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• With that being said, I dealt with homelessness, incarceration, and addiction.
• Hello, I am Nicole Peña, and I am testifying on behalf of Central Arizona Shelter Services.
• At any given time, there are roughly 1,000 homeless veterans in Arizona.
• shelter service you're providing for everybody?
• I'd like to speak on behalf of CASS as a homeless veteran that once lived there.

Bills: HB2620 , HB2960

Committee: Senate Military Affairs and Border Security

Keywords: homeless veterans, emergency shelters, state funding, veterans' services, grant distribution, veterans, treatment court, rehabilitation, recidivism, mental health, substance abuse

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• on a bill yesterday or the day before to establish a JPA, Sacramento County and City Housing and Homeless
• So when we looked at three Hs, I always call it housing, investing in homelessness so we don't have homeless

Bills: AB306 , AB750 , AB956 , AB1128 , AB2181

Committee: House Housing and Community Development

Keywords: building standards, California Building Standards Code, housing crisis, residential units, health and safety, local government restrictions, building permit, green building standards, fire prevention, state-mandated local program, homeless shelters, safety regulations, housing development, California Health and Safety Code, state funding, accessory dwelling unit, ADU, junior accessory dwelling unit, JADU, ministerial approval

Summary: The Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee met as a subcommittee and later established quorum to hear five housing-related bills. AB 306 (Schultz) would create a centralized statewide process for resolving disputes over differing local interpretations of the state building code; it drew no testimony in opposition and was ultimately concurred in. AB 750 (Quirk-Silva) would expand HCD’s Portfolio Reinvestment Program to help preserve and rehabilitate challenged affordable housing developments; supporters emphasized the loss of subsidized units and the need to preserve existing stock, and the bill passed unanimously. AB 2181 (Zbur) would limit use of speculative density-bonus assumptions in appraisals for hotel and motel ground leases, with supporters saying it protects workers and prevents inflated valuations; it also passed unanimously. The committee then heard AB 1128 (Marisicci), a gut-and-amend bill that, after Senate amendments, would apply mobile home rent stabilization to 10 mobile home parks in Torrance. Supporters, including the Mobile Home Residents Coalition, said the measure would provide predictable rent increases for seniors, veterans, people with disabilities, and working families. Opponents argued it would override local control and discourage investment and new park construction. Members debated the broader policy of rent control versus housing supply, and the bill passed on a 7-4 vote with one not voting. Finally, AB 956 (Quirk-Silva) clarified accessory dwelling unit law by allowing up to two detached ADUs, or one detached ADU plus one JADU, so long as existing size, height, setback, and safety requirements are met. Supporters described it as a modest clarification that would help families add housing on their own property, while one member objected that local agencies should retain more discretion. The bill passed unanimously. At the end of the hearing, members and staff offered extensive praise for Quirk-Silva’s housing work, noting that AB 956 was likely her last bill before the committee, and the committee adjourned after final roll-call votes were completed.

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• Now, typically, from my experience volunteering in some of these shelters, homeless shelters, they keep
• Now typically, from my experience, volunteering and some of these shelters, homeless shelters, they keep
• Homeless shelters, they keep detailed records on who they serve, how much food they give out, clothing
• I'm the CEO of Central Arizona Shelter Services, also known as CASS.
• Thirty percent of those will come to a CASS shelter in any given year.

Bills: HB2211 , HB2229 , HB2389 , HB2403 , HB2445 , HB2502 , HB2620 , HB2813 , HB2872 , HB2889 , HB2960 , HB4028 , HCR2007

Committees: House Appropriations , House House Appropriations Committee of Reference

Keywords: contractors, subcontractors, resident preference, public contracts, materials supply, Arizona Revised Statutes, local businesses, pregnancy resource center, pregnancy center, crisis pregnancy center, DHS, Arizona Department of Health Services, state appropriation, general fund, nonprofit grant, women's health, maternal health, reproductive health, abortion funding, pro-life

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• bed availability, coordinating with shelter providers and homeless service organizations, offering outreach
• That shelter wouldn't be able to qualify as adequate alternative shelter for the purposes of the bill
• We had to do various things because, you know, this homeless day-use shelter was causing some repercussions
• We had to do various things because, you know, this homeless day-use shelter was causing some repercussions
• It would not matter if there's adequate shelter.

