WA HB1380

Local government laws regulating sitting, lying, sleeping, or keeping warm and dry on public property must be "objectively reasonable" as to time, place, and manner, considering public safety, availability of shelter alternatives, impact on homeless individuals, and proportionality to the issue addressed

Creates an affirmative defense for individuals charged with violating such laws if the law is not objectively reasonable, and allows persons to bring court actions for injunctive or declaratory relief to challenge these laws

Courts may award attorneys' fees to prevailing plaintiffs who provided 90 days written notice before filing and were not seeking to vindicate a unique personal interest

Explicitly prohibits any private right of action for monetary damages and applies retroactively to existing laws while prospectively governing new causes of action

Declared an emergency measure taking effect immediately, adding new sections to RCW chapters governing cities, towns, code cities, counties, and state capitol building lands