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S.B. 239: State Homeless Campus Amendments

2026 General Session · Originating chamber: Senate

Saved official records and Ledger coverage. The outcome below is from the Legislature’s own step list.

What the bill does

Did not pass both chambers; the bill was filed on March 6, 2026.

This bill enacts provisions relating to a state homeless services campus.

  • Defines and amends terms
  • Requires the coordinator for the Office of Homeless Services (coordinator), in cooperation with the Utah Homeless Services Board (board), to create a comprehensive plan for homeless services campus (campus) residents and the surrounding community within a certain time frame after announcing or recommending the location of a campus that addresses: safety; transportation; use of the homeless services campus as an emergency shelter; the types of treatment and support services offered to residents; treatment and support service provider and staff requirements; and other certain services
  • Requires the coordinator, in cooperation with the board, to coordinate with certain public safety entities to receive incident reports created in response to certain services provided to the campus and the campus's residents, employees, or volunteers
  • Requires the homeless services ombudsman (ombudsman) to conduct an investigation of the campus under certain circumstances
  • Allows the ombudsman to make recommendations and assist the coordinator in creating a remediation plan if a campus is found in violation of law
  • Provides a certain time for the campus to cure a violation
  • Allows the ombudsman to recommend that the campus cease operations under certain circumstances
  • Provides that the Legislature may withhold campus funding in certain circumstances
  • Gives the ombudsman rulemaking authority to implement and carry out a campus investigation
  • Creates reporting requirements
  • Makes technical and conforming changes

The description and list come from the bill's own long title as recorded by the Legislature. Read the official bill. The Ledger takes no position on it.

Subjects: Business · Economic Development · Health and Human Services · Department of Workforce Services · Workforce Services · Department of Health and Human Services · Homelessness · Substance Abuse and Mental Health · Occupational and Professional Licensing

How it moved

  1. · Senate1st reading (Introduced)Rules Committee
  2. · Senateto standing committeeEconomic Development and Workforce Services Committee
  3. · SenateSenate Comm - Substitute RecommendationEconomic Development and Workforce Services Committee
  4. · SenateSenate Comm - Amendment RecommendationEconomic Development and Workforce Services Committee
  5. · SenateSenate Comm - Motion to Recommend FailedEconomic Development and Workforce Services Committee
  6. · SenateSenate Comm - Recommends Returned to RulesEconomic Development and Workforce Services Committee
  7. · Senatefiledfile for bills not passed

Steps as the Legislature recorded them; clerical and fiscal-staff entries are left out. Numbers such as 54-14-7 are yeas, nays and absent.

Fiscal note

From the Legislative Fiscal Analyst's note on 1st Sub. S.B. 239 (Green), dated February 11, 2026. A fiscal note estimates direct costs and revenue; it is not an appropriation.

  • State revenue: Enactment of this legislation likely will not materially impact state revenue.
  • State expenditures: Enactment of this bill could cost the Department of Workforce Services $200 ongoing from the General Fund in FY 2027 for the preparation of reports to the Executive Appropriations Committee, which can be absorbed by the agency.
  • Local government: Enactment of this legislation likely will not result in direct, measurable costs for local governments.
  • Individuals and businesses: Enactment of this legislation likely will not result in direct expenditures from tax or fee changes for Utah residents and businesses.

Bill overview

Sponsor: Luz Escamilla

House floor sponsor: Sandra Hollins

Legislature passed-list status: Not available in the saved metadata.

Passed-list membership is not a finding that a bill was signed or took effect. A bill absent from that list is not necessarily pending or defeated.

Latest recorded action

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The full step list is above. Find the bill in the official session list for status, hearings and committee records.

Recorded floor votes

No floor-vote records for this bill and session are available here. This does not mean no vote occurred; consult the official bill record.

Ledger coverage

No Ledger stories with an explicit source link to this bill and session are listed here.