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Committee to monitor bill to prohibit criminal penalties for homelessness
Summary
A county board member asked the committee to include monitoring and possible support for legislation that would prohibit criminal penalties—fines or arrests—for homelessness, following a 2024 U.S. Supreme Court decision and recent local criminalization efforts.
Member Kasman asked the Legislative Committee to include monitoring and potential support for state legislation that would prohibit criminal penalties for people experiencing homelessness. Committee discussion cited the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2024 decision in City of Grants Pass v. Johnson and noted that, since the ruling, at least 25 Illinois municipalities have adopted ordinances criminalizing homelessness in some form.
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