Establishes statewide standards prohibiting local governments from enforcing laws that criminalize or penalize life-sustaining activities on public.
The bill sets statewide standards to prevent local governments from enforcing laws that criminalize or penalize life-sustaining activities on public property unless adequate alternative shelter space is available. It defines life-sustaining activities as basic survival actions such as moving, resting, eating, and protecting oneself from the elements. Local governments cannot adopt or enforce laws that prohibit these activities unless they can demonstrate that adequate shelter space was available.
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