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House Human Services plans new committee bill; residency definition labeled a likely dealbreaker
Summary
Chair Wood told the committee she and staff will draft a new committee bill combining elements of H.91 and H.594. She said the bill faces two major obstacles: how residency is proven and a department proposal to revert to a night-to-night motel placement process, both of which could block progress if not resolved.
Chair Wood told the House Committee on Human Services that she and staff are preparing a committee bill that will draw elements from H.91 and H.594 and include new provisions developed by members and stakeholders. She said the goal is to create a continuum-of-care approach that shifts reliance away from emergency motel placements toward stable, long-term solutions but cautioned the draft faces two central sticking points.
“One of the sticking points is the definition of residency,” Chair Wood said, describing three…
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