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ME LD748
Bill
Status
5/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Cheryl Golek
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AI Summary
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Appropriates $660,000 in General Fund money for fiscal year 2025-26 and $660,000 for fiscal year 2026-27 to the Bridging Rental Assistance Program (total $1.32 million over two years)
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Funding administered through the Department of Health and Human Services to provide ongoing support for the program
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Aims to reduce the current waiting list for rental assistance and increase the number of available housing vouchers
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Addresses increased program costs resulting from a 2021 policy change that raised the portion of a participant's rent paid by the program
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Targets housing assistance for persons living with mental health challenges
Legislative Description
An Act to Increase Bridging Rental Assistance Program Housing Voucher Funding to Reduce the Current Partial Waiting List and Increase Housing Vouchers for Persons Living with Mental Health Challenges
Housing
Last Action
CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
6/25/2025