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Tampa Bay leaders say new law banning people from sleeping in public fails to address homelessness

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Florida has seen a 17% increase in homelessness in the past year alone. Local leaders say a new bill prohibiting municipalities from allowing homeless individuals to camp or sleep on public property will likely do very little to address the issue. The measure doesn't include any specific penalties for those sleeping on the street. It does, however, allow residents and business-owners to sue local governments for not enforcing the law.

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Tampa Bay leaders say new law banning people from sleeping in public fails to address homelessness

“To sleep is to exist, in order to exist as humans we have to sleep. And so this bill is basically criminalizing the existence of a group of people."

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