Salt Lake Tribune · Mar 9, 2018
Lawmakers take small steps on Utah’s big affordable housing problem
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rep. Steve Eliason, R-Sandy, is continuing to work on Utah's affordable housing problem, though little was done in this area in the 2018 session. Friday, Jan. 26, 2018. Legislators came into the session knowing Utah had a 40,000-unit affordable housing gap. They left without taking action to spur the kind of development advocates and researchers argue is desperately needed before it becomes a drag on the economy.
Lawmakers instead passed bills that will lead to more studies on Utah’s affordable housing crisis, and they created a commission that is expected to drive efforts on housing affordability.