Legislation - HB1501

Title: Department of Housing and Community Development - Homeless Shelter Certification
Sponsored by: Delegate Fair
Status: In the House - Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to operate a certification program for homeless shelters; prohibiting a certain homeless shelter from operating without a homeless shelter certification after a certain deadline; requiring the Department to develop certain requirements for certain homeless shelter certification classes; and requiring the Department to perform on-site monitoring of certain homeless shelters and implement a certain grievance process.

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Original:: Economic Matters Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/13/2026 Legislative Date 2/13/2026 Action First Reading Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Department of Housing and Community Development - Homeless Shelter Certification Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/17/2026 Legislative Date 2/17/2026 Action Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	2/13/2026	2/13/2026	First Reading Economic Matters
			Text - First - Department of Housing and Community Development - Homeless Shelter Certification
House	2/17/2026	2/17/2026	Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m.

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