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HB 362 Utah House · 2025 General Session

Homeless Rights Amendments

This bill establishes specific legal rights for homeless individuals in Utah. It guarantees equal treatment in public spaces, employment, and emergency medical care; ensures the right to register and vote; and requires protection of personal information under state and federal privacy laws. Homeless individuals can sue someone who violates these rights and must file a lawsuit within one year of the violation. The law creates new protections without requiring additional state funding.
Issues: ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareGuarantees equal treatment in emergency medical care for homeless individuals, protecting patient access and rights under healthcare services.92% confidence ✓ HousingSupports HousingBill explicitly addresses homelessness through legal rights protections, aligning with housing topic's focus on homeless individuals' access to services and rights without new funding.90% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentGuarantees equal employment treatment for homeless individuals, protecting their labor rights under the bill's provisions.95% confidence
Bill status introduced 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 30, 2025 Last action Mar 8, 2025
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Introduced → Substitute #1 · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended to remove a right to privacy for personal property and to add a requirement that public spaces must be open and available to the public before individuals can move freely there. The amendment also removed the right to receive emergency medical care from the list of protected rights, though that right may still exist under other laws. Additionally, the right of action for violations was modified to remove actual damages as a possible remedy, leaving only court costs and attorney fees available to plaintiffs.
Scope change
The scope of protected rights was narrowed by removing privacy expectations for property and emergency medical care rights, while adding a new condition that public spaces must be open to the public before individuals can move freely there.
REQUIREMENT

Removed the right to a reasonable expectation of privacy in an individual's property.

Removed the right to receive emergency medical care in accordance with state and federal law.

Modified the right to move freely in public spaces by adding the condition that those spaces must be open and available to the public.

ENFORCEMENT

Modified the right of action by removing actual damages as a possible remedy, leaving only court costs and attorney fees.

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Jan 30, 2025
Introduced
House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
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