Proposed Bill No. 5091, introduced in the February Session, 2024, aims to allocate funds from the General Fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, to support housing services in the state. The bill proposes appropriations for the Department of Housing, which include five million dollars for cold weather emergency response, six million dollars to enhance shelter and outreach capacity, three million six hundred thousand dollars for diversion programs, two million dollars for Coordinated Access Network backbone support, and two million dollars for housing subsidies. Additionally, the bill allocates one million four hundred thousand dollars to the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services for housing and homeless services support.

The purpose of this legislative act is to invest a total of twenty million dollars to stabilize and strengthen the state's homeless response system. The bill has been referred to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS and is supported by multiple representatives and senators. The proposed funding is intended to address various aspects of the housing crisis, including emergency responses to cold weather, the improvement of shelter services, and the provision of housing subsidies to assist those in need.