This bill amends and enacts provisions related to homelessness.
This bill:
- defines terms;
- creates the Shelter Counties Advisory Board to make recommendations to the Utah Homeless Board (board) regarding homeless services;
- requires the board to collect and report on certain data;
- provides that funds from the Homeless to Housing Reform Restricted Account may be used for certain transportation costs to connect the individual with a support network outside of the state;
- modifies the process by which the board approves funding requests from the Homeless Shelter Cities Mitigation Restricted Account;
- amends certain provisions of the winter response task force;
- enacts provisions requiring service providers to design certain services to assist homeless individuals in progressing and transitioning from struggling with homelessness to personal thriving;
- enacts provisions requiring certain safety requirements for homeless shelters, including winter response shelters;
- provides for penalties if a service provider that receives state or federal funds refuses to comply with certain safety requirements;
- provides certain exceptions under the COVID-19 grant program for licensed residential vocational and life skills programs; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 26B-2-104, 35A-16-102, 35A-16-202, 35A-16-203, 35A-16-204, 35A-16-205, 35A-16-205.1, 35A-16-207, 35A-16-208, 35A-16-401, 35A-16-402, 35A-16-403, 35A-16-501, 35A-16-501.5, 58-37-8
Substitute #1: 26B-5-382, 35A-16-102, 35A-16-202, 35A-16-203, 35A-16-204, 35A-16-205, 35A-16-205.1, 35A-16-207, 35A-16-208, 35A-16-302, 35A-16-401, 35A-16-403, 35A-16-501, 35A-16-501.5, 35A-16-602, 58-37-8, 63I-2-235
Substitute #2: 26B-5-382, 35A-16-102, 35A-16-202, 35A-16-203, 35A-16-204, 35A-16-205, 35A-16-205.1, 35A-16-207, 35A-16-208, 35A-16-302, 35A-16-403, 35A-16-501, 35A-16-501.5, 35A-16-602, 63I-2-235
Enrolled: 26B-5-382, 35A-16-102, 35A-16-203, 35A-16-204, 35A-16-205, 35A-16-205.1, 35A-16-207, 35A-16-208, 35A-16-302, 35A-16-403, 35A-16-501, 35A-16-501.5, 35A-16-602
Substitute #3: 26B-5-382, 35A-16-102, 35A-16-203, 35A-16-204, 35A-16-205, 35A-16-205.1, 35A-16-207, 35A-16-208, 35A-16-302, 35A-16-403, 35A-16-501, 35A-16-501.5, 35A-16-602