SB 5644 - DIGEST

Requires counties, cities, and towns to protect the health and safety of residents in temporary settings that are hosted by religious organizations.

Authorizes counties, cities, and towns to enact an ordinance or regulation that requires a host religious organization and a distinct managing agency using the organization's property, to enter into a memorandum of understanding to protect the public health and safety of the residents of the particular hosting and the residents of the county.

Prohibits a county, city, or town from enacting an ordinance or regulation or take other action that places an undue burden on a religious organization providing housing or shelter for the homeless.

Requires a host religious organization performing hosting of an outdoor encampment, vehicle resident safe parking, temporary small house on site, or indoor overnight shelter, with a publicly funded managing agency, to work with the county, city, or town to use Washington's homeless client management information system.