Florida HB 1365 (2024) prohibits sleeping or camping on public property statewide effective October 1, 2024. Miami-Dade enforces the ban, with citations and arrests possible after available shelter beds are offered through Camillus House and the Homeless Trust outreach team.
HB 1365, signed by Governor DeSantis in March 2024, codifies a statewide ban on public camping and sleeping on county and municipal property. Cities and counties may designate temporary sanctioned encampments only with state Department of Children and Families approval, and HB 1365 allows residents and the state attorney general to sue jurisdictions that fail to enforce. Miami-Dade Police, MDPD homeless outreach, and the Homeless Trust coordinate offers of shelter through Camillus House, Chapman Partnership, Lotus House, and Salvation Army before issuing citations. Miami-Dade has not designated sanctioned encampments and relies on its 1993 Continuum of Care system.
Sleeping or camping on public property after a shelter bed is offered is a misdemeanor under HB 1365; jurisdictions face civil suits if they fail to enforce.
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