AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR SURVIVORS OF HOMICIDE, INC.

Plain English Breakdown

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Money for Helping Families After Losing Loved Ones

This act provides funding from the state's General Fund to Survivors of Homicide, Inc., to offer mental health and supportive counseling services to families who have lost a loved one to homicide.

What This Bill Does

• Provides funding from the state's General Fund to Survivors of Homicide, Inc.
• Uses this money for mental health and supportive counseling services
• Aims to help more families who lost a loved one to homicide

Who It Names or Affects

• Families who have lost someone to homicide
• Survivors of Homicide, Inc., which provides support and counseling

Terms To Know

General Fund

The main account where the state keeps money for different programs and services.

Grant-in-aid

Money given by the government to support a specific project or organization.

Limits and Unknowns

• The exact amount of funding is not specified in the bill text.
• It's unclear how many families will be helped with this funding.

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.