2023 Spring Session:
AHPAA Reform Bill (SB 1476)
State law since 2004, the Affordable Housing Planning and Appeal Act (AHPAA) (310 ILCS 67) requires municipalities with a lack of affordable housing options—homes for sale or rent—to develop and implement plans for increasing the local stock of affordable housing. While well intentioned, AHPAA has lacked teeth to ensure that municipalities were truly working to increase access to affordable housing within their jurisdictions. With the passage of SB 1476 municipalities will now not only be required to develop affordable housing plans, but they will also be required to show that they are taking concrete steps to implement those plans.
FY24 State Budget: Homeless Services Funding
After decades of flat funding for crucial homeless service programs, Joining Forces, along with our advocacy partners from across the state, advocated for an historic investment in our homeless service programing. As federal COVID relief funds are set to end, the increased funding we advocated for was crucial to maintaining and expanding the safety net for those experiencing homelessness in our state.
As a result of the combined efforts of advocacy groups across the state, the FY24 State Budget included a historic investment of $131.4 million, an increase of $60.1 million, for homeless service programs!
Click here for updates about our next Lobby Day
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AHPAA Reform Bill (SB 1476)
State law since 2004, the Affordable Housing Planning and Appeal Act (AHPAA) (310 ILCS 67) requires municipalities with a lack of affordable housing options—homes for sale or rent—to develop and implement plans for increasing the local stock of affordable housing. While well intentioned, AHPAA has lacked teeth to ensure that municipalities were truly working to increase access to affordable housing within their jurisdictions. With the passage of SB 1476 municipalities will now not only be required to develop affordable housing plans, but they will also be required to show that they are taking concrete steps to implement those plans.
FY24 State Budget: Homeless Services Funding
After decades of flat funding for crucial homeless service programs, Joining Forces, along with our advocacy partners from across the state, advocated for an historic investment in our homeless service programing. As federal COVID relief funds are set to end, the increased funding we advocated for was crucial to maintaining and expanding the safety net for those experiencing homelessness in our state.
As a result of the combined efforts of advocacy groups across the state, the FY24 State Budget included a historic investment of $131.4 million, an increase of $60.1 million, for homeless service programs!
Click here for updates about our next Lobby Day
Click here to return to our State Policy Committee page
