WA People
BILL · 2023–24 SESSION

HB 1367: Homeless funding

Eliminating unnecessary homeless funding budget and auditing requirements.

Summary

  • Removes the 45 percent set-aside requirement for private rental housing payments from the state portion of the $62 Local Homeless Housing and Assistance surcharge funds and adds private rental housing assistance to the uses for the state portion of surcharge funds.
  • Removes the requirement that the Office of Financial Management secure a biennial independent expenditure review of the state portion of the Local Homeless Housing and Assistance surcharge funds received and deposited into the Home Security Fund.

From the Senate Bill Report (HB 1367), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedJan 17, 2023
  2. Out of committeeFeb 3, 2023
  3. Passed HouseFeb 9, 2023
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Brandy Donaghy (D-44)
Introduced
January 17, 2023 in the House
Last action
January 8, 2024
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to eliminating unnecessary homeless funding budget and auditing requirements;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Brandy Donaghy (D-44)

5 co-sponsors (5 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Julia Reed D-36Beth Doglio D-22Alex Ramel D-40Gerry Pollet D-46Nicole Macri D-43

Votes

House · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed February 9, 2023
Version voted on: HB 1367
97 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat57001
Republican40000
How each member voted

Yea (97)

Excused (1)

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History

  1. House Rules "X" file.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
  4. Senate Rules "X" file.
  5. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  6. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  7. HSG - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
  8. First reading, referred to Housing.
  9. Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  11. Placed on second reading suspension calendar by Rules Committee.
  12. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  13. HOUS - Executive action taken by committee.
  14. HOUS - Majority; do pass.
  15. First reading, referred to Housing.

HB 1367 in other sessions

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