Draft Tulare County homeless encampment ordinance
Tulare County
Summary
The state finally responded to Tulare County's HHAP6 application — submitted in June, still unapproved in January — with three corrections. One possible sticking point: the state may require a county-based encampment resolution policy, which is an enforcement matter the health and human services agency can't issue. Organizations waiting on this money are already halfway through the fiscal year.
At a glance
- Total mentions
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- Last 30 days
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Last discussed Apr 15, 2026.
Impact analysis
HHAP6 funds applied for in June remain undistributed more than halfway through the fiscal year, straining organizations expecting the money.
Homeless services organizations that would receive HHAP6 grants and the clients they serve.
Organizations counting on this funding are left waiting while the state and county ping-pong paperwork.
Mentions & discussions (3)
Task Force on Homelessness - Apr 15, 2026
The county's draft encampment ordinance no longer includes penalties for violations after pushback from task force members, and now adds procedures for handling medications and medical equipment. It's designed to meet HHAP-6 requirements and the Governor's model ordinance, and it would only apply to county public property — cities keep their own rules.
February Task Force on Homelessness - Feb 18, 2026
The county has no ordinance regulating encampments on public property, and the state is requiring one before releasing HHAP homelessness funding — without it, current funds could be denied and the county locked out of the next round. Members want the ordinance to connect people to services and to protect medications and medically necessary items during cleanups, and monetary fines will likely be dropped.
Task For on Homelessness - Jan 21, 2026
The state finally responded to Tulare County's HHAP6 application — submitted in June, still unapproved in January — with three corrections. One possible sticking point: the state may require a county-based encampment resolution policy, which is an enforcement matter the health and human services agency can't issue. Organizations waiting on this money are already halfway through the fiscal year.
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