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S.B. 255: Homelessness in Vulnerable Populations 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 creates the Homelessness in Vulnerable Populations Task Force.

  • Defines terms
  • Creates the Homelessness in Vulnerable Populations Task Force (task force)
  • Requires the task force to assess housing needs in certain counties for certain individuals ahead of the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
  • Requires the task force to report to the Economic and Workforce Services Development Interim Committee
  • Provides a sunset date

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: Olympics · Economic Development · Housing · Department of Workforce Services · Workforce Services · Homelessness

How it moved

  1. · Senate1st reading (Introduced)Rules Committee
  2. · Senateto standing committeeEconomic Development and Workforce Services Committee
  3. · SenateSenate Comm - Motion to Recommend FailedEconomic Development and Workforce Services Committee
  4. · SenateSenate Comm - Recommends Returned to RulesEconomic Development and Workforce Services Committee
  5. · 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 S.B. 255, dated February 9, 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 $66,600 one-time from the General Fund in FY 2026, and $166,700 one-time from the General Fund in FY 2027 for task force staffing, personnel costs for the reporting requirement, personnel costs to conduct the analysis, and contracting with a consultant.
  • 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: Nate Blouin

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.