IL HB1429

Prohibits the State and local governments from imposing fines or criminal penalties on people experiencing unsheltered homelessness for occupying public property or engaging in life-sustaining activities such as sleeping, resting, eating, or storing personal belongings

Allows enforcement without fines or criminal penalties only to maintain public access to property or address serious and imminent risks to public health and safety, with 7 days written notice required before enforcement

Creates an affirmative defense for individuals charged with violating laws criminalizing life-sustaining activities if they were experiencing unsheltered homelessness, with courts required to notify defendants of this defense

Defines "unsheltered homelessness" as lacking a fixed residence due to no access to a legally operated, appropriate, and safe indoor shelter or temporary residence

Limits home rule authority, preventing local governments from enacting rules inconsistent with these protections for homeless individuals