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IA HSB705
SB
Status
Introduced
2/10/2026
Primary Sponsor
Public Safety
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AI Summary
- Establishes "drug-free homeless service zones" defined as areas within 300 feet of government-funded emergency shelters, transitional housing, or permanent supportive housing facilities serving homeless individuals
- Selling, transferring, or attempting to sell/transfer controlled substances within these zones results in the same criminal classification as existing drug laws, but with presumptive, minimum, and maximum sentences increased by one year
- Operators of facility-based homeless services who allow individuals to possess or use controlled substances on the premises commit an aggravated misdemeanor and become ineligible for state homelessness assistance grants for three years
- Persons convicted under this section are not eligible for deferred judgment, deferred or suspended sentences, probation, or work release
- Requires facilities to display permanently affixed signs in English and Spanish at main entrances identifying the premises as a drug-free homeless service zone, using contrasting colors and block letters at least one inch in height
Legislative Description
A bill for an act establishing drug-free homeless service zones, and providing penalties.(See HF 2584.)
Last Action
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2584.
2/18/2026
Committee Referrals
Public Safety2/10/2026
Full Bill Text
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