BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

SB 5900: The homeless/religious orgs

Prohibiting certain limitations on the hosting of the homeless by religious organizations.

Summary

With respect to the efforts of a church to provide housing or shelter to homeless persons, counties, cities, and towns, are prohibited from limiting a religious organization's: availability to host a rotating, established tent encampment to less than eight months during any calendar year; hosting term to less than four months unless agreed to by that religious organization for a specific instance; or availability…

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Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor

AN ACT Relating to the hosting of the homeless by religious organizations;

No recorded floor votes.

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