House Human Services - 2026-02-03 - 1:00PM

House Committee on Human Services · February 4, 2026

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Chair's opening and committee bill update

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Chair Wood opened the meeting, said staff and members met with the Agency of Human Services and advocacy/provider groups and described a plan to draft a new committee bill combining elements of H.91 and H.594 plus new elements. She said two sticking points—(1) the definition of residency and (2) reverting to a nightly adverse-weather hotel placement process—could be nonstarters for advancing a bill.

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House Committee on Human Services heard testimony and discussed a planned committee bill combining elements of H.91 and H.594 to address homelessness; members flagged two major sticking points — the legal definition of residency and reverting to a night-to-night motel placement process — while advocates urged a person-centered, continuum-of-care approach with convertible shelters, expanded coordinated entry use, and more rental assistance.

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