Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on June 25, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.
2023 Regular Session
House Bill 3176
Establishes Welcome and Reception Program within Office of Immigrant and Refugee Advancement to provide immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers with support services.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
<i>Requires Department of Human Services, in consultation with Office of Immigrant and Refugee Advancement, to award contracts to organizations to provide support services to immigrants and refugees.</i>] <b>Establishes Welcome and Reception Program within Office of Immigrant and Refugee Advancement to provide immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers with support services. Directs organization that is awarded contract to provide support services under program to report on performance outcomes no later than June 30, 2025. <b>Directs office to provide report on implementation and status of program to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to human services no later than September 1, 2025.</b> Appropriates moneys from General Fund to <i>department</i>] <b>office</b> for support services. Directs office <i>of Immigrant and Refugee Advancement</i>] to convene representatives from state agencies, community-based organizations and other stakeholders to coordinate policy recommendations <b>and to provide outreach, education and training to certain government and nongovernment entities and stakeholders to improve immigrant and refugee access to programs, services and development activities</b>. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Chief co-sponsor
6 co-sponsors
Daniel Nguyen, Hoa Nguyen, Khanh Pham, Susan McLain, Dacia Grayber, Gregory Smith
In the Senate
Sponsor
Its course
January 31 to June 25, 2023, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action7 actions on 6 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 31 to Jun 25 · stopped145 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 31 to Feb 22 days
Early Childhood and Human ServicesFeb 2 to Apr 562 days
Ways and MeansApr 5 to Jun 25 · stopped81 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Apr 5
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 31 – Jun 25
- Jan 31Introduced
- Feb 2Sent to Early Childhood and Human Services
- Mar 8Heard in Early Childhood and Human Services
- Apr 3Heard in Early Childhood and Human Services
- Apr 5Early Childhood and Human Services recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
- Sent to Ways and Means
- Jun 25Died when the session ended
All 7 actions, as published
- Jan 31First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Feb 2Referred to Early Childhood and Human Services with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
- Mar 8Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Apr 3Work Session held.House of Representatives
- Apr 5Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
- Apr 5Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
- Jun 25In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives