Bill > SB913

This bill establishes the Survivor-Centered, Accessible, Fair and Empowering (SAFE) Housing Trust Fund to provide the target population, which includes victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, human trafficking, and stalking, and their immediate family members, with access to emergency, transitional, and permanent housing programs. The fund will be financed through a $10 surcharge on deed and mortgage filings, voluntary $5 contributions from driver's license and vehicle registration renewals, and other grants and donations. The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency will administer the fund and allocate grants to domestic violence and rape crisis programs that operate housing programs for the target population. The bill aims to promote housing as a right and reduce homelessness and housing instability for the target population.