HB1591 sets forth that the legislature recognizes that all persons have the right to survive in public and to prohibit discrimination based on housing status. A number of terms are defined, such as:
· discrimination based on housing status;
· harassment,
· homeless,
· motor vehicle,
· non- obstructive manner,
· public space,
· recreational vehicle, and
· survive.
The bill states that people experiencing homelessness enjoy constitutional and civil rights and delineates such rights, as well as expressing that discrimination based on housing status is prohibited.
