A state Senate bill criminalizing sleeping outside moved forward in a hectic committee meeting Tuesday.
The legislation, SB 535, would create a state-level misdemeanor charge for anyone who sets up camp on public property. It would also punish cities that refuse to enforce the ban by denying them state grants.
In the Senate Committee on Government Oversight, several Atlanta area lawmakers voiced opposition to the bill, which they said effectively criminalized homelessness.
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