MA S31

Bill

Providing for coordinated data and assistance to address family homelessness

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to provide for coordinated data and assistance to address family homelessness. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

AI Summary

This bill requires several state executive offices, including the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development, and the Executive Office of Education, to establish a single joint telephone hotline for residents of the Commonwealth to receive information and assistance on benefits, eligibility, and application processes for all benefit and assistance programs managed by these offices. The bill also requires these agencies to publicly post information on their websites about the benefit and assistance programs they manage, including a benefits calculator and guide, and to distribute this information to homelessness service providers. Additionally, the bill requires state agencies within these offices to provide training for their staff and vendors on the benefits calculator to help families receiving assistance optimize their benefits and avoid "cliff effects" due to income eligibility rules.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (22)

Jo Comerford (D), Mike Connolly (D), Marjorie Decker (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Diana Dizoglio (D), Mindy Domb (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Paul Feeney (D), Anne Gobi (D), Carlos González (D), Natalie Higgins (D), Dan Hunt (D), Mary Keefe (D), Kay Khan (D), Jack Lewis (D), Elizabeth Malia (D), Paul Mark (D), Mike Moore (D), Dave Rogers (D), Lindsay Sabadosa (D), José Tosado (D), James Welch (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see S2726 (on 06/01/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S31

(15 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S31
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S31.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1111	Allowing for retail pharmacy discounts and co-pay assistance	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Similar To
H121	Relative to programs to promote self-sufficiency and decrease dependence on government provided assistance	Bill reported favorably by committee as changed and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H1275	Relative to emergency housing	Accompanied a study order, see H4942	Similar To
H152	Relative to the out-of-state use of cash assistance	Accompanied a study order, see H5088	Similar To
H2395	Relative to providing tax processing and filing assistance for certain disabled veterans	Accompanied a study order, see H5128	Similar To
H3740	Establishing a sick leave bank for Carrie Peters, an employee of the Department of Transitional Assistance	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 23 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
H3816	Establishing a sick leave bank for Sheri Panas, an employee of the department of unemployment assistance	Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H4051	Establishing a sick leave bank for Ana Ferdaus, an employee of the Department of Transitional Assistance	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H602	Relative to providing dental care to senior citizens	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H77	Establishing a sick leave bank for Anna Paula Ferreira an employee of the Department of Transitional Assistance	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 10 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
S1640	To support voluntary income tax assistance sites and expand access to the earned income tax credit	Accompanied H2434	Similar To
S216	Relative to promoting local economic development	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2426	Relative to an agricultural healthy incentives program	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2726	Relative to economic mobility for families with low-income	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Replaced by
S74	To ensure accountability in the Department of Transitional Assistance	Accompanied a study order, see S2532	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1111

Allowing for retail pharmacy discounts and co-pay assistance

Accompanied a study order, see H5160

Similar To

H121

Relative to programs to promote self-sufficiency and decrease dependence on government provided assistance

Bill reported favorably by committee as changed and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H1275

Relative to emergency housing

Accompanied a study order, see H4942

Similar To

H152

Relative to the out-of-state use of cash assistance

Accompanied a study order, see H5088

Similar To

H2395

Relative to providing tax processing and filing assistance for certain disabled veterans

Accompanied a study order, see H5128

Similar To

H3740

Establishing a sick leave bank for Carrie Peters, an employee of the Department of Transitional Assistance

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 23 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

H3816

Establishing a sick leave bank for Sheri Panas, an employee of the department of unemployment assistance

Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

H4051

Establishing a sick leave bank for Ana Ferdaus, an employee of the Department of Transitional Assistance

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

H602

Relative to providing dental care to senior citizens

Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence

Similar To

H77

Establishing a sick leave bank for Anna Paula Ferreira an employee of the Department of Transitional Assistance

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 10 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

S1640

To support voluntary income tax assistance sites and expand access to the earned income tax credit

Accompanied H2434

Similar To

S216

Relative to promoting local economic development

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2426

Relative to an agricultural healthy incentives program

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2726

Relative to economic mobility for families with low-income

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Replaced by

S74

To ensure accountability in the Department of Transitional Assistance

Accompanied a study order, see S2532

Similar To

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