Homelessness bills would create single state leader to address the issue, require emergency plans

A bill introduced in the Utah Legislature seeks to shake up the state’s efforts on homelessness by establishing a central leader responsible for addressing the issue.HB394, sponsored by Rep. Kim Coleman, is part of an effort to streamline a system Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox described recently as a “ship with 12 steering wheels.” And it comes just weeks after the federal government’s top homelessness official, Robert Marbut, called on the state to simplify its leadership structu