Bill > S2735

This bill aims to establish a Homelessness Bill of Rights in Massachusetts. The key provisions include: 1. Prohibiting discrimination against individuals experiencing homelessness based on their housing status. This includes the right to use public spaces, access medical care, vote, and practice religion without discrimination. 2. Protecting the privacy of records provided to homeless shelters and service providers. 3. Allowing individuals experiencing homelessness to occupy a motor vehicle or recreational vehicle legally parked on public or private property. 4. Amending the state's anti-discrimination laws to include housing status as a protected class, preventing employers, agencies, and others from discriminating against individuals based on their housing status. 5. Repealing sections of state law that criminalized activities associated with homelessness, such as loitering and sleeping in public spaces. The overall goal of this bill is to recognize the rights of individuals experiencing homelessness and prevent discrimination against them, while also decriminalizing certain activities related to their housing status.