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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SB 144

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Relating to: grants to defray housing costs and for diversion programming and making an appropriation. (FE)

Administration department of — Budget and fiscal issues Housing Organization miscellaneous Poor

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill provides an additional $500,000 in each fiscal year of the 2019-21

fiscal biennium for grants or loans to persons or families of low or moderate income

to defray housing costs.

The bill also provides $300,000 for grants or loans to eligible organizations to

assist persons or families of low or moderate income to obtain and participate in

diversion programming. The bill defines “diversion programming” as short-term

intervention that supports persons or families of low or moderate income in

identifying immediate, safe housing arrangements, other than temporary shelters,

including by utilizing conflict resolution and mediation skills to reconnect the

individuals or families to their support systems.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Carpenter (D) , Olsen (R)

28 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Dittrich (R) , Duchow (R) , Edming (R) , Felzkowski (R) , James (R) , Kitchens (R) , Krug (R) , Kulp (R) , Kurtz (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Novak (R) , Petersen (R) , Petryk (R) , Plumer (R) , Pronschinske (R) , Rodriguez (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Schraa (R) , Sinicki (D) , Snyder (R) , Spiros (R) , Steffen (R) , Steineke (R) , Subeck (D) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R)

Full history

  1. Apr 4, 2019 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Olsen and Carpenter; cosponsored by Representatives Plumer, Steineke, Rodriguez, Snyder, Pronschinske, Kurtz, James, Dittrich, Felzkowski, Rohrkaste, Tittl, Mursau, Spiros, Steffen, Allen, Duchow, Kulp, Petryk, Petersen, Thiesfeldt, Kitchens, Edming, Schraa, Krug, Murphy, Subeck, Sinicki and Novak

  2. Apr 4, 2019 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Utilities and Housing

  3. Apr 25, 2019 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Jul 22, 2019 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Olsen

  5. Aug 13, 2019 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  6. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1