SB 285 has been passed in the Senate and is moving to the House, where legislators will again vote on its passage.

This bill creates multiple points where individuals experiencing homelessness can quickly slip into the justice system and acquire a Class C Misdemeanor. SB 285 will also remove the ability for counties and cities in Indiana to address homelessness with locally grounded solutions. The result: LESS EFFECTIVE local solutions tailored to communities and instead a forced pathway for cities to interact with unhoused individuals. This undermines local housing successes AND puts our community members at risk of being criminalized when they struggle with housing.