Directs the Department of Veterans' Affairs to provide grants to nonprofit organizations to offset unexpected increases in costs in repurposing buildings for veteran housing and housing programs.

Housing

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Representative Evans
Last action: 2025-06-27
Official status: In House Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

2025-06-27 House
In committee upon adjournment.
2025-01-17 House
Referred to Housing and Homelessness with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
2025-01-13 House
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: Tells ODVA to give grants to offset costs that groups incur but did not expect to incur in repurposing buildings for veteran housing. Creates a fund with lottery moneys to fund the grants. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.0).
Directs the Department of Veterans' Affairs to provide grants to nonprofit organizations to offset unexpected increases in costs in repurposing buildings for veteran housing and housing programs.
Establishes the Veterans Housing Construction Cost Reduction Fund. Directs the State Treasury to transfer, each biennium, moneys from the Veterans' Department of Veterans' Affairs Dedicated Lottery Fund to the Veterans Housing Construction Cost Reduction Fund to be used by the department to provide the grants.
Relating to: Relating to veteran housing services.
Current location: In House Committee