Leader Chippendale: 2026 H8000 Sub A - Addresses Homelessness Crisis & Root Causes (5526)

House Minority Leader Michael W. Chippendale (R District 40 - Coventry, Foster, Glocester) speaks on the House floor regarding 2026-H 8000 Sub A (An Act Relating to Property -- Homeless Bill of Rights). While expressing his support for the amended legislation, Leader Chippendale emphasizes that the bill alone does not solve the underlying issues of the state's homelessness epidemic. He highlights the financial and operational strain that tent encampments place on municipalities and strongly urges the state to refocus its efforts on addressing root causes such as mental illness, lack of treatment capacity, crisis intervention, and addiction.

House Bill No. 8000 SUB A
BY Shekarchi, Speakman, Spears, Voas, DeSimone, Biah, Noret, O'Brien
ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- HOMELESS BILL OF RIGHTS (Provides certain procedures that must be followed before an encampment can be removed or relocated.)
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» http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H8000A.pdf

House Minority Leader Michael W. Chippendale
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