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<leg xml:space="preserve" billnum="HB0362" sponsor="Grant Amjad Miller" designation="HB" otherSponsor="" otherHouse="Senate" subNumber="01" subSponsor="Grant Amjad Miller" sess="2025GS" fileno="2025FL1057" date="02-05-25" printDate="02-05 14:23" subVer="1" minVer="0" office="LEGISLATIVE GENERAL COUNSEL" actionDate="" impact="code"><info><nextbuid>29</nextbuid><aminfo anum="0" effdate="05/07/2025"><seclist><sect action="E" src="code" buid="20" uid="C35A-16-S801_2025050720250507" sort="35A16 08010020250507" mtype="section" effdate="05/07/2025">35A-16-801</sect><sect src="uncod" untype="effdate" buid="28" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" mtype="uncod" effdate="05/07/2025"/></seclist></aminfo></info><tbox><sinfo/><st numlevel="1" lineno="1" slineno="0-1">Homeless Rights Amendments</st><sessionhead>2025 GENERAL SESSION</sessionhead><statehead>STATE OF UTAH</statehead><sponsorhead>Chief Sponsor: Grant Amjad Miller</sponsorhead><otherSponsorhead>Senate Sponsor: </otherSponsorhead></tbox><lt numlevel="1" lineno="2" slineno="0-2"><lthead lineno="3">LONG TITLE</lthead><gdhead lineno="4">General Description:</gdhead><gd numlevel="1" lineno="5" slineno="0-5">This bill describes the rights of homeless individuals.</gd><hphead lineno="6">Highlighted Provisions:</hphead><hp numlevel="1" lineno="7" slineno="0-7">This bill:<hl numlevel="1" lineno="8" slineno="0-8" level="1">describes a homeless individual's rights, including the right to:<hl numlevel="1" lineno="9" slineno="0-9" level="2">receive equal treatment by the state and a political subdivision of the state in the same <ln numlevel="1" lineno="10" slineno="0-10"/>manner as any other individual;</hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="11" slineno="0-11" level="2">register to vote and to vote in elections; and</hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="12" slineno="0-12" level="2">the protection of personal information; </hl></hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="13" slineno="0-13" level="1">provides that a homeless individual has a right of action against a person who violates the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="14" slineno="0-14"/>homeless individual's rights; and</hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="15" slineno="0-15" level="1">provides a statute of limitations for a homeless individual to bring a right of action against <ln numlevel="1" lineno="16" slineno="0-16"/>a person who violates the homeless individual's rights.</hl></hp><moni numlevel="1" lineno="17" slineno="0-17" display="none">Money Appropriated in this Bill:</moni><moniNone lineno="18">None</moniNone><oc numlevel="1" lineno="19" slineno="0-19">Other Special Clauses:</oc><ocNone lineno="20">None</ocNone><sa numlevel="1" lineno="21" slineno="0-21">Utah Code Sections Affected:<saent numlevel="1" lineno="22" slineno="0-22"><snhead>ENACTS:</snhead><sn num="35A-16-801" src="code" uid="C35A-16-S801_2025050720250507" buid="20" sort="35A16 08010020250507" numlevel="1" lineno="23" slineno="0-23"><bold>35A-16-801</bold>, Utah Code Annotated 1953</sn></saent></sa></lt><enacthead lineno="24"/><enact numlevel="1" lineno="25" slineno="0-25">Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:</enact><bdy><bsec buid="20" num="35A-16-801" type="enact" src="code" uid="C35A-16-S801_2025050720250507" sort="35A16 08010020250507" numlevel="1" lineno="26" slineno="1-1" sn="1"><section numlevel="1" lineno="28" slineno="1-3" number="35A-16-801" type="enact"><secline lineno="26">Section 1, Section <bold>35A-16-801</bold> is enacted to read:</secline><headpart number="35A-16-8" numlevel="1" lineno="27" slineno="1-2">8. Right of Homeless Individuals</headpart><catline lineno="28"><bold>35A-16-801. Rights of homeless individuals -- Right of action -- Statute of <ln numlevel="1" lineno="29" slineno="1-4"/>limitations.</bold></catline><subsection ssid="20-20-18" dnum="_-o:1-i" numlevel="1" lineno="30" slineno="1-5" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="1" placement="noreturn"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1000" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(1)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="83" groupid="63" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">As used in this part, "type of homelessness" means the same as that term is defined in <ln numlevel="1" lineno="31" slineno="1-6"/>Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="35A-16-102">35A-16-102</xref>.</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="20-20-19" dnum="_-o:2-i" numlevel="1" lineno="32" slineno="1-7" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1001" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(2)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="75" groupid="56" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">An individual who experiences a type of homelessness shall be given equal treatment by <ln numlevel="1" lineno="33" slineno="1-8"/>the state and a political subdivision of the state in the same manner as any other <ln numlevel="1" lineno="34" slineno="1-9"/>individual, including the right to:</amend><subsection ssid="20-20-21" dnum="_-o:a-i" numlevel="1" lineno="35" slineno="1-10" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1002" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="82" groupid="62" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">move freely in public spaces when those spaces are open and available to the public;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="20-20-22" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="36" slineno="1-11" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1003" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="21" groupid="16" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">obtain employment regardless of housing status and as provided under Title 34A, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="37" slineno="1-12"/>Chapter 5, Utah Antidiscrimination Act; and</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="20-20-23" dnum="_-o:c-i" numlevel="1" lineno="38" slineno="1-13" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1004" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(c)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="35" groupid="28" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">receive emergency medical care in accordance with state and federal law, including <ln numlevel="1" lineno="39" slineno="1-14"/>the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA).