Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

S.B. 122 Second Substitute (2020GS)

Sponsor

Sen. Kitchen, D.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/28/2020

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Gary R. Herbert

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• defines terms;
• requires the department to provide an annual report to the Economic Development and Workforce Services Interim Committee and to the commission regarding the number of moderate income housing units lost in the previous year because of departmental action;
• requires the commission to include in the commission's annual report recommendations regarding how to address the loss of moderate income housing units in the state; and
• makes technical changes.

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Bill text

HOUSING LOSS MITIGATION AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Derek L. Kitchen
House Sponsor: 
Joel K. Briscoe
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill modifies the reporting requirements of the Department of Transportation
(department) and the Commission on Housing Affordability (commission).
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ defines terms;
▸ requires the department to provide an annual report to the Economic Development
and Workforce Services Interim Committee and to the commission regarding the
number of moderate income housing units lost in the previous year because of
departmental action;
▸ requires the commission to include in the commission's annual report
recommendations regarding how to address the loss of moderate income housing
units in the state; and
▸ makes technical changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
35A-8-2201
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 392
35A-8-2204
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 392
ENACTS:
72-1-215
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
35A-8-2201
 is amended to read:
35A-8-2201.
Definitions.
As used in this part:
(1) "Commission" means the Commission on Housing Affordability created in Section
35A-8-2202
.
(2) "Housing affordability" means the ability of a household to occupy a housing unit
paying no more than 30% of the household's income for gross housing costs, including utilities.
(3) "Moderate income housing unit" means a housing unit where a household whose
income is no more than 80% of the area median income is able to occupy the housing unit
paying no more than 30% of the household's income for gross housing costs, including utilities.
(4) "Replacement unit" means a moderate income housing unit that:
(a) is comparable in quality to a permanently vacated or destroyed moderate income
housing unit;
(b) meets state and local health and housing codes;
(c) is comparable to the permanently vacated or destroyed moderate income housing
unit in number of bedrooms and square footage; and
(d) is located, to the extent practicable, in the same political subdivision as the
permanently vacated or destroyed moderate income housing unit.
Section 2. Section 
35A-8-2204
 is amended to read:
35A-8-2204.
Annual report.
(1) The commission shall annually prepare a report for inclusion in the department's
annual written report described in Section 
35A-1-109
.
(2) The report described in Subsection (1) shall:
(a) describe how the commission fulfilled its statutory duties during the year; [
and
]
(b) [
contain
] 
provide
 recommendations on how the state should act to address issues
relating to housing affordability[
.
]
;
(c) in consultation with affected political subdivisions, provide recommendations on
how the state and other stakeholders should act to address the loss of moderate income housing
units in the state, including the moderate income housing units permanently vacated or
destroyed as identified in the report from the Department of Transportation described in
Section 
72-1-215
; and
(d) in consultation with affected political subdivisions, provide recommendations on
how the state and other stakeholders can support and encourage the new construction or
rehabilitation of replacement units.
Section 3. Section 
72-1-215
 is enacted to read:
 72-1-215.
Affordable housing study.
(1) As used in this section, "moderate income housing unit" means a housing unit that
has an appraised value that would allow, as estimated by the department, a household whose
income is no more than 80% of the area median income to occupy the housing unit paying no
more than 30% of the household's income for gross housing costs, including utilities.
(2) On or before September 15, the department shall provide a written report to the
Economic Development and Workforce Services Interim Committee and to the Commission on
Housing Affordability created in Section 
35A-8-2201
 that describes:
(a) the total number of housing units that were permanently vacated or destroyed as a
result of department action in the previous fiscal year, including separate subtotals describing
the total number of housing units with one bedroom, two bedrooms, three bedrooms, and four
or more bedrooms, which were permanently vacated or destroyed as a result of department
action in the previous fiscal year; and
(b) the total number of moderate income housing units that were permanently vacated
or destroyed as a result of department action in the previous fiscal year, including separate
subtotals describing the total number of moderate income housing units with one bedroom, two
bedrooms, three bedrooms, and four or more bedrooms, which were permanently vacated or
destroyed as a result of department action in the previous fiscal year.