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Introduced
02/07/2025
02/07/2025
In Committee
05/07/2025
05/07/2025
Crossed Over
04/10/2025
04/10/2025
Passed
08/15/2025
08/15/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
08/15/2025
08/15/2025
Introduced Session
104th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Requires the Office to Prevent and End Homelessness within the Department of Human Services to maintain on the Department's publicly accessible website information on how a hospital or health care provider may connect a patient who is experiencing homelessness, or is otherwise in a vulnerable housing situation, with shelter and homeless support services for each continuum of care in the State. Requires the Department of Human Services to ensure that the required website information includes for each continuum of care any phone number, email address, physical address, primary agencies, or any other information that may be necessary for a person in that continuum of care territory to begin accessing shelter or other homeless support services. Requires the Department to also include on its website a way for the hospital or health care provider to determine which continuum of care applies based on the physical location of the hospital or health care provider. Contain provisions concerning voluntary training for hospitals and health care providers on how to use the Department's continuum of care website information; and deadline dates by which the continuum of care website information shall be publicly available and updated.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Department of Human Services Act to create a centralized online resource for hospitals and healthcare providers to help patients experiencing homelessness or vulnerable housing situations access shelter and support services. The bill requires the Office to Prevent and End Homelessness to maintain a publicly accessible website with detailed information about each continuum of care (a regional planning body coordinating housing and services funding for homeless individuals) in the state. The website must include contact information like phone numbers, email addresses, and physical addresses for primary agencies in each continuum of care territory, as well as a tool to help providers identify the appropriate continuum of care based on their location. The bill also mandates the development of a voluntary training program for healthcare providers on using this website resource, with the initial information to be published by January 31, 2026, and subsequently updated every January and July. The legislation acknowledges the persistent health challenges faced by individuals experiencing homelessness and aims to improve systems of care by providing a streamlined information resource for connecting patients with support services.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (28)
Mary Edly-Allen (D)*,
Lindsey LaPointe (D)*,
Li Arellano (R),
Dee Avelar (D),
Mary Beth Canty (D),
Terra Costa Howard (D),
Michael Crawford (D),
Kimberly du Buclet (D),
Mary Gill (D),
Jehan Gordon-Booth (D),
Nicolle Grasse (D),
Graciela Guzmán (D),
Will Guzzardi (D),
Sonya Harper (D),
Maura Hirschauer (D),
Hoan Huynh (D),
Adriane Johnson (D),
Michael Kelly (D),
Kimberly Lightford (D),
Camille Lilly (D),
Rita Mayfield (D),
Anna Moeller (D),
Yolonda Morris (D),
Laura Murphy (D),
Suzanne Ness (D),
Mike Simmons (D),
Rachel Ventura (D),
Maurice West (D),
Last Action
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0332 (on 08/15/2025)
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