AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR SURVIVORS OF HOMICIDE, INC.

Plain English Breakdown

The bill text contains a blank space ('___ dollars') where the funding amount should be, meaning the exact sum is unknown.

Funding for Survivors of Homicide, Inc.

This bill sets aside money from the state budget to give as a grant to an organization that helps families who lost loved ones to homicide get mental health support and counseling.

What This Bill Does

• Sets aside a specific amount of dollars from the General Fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027.
• Sends this money to the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services as a grant-in-aid to Survivors of Homicide, Inc.

Who It Names or Affects

• Survivors of Homicide, Inc., which receives the funding.
• The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, which manages the funds.

Terms To Know

Appropriated

Money officially set aside by the government for a specific use.

General Fund

The main account where state tax money is kept before it is spent on programs.

Grant-in-aid

Money given by the government to an organization to help pay for its work or services.

Limits and Unknowns

• The exact dollar amount of funding is not listed in this text.
• The bill has been referred to a committee, so it may still change before becoming law.

Official Summary Text

To provide funding to Survivors of Homicide, Inc. to provide mental health and supportive counseling to more families after the loss of a loved one to homicide and mitigate a potential loss of funding.

Current Bill Text

LCO No. 894 1 of 1

General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5170
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 894

Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS

Introduced by:
REP. DEMICCO, 21st Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR SURVIVORS OF HOMICIDE,
INC.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

That the sum of ___ dollars be appropriated to the Department of 1
Mental Health and Addiction Services, from the General Fund, for the 2
fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, for a grant -in-aid to Survivors of 3
Homicide, Inc. 4
Statement of Purpose:
To provide funding to Survivors of Homicide, Inc. to provide mental
health and supportive counseling to more families after the loss of a
loved one to homicide and mitigate a potential loss of funding.