Indiana bill banning people who are homeless from street camping dies in House. Here's why

Contentious Indiana homelessness bill effectively dead, for now

An Indiana bill that sought to tackle homelessness effectively died in the House after it was not called for a vote on Thursday, a key deadline.

Indiana bill banning people who are homeless from street camping dies in House. Here's why

HB 1662 would have banned the homeless from street camping on public property. The bill did not have enough support to pass the House this session.

Sleeping in public streets won't be a crime after bill dies in the Indiana House

The House bill would have made it illegal to sleep in most public places in the state.

Indiana House Kills Homelessness Criminalization Bill, Housing Advocates Say Fight Isn’t Over

A controversial bill that would have criminalized homelessness in Indiana has been defeated in the state’s House of Representatives, a significant but potentially temporary victory for Indiana housing advocates. House Bill 1662 "State and local policies on homelessness", authored by Representative Michelle Davis (R-District 58), failed to advance before the third reading deadline on February…