Revises provisions relating to housing. (BDR 25-814)

Existing law requires the Housing Division of the Department of Business and Industry, subject to the availability of funds appropriated for such a purpose, to develop and implement a grant program for the purpose of awarding grants for the development of subsidized housing and the provision of services to assist eligible persons by reducing barriers to their retention of housing. The program is required to include a process for applying for a grant to: (1) procure and develop such supportive housing; (2) train and build the capacity of a supportive housing partnership; (3) fund the operation of a supportive housing partnership; and (4) analyze the progress of supportive housing in this State. (NRS 319.600) Additionally, existing law creates the Nevada Supportive Housing Development Fund in the State Treasury and requires that money in the Fund be used to carry out the supportive housing grant program. (NRS 319.610) Section 1 of this bill removes the provision that the development and implementation of such a grant program by the Housing Division is subject to the availability of funds appropriated for such a purpose. Section 2 of this bill changes the designation of the Nevada Supportive Housing Development Fund from a special revenue fund in the State Treasury to an account in the State General Fund. Section 2 also provides that the money in the redesignated Nevada Supportive Housing Development Account does not revert to the State General Fund at the end of any fiscal year. Section 1 makes a conforming change to reflect the change in designation of the Fund. Section 3 of this bill makes an appropriation to the Nevada Supportive Housing Development Account to carry out the supportive housing grant program. Section 3.5 of this bill requires, beginning with the executive budget for the 2027-2029 biennium, that if the Governor does not include a budgetary request for any amount of money for the Account to carry out the program, the Governor must submit a statement with the proposed executive budget outlining the reasons that the Governor has not included a budgetary request for that purpose.