AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR EMERGENCY HOUSING.

Plain English Breakdown

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Funding for Emergency Housing Program

This bill gives $1.5 million from the state budget to help run an emergency housing program.

What This Bill Does

• Sets aside $1,500,000 from the General Fund.
• Gives this money to Continuum of Care, Inc.
• Pays for running their emergency housing program.
• Uses funds during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027.

Who It Names or Affects

• Continuum of Care, Inc.
• People who use the emergency housing program
• State taxpayers through the General Fund

Terms To Know

Appropriated

Money set aside by law for a specific purpose.

General Fund

The main account where the state keeps most of its tax money.

Fiscal Year

A 12-month period used for budgeting, ending on June 30 in this case.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not say how many people will get housing.
• It does not list the rules for who can use the program.
• No effective date is listed in the provided text.

Official Summary Text

To fund Continuum of Care, Inc.'s emergency housing program.

Current Bill Text

LCO No. 824 1 of 1

General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5202
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 824

Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS

Introduced by:
REP. PAOLILLO A., 97th Dist.
SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist.
SEN. WINFIELD, 10th Dist.
REP. DILLON, 92nd Dist.
REP. WALKER, 93rd Dist.
REP. WINTER, 94th Dist.
REP. CANDELARIA J., 95th Dist.
REP. LEMAR, 96th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR EMERGENCY HOUSING.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

That the sum of one million five hundred thousand dollars be 1
appropriated to Continuum of Care, Inc. from the General Fund, for the 2
fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, for the operation of the emergency 3
housing program. 4
Statement of Purpose:
To fund Continuum of Care, Inc.'s emergency housing program.