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Bill would require nonmonetary alternatives to fines for sleeping outdoors; sponsors call criminalization of poverty counterproductive
Summary
HB 10‑91 would require municipalities that ban sleeping or camping on public property to offer a nonmonetary penalty alternative (community service, service‑referral, housing verification). Sponsors and advocates said fines punish people with no means and hinder housing stability; municipal leaders urged clearer drafting or a local‑option approach.
Representative Jody Newell introduced House Bill 10‑91, proposing that municipal ordinances forbidding sleeping or camping on public property include a nonmonetary alternative to fines for persons subject to the ordinance. Sponsors argued criminal fines against unhoused people are counterproductive and exacerbate barriers to housing, while offering municipalities options such as verified service…
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