Bills

HB 2354: DHS; DLNR; ILLEGAL CAMPING; HOMELESSNESS; ENCAMPMENTS; BEACHES; PARKS; RECREATIONAL AREAS; PUBLIC PROPERTY; REPORT; APPROPRIATION

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: House
  • Latest Version Date: 2026-01-27

Current Status:

In Progress

(2026-02-02: Referred to WAL/HSH, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 6)

Introduced

In Committee

First Chamber

In Committee

Second Chamber

Final Decking

Enacted

Version:

Clarifies petty misdemeanor penalties for the offense of criminal trespass onto public parks and recreational grounds.  Provides for seizure of abandoned or unattended personal property.  Requires the Department of Human Services to establish a homeless outreach and case management program.  Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to identify and restore vacated homeless encampment areas in the State and report to the Legislature.  Appropriates moneys.

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