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House approves measure directing DOT to clear dangerous encampments; floor amendments fail
Summary
The House passed Senate Bill 217 requiring the Tennessee Department of Transportation to develop a policy for removing personal property used for camping from dangerous locations on state highways, and to coordinate with local homeless service providers. Several floor amendments seeking added safeguards and notice requirements failed to receive c
The Tennessee House voted to pass Senate Bill 217, which directs the Department of Transportation to develop and implement a policy to remove abandoned personal property used for camping in dangerous locations on state and interstate highways and to coordinate with local governments and homeless‑service providers.
Representative Leatherwood, sponsor on the floor, said the bill does not "weaponize" any agency; instead, he testified, it requires the department to work with local homeless coalitions, nonprofit organizations and other entities "to try and find somewhere for these…
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