Bills: HB2266 , HB2489

Committee: House Housing

Keywords: housing, supportive housing, transitional housing, emergency shelters, homelessness prevention, public space, local governance, life-sustaining activities, statewide standards, regulation

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• People are falling into homelessness every day, and we are not scaling shelter fast enough.
• of certain shelters.
• We operate Thurston County's largest low-barrier shelter for single adults experiencing homelessness
• shelter.
• Banning unhoused people is not a solution to homelessness, and it treats the people needing shelter

Bills: HB2266 , HB2489

Committee: House Housing

Keywords: housing, supportive housing, transitional housing, emergency shelters, homelessness prevention, public space, local governance, life-sustaining activities, statewide standards, regulation

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• We have approximately 15,000 homeless veterans in Arizona today.
• This is why some of them are homeless. Thank you.
• But there are many of them that are out there that are homeless.
• But there are many of them that are out there that are homeless.
• So, exciting to hear that you are near homeless zero, I thought.

Bills: HB2014 , HB2111 , HB2156 , HB2165 , HB2202 , HB2305 , HB2321 , HB2399 , HB2403 , HB2416 , HB2418 , HB2446 , HB2601 , HB2615 , HB2620 , HB2812 , HB2939 , HB2940 , HB2955 , HB2957 , HB2960 , HB2992 , HB4026 , HB4049

Committee: Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Keywords: air emissions, fuel blends, environmental quality, feasibility study, Arizona Department of Agriculture, driver license, examinations, motorcycle awareness, public safety, traffic laws, livestock, compensation, funding, ranching, agriculture, veterans, state parks, admission fees, military exemption, recreation access

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• In many ways, Oklahoma ranks among one of the top states when it comes to shelter euthanasia rates.
• But so it's my understanding, though, counties can already build animal shelters should they choose.
• That's what we were trying to do, is allow counties if they wanted to build animal shelters.
• So do you want your roads fixed or you want an animal shelter? Which one do you want?
• There's no animal shelters going to be built because they don't have the money.

Bills: HB3056 , HB3391 , HB3657 , HB3617 , HB4055 , HB3720 , HB3902

Committee: House Agriculture

Keywords: raw milk, unpasteurized, farm sales, Oklahoma Milk and Milk Products Act, local producers, advertising, animal welfare, commercial pet breeders, licensing, animal cruelty, labor, employment definitions, agricultural services, Oklahoma Workforce Commission, confidentiality, data access, right to repair, agriculture, OEM, repair providers

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• the county acts as a pass-through for a lot of state funds coming in through block grants and homelessness
• Chair, to that point, $2 million a year could have a big impact on, say, homeless services in the Valley

Bills: SB1246 , SB1338 , SB1428 , SB1443 , SB1501 , SB1566 , SB1571 , SB1645 , SB1646 , SB1663 , SB1688 , SB1805 , SB1808 , SB1825 , SCR1023 , SCR1029 , HB2079 , HB2080 , HB2130 , HB2239 , HB2324 , HB2375 , HB2610 , HB2619 , HB2620 , HB2716 , HB2745 , HB2749 , HB2837 , HB2857 , HB2968 , HB4064 , HB4066 , HB4087 , HB4130 , HCR2048 , HCR2058

Committees: Senate Government , Senate Senate Government Committee of Reference

Keywords: homeowners associations, foreclosure, common expense liens, condominiums, special assessments, unit owner, public benefits, eligibility, immigration status, documentation, Arizona law, noise pollution, environmental nuisances, building permits, urban development, public health, administrative procedure, regulatory rights, small businesses, state agencies

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• For brief background, Passport to Careers provides former foster youth and unaccompanied homeless youth
• perhaps greatest, though, for our students who have experienced foster care and unaccompanied homelessness
• Unaccompanied homeless youth and former foster youth face unique challenges that the Passport to Careers
• three years, I urge you to support this bill and to support our former foster and unaccompanied homeless
• Passport to Careers is a cornerstone program that supports former foster youth and unaccompanied homeless

