In contrast to the extremely busy year on the housing front, legislation specific to homelessness was much less prominent this year. A grand total of three lines of new statutory language, to be specific. New session law directs the State Building Code Council to adopt standards for temporary emergency shelters and make them available for local adoption.
We attribute this change from previous years to the significant attention that was given to proposals to spur more housing construction as a critical part of the response to homelessness itself. In addition, there was continued attention in the budgets, for which you can review homelessness related investments here.
Bill # | Description | Status |
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SB 5553 | Temporary emergency shelter building standards | Law; effective July 23, 2023. State Building Code Council must adopt rule by July 1, 2026. |
HB 1518 | Parking at rest areas | Did not pass. |
SB 5487 | Parking at rest areas | Did not pass. |
SB 5730 | Vehicle residences/impound | Did not pass. |
SB 5737 | Vehicle residences/impound | Did not pass. |