SEARCH SITE
VIRGINIA LAW PORTAL
- Code of Virginia
- Virginia Administrative Code
- Constitution of Virginia
- Charters
- Authorities
- Compacts
- Uncodified Acts
- RIS Users (account required)
SEARCHABLE DATABASES
- Bills & Resolutions
session legislation - Bill Summaries
session summaries - Reports to the General Assembly
House and Senate documents - Legislative Liaisons
State agency contacts
ACROSS SESSIONS
- Subject Index: Since 1995
- Bills & Resolutions: Since 1994
- Summaries: Since 1994
Developed and maintained by the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.
2015 SESSION
SJ 237 Virginia Homeless Solutions Program; DHCD to study $500 asset cap.
Introduced by: Barbara A. Favola | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Study; DHCD; Virginia Homeless Solutions Program $500 asset cap; report. Requests the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) to study the Virginia Homeless Solutions Program $500 asset cap for individuals transitioning from shelters to permanent housing who require rapid re-housing financial assistance. DHCD is requested to (i) identify and examine alternatives to the $500 asset cap, including a higher asset cap or a cap that ranges based on the size and needs of the particular family; (ii) research and compare asset caps used in other states; and (iii) make recommendations regarding an asset cap that would better serve families transitioning from shelters to permanent housing and reduce the number of individuals that return to homelessness in the Commonwealth.
FULL TEXT
HISTORY
- 01/09/15 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100585D
- 01/09/15 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 01/27/15 Senate: Reported from Rules by voice vote
- 01/29/15 Senate: Reading waived (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/15 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/02/15 Senate: Read third time and agreed to by Senate by voice vote
- 02/06/15 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/06/15 House: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 02/13/15 House: Tabled in Rules by voice vote