# Utah S.B. 239: State Homeless Campus Amendments

Utah S.B. 239, State Homeless Campus Amendments, is a 2026 General Session Senate bill sponsored by Luz Escamilla (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-03-06 (Senate/ filed) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Utah S.B. 239
- State: Utah
- Session: 2026 General Session
- Title: State Homeless Campus Amendments
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-03
- Last action: 2026-03-06, Senate/ filed
- Sponsor: Luz Escamilla (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Business, Economic Development, Health and Human Services, Department of Workforce Services, Workforce Services, Department of Health and Human Services, Homelessness, Substance Abuse and Mental Health, Occupational and Professional Licensing
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (8 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Luz Escamilla (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sandra Hollins (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-17 | Senate | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 2 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | Senate | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | Senate | Senate Comm - Motion to Recommend Failed | fail | 2 | 2 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 2026-03-06: Senate/ filed (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Senate/ strike enacting clause (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Senate/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules/ substituted/amend (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Senate Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules
- 2026-02-17: Senate Comm - Motion to Recommend Failed
- 2026-02-17: Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation
- 2026-02-17: Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation
- 2026-02-12: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

## Bill text

- Amended 3/3/2026 19:03:942, 2026-03-03: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_SB0239S01_2026-03-03_19-35-52.pdf)
- Substitute #1, 2026-02-10: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0239S01.pdf)
- Introduced, 2026-02-03: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0239.pdf)

## Related bills

- H.B. 136: Unlicensed Driver Amendments (signed)
- H.B. 101: Firearm Background Check Amendments (signed)
- H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments (signed)
- H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments (signed)
- H.B. 94: Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments (signed)
- H.B. 220: Public Safety Data Amendments (signed)

## Sources
- [Amended 3/3/2026 19:03:942 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_SB0239S01_2026-03-03_19-35-52.pdf)
- [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0239S01.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0239.pdf)

## Related
- [H.B. 136: Unlicensed Driver Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB136-2026GS)
- [H.B. 101: Firearm Background Check Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB101-2026GS)
- [H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB134-2026GS)
- [H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB178-2026GS)
- [H.B. 94: Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB94-2026GS)
- [H.B. 220: Public Safety Data Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB220-2026GS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB239-2026GS (as of 2026-10-16).