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Committee backs bill to streamline Utah Office of Homeless Services and reporting

House Economic Development and Workforce Services Standing Committee · February 4, 2026
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Summary

HB 308 would clarify the coordinator’s role, reduce duplicative contract reporting, and align state reporting with federal HUD metrics; the committee voted unanimously to send the bill to the full House after broad support from service providers and local governments.

Representative Oakland presented HB 308 to clarify the Office of Homeless Services coordinator’s duties, reduce administrative burden for providers, and align state contractor reporting with federal HUD measures. Interim coordinator Nick Coleman described two primary goals: make the office a more responsive partner to providers and remove duplicative reporting requirements that currently force providers to submit similar data to multiple state and federal…

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