</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="20-20-24" dnum="_-o:3-i" numlevel="1" lineno="40" slineno="1-15" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1005" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(3)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="33" groupid="26" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">In accordance with Title 20A, Election Code, a homeless individual has the right to:</amend><subsection ssid="20-20-25" dnum="_-o:a-i" numlevel="1" lineno="41" slineno="1-16" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1006" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="58" groupid="44" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">register to vote; and</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="20-20-26" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="42" slineno="1-17" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1007" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="40" groupid="31" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">vote in an election as provided in Title 20A, Chapter 3a, Voting.</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="20-30" dnum="_-o:4-i" numlevel="1" lineno="43" slineno="1-18" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1008" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(4)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="90" groupid="68" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">The state or a political subdivision of the state that is in possession of a record <ln numlevel="1" lineno="44" slineno="1-19"/>containing personal information belonging to or regarding a homeless individual shall <ln numlevel="1" lineno="45" slineno="1-20"/>manage the information in accordance with:</amend><subsection ssid="20-20-28" dnum="_-o:a-i" numlevel="1" lineno="46" slineno="1-21" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1009" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="65" groupid="48" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">applicable state and federal laws; and</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="20-20-29" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="47" slineno="1-22" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1010" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="70" groupid="52" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">the provisions of Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and <ln numlevel="1" lineno="48" slineno="1-23"/>Management Act.</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="20-32" dnum="_-o:5-i" numlevel="1" lineno="49" slineno="1-24" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="1" space="false"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1011" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(5)</amend></display><subsection ssid="20-35" dnum="_-o:a-i" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="2" placement="sameline"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1012" style="1" owner="i" level="1">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="94" groupid="71" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">An individual experiencing homelessness has a right of action in state court <ln numlevel="1" lineno="50" slineno="1-25"/>against a person who violates this section.</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="20-36" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="51" slineno="1-26" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1013" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="105" groupid="78" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">If the court finds a violation of this section in an action under Subsection <xref tempid="134" depth="4" refnumber="(5)(a)">(5)(a)</xref>, the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="52" slineno="1-27"/>court may:</amend><subsection ssid="20-42" dnum="_-o:i-i" numlevel="1" lineno="53" slineno="1-28" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1014" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(i)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="126" groupid="95" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">enjoin the violation; or</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="20-43" dnum="_-o:ii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="54" slineno="1-29" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1015" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(ii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="131" groupid="99" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">award to the individual experiencing homelessness:</amend><subsection ssid="20-39" dnum="_-o:A-i" numlevel="1" lineno="55" slineno="1-30" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="4"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1016" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(A)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="115" groupid="86" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">reasonable court costs; or</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="20-40" dnum="_-o:B-i" numlevel="1" lineno="56" slineno="1-31" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="4"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1017" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(B)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="120" groupid="90" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">reasonable attorney fees.</amend></subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="20-34" dnum="_-o:c-i" numlevel="1" lineno="57" slineno="1-32" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="ahaskell" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1018" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(c)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="121" groupid="91" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="end">An individual experiencing homelessness may only bring a right of action under <ln numlevel="1" lineno="58" slineno="1-33"/>Subsection <xref tempid="997" depth="4" refnumber="(5)(a)">(5)(a)</xref> within one year after the day on which the person violated this <ln numlevel="1" lineno="59" slineno="1-34"/>section.</amend></subsection></subsection></section></bsec><bsec buid="28" type="uncod" untype="effdate" src="uncod" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" langlock="true" numlevel="1" lineno="60" slineno="2-1" sn="2"><section type="uncod" untype="effdate" display="false" src="uncod"><secline lineno="60">Section 2.  <bold>Effective Date.</bold></secline><sectionText lineno="61"><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1" groupid="1" style="1" owner="ahaskell" level="1" amendtag="both">This bill takes effect on <effdate uid="code" date="5/7/2025">May 7, 2025</effdate>.</amend></sectionText></section></bsec></bdy><foot><rev><tm>2-5-25 2:23 PM</tm></rev></foot></leg>