 
                                    • Read 3rd time -HJ 798  • CS passed; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 798  | 
                        
| 4/28/2014 | Senate | 
                                    • In Messages • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations -SJ 775 • Received -SJ 775  | 
                        
| 4/29/2014 | Senate | 
                                    • Withdrawn from Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations -SJ 804  • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 804 • Substituted for CS/SB 1090 -SJ 804 • Read 2nd time -SJ 804 • Amendment(s) adopted (540440) -SJ 804 • Placed on 3rd reading  | 
                        
| 5/1/2014 | Senate | 
                                    • Read 3rd time -SJ 1024  • Amendment(s) reconsidered, withdrawn (540440) -SJ 1024 • CS passed; YEAS 34 NAYS 0 -SJ 1024  | 
                        
| 5/1/2014 | House | 
                                    • Ordered enrolled -HJ 960  | 
                        
| 6/13/2014 | 
                                    • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor | 
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| 6/20/2014 | 
                                    • Approved by Governor • Chapter No. 2014-214  |