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Advocates urge committee to bar fines, sweeps and other sanctions for unsheltered people
Summary
Witnesses, including advocates and service providers, urged the committee to report favorably on H.2261 to prohibit municipalities from imposing fines or other penalties on people experiencing homelessness for camping, sleeping or trespassing on public property when shelter is unavailable.
Advocates and service providers urged the Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government to report favorably on House Bill 2261, a proposal that would prohibit cities and towns from imposing fines and other sanctions on people experiencing homelessness for sleeping, camping or trespassing on public property when no safe shelter is available. Lisa Fields, newly sworn state representative, said…
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