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House approves changes to Olen Walker housing loan fund to allow grants, limit municipal bans on year-round shelters
Summary
Fifth substitute to SB 169 passed after debate on Midvale shelter operations and the bill’s intent to give the fund flexibility to make grants rather than requiring 50% in loans; proponents called it a bridge to expand shelter capacity and opponents cited local control concerns.
Representative Gibson moved the fifth substitute to Senate Bill 169, describing it as a companion to earlier homeless-services legislation and a package of technical and policy changes that would give the Olen Walker trust board flexibility to distribute funds as grants rather than forcing a 50 percent loan requirement. Gibson said the substitute “eliminates the requirement of 50% of the fund…
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