WA People
BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

HB 1749: Child welfare housing assist

Establishing the child welfare housing assistance program that provides housing assistance to parents reunifying with a child and parents at risk of having a child removed.

Summary

  • Requires the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) to establish a child welfare housing assistance program that provides housing vouchers, rental assistance, navigation, and other support services to eligible families.
  • Defines eligible families to include: (1) parents with a child who a court has found dependent and lack of appropriate housing is the primary remaining barrier to reunification; and (2) parents with a child who is at risk of removal by the DCYF based on a lack of appropriate housing, who will only be served if there are remaining funds for the program.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1749), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 30, 2019
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
June Robinson (D-38)
Introduced
January 30, 2019 in the House
Last action
January 13, 2020
Companion bill
SB 5718
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1749, SHB 1749

AN ACT Relating to establishing the child welfare housing assistance program that provides housing assistance to parents reunifying with a child and parents at risk of having a child removed;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: June Robinson (D-38)

14 co-sponsors (14 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Nicole Macri D-43Tana Senn D-41Sherry Appleton D-23Laurie Jinkins D-27John Lovick D-44Lillian Ortiz-Self D-21Beth Doglio D-22Derek Stanford D-1Marcus Riccelli D-3Vandana Slatter D-48Javier Valdez D-46Noel Frame D-36Sharon Tomiko Santos D-37Lauren Davis D-32

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. Referred to Appropriations.
  3. Minority; do not pass.
  4. HSEL - Majority; do pass.
  5. First reading, referred to Human Services & Early Learning.

HB 1749 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

Report wrong or missing information on this page