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Committee rejects indemnification bill for municipal homelessness policies, citing risk to vulnerable people
Summary
The committee voted 15–1 not to recommend HB 1544, which would indemnify municipalities that adopt policies addressing homelessness; critics said the bill would remove legal remedies for people harmed and does not create transitional housing or regional solutions.
The committee voted 15–1 to not recommend HB 1544, a bill that would indemnify municipalities that adopt policies to address homelessness. Supporters said the bill aims to give municipalities tools to act; opponents said the draft would remove legal remedies for people harmed and fails to address the underlying need for transitional housing.
Representative Stavous praised the…
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