Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB523: Homeless Services Land Use Amendments
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
This bill addresses use of funds for a homeless services shelter.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 9, 2026:
12 Homeless Services Land Use Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Casey Snider Senate Sponsor: LONG TITLE General Description: This bill addresses use of funds for a homeless services shelter. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - defines "large-scale, low-barrier shelter"; - repeals eminent domain of unincorporated city owned land; - prohibits the Office of Homeless Services from expending existing or future state appropriations to establish a large-scale, low-barrier shelter; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 35A-16-202 Effective 05/06/26 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapters 338, 349 63I-2-263 Effective 05/06/26 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapters 182, and 277 REPEALS: 63A-5b-807 Effective 05/06/26 Repealed 01/01/27 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, First Special Session, Chapter 17 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 35A-16-202 is amended to read: 35A-16-202 Effective 05/06/26 . Powers and duties of the office. (1) The office shall, under the direction of the coordinator: (a) assist in providing homeless services in the state; (b) coordinate the provision of homeless services in the state; (c) manage, with the concurrence of continuum of care organizations approved by the United States Department of Housing …
Sponsors
- Snider, Casey (R, 5) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : House/ filed
- : House/ strike enacting clause
- : House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- : LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0523
- : LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0523
- : House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- : House/ received bill from Legislative Research
- : LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0523
- : LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0523
- : Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
Subjects: Government Operations (State Issues), Eminent Domain, Department of Workforce Services, Homelessness, Workforce Services
Common questions
- What is HB523?
- HB523 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Homeless Services Land Use Amendments.
- What does HB523 do?
- This bill addresses use of funds for a homeless services shelter.
- What is the status of HB523?
- Failed as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: House/ filed (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB523?
- Snider, Casey (R, 5).
- Where is the official record for HB523?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0523.html
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