Safe Parks and Public Spaces Act; enact.

Mississippi's SB 2296, the Safe Parks and Public Spaces Act, prohibits public camping on non-designated public property (like parks and sidewalks) except for temporary homeless encampments. It makes unauthorized camping a misdemeanor punishable by fines up to $100 (with first offenses requiring referral to homeless shelters), and requires counties/municipalities to enforce this ban to receive state homelessness funding. Counties failing to enforce the law risk losing a pro-rata share of state homelessness funds, and residents or businesses can sue non-compliant local governments to compel enforcement. The bill directly affects homeless individuals camping in public spaces and local governments managing homelessness services.