Committee reviews draft revisions to statewide homeless services bill, asks for rate-study and report back before implementation

Mar 12, 2026

During markup of draft versions 5.1/5.2, the committee standardized terminology, revised shelter definitions, tightened appeals timing, and directed the agency to study payment rates and report progress and a proposed implementation date before any new rate structure takes effect.

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The committee met to review unedited changes to a draft bill revising statewide homeless services policy, walking through versions 5.1 and 5.2 and flagging edits on definitions, case management, appeals, reporting and payment rates.

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