People who are homeless can’t sleep on city streets. A tracking device can no longer be surreptitiously placed on a car. Homeowners must disclose whether they’ve filed a flood insurance claim to a potential buyer.
These are just three of the 34 new laws taking effect Tuesday.
Here’s a rundown of the six bills we think you should know about.
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HOMELESS CAMPS
The new homeless encampment law, HB 1365 , would allow county residents, business owners and the state attorney general to sue a county or city for allowing homeless people to sleep on public property that hasn’t been designated an encampment. Local governments could create these temporary and homeless camps one year at a time if they don’t have enough room in existing shelters. Encampments are required to be clean and safe. Fiscally constrained counties are exempt.