HB2038 Summary

• Establishes a three-year pilot program authorizing nonprofit organizations in counties with populations of 500,000 or more to provide shelter to homeless persons on property they own or control, including temporary encampments.

• Prohibits the host county from enacting ordinances or taking actions that impose conditions beyond those necessary to protect public health and safety on authorized shelters.

• Prevents counties from requiring nonprofit organizations to indemnify or insure the county against liability related to homeless persons housed on the nonprofit's property.

• Restricts permit fees to actual costs associated with reviewing and approving required permit applications.

• Provides immunity for county agencies and employees from liability for injuries, damages, or unlawful activity arising from decisions to permit homeless sheltering under the pilot program.