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Housing committee advances substitute to require 14-day DOT notice before clearing encampments
Summary
The Housing Committee voted to send a substitute for House Bill 5235 to the floor that would codify a 14-day notice period before the Department of Transportation may remove encampments on DOT-controlled land; lawmakers debated whether the statutory window should be shorter and noted exceptions for immediate safety.
Representative Felipe convened the Housing Committee and introduced a substitute for House Bill 5235, saying the measure would codify a Department of Transportation practice that gives people living in encampments two weeks' notice before crews remove property from DOT-controlled land.
"It's basically just taking a policy our DOT has currently of making sure that you tell folks who are part of an encampment that two weeks prior to the removal of their property... they are given notice," the chair said.
Representative Scott said he supported a uniform rule but questioned the move from DOT's reported 72-hour practice to a 14-day statutory requirement. "I think seven days could be a conversation," he said, and added, "I'll be a no on this today."…
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