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Proposed constitutional amendment would bar municipal bans on sleeping on privately held land; supporters call it protection from criminalizing homelessness, n
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CACR 16 would prohibit laws that unduly restrict a person who has a legal right to occupy property from sleeping there (with public‑health and commercial exceptions). Proponents framed it as protecting people from criminalization; opponents warned of zoning, domestic‑relations and unintended consequences that require careful drafting.
Representative Ellen Reed presented CACR 16, a proposed constitutional amendment intended to prevent municipalities from enacting ordinances that criminalize or unduly restrict a person’s ability to sleep on property they legally own or are legally entitled to occupy. Reed said the text is designed to protect basic biological needs from criminalization while preserving a municipality’s ability to regulate septic, water and public‑health concerns…
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