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Committee advances bill allowing municipalities to regulate unauthorized camping
Summary
The House Local Government Committee passed House Bill 208, as amended, which authorizes municipalities to regulate unauthorized camping on public property; sponsors said the amendment clarifies scope and implements language suggested by the League of Cities.
House Bill 208, which would allow municipalities to regulate unauthorized camping on public property or facilities, passed the House Local Government Committee on executive action.
The committee opened executive action on the bill and a staff member read the title. The sponsor was identified in committee as Representative Overstreet. A league-suggested amendment was introduced to add detail and clarify the bill’s application; the sponsor and others described the amendment as “helpful” and “clean[ing] things up.”
After the amendment was moved and approved by voice vote—with Representative Fitzpatrick’s proxy recorded as an aye—the committee voted to pass HB 208 as amended. Representative Valvero told the committee the amendment “cleans things up and makes it crystal clear for municipalities and local governments,” and said the measure aligns with existing Supreme Court findings on municipal authority.
The committee did not record a roll-call tally in the transcript for HB 208; the Chair announced the bill passed and closed executive action on the item. The bill will proceed to the next step in the legislative process according to the House schedule.
No formal directions to staff or requests for additional reports were recorded during discussion on HB 208; committee members limited remarks to description of the amendment and general support for clarifying municipal authority.
