Four Tulsa City Councilors have joined a growing list of officials around the state who are speaking out against Senate Bill 484.

SB 484 was introduced by Sen. Lisa Standridge (R-Norman).

If passed, it would prohibit every city but Tulsa and Oklahoma City from using city funds to fund homeless shelters.

Tulsa Councilors Vanessa Hall-Harper, Jackie Dutton, Laura Bellis, and Lori Decter Wright sent a letter to lawmakers, urging them to reconsider the bill and find an alternative approach.

They say SB 484 does nothing to address the root causes of homelessness and say it will increase the homeless burden on the state’s two largest cities.