Hawaii House Bill 700 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 23 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-01-17 - Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 2
Pending: House Health & Human Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Defines emergency shelter to mean a homeless facility designed to provide temporary shelter and services for up to six months. Allows homeless shelter stipends to be adjusted at the end of each year based upon achievement of performance measures. Requires homeless shelters to have no fewer than one shower, one sink, and one toilet per twenty-five residents and the minimum area of each partitioned space to be determined by the number of residents and capacity of the shelter. Establishes that the storage space at a homeless shelter shall be determined by each shelter's space availability. Removes DHS's authority to require shelters to comply with additional requirements. Establishes and funds 2.0 FTE positions to assist in the implementation of the homeless shelter program. Appropriates funds for homeless shelters and other non-recurring costs.

Relating To Homelessness.

Rep. John Mizuno [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-01-17	House	Re-referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 2
2017-11-30		Carried over to 2018 Regular Session.
2017-01-25	House	Referred to HUS, FIN, referral sheet 3
2017-01-23	House	Pass First Reading
2017-01-20	House	Pending introduction.

HB700 (Carry Over) 2017-01-25 - Referred to HUS, FIN, referral sheet 3

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=700&year=2018
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/HB700_.HTM