Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah SB246: Utah Homeless Services Board Amendments
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
This bill amends the membership of the Utah Homeless Services Board.
What the bill says
From the substitute text, February 10, 2026:
0 Utah Homeless Services Board Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Luz Escamilla House Sponsor: Sandra Hollins LONG TITLE General Description: This bill amends the membership of the Utah Homeless Services Board. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - defines and amends terms; - amends the membership of the Utah Homeless Services Board (board) by requiring the board to appoint certain members to the board within a certain time frame of announcing or recommending the location of a homeless services campus; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 35A-16-102 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, First Special Session, Chapter 16 35A-16-204 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 530 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 35A-16-102 is amended to read: 35A-16-102 . Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Board" means the Utah Homeless Services Board created in Section 35A-16-204 . (2) "Chief executive officer" means the same as that term is defined in Section 11-51-102 . (3) "Client" means an individual who is experiencing homelessness or an individual at risk of becoming homeless. (4) "Collaborative applicant" means the entity designated by a continuum of care to collect and submit …
Sponsors
- Escamilla, Luz (D, 10) · primary sponsor
- Hollins, Sandra (D, 21)
Latest actions
- : Senate/ filed
- : Senate/ strike enacting clause
- : Senate/ 3nd Reading Calendar to Rules
- : Senate/ circled
- : Senate/ 3rd reading
- : Senate/ passed 2nd reading
- : Senate/ 2nd reading
- : Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- : Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted
- : Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Votes
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading (February 24, 2026): 24 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation (February 17, 2026): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 17, 2026): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Government Operations (State Issues), Economic Development, Department of Workforce Services, Homelessness, Workforce Services, Boards and Committees
Common questions
- What is SB246?
- SB246 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Utah Homeless Services Board Amendments.
- What does SB246 do?
- This bill amends the membership of the Utah Homeless Services Board.
- What is the status of SB246?
- Failed as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: Senate/ filed (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB246?
- Escamilla, Luz (D, 10), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB246?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0246.html
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