Supportive housing provisions modified.

HF 1946 modifies Minnesota's moratorium on new supportive housing beds by creating exceptions for specific facilities. It allows up to 226 new housing units in Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, or Washington County to serve homeless adults with disabilities (including mental illness, substance abuse, or HIV/AIDS) who are transitioning from shelters, hospitals, or treatment programs. Additional exceptions include 80 beds for chronic inebriates in Hennepin County, 65 beds in Crow Wing County for substance use disorder, and expansions for existing facilities in St. Cloud and Hennepin County. These changes directly affect housing providers operating in those counties and the homeless individuals with disabilities who qualify for these new units.