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SB 1288: Homeless Persons

GENERAL BILL by Dawson

Homeless Persons; defines terms; provides for appointment of shelter capacity coordinators; requires coordinator to supply certain information to law enforcement agencies; prohibits law enforcement officer from citing, arresting, or incarcerating individual for committing, under specified circumstances, certain life-sustaining acts that would ordinarily constitute misdemeanors; provides responsibilities of shelter capacity coordinators, etc.

Effective Date: 01/01/2004
Last Action: 5/2/2003 Senate - Died in Committee on Comprehensive Planning
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/18/2003 Senate • Prefiled
3/3/2003 Senate • Referred to Comprehensive Planning; Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice; Appropriations
3/4/2003 Senate • Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning; Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice; Appropriations -SJ 00068
4/16/2003 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Comprehensive Planning, 04/21/03, 8:45 am, 412-K --Temporarily postponed
5/2/2003 Senate • Died in Committee on Comprehensive Planning