S 162 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING

Sen Carrie Hamblen

Actions: [2] SHPAC/SFC-SHPAC [7] DP-SFC

Scheduled: Not Scheduled

 Senate Bill 162 (SB 162) makes an appropriation to the Human Services Department (HSD) to provide funding for transitional housing and behavioral health services. 

 An appropriation of $1,842,000 is made from the General Fund to the HSD to provide funding to an organization in Dona Ana County for a transitional housing program for people with serious mental illness, substance use disorder, and/or people who have recently been released from incarceration. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of Fiscal Year 2024 will revert to the General Fund.  

 If the Bill does not pass, the specified funding would not be made available, and current or alternate resources would need to be utilized to support the program. 

 HB 92, an appropriation of $859,000 to the HSD to provide funding for residential treatment in Dona Ana County
SB 141, Santa Fe homeless shelter and programming