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Council narrows Residential Tranquility bill after amendment to require dispersal warnings before arrests
Summary
The Council advanced the Residential Tranquility Amendment Act (Bill 26‑189) and an emergency version addressing amplified noise targeted at residences; an amendment to require an order to disperse and warnings before arrests was proposed and debated (it failed), but Council adopted a modified statutory cleanup and passed the measure as amended.
Council member Brooke Pinto moved the Residential Tranquility Amendment Act of 2025 (Bill 26‑189), a measure narrow in scope that targets use of amplified sound to harass residents in residential neighborhoods during restricted hours.
Council member Mary Nadeau offered an amendment requiring enforcement to follow First Amendment dispersal procedures — specifically an order to disperse…
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