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Senate passes homeless‑services bill after debate over $55M vs. $127M fiscal note
Summary
The Utah Senate passed first substitute Senate Bill 238 to create a grant program and a caseworker‑centered approach to chronic homelessness. Sponsors and colleagues sparred over whether the bill’s fiscal note — referenced as $127 million — would be trimmed to roughly $55 million and whether one‑time funding can support ongoing services.
The Utah State Senate passed first substitute Senate Bill 238, a package to reshape how the state funds and coordinates services for people who are chronically homeless.
Sen. Anderegg, the bill sponsor, described the measure as creating a grant process administered through a new office (the Office of Homelessness) to align caseworkers and housing, and to fund capital projects for deeply affordable housing and accompanying casework. "What the bill does is it establishes a grant process which will be administered through this new department that will help properly align the wrap around services and most specifically, the case work associated with, administering homelessness," he said.
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