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Senate debates statewide homelessness strategy bill and rejects multiple amendments; House Bill 12‑02 adopted
Summary
Senators extensively debated House Bill 12‑02 on statewide homelessness strategy, documentary‑fee use, and multi‑jurisdictional authorities. Multiple amendments concerning local‑fee protections, bonding and voter approval were considered and failed; the bill passed after lengthy floor consideration.
House Bill 12‑02, which would require the Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) to present a statewide homelessness prevention and resolution strategy, allow local governments to form multi‑jurisdictional homelessness authorities and permit optional use of documentary (doc) fees for affordable housing, produced extended floor debate on April 16.
Sponsor Senator Amabile said the bill seeks a statewide plan, optional regional authorities and permissive local financing tools; co‑prime Senator Marchman described…
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