UNA Bill Tracker
First Special Session Bills:
S.B. 1001: Appropriations Adjustments
Summary: This bill adjusts the budgets for fiscal years 2021 and 2022 due to the Legislature accepting Federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds allocated for Utah. The Legislature then appropriated $571 million during the special session and decided to wait until the 2022 General Session to appropriate the remaining $1 billion, which have been left in spending "buckets," meaning they have left money in categories according to their assumed spending priorities.
Nonprofit Impact: Of the $571 million that was just appropriated, $13.2 million will go towards Create in Utah grants for arts-based nonprofits and $15 million is set aside to be made as grants for small businesses and other nonprofits. In other categories, $15 million is going towards higher education and $165 million will be for social services, which will include vaccine distribution, pandemic-related mental health services, and establishing a food bank in San Juan County for the Navajo Nation. This bill also allocated $100 million to replenish the unemployment compensation fund, which will ultimately help nonprofits and their former employees.
UNA Action: Did a call to action to show support for more grant money for nonprofits. Worked with Legislators to gain a better understanding of the appropriations that had happened and help us work towards better solutions for nonprofits.
Status: PASSED (5/19/2021)
H.B. 1004: COVID-19 Grant Program Amendments
COVID-19 Grant Program Amendments
Summary: This bill modifies the requirements for the grant program for higher education, making changes to reporting requirements and repealing the sunset date. This bill also creates a local government COVID-19 grant program as well, only in instances that the money would be for COVID-19 recovery efforts and there are matching funds from the local government.
Nonprofits Impact: Higher education institutions generally have nonprofits they have created or local nonprofit partners they work with. Therefore, helping higher education continue to recover from the pandemic will ultimately benefit nonprofits that rely on higher education support. The same goes for local governments seeking more help to recover from the pandemic.
UNA Action: Monitored
Status: PASSED (5/19/2021)
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