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HB 5260·CT·house

AN ACT PROHIBITING A MUNICIPALITY FROM IMPOSING A PENALTY FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING.

Reported by CommitteeFiled Feb 19, 2026
Sponsor: Laurie Sweet
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TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDAR

Apr 7, 2026

Summary

The bill stops towns from passing or enforcing rules that ban homeless individuals from sleeping, eating, using hygiene facilities, or living in a legally parked vehicle on public land. It seeks to safeguard the right of homeless people to perform essential daily activities in public places, while still permitting regulation of conduct that endangers health or safety.

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