Housing advocates celebrate #Bonds4Housing win!

Housing is celebrating a HUGE WIN at the legislature. With our champion lawmakers, hardworking team, and advocates like you, Homes for All secured $90M in bonds for affordable housing! Additionally, coalition partners secured $30M for mental health crisis centers. We could not have done it without you.

The bill includes:

  • $90M for Affordable Housing
  • $30M for Mental Health Crisis Centers 

This is our largest win EVER – and we could not have done it without you.

Legislative Summary:

Bonding

  • Housing Infrastructure Bonds (HIB):
    • $50M – Non-Restricted
    • $30M – Restricted to Permanent Supportive Housing (for individuals with behavioral health needs)
    • Senior Housing Eligible Use – 55+ (new use for HIB)
    • Manufactured Housing Eligible Use (new use for HIB)
  • General Obligation Bonds (GO): 
    • $10M – Public Housing
    • $30M – Mental Health Crisis Centers – (emergency shelter for individuals with behavioral health needs)
      • $28.1M –  Mental Health Crisis Centers Grant Program
      • $1.9M – Scott County Crisis Center

TOTAL: $120M in #Bonds4Housing

Appropriations

Our appropriation asks were not included in the Supplemental Budget Finance Bill. Provisions that were initially included: Homework Starts with Home, and Lead Paint Prevention Act.

YOUR VOICE MATTERS!

Thank you for your advocacy this session.