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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah Creates Homelessness in Vulnerable Populations Task Force for 2034 Olympics
Last action · March 6, 2026: Senate/ filedSponsor: Nate Blouin
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What This Bill Proposed
Utah SB 255 creates a 17-member Homelessness in Vulnerable Populations Task Force to assess housing needs, identify gaps, and analyze displacement risks ahead of the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, with a final report due by November 2026 and a repeal date of December 31, 2026.
The measure establishes a formal body to evaluate housing availability and displacement pressures for vulnerable residents in five major Utah counties leading up to the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
vulnerable populations in Davis County, Salt Lake County, Summit County, Utah County, and Weber County
Individuals and families experiencing housing barriers in these five counties are the subject of housing needs assessments, displacement analyses, and task force recommendations.
public housing authorities
Six public housing authorities from specified counties are designated to have representatives appointed to the task force.
continuum of care organizations
Three continuum of care organizations are designated to provide representatives for the task force.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
15 actions- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ filed
- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ strike enacting clause
- Mar 4, 2026SenateSenate/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules
- Mar 3, 2026SenateSenate Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules
- Feb 23, 2026SenateSenate Comm - Motion to Recommend Failed
- Feb 9, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate/ to standing committee
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- Feb 9, 2026SenateSenate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- Feb 9, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0255
- Feb 6, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0255
- Feb 5, 2026SenateIntroducedSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Feb 5, 2026SenateSenate/ received bill from Legislative Research
- Feb 5, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0255
- Feb 5, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0255
- Feb 5, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Feb 5, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
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Short Operational Lifespan
Despite being formed to prepare for the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, the task force has a statutory repeal date of December 31, 2026, and must report its findings by November 2026.
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0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 50)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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