Colorado House Bill 1377
Session 2022A
Grant Program Providing Responses To Homelessness
Became Law
Signed by Governor on May 31, 2022
Sponsors
4 Sponsors
Steven Woodrow
Tony Exum
Chris Kolker
Julie Gonzales
First Action
Apr 18, 2022
Latest Action
May 31, 2022
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1377
State
Colorado
Session
2022A
checkPassed on May 2, 2022
Motion Text
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Summary
The act creates the connecting Coloradans experiencing homelessness with services, recovery care, and housing supports grant program (grant program), administered by the division of housing (division) in the department of local affairs (department).
The grant program provides grants to local governments and nonprofit organizations to enable those entities to make investments and improvements in their communities or regions of the state to address and respond to the needs of people experiencing homelessness.
The act requires the division to develop policies, procedures, and guidelines governing the administration of the grant program. The act specifies how grant funding is to be awarded and the eligible uses of grant money awarded under the grant program. The act specifies requirements for grant recipients.
The act creates the connecting Coloradans experiencing homelessness with services, recovery care, and housing supports fund (fund) in the department. The act specifies requirements pertaining to the administration of the fund. The act requires a transfer of $105 million from the economic recovery and relief cash fund to the fund to administer the grant program. The act allows for up to $5 million of the money appropriated to the fund to be used for data collection and outreach efforts.
The act sets forth specified reporting requirements pertaining to the grant program.
The act requires the department, in conjunction with the department of health care policy and financing, to report to the house of representatives public and behavioral health and human services committee and the senate health and human services committee, and to its committee of reference during its "State Measurement for Accountable, Responsive, and Transparent (SMART) Government Act" hearing, any results, recommendations, and federal implications concerning any supportive housing pilot program currently being administered by the department in conjunction with the department of health care policy and financing.
The act requires the division to report on the activities of the grant program as part of the regular annual public report prepared by the division on affordable and emergency housing spending.
The act appropriates $9,218 to the office of information technology to provide information technology services for the department.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Signed Act (05/31/2022)
Final Act (05/20/2022)
Rerevised (05/09/2022)
Revised (05/06/2022)
Reengrossed (05/02/2022)
Engrossed (04/29/2022)
Introduced (04/18/2022)
PA2 (04/29/2022)
PA1 (04/28/2022)
Committee Amendment
Fiscal Note FN3 (08/08/2022)
Fiscal Note FN2 (05/03/2022)
Fiscal Note FN1 (04/25/2022)
Fiscal Note SA1 (05/06/2022)
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05/31/2022
Office of the Governor
Governor Signed
05/20/2022
Office of the Governor
Sent to the Governor
05/20/2022
Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate
05/20/2022
House
Signed by the Speaker of the House
05/09/2022
Senate
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
05/06/2022
Senate
Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
05/06/2022
Senate
Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
05/05/2022
Senate
Senate Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations
05/02/2022
Senate
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance
05/02/2022
House
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/29/2022
House
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
04/29/2022
House
House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
04/26/2022
House
House Committee on Transportation & Local Government Refer Amended to Appropriations
04/18/2022
House
Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Local Government
Sources
CO Legislature
Record Created
Apr 19, 2022 6:54:07 AM
Record Updated
Aug 13, 2022 1:49:56 AM