A.G. Gancarski
Monday morning, Jacksonville City Council Neighborhoods, Community Services, Public Health and Safety committee put the brakes on a long-tabled bill.
But it will be back.
The Homeless Bill of Rights measure was introduced by now suspended (and federally indicted) Councilwoman Katrina Brown months back.
The bill (2018-308) contends that “the basic rights all people should enjoy must be guaranteed for homeless individuals and families,” and attempts to “assure that basic human rights are not being trampled simply because someone happens to be homeless.”
Since Brown’s sabbatical from Council began, her fellow Democrats Tommy Hazouri and Garrett Dennis were tasked with carrying the bill.
Hazouri told us ahead of the meeting that Dennis was going to rewrite the legislation, so the bill was to be pulled.
“He’s coming out with a new bill,” Hazouri urged the committee.
Currently, there is no timetable set for the new bill.
