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Senate passes substitute bill to expand homeless services, add grantmaking and casework oversight
Summary
First substitute S.B. 238 passed after debate over long‑term supportive housing and casework alignment; sponsor said the bill creates grant‑making via the Homeless Coordinating Council to pair housing with wraparound services and measurement of outcomes.
Salt Lake City — The Utah Senate passed First Substitute Senate Bill 238 on third reading after extended floor debate over how the state should address chronic homelessness. Sponsor Sen. Anderegg said the bill creates a grant‑making process through the Homeless Coordinating Council to fund housing projects paired with sustained casework and wraparound services intended to stabilize chronically homeless people.
"Where we have been good in the past but not great is that we have failed to always properly align the casework associated with this," Sen. Anderegg said, arguing the…
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