SHB 1177 — Concerning the child welfare housing assistance program.
Signed into law — Chapter 163, Laws of 2025
- Sponsor
- Ortiz-Self
- Introduced
- January 31, 2025
- Status
- C 163 L 25
- Last action
- Effective date 7/27/2025. (April 25, 2025)
What this bill does
Requires the Department of Children, Youth, and Families to increase the number of households served by the child welfare housing assistance program by at least 200 above those served during fiscal year 2025, with a priority on serving families on any wait lists.
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Floor votes
- House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 3, 202562 yea · 35 nay · 1 not voting
- Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · April 15, 202530 yea · 18 nay · 1 not voting
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