THE SENATE
THE TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2018

COMMITTEE ON HOUSING
Senator Will Espero, Chair
Senator Breene Harimoto, Vice-Chair

MEASURES DEFERRED TO THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2018

DATE:	Thursday, February 15, 2018
TIME:	2:55 PM
PLACE:	Conference Room 225 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

SB2330 Status and Testimony	RELATING TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS WITH SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS. Requires the department of human services, in consultation with the department of health, to establish a pilot project to operate a facility to provide shelter and mental health treatment for homeless individuals with severe mental illness who are subject to court-ordered involuntary hospitalization to a psychiatric facility.  Appropriates funds.	HMS/HOU/CPH, JDC/WAM
SB2989 Status and Testimony	RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS. Expands eligibility and credit amount of the low income-household renters' income tax credit.  Appropriates funds for the continued administration of the family assessment center for homeless families and for a housing homeless children rental assistance pilot program.  Exempts adoption of interim rules and procurement of services by federally-certified financial counselors from chapters 91 and 103F, Hawaii Revised Statutes, respectively.	HOU/HMS, WAM

No testimony will be accepted.

FOR AMENDED NOTICES:  Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 808-586-6360.