Connecticut legislation · 2025 General Assembly
Connecticut HB6894: AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON HOMELESSNESS.
Status: Chaptered, June 10, 2025
What the bill says
An act establishing an interagency council on homelessness. assembly convened.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON HOMELESSNESS. Assembly convened: Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) There is established an interagency council on homelessness to advise and assist the Commissioner of Housing in improving homelessness prevention and response efforts in the state. (b) The council shall consist of the following regular members or their (2) the Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services; (3) the Commissioner of Children and Families; (4) the Commissioner of Correction; (5) the Labor Commissioner; (6) the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services; (7) the Commissioner of Social Services; (8) the Commissioner of Veterans Affairs; (9) the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management; (10) the executive director of the Court Support Services Division of the Judicial Department; and (11) the executive director of the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority. (c) In addition to the regular members set forth in subsection (b) of LCO No. 3954 1 of Raised Bill No. 6894 this section, the council may consist of the following ad hoc members, as determined by the chairperson, or their designees: (1) The Commissioner of Developmental Services; (2) the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development; (3) the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection; (4) the Commissioner of Public Health; (5) the Commissioner of Early Childhood; (6) the Commissioner of Education; (7) the Commissioner …
Sponsors
- Derek Slap (D, 5) · primary sponsor
- Saud Anwar (D, 3)
- Robert Sanchez (D, 25)
- Joshua Elliott (D, 88)
- Anne Hughes (D, 135)
- Lucia Dathan (D, 142)
- Eleni Kavros DeGraw (D, 17)
- Tony Scott (R, 112)
- Eilish Collins Main (D, 146)
- Anthony Nolan (D, 39)
- Renee LaMark Muir (D, 36)
- Kadeem Roberts (D, 137)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Transmitted to the Secretary of State
- : Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
- : Public Act 25-52
- : Senate Adopted House Amendment Schedule A
- : Senate Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
- : On Consent Calendar / In Concurrence
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
- : Senate Calendar Number 497
- : File Number 924
Votes
- Senate Roll Call 305 (May 30, 2026): 36 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Roll Call 95 (May 13, 2026): 147 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Roll Call 305 (May 30, 2025): 36 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Roll Call 95 (May 13, 2025): 147 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB6894?
- HB6894 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2025 General Assembly): AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON HOMELESSNESS.
- What does HB6894 do?
- In its own words: An act establishing an interagency council on homelessness. assembly convened.
- What is the status of HB6894?
- Chaptered as of June 10, 2025. Latest action: Signed by the Governor (June 10, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB6894?
- Derek Slap (D, 5), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB6894?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB06894&which_year=2025
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