HB 118: Homelessness Revisions - Utah

Substitute #2 → Substitute #3 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill revises Utah's sales tax distribution formula to adjust how funds are allocated to local governments and how contributions are made to the Homeless Shelter Cities Mitigation Restricted Account. The changes modify calculation methods for eligible municipalities, update contribution thresholds, and clarify definitions related to sand and gravel tax revenue distribution. These adjustments affect how local governments receive tax revenue and their financial obligations to support homeless shelter mitigation efforts.

Scope change

The bill maintains the same scope of applying to Utah counties, cities, and towns but modifies specific calculation methods and contribution requirements for participating local governments.

FISCAL

Adjusted the annual local contribution formula that local governments must pay to the Homeless Shelter Cities Mitigation Restricted Account, changing how the 2.55% calculation is applied and what amounts are subtracted from distributions.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date of the bill from January 1, 2026 to January 1, 2025, accelerating when the new provisions take effect.

REQUIREMENT

Modified requirements for local governments to report spending on homeless shelter goals, with updated deadlines and default provisions if reports are not submitted on time.

TECHNICAL

Made technical and conforming changes to formatting and structure of the bill text to align with legislative standards.

Substitute #1 → Substitute #2 · 1 edit

MINOR

This legislative substitute bill (Substitute #2) replaces the previous version (Substitute #1) of HB 118 with identical substantive text regarding tax revenue distribution formulas for local governments. The primary difference is formatting and presentation, with Substitute #2 including a timestamp and page headers typical of legislative markup, but no policy changes to the actual bill language.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the text remains identical to Substitute #1

TECHNICAL

Formatting and presentation changes including addition of timestamp (01-21 10:12), page headers, and line numbering in Substitute #2, while all substantive legislative text remains unchanged from Substitute #1

Introduced → Substitute #1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill substitutes a new version of HB 118 that modifies how tax revenue is distributed to local governments in Utah, specifically adjusting the annual local contribution formula for the Homeless Shelter Cities Mitigation Restricted Account. The changes include formatting updates, line breaks, and minor structural adjustments to the text while maintaining the same substantive policy provisions regarding tax distribution, eligibility criteria, and effective dates.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the content remains functionally identical to the original version with only formatting and layout modifications.

TECHNICAL

The bill text was reformatted with different indentation, line breaks, and spacing, converting from a standard legislative format to a substitute bill format with page numbers and timestamps.

Header information was added indicating this is a '1st Sub. (Buff) H.B. 118' with timestamp '01-17 14:11' and sponsor notation 'Nelson T. Abbott proposes the following substitute bill'.

Original timestamp '1-6-25 4:16 PM' was removed and replaced with the new substitute bill timestamp.

Line numbering was added to the substitute version (lines 1-64) for tracking purposes during legislative review.

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