Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Early Childhood and Human Services Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 3079
Requires the Department of Human Services to update its 2022 estimate of costs to implement youth experiencing homelessness programs.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Digest: The Act tells DHS to submit some plans to the Legislative Assembly about homeless youth and it makes changes to who can get help with housing. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.0). Requires the Department of Human Services to update its 2022 estimate of costs to implement youth experiencing homelessness programs. Requires the Department of Human Services and the Housing and Community Services Department to study options for allocating 30 percent of their respective budgets in the 2027-2029 biennium toward reducing the number of youth aging into adult homelessness. Directs the Department of Human Services to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to housing and human services not later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027. Expands eligibility for emergency housing.
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
Susan McLain, Hoa Nguyen, Hai Pham
Chief co-sponsors
10 co-sponsors
Tom Andersen, David Gomberg, Rob Nosse, Courtney Neron Misslin, Mark Gamba, April Dobson, Gregory Smith, Sarah McDonald, Jules Walters, Farrah Chaichi
In the Senate
Sponsor
Deb Patterson, Anthony Broadman
Chief co-sponsors
4 co-sponsors
Dick Anderson, Lew Frederick, Janeen Sollman, Kathleen Taylor
Its course
January 13 to June 27, 2025, 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 action5 actions on 5 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Jun 27 · stopped165 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days
Early Childhood and Human ServicesJan 17 to Jun 27 · stopped161 days
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 13 – Jun 27
- Jan 13Introduced
- Jan 17Sent to Early Childhood and Human Services
- Feb 25Heard in Early Childhood and Human Services
- Jun 27Died when the session ended
All 5 actions, as published
- Jan 13First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Jan 17Referred to Early Childhood and Human Services with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
- Feb 13Public Hearing cancelled.House of Representatives
- Feb 25Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives