City of Madison - File #: 79532

• File #: 79532
• Version: 1
• Name: Repeal Panhandling Prohibition
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 8/25/2023
• In control: Attorney's Office
• On agenda: 10/17/2023
• Final action: 10/17/2023
• Enactment date: 10/27/2023
• Enactment #: ORD-23-00096
• Title: Repealing Section 24.12 of the Madison General Ordinances and amending Section 1.08(3) of the Madison General Ordinances to remove associated references.
• Sponsors: Yannette Figueroa Cole, Juliana R. Bennett, MGR Govindarajan, Dina Nina Martinez-Rutherford

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/17/2023	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt	Pass
10/11/2023	1	PUBLIC SAFETY REVIEW COMMITTEE	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT - REPORT OF OFFICER
9/19/2023	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Refer	Pass
9/5/2023	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Referred
8/25/2023	1	Attorney's Office	Referred for Introduction

Fiscal Note

No fiscal impacts are anticipated. No appropriation required.

Title

Repealing Section 24.12 of the Madison General Ordinances and amending Section 1.08(3) of the Madison General Ordinances to remove associated references.

Body

DRAFTER’S ANALYSIS:    This ordinance repeals 24.12 entitled “Panhandling Prohibited” of the Madison General Ordinances. In Reed v. Town of Gilbert, the United States Supreme Court recognized that most panhandling activity is protected by the First Amendment, therefore, this Section is generally unenforceable.

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