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Committee approves bill to create temporary daytime cooling centers for extreme heat
Summary
SB 182, sponsored by Senator Wyler, would create a 'code red' cooling-center trigger to provide daytime relief for people experiencing homelessness when heat reaches dangerous levels. The committee passed the bill and directed additional technical work to define the heat-index trigger and shelter types exempted.
The Senate Health and Human Services Committee unanimously advanced Senate Bill 182, a bill to create a ‘code red’ cooling-center requirement for counties to provide daytime shelter or cooling services to people experiencing homelessness when excessive heat creates health risks.
Sponsor Senator Wyler described the bill as a companion to Utah’s existing ‘code blue’ cold-weather shelter statute. Wyler said code red would be triggered by a high heat…
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