The Right to Rest Act, proposed by state Sen. Sasha Renée Pérez, will be heard by a legislative committee this month.

A proposed bill in the California Legislature barring cities and counties from fining or arresting a homeless ... saying it criminalizes homelessness. Neither the city nor the county would punish ...

In January, Louisiana state troopers, alongside other state agencies, swept homeless encampments ... In February, Fremont, California, passed a camping ban that criminalizes assisting someone ...