HB 24-1431

House Bill 24-1431 establishes a program called the Stable Housing for Survivors of Domestic or Sexual Violence Program within the Department of Human Services. This program will provide financial assistance to survivors of abuse to help them secure stable housing through community-based organizations. The bill allocates $2 million from the state's long-term works reserve fund for this purpose in fiscal year 2024-25. Governor Jared Polis signed the bill into law on June 6, 2024, and it became effective immediately on that same date.

Official Summary

The act creates the stable housing for survivors of domestic or sexual violence program (program) in the department of human services (state department). The act requires the state department to contract with community-based advocacy organizations to provide short-term assistance payments to survivors of domestic or sexual violence for stable housing. For each state fiscal year 2024-25, the act requires the general assembly to appropriate $2,000,000 from the state long-term works reserve to the program to the state department for use by the office of economic security for the program. APPROVED by Governor June 6, 2024 EFFECTIVE June 6, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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