The action by the city of Fremont, California, comes after a Supreme Court ruling in June that emboldened communities across the country to limit protections for people without homes. The court’s decision in Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson lets cities ban homeless residents from sleeping outside, even when a community lacks indoor shelter beds.

The ordinance, which allows the city to fine those who help the homeless and makes it illegal for homeless people to camp on public property, was approved in a 6-1 vote after more than two hours of public comments.

Fremont’s plan to ban homeless camps anywhere in the city has the potential to be the most forceful response yet in the Bay Area to a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling this summer granting officials broad authority to police homelessness — and could have ripple effects across the region.

The Fremont City Council is set to vote Tuesday on a controversial homeless camping ban. Along with preventing camping anywhere in public, the measure would punish people who help the homeless. If approved,

Fremont's City Council on Tuesday is set to vote on an ordinance that would make it unlawful for any person to camp on any public property including any street, sidewalk, park, open space, or waterway.