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SB 1040: Homelessness

GENERAL BILL by Smith

Homelessness; Citing this act as the “Homeless Persons Dignity Act”; prohibiting the denial or abridgment of a person’s ability to access public services solely because he or she is homeless; providing that a person experiencing homelessness has specified rights; authorizing a court to award certain relief, damages, and attorney fees and costs to a prevailing plaintiff in certain civil actions, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 6/16/2025 Senate - Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/24/2025 Senate • Filed
3/3/2025 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Community Affairs; Fiscal Policy
3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced
5/3/2025 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
6/16/2025 Senate • Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs