House FY17 Budget Amendments Fact Sheet on Housing Court Expansion

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This Monday, April 25, 2016, the House will start to debate the FY17 budget.  Representative Walsh and Representative Kaufman both filed amendments to expand the housing court statewide and provide for funding to start the expansion. Forty-three Representatives signed-on to co-sponsor their amendments (click to see the list so far). We also know that others who did not sign-on support the effort.

Amendments
We are focusing on the following amendments filed by Representative Walsh:

• Amendment #1176 which expands the Housing Court Statewide effective January 1, 2017
• Amendment #1180 which provides $1.2 million in start-up funds for the expansion.
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Action Needed
Next week is a huge week! Our collective work to convince Representatives to vote the right way is critical. As soon as possible, please contact your Representative (whether they have a Housing Court or not) and ask them to vote YES on Amendments #1176 and #1180. Click for a fact sheet.

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