Allows regulation of public property use by cities and towns, requiring objective reasonableness for laws affecting homeless individuals.

This bill allows cities and towns to regulate acts like sitting, lying, sleeping, or keeping warm and dry on public property, provided the regulations are objectively reasonable. It mandates that special consideration be given to the impact on homeless individuals. The bill also allows for suits to challenge the reasonableness of such regulations, with courts having the discretion to award reasonable attorneys' fees to prevailing plaintiffs under certain conditions. It does not create a private right of action for monetary damages.

Allows regulation of public property use by cities and towns, requiring objective reasonableness for laws affecting homeless individuals.

This bill allows cities and towns to regulate acts like sitting, lying, sleeping, or keeping warm and dry on public property, provided the regulations are objectively reasonable. It mandates that special consideration be given to the impact on homeless individuals. The bill also allows for suits to challenge the reasonableness of such regulations, with courts having the discretion to award reasonable attorneys' fees to prevailing plaintiffs under certain conditions. It does not create a private right of action for monetary damages.