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BILL · 2021–22 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5867

SB 5867: Emerg. overnight shelters

Concerning compassionate and effective strategies to address the homelessness crisis.

Summary

  • Requires counties and cities with a population of more than 50,000 to establish at least one emergency overnight shelter within its jurisdiction.
  • Requires such counties and their eligible cities to coordinate to ensure there are a sufficient number of shelter beds available to accommodate at least the number of sheltered and unsheltered homeless according to the most recent point-in-time count.
  • Requires each established shelter to provide a safe environment for shelter residents during operating hours.
  • Requires any Housing Trust Fund application to acquire or build noncongregate shelters receive priority over applications for other types of shelter.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5867), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 14, 2022
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Phil Fortunato (R-31)
Introduced
January 14, 2022 in the Senate
Last action
February 3, 2022
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5867, SSB 5867

AN ACT Relating to compassionate and effective strategies to address the homelessness crisis;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Phil Fortunato (R-31)

1 co-sponsor (1 Democrat, 0 Republicans)

Patty Kuderer D-48

Votes

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

History

  1. Referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 5867)
  2. HLG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5867)
  3. Minority; do not pass. (SSB 5867)
  4. And refer to Ways & Means. (SSB 5867)
  5. Minority; without recommendation. (SSB 5867)
  6. Minority; without recommendation.
  7. And refer to Ways & Means.
  8. Minority; do not pass.
  9. HLG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  10. Referred to Ways & Means.
  11. First reading, referred to Housing & Local Government.

SB 5867 in other sessions

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

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