Bills: SB5963

Committee: House Postsecondary Education & Workforce

Keywords: SB 5963, passport to careers, Washington College Grant, financial aid, higher education, student aid, need-based aid, college affordability, postsecondary education, workforce development, apprenticeship, foster youth, homeless students, unaccompanied youth, low-income students, public assistance, state financial aid account, scholarships, Washington student grants, grant eligibility

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• . [00:16:40] Who seeks protection of the state has been denied at shelter care by the courts.
• This authorization occurs at a shelter care hearing.
• Back in the home at a shelter care hearing if the parent is objecting to those services.
• Not one of our minor clients has been denied shelter care status.
• The problem is that the services available from DCYF Agree to services at shelter care.

Bills: HB2511 , HB2660

Committee: House Early Learning & Human Services

Keywords: child welfare, dependency, imminent physical harm, child abuse, neglect, foster care, extended foster care, shelter care, out-of-home placement, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, DCYF, family law, juvenile court, child protection, unsafe home, substance use, caregiver impairment, relative placement, guardianship, adoption

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• help prevent youth homelessness and serve youth and young adults who are experiencing homelessness.
• As some background, the general provisions governing overnight shelters provide that when a shelter learns
• In South King County, it's dangerous to be a homeless youth.
• </p><p>We have had clients in extended foster care who have been housed in homeless shelters while the
• expansive definition of homelessness as all other programs.

Bills: SB5957 , SB5977

Committee: House Early Learning & Human Services

Keywords: homeless youth, youth homelessness, runaway youth, young adult homelessness, housing instability, family reunification, family stability, youth services, homelessness prevention, protective services, Department of Commerce, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, DCYF, advisory committee, lived experience, data sharing, outcome measures, interagency coordination, service providers, at-risk youth

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• And welcome up Kelly Turley from the Mass Coalition for the Homeless.
• This legislation is modeled after a template bill crafted by our colleagues at the National Homeless
• At the same time, we're seeing a rise in criminalization of homelessness...
• Make sure that shelter spaces are available to folks, but that in cases where someone isn't able to..
• . ...make sure that shelter spaces are available to folks, but that in cases where someone isn't able

Bills: H4783 , H4826 , H4876 , H5111 , H5116 , H5244 , S2975 , S2976

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on the Judiciary

Keywords: homelessness, homeless, unsheltered, unhoused, shelter rights, anti-camping, anti-loitering, public space, public land, encampment, sleeping in public, life-sustaining activities, right to rest, right to sleep, vehicle dwelling, RV living, tiny home, civil rights, municipal liability, affirmative defense

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• As we've heard in committee, students experiencing homelessness and in foster care have some of the lowest
• We also appreciate that Senate Bill 5963 is going to ensure eligibility for foster and homeless youth

Bills: SB6258 , SB5963

Committee: House Postsecondary Education & Workforce

Keywords: Washington Medical Commission, medical license, license relinquishment, voluntary surrender, nondisciplinary pathway, physician regulation, health professional licensing, disciplinary database, National Practitioner Data Bank, license renewal, license reinstatement, medical board, professional discipline, credential surrender, healthcare regulation, SB 5963, passport to careers, Washington College Grant, financial aid, higher education

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• Also, those who either experience homelessness or are at risk of homelessness. Next slide, please.
• We do receive referrals on young people exiting who are either homeless or at risk of homelessness, who
• Office of Homeless Youth programs.
• As a homeless youth, I have been able to restabilize my life gradually with consistent access to shelter
• the Office of Homeless Youth.

Bills: SB5911 , SB5940 , SB5942 , SB5957

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: children, youth, financial stability, care services, department of children and families, housing assistance, foster care, pilot program, social services, accountability, family services, state department, child welfare, homeless youth, youth homelessness, runaway youth, young adult homelessness, housing instability, family reunification, family stability

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• It allows for indoor emergency shelters and indoor emergency housing a county or city to require the
• for indoor emergency shelters and indoor emergency housing a county or city to require the sponsor or
• be allowed in zones in which residential dwellings or hotels are allowed, while indoor emergency shelters
• And if we're going to take our homelessness emergency seriously, we need to make sure that all cities
• are contributing to having adequate shelter and supportive housing that people need.

