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1 day ago · The law passed in a 5-2 vote with Councilmembers Grasso and Cooke voting no. Mayor Mandell told 18 News the city is now working on identifying how many homeless camps there are in the city, and ...
Nov 5, 2024 · In April, the Kentucky Legislature made unsanctioned public camping illegal, one of at least three states to ban homeless camping this year, on top of nearly 60 localities that did the same.
Jul 18, 2024 · The Safer Kentucky Act addresses street camping by making repeat camping in public areas, such streets or beneath overpasses, a misdemeanor. 2:25 A homeless camp in Louisville on Tuesday,...
- Darby Beane
Jul 11, 2024 · The federal decision doesn’t require local governments to enforce bans on outdoor camping but in Kentucky, they’ll have to. That’s due to the Safer Kentucky Act, which makes street camping a class B misdemeanor and a $250 fine on repeat offenses.
Apr 29, 2024 · Kentucky's legislature passed a ban on street camping, a measure opponents say criminalizes homelessness. The U.S. Supreme Court is considering a case that could affect the fate of such bans.
- Sylvia Goodman
Jun 28, 2024 · The Supreme Court ruled Friday that cities can criminalize camping by homeless people who have nowhere else to go. The new Supreme Court ruling means Kentucky will likely be able to implement a new...
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Jan 10, 2024 · FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) — A bill filed by Republican lawmakers in the Kentucky House on Tuesday would criminalize homeless camps and sleeping in undesignated areas. House Bill 5, also known as...
