Wisconsin 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly Bipartisan · 17 R · 1 D cosponsors

AB 121 — Relating to: housing navigator grants and making an appropriation. (FE)

Last action — Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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The amendment to Assembly Bill 121 makes some changes regarding the funding and administration of housing navigator grants. Specifically, it introduces an annual $300,000 appropriation to support Continuum of Care organizations in hiring housing navigators, helping people access housing resources. Additionally, it allows for the possibility of increasing this funding through the state budget process without needing to declare an emergency, making it easier to respond to housing needs. This matters because it may improve support for individuals struggling with housing issues, potentially leading to better outcomes in their search for stable housing.

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- 2020 LEGISLATURE LRBa0249/1 MPG:wlj&kjf ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 121 May 31, 2019 - Offered by RepresentativeITTRIC.
- 2020 LEGISLATURE LRB-1331/1 MPG:kjf ASSEMBLY BILL 121 March 25, 2019 - Introduced by Representatives DITTRIC, STEINEKE, ODRIGUEZ , SNYDER , PRONSCHINSKE , KURTZ, PLUMER , JAMES, FELZKOWSKI , ROHRKASTE , TITTL, MURSAU , PIROS, STEFFEN, ALLEN, DUCHOW , KULP, ETRYK , ETERSEN , THIESFELDT, K ITCHENS, S CHRAA, K RUG , M URPHY, T USLER and S UBECK , cosponsored by Senators B ERNIER, L.TAYLOR and CARPENTER .
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
Referred to Committee on Housing and Real Estate.
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A N A CT to amend 16.307 (2), 16.307 (2m) and 20.505 (7) (h);
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and to create 16.307 (1m) and 20.505 (7) (fn) of the statutes;
delete “and making an appropriation".
relating to:
2.
housing navigator grants and making an appropriation.
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Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill creates an annual appropriation of $300,000 to be used by the Department of Administration to provide grants to Continuum of Care organizations for hiring housing navigators.
delete that line and substitute:
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
“(fn) Funding for housing navigators GPR C -0- -0-”.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
3.
S ECTION 1.
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16.307 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
after that line insert:
16.307 (1m) G RANTS FOR HOUSING NAVIGATORS.From the appropriation under s.
“SECTION 6m.
20.505 (7) (fn), the department shall make equal grants to each continuum of care organization in this state designated by the federal department of housing and urban development.
Nonstatutory provisions.
All grant funds shall be used to hire housing navigators to engage in - 2020 Legislature - 2 - LRB-1331/1 MPG:kjf ASSEMBLY BILL 121 SECTION 1 activities that include:
(1) In the 2019-21 fiscal biennium, if the department of administration requests under s.
acting as a liaison with landlords, rental property managers, and homeless assistance programs;
13.101 (3) that the joint committee on finance supplement the appropriation under s.
recruiting new landlords;
20.505 (7) (fn) for the purpose of providing housing navigator grants under s.
identifying affordable housing for program participants;
16.307 (1m), the committee may supplement that appropriation for that purpose without finding that an emergency exists under s.
and mediating landlord-tenant issues.
13.101 (3) (a) 1.”.
The department shall ensure that the grant funds are expended to fill housing navigator positions that are reasonably balanced among the geographic areas served by each continuum of care organization.
SECTION 2.
16.307 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.307 (2) SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDS.
The department shall ensure that grants awarded under sub.subs.
(1) and (1m) are not used to supplant other state funds available for homelessness prevention or services to homeless individuals or families.
SECTION 3.
16.307 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.307 (2m) R EPORT.
Annually, the department shall submit a report to the speaker of the assembly, the president of the senate,the appropriate standing committees under s.
13.172 (3) that summarizes how much money was received under sub.
(1) in the previous year and how that money was distributed.
SECTION 4.
20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes:
at the appropriate place, insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated:
2019-20 2020-21 20.505 Administration, department of (7) HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (fn) Funding for housing navigators GPR C 300,000 300,000 SECTION 5.
20.505 (7) (fn) of the statutes is created to read:
LRB-1331/1 - 2020 Legislature - 3 - MPG:kjf SECTION 5 ASSEMBLY BILL 121 20.505(7) (fn) Funding for housing navigators.
As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for grants to continuum of care organizations under s.
16.307 (1m).
SECTION 6.
20.505 (7) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
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20.505 (7) (h) Funding for the homeless.
All moneys received from interest on real estate trust accounts under s.
452.13 for grants under s.
16.307 (1), and all moneys received under ss.
704.05 (5) (a) 2.
and 704.055 (2) (b), for grants to agencies and shelter facilities for homeless individuals and families under s.
16.308 (2) (a) and (b).
SECTION 7.0Effective date.
(1) This act takes effect on the day after publication, or on the 2nd day after publication of the 2019 biennial budget act, whichever is later.
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Action History

  1. Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Public hearing held

  3. Read first time and referred to committee on Utilities and Housing

  4. Received from Assembly

  5. Ordered immediately messaged

  6. Read a third time and passed

  7. Rules suspended

  8. Ordered to a third reading

  9. Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  10. Read a second time

  11. Placed on calendar 6-18-2019 by Committee on Rules

  12. Referred to committee on Rules

  13. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  14. Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 6, Noes 3

  15. Executive action taken

  16. Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Dittrich

  17. Fiscal estimate received

  18. Public hearing held

  19. Representative Novak added as a coauthor

  20. Read first time and referred to Committee on Housing and Real Estate

  21. Introduced by Representatives Dittrich, Steineke, Rodriguez, Snyder, Pronschinske, Kurtz, Plumer, James, Felzkowski, Rohrkaste, Tittl, Mursau, Spiros, Steffen, Allen, Duchow, Kulp, Petryk, Petersen, Thiesfeldt, Kitchens, Schraa, Krug, Murphy, Tusler and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators Bernier, L. Taylor and Carpenter

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 121?
AB 121 is sponsored by Steineke, Rodriguez, Jessie (Republican), Snyder, Patrick (Republican), Pronschinske, Treig (Republican), Plumer, James, Felzkowski, Mary (Republican), Rohrkaste, Tittl, Paul (Republican), Mursau, Jeffrey (Republican), Spiros, John (Republican), Steffen, David (Republican), Allen, Scott (Republican), Duchow, Cindi (Republican), Kulp, Petryk, Petersen, Kevin (Republican), Thiesfeldt, Kitchens, Joel (Republican), Schraa, Krug, Scott (Republican), Murphy, David (Republican), Tusler, Ron (Republican), Subeck, Lisa (Democrat), Kurtz, Tony (Republican), and Dittrich, Barbara (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 121?
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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