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PA SB1010

PA SB1010
In additional special funds and restricted accounts, establishing the Survivor-Centered, Accessible, Fair and Empowering (SAFE) Housing Trust Fund.


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Introduced
01/11/2022
In Committee
01/11/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
11/30/2022

Introduced Session

2021-2022 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), entitled "An act relating to the finances of the State government; providing for cancer control, prevention and research, for ambulatory surgical center data collection, for the Joint Underwriting Association, for entertainment business financial management firms, for private dam financial assurance and for reinstatement of item vetoes; providing for the settlement, assessment, collection, and lien of taxes, bonus, and all other accounts due the Commonwealth, the collection and recovery of fees and other money or property due or belonging to the Commonwealth, or any agency thereof, including escheated property and the proceeds of its sale, the custody and disbursement or other disposition of funds and securities belonging to or in the possession of the Commonwealth, and the settlement of claims against the Commonwealth, the resettlement of accounts and appeals to the courts, refunds of moneys erroneously paid to the Commonwealth, auditing the accounts of the Commonwealth and all agencies thereof, of all public officers collecting moneys payable to the Commonwealth, or any agency thereof, and all receipts of appropriations from the Commonwealth, authorizing the Commonwealth to issue tax anticipation notes to defray current expenses, implementing the provisions of section 7(a) of Article VIII of the Constitution of Pennsylvania authorizing and restricting the incurring of certain debt and imposing penalties; affecting every department, board, commission, and officer of the State government, every political subdivision of the State, and certain officers of such subdivisions, every person, association, and corporation required to pay, assess, or collect taxes, or to make returns or reports under the laws imposing taxes for State purposes, or to pay license fees or other moneys to the Commonwealth, or any agency thereof, every State depository and every debtor or creditor of the Commonwealth," in additional special funds and restricted accounts, establishing the Survivor-Centered, Accessible, Fair and Empowering (SAFE) Housing Trust Fund.

AI Summary

This bill establishes the Survivor-Centered, Accessible, Fair and Empowering (SAFE) Housing Trust Fund to provide the target population (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 supported by a $10 surcharge on deeds and mortgages, as well as optional $5 contributions when renewing driver's licenses, identification cards, and vehicle registrations. 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 also requires the agency to submit annual reports on the fund's revenues, expenditures, and outcomes.

Committee Categories

Housing and Urban Affairs

Sponsors (13)

Last Action

Referred to URBAN AFFAIRS AND HOUSING (on 01/11/2022)

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