Mayor Pro Tem says state dropped requested protections after bill stalled
Mayor Pro Tem Shannon Lukman Hiramasa read a statement saying the citys effort to secure durable protections excluding certain registered offenders from state-run mental-health transitional facilities failed to secure enough votes in committee for House Bill 1285 and that the states proposed agreement omitted core safeguards.
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Mayor Pro Tem Shannon Lukman Hiramasa read a prepared statement saying the citys multi-year negotiations with the state to add protections keeping certain registered offenders away from facilities near schools and playgrounds fell short when lawmakers did not advance House Bill 1285.
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