Bills: SB6015 , SB6069 , SB6096 , SB6200 , SB6201 , SB6214 , SB6237 , SGA9280 , SGA9281

Committee: Senate Housing

Keywords: residential building, construction permits, housing development, planning efficiency, state regulations, affordable housing, homelessness, homeless shelter, emergency shelter, emergency housing, supportive housing, permanent supportive housing, transitional housing, low-income housing, very low-income, extremely low-income, housing crisis, land use, zoning, local preemption

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• I don't think there's anyone who likes seeing homeless people on the street.
• For other people, you just would rather not see folks who are homeless.
• For other people, you just would rather not see folks who are homeless.
• It's not an emergency shelter.
• It's not an emergency shelter.

Bills: SB6069 , SB6167 , SB6201 , SB6205 , SB6001 , SB6026 , SB6054 , SGA9278 , SGA9279

Committee: Senate Housing

Keywords: affordable housing, homelessness, homeless shelter, emergency shelter, emergency housing, supportive housing, permanent supportive housing, transitional housing, low-income housing, very low-income, extremely low-income, housing crisis, land use, zoning, local preemption, urban growth area, UGA, planning, development regulations, permitting

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• I'm the CEO of an organization called the Homeless ID Project.
• And without an ID, you are stuck in homelessness.
• The Homeless ID Project will continue to help. And with it, we will help more.
• But they're homeless? Yes.
• I work full time to service the homeless people in Maricopa County.

Bills: SB1063 , SB1118 , SB1153 , SB1154 , SB1209 , SCM1001

Committee: Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Keywords: appropriation, transportation, safety improvements, Route 70, infrastructure, housing, zoning, middle housing, urban development, duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, townhomes, historic preservation, Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon National Park, special license plate, special plate, license plate, vanity plate

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• I want it to be something that we can all get behind and that works for the homeless shelter... ...behind
• and that works for the homeless shelters and for the citizens.
• actually refers to the number of homeless being less than the number of shelter beds in every county
• Functional zero homelessness is the number of homeless being less than the number of shelter beds in.
• It's the number of homeless being less than the number of shelter beds in every county.

Bills: HB3131 , HB3380 , HB3502 , HB3552 , HB3849 , HB3886 , HB3907 , HB4201 , HB4302 , HB3448 , HB3409 , HB4095 , HB3637

Committee: House Children, Youth and Family Services

Keywords: homelessness, shelter standards, safety, accountability, state funding, local governance, regulation, Oklahoma Homeless Shelter Safety and Accountability Act, foster care, child welfare, Department of Human Services, educational opportunities, employment support, technology in child welfare, faith-based organizations, self-sufficiency, financial literacy, HB3502, Oklahoma, children's code

Bills: SB6005

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: transportation budget, transportation appropriations, capital budget, supplemental budget, Washington State Department of Transportation, WSDOT, Washington State Patrol, Department of Licensing, ferries, Puget Sound ferries, tolling, express toll lanes, highway safety, traffic safety, impaired driving, ignition interlock, speed cameras, transit funding, public transit, multimodal transportation

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• And then with OSPI, we receive data on students who are reported as unaccompanied homeless youth.
• That data we receive data on students who are reported as unaccompanied homeless youth.
• By ensuring that youth who have experienced foster care and homelessness are automatically qualified
• Unaccompanied homeless youth and former foster youth face unique challenges.
• I urge you to support this legislation and support our former foster and unaccompanied homeless youth

Bills: SB6090 , SB5931 , SB5963 , SB5978 , SB6082

Committee: Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development

Keywords: heritage orchard, agriculture, program, state funding, local agriculture, workforce education, accountability, oversight, administrative changes, investment, SB 5963, passport to careers, Washington College Grant, financial aid, higher education, student aid, need-based aid, college affordability, postsecondary education, workforce development