SHB 2489 — Establishing statewide standards for when local governments may enforce laws regulating the use of public space for life-sustaining activities.

What this bill does

Prohibits local governments from adopting or enforcing laws that criminalize, penalize, or otherwise prohibit a person from engaging in life-sustaining activities on public property unless the local government can demonstrate that adequate alternative shelter space was available at the time and place of the conduct. Creates a private cause of action for injunctive or declaratory relief to challenge the enforcement of a local law that violates the bill.

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