An Act to end child homelessness
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/11/2026 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means |
| 11/7/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 11/18/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2 |
| 2/27/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 2/27/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities |
No additional cosponsors.
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J13 | Favorable | 1 entries |
Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no family with children under the age of eighteen shall be evicted or removed from public housing, publicly subsidized housing, or a shelter funded in whole or in part with public funds, including a motel or hotel providing emergency shelter, unless and until the Housing Services Unit of the Department of Children and Families, in consultation with the Department of Housing and Community Development, has developed and is able to implement a plan to assure that all children under eighteen in the affected family will be housed in some location which is fit for human habitation. All reasonable efforts shall be made to provide that such children remain in the custody of their parents or other caregivers with whom they have been residing.
Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no family with children under the age of eighteen shall be evicted or removed from public housing, publicly subsidized housing, or a shelter funded in whole or in part with public funds, including a motel or hotel providing emergency shelter, unless and until the Housing Services Unit of the Department of Children and Families, in consultation with the Department of Housing and Community Development, has developed and is able to implement a plan to assure that all children under eighteen in the affected family will be housed in some location which is fit for human habitation. All reasonable efforts shall be made to provide that such children remain in the custody of their parents or other caregivers with whom they have